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Bill for preserving site of Wounded Knee massacre in South Dakota passes U.S. House

Legislation to preserve the site of the Wounded Knee massacre has cleared the U.S. House of Representatives

The Independent UK

Leonardo DiCaprio addresses Hollywood’s ‘chequered past’ depicting Native Americans

DiCaprio stars in Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming film about the Osage Indian murders, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

The Independent UK

Leonardo DiCaprio addresses Hollywood’s ‘chequered past’ when it comes to depicting Native Americans

DiCaprio stars in Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming film about the Osage Indian murders, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

The Independent UK

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Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another

The Independent UK

Indigenous burial mounds in Ohio become Unesco world heritage site

The network of ceremonial mounds join the Acropolis, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China

The Guardian - US

Network of ancient American Indian earthworks in Ohio named to list of UNESCO World Heritage sites

A network of ancient American Indian ceremonial and burial mounds in Ohio noted for their good condition, distinct style and cultural significance has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites

The Independent UK

Centuries after Native American remains were dug up, a new law returns them for reburial in Illinois

Illinois officials and Native Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of their relatives' remains unearthed over the past two centuries

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Land defenders killed every two days

A new report finds that Indigenous peoples made up more than a third of those deaths

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Colorado mountain honoring governor who led Indigenous massacre renamed

Members of US Board on Geographic Names voted to change name of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky at request of tribes

The Guardian - US

‘Nothing changed, just the players’: anger after vote threatens Gullah Geechee community

Descendants of enslaved people lost a bid to limit development on an island they inhabit, ensuring the encroachment of mainlanders

The Guardian - US

A Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky

A towering mountain southwest of Denver has been renamed in honor of Colorado's Indigenous people

The Independent UK

Bill Clinton and other dignitaries gather to remember Bill Richardson during funeral Mass

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be among those paying homage to Bill Richardson during his funeral Mass

The Independent UK

Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways

States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration

The Independent UK

Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of land

Indigenous women in Brazil’s capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim women’s rights and the demarcation of Indigenous lands

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Gullah-Geechee people fight against ‘erasure’ of their historical land

Descendants of enslaved people in Georgia protest vote for lifting protective laws, threatening a 230-year-old heritage

The Independent UK

Supporters of Native activist Leonard Peltier hold White House rally, urging Biden to grant clemency

Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House in support of imprisoned Native activist Leonard Peltier

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Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina approve recreational marijuana use

On Sep. 7, 2023, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), a federally recognized tribe in North Carolina, approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana use by a vote of 70% to 30%.

The Independent UK

Slave descendants face local vote on whether wealthy can build large homes in their island enclave

Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island are watching anxiously as county commissioners consider doubling the size of homes allowed in their tiny community

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Manipur BJP lawmaker seeks ‘equal’ land law

Rajkumar Imo Singh of the ruling BJP has sought the cooperation of his fellow legislators in ensuring an “equal” land law in the ethnic conflict-scarred Manipur

The Independent UK

Tribal nations face less accurate, more limited 2020 census data because of privacy methods

A majority of Native American tribes won't get the full suite of detailed demographic data from the 2020 census they had in the previous census

The Independent UK

Feds leave future of Dakota Access pipeline's controversial river crossing unclear in draft review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released its draft environmental impact statement of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, but said it's waiting for more input before deciding the future of the line’s controversial river crossing in North Dakota

The Independent UK

Water hookups come to Alaska Yup'ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets

The arrival of indoor plumbing in an Alaska village is a godsend for residents who can now turn on a tap for their drinking water or start a machine to do their laundry

Al Jazeera

US border wall construction damaged Native burial site: Government report

New report has found that efforts to expedite construction came at expense of sensitive ecosystems, Indigenous sites.

The Conversation

A moral argument to search the landfill in Winnipeg for murdered Indigenous women

In May 2022, Winnipeg resident Jeremy Skibicki was arrested and charged with the murder of 24-year-old Rebecca Contois.

The Independent UK

Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage

Congress' official watchdog says in a report that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds

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