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Sixth Circuit Affirms (2-1) Dismissal of Nicholas Sandmann's Libel Lawsuit Against the N.Y. Times and Others

Some excerpts from Sandmann v. N.Y. Times Co., decided yesterday by the Sixth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Jane Stranch, joined by Judge Stephanie Davis (for more details, read the full opinions): On January 18, 2019, then-sixteen-year-old Nicholas Sandmann and his classmates had an interaction with a Native American…

Reason

Family of pregnant woman fatally shot by Colorado police sue

Destinee Thompson’s family file wrongful death and excessive force lawsuit after mother mistaken for robbery suspect

The Guardian - US

The narco-highway creating chaos in a Honduran rainforest

If cutting continues along its current pace, most of the Moskitia forest – and the way of life it sustains – could be lost by 2050, much sooner for many parts

The Guardian - US

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Pregnant woman shot dead by police who mistook her for armed shoplifter

The family of a pregnant woman who was shot and killed by police in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against the police officers who were on the scene

The Independent UK

Ada Deer, influential Native American leader from Wisconsin, dies at 88

An esteemed Native American leader who was the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs has died

The Independent UK

Michigan pipeline standoff could affect water protection and Indigenous rights across the US

Should states and Indigenous nations be able to influence energy projects they view as harmful or contrary to their laws and values? This question lies at the center of a heated debate over Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, which carries oil and natural gas across Wisconsin and Michigan.

The Conversation

US launches program to provide electricity to more Native American homes

The U.S. government will be putting more money toward getting electricity to Native American communities

The Independent UK

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Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here's what to expect

Federal officials this week are expected to ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River next year

The Independent UK

The EPA is investigating how California manages its water following complaints from tribes

President Joe Biden's administration has agreed to investigate how California manages its water

The Independent UK

Kochi Charter on Tribal Rights calls for heritage protection, reaffirms UN declaration on indigenous peoples’ rights

Young leaders from 30+ tribal communities in Kerala frame Kochi Charter on Tribal Rights, affirming commitment to UNESCO & UN conventions. Charter lauds youth & elders for safeguarding intangible heritage & suggests workshops, registers, & candidature files for inclusion in National List of Geographical Indication. Edamalakudy panchayat, Idukki district, supports…

The Hindu

Court dismisses challenge to Biden's restoration of Utah monuments shrunk by Trump

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the state of Utah challenging President Joe Biden’s restoration of two sprawling national monuments that were downsized by former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Quebecers take legal route to remove Indigenous governor general over lack of French

Court rules judge can hear case that alleges appointment of Mary Simon violates constitutional rules for bilingualism

The Guardian - US

63 retired IFS officers from across India write to Centre on misuse of Forest Rights Act

A group of 63 retired IFS officers from different States have written letters to the top brass at the Centre, including the Prime Minister, Union Ministers of the MoEF&CC and Ministry of Tribal Affairs, expressing concern over the alleged misuse of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006.

The Hindu

Utah's multibillion dollar oil train proposal chugs along amid environment and derailment concerns

One of the United States' biggest rail investments in more than a century could be an 88-mile line in Utah that would run through tribal lands and national forest to move oil and gas to the national rail network

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Biden protects Grand Canyon from mining

The designation permanently prevents uranium mining in the region, which has poisoned the Colorado River

The Independent UK

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today as wildfires tear through Hawaii

As representatives from nations that span the Amazon rainforest gather in Brazil to discuss protecting a region critical to countering climate change, Indigenous people are a constant presence reminding them of the stakes

Salon

Rez Dogs' '70s twist on real-life horror

Danis Goulet discusses giving Deer Lady an origin story involving the appalling history of Native boarding schools

The Independent UK

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Land for all tribal families by 2026: Pinarayi

The government hopes to provide land to all Scheduled Tribe families by 2026, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.

The Guardian - US

More than 1m acres of Indigenous land flooded by dams, new study finds

Land dispossession and depravation was a mainstay strategy used by settler colonials to divide and disempower communities

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns

The move will help preserve about 1,562 square miles just to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park. It is President Joe Biden’s fifth monument designation.

The Independent UK

‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name

The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as the Indigenous Journalists Association

Al Jazeera

Biden designates US national monument near Grand Canyon

Indigenous leaders, environmentalists welcome protection of more than 404,000 hectares near Grand Canyon National Park.

The Hindu

Why no disaggregated data on tribal populations, asks House panel

In the report on health facilities for tribal women, the committee noted how several diseases like sickle cell anaemia and leprosy continued to be more prevalent in tribal populations.

The Walrus

Ned Blackhawk’s Rediscovery Challenges the Old Stories of America

A new book shines a light on how Indigenous nations resisted—and shaped—settler society in the US

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