Oglala Lakota Singer Songwriter JUQ Scores Tik Tok viral hit with New Music Video
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The passage of H.R. 3684 in the Senate marks a pivotal and historic step in addressing critical infrastructure issues in Indian Country.
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The group toured the Village of Tahaloh, which is under threat from storm surges, flooding and tsunamis. The Quinault Indian Nation is in the process of relocating the village to higher ground.
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The Upper Skagit believe the declines among the river’s once-abundant fish — the bull trout, chinook salmon and steelhead that once thrived here — are primarily due to the Gorge Dam, which blocks fish from reaching miles of historic salmon habitat upstream and prevents the downstream passage of wood, gravel and sediment that are essential for the fish
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Indigenous peoples from many nations shut down Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s anti-Indigenous “victim impact” forum, which had no tribal representation and was intended to incite fear among the public in Stitt’s continued effort to subvert and overturn the 2020 McGirt Supreme Court decision.
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Healthcare for Native Americans lags behind that of other groups, despite the U.S. government’s legal duty to provide health care to Alaska Natives and American Indians - as reported by the American Bar. This has led to a vast difference in health outcomes, with these groups having a life expectancy of 4.4 - less than the ‘all races population’ of the United States.
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Stonechild Chiefstick was killed two years ago at a Poulsbo waterfront park as several hundred people gathered to watch a July 3rd fireworks display. Mr. Chiefstick was a long-time resident of Suquamish and a member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation, Montana. He was 39 years old when he was killed by Officer Keller.
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It’s no secret that Marysville and Tulalip have a history rife with conflict and misunderstanding, especially when it comes to the subject of education. However, raising the Tulalip flag is a symbol of hope for the future. It’s an action that intends to create a better partnership between the two communities.
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The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive sends sincere condolences and prayers to the community of Cowessess First Nation and the survivors and descendents of the Marieval Indian Residential School after the startling discovery of 751 unmarked graves near the former residential school.
The Hoopa Valley Tribe hails Secretary Deb Haaland’s long-sought decision to revoke her predecessor’s final assault on tribal trust resources and environmental justice.
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In remarks to the National Congress of American Indians 2021 Mid Year Conference today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.
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Line 3 would cross over 800 wetlands, 200 bodies of water, and through treaty land . Treaty land that people's very lives depend upon, and they are fighting right now to protect their treaty land rights.
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On Monday, more than 2000 water protectors gathered for Minnesota’s largest ever mobilization against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline, putting more pressure on the Biden administration to honor the Treaties and stop this toxic project.
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After a weekend of trainings at the Treaty Peoples Gathering, hundreds of water protectors descended by land and by air on an active Line 3 pump station near the Mississippi headwaters, climbing over large steel fences and creating multiple blockades.
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This is not new to our communities. Since the first European stepped foot on our lands, violence against the Native people has not only been allowed, but also celebrated.
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Trans Mountain insurer and Lloyd’s of London syndicate Argo Group has pledged to cut ties with the existing Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline when its current insurance policy expires on August 31, 2021, and to not insure the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
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Niagara Falls will be lit orange in honor of the 215 Indigenous children who lost their lives at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada.
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