United Urban Warrior Society-California Chapter Calls on State of California to Investigate Indian Boarding Schools | Currents

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“SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The United Urban Warrior Society-California Chapter (UUWS-CC) is calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Truth and Healing...”

Treatment of tribes varies at the US-Canadian border - Indian Country Today

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“Joaqlin EstusIndian Country Today Canada and the United States closed their border to non-essential travel in March 2020 and have renewed the...”

The Great Salt Lake is drying up. Here's why that matters. - CSMonitor.com

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“One of the largest natural lakes in the U.S. is set to hit a 170-year low this year, and drought will only make matters worse. As the Great Salt...”

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”