Rosebud Sioux Youth Council Returns to Carlisle to Bring Their Relatives Home | Currents

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“CARLISLE, Pa. — Twenty-three-year-old Christopher Eagle Bear from the Rosebud Sioux tribe in South Dakota has been growing out his hair since he...”

Ongoing threat: Thawing permafrost has damaged Trans-Alaska pipeline

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“The pipeline operator is repairing damage to its supports caused by a sliding slope of permafrost, and installing chillers to keep the ground...”

Ashleigh Barty, Ngarigo woman, wins Wimbledon - Indian Country Today

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“Mary Annette PemberIndian Country Today Everything came so easily for Ash Barty at the start of the Wimbledon final. Hard to believe one player...”

Australia's Olympic team features 16 Indigenous athletes - Indian Country Today

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“Rugby, basketball, tennis, hockey and even weightlifting. A record number of mob are in with a shot at Olympic gold.”

Seminole Tribe donates $250,000 to Surfside rescue efforts - Indian Country Today

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“The Florida tribe will also provide Hard Rock dinners to search-and-rescue workers and collect donations from guests, employees”

The Little-Known History of the Forced Sterilization of Native American Women | JSTOR Daily

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“Jane Lawrence documents the forced sterilization of thousands of Native American women by the Indian Health Service in the 1960s and 1970s.”

Documentary about Indigenous Catholics short on accuracy, long on spin - Indian Country Today

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“ANALYSIS: Catholic Church continues to dodge culpability in Indian boarding and residential schools”

182 unmarked graves found at third former residential school - Indian Country Today

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“Graves are located near the site of a former residential school located on Ktunaxa Nation territory in British Columbia”

A first for First Nations hockey star - The Stanley Cup is in sight.

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“NHL goalie Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup final”

There are two sports in the Great North. Hockey and LaCrosse and I love them both. 

'The water is coming': Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise | Florida | The Guardian

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“Officials prepare to elevate streets despite financial shortfalls, amid recognition that not every home can be saved”