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The Latest Breaking News on Native America

The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here's what you need to know.

The Supreme Court just finished issuing its biggest decisions of the term

The Independent UK

Federal court rules tribal citizen not subject to Tulsa traffic ticket

A federal court has ruled that a speeding ticket issued by Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a Native American man cannot be enforced because the city is located within an Indian reservation

The Independent UK

Affirmative action ruling will reinforce systemic racism, civil rights leaders say

"In a society still scarred by the wounds of racial disparities, the Supreme Court has displayed a willful ignorance of our reality," NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said.

Axios

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Who benefits the most from affirmative action and why that might surprise you

According to a report from the Centre for American Progress, white women 'may have been among the greatest beneficiaries' of efforts to integrate and diversify campuses in recent decades - they have a 'renewed responsibility' now that affirmative action has been overturned by the Supreme Court

Daily Mirror

Historic Arizona mining town backs copper project on land that Native American groups say is sacred

Oak Flat in central Arizona is the subject of a tug of war between people in the historic mining town of Superior who want a huge copper mine developed there for its economic benefits

The Independent UK

How's the weather up there? It'll be harder for Alaska to tell as longtime program goes off air

The “Alaska Weather” program has been must-see TV for 47 years in a state where extreme weather dictates everyday life

The Independent UK

US commits more lawyers to address Native American disappearances and killings

The U.S. Department of Justice will be funneling more resources toward addressing the alarming rate of disappearances and killings among Native Americans

The Independent UK

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Oak Flat Timeline: Native American vs. pro-mining interests

Oak Flat is a piece of national forest land in central Arizona that has been at the heart of a years long struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both see it as important to their future

The Independent UK

Stephen L. Carter: The mystery of Gorsuch’s passionate support for tribes

During Justice Neil Gorsuch’s six years on the Supreme Court, the justices have faced 10 cases involving the rights of Native American individuals or tribes. Every time, Gorsuch has voted in favor of Indian rights — including thrice in the past two weeks. Whether in the majority or the minority,…

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US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political career, becoming one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and as the first to hold the reins of the Interior Department

The Independent UK

Court to hear appeal over Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine opposed by tribes, environmentalists

A U.S. appeals court is considering challenges to a huge lithium mine in Nevada that pits environmentalists and Native Americans against President Joe Biden’s plans to combat climate change

The Independent UK

Don’t take away gray wolves’ protection under Endangered Species Act without proper discussion

The best available scientific evidence supports stronger protections for wolves.

Chicago Sun-Times

Colombia honors searchers and sniffer dog that helped find 4 children who survived plane crash

Colombia’s president has handed out 86 medals to soldiers, Indigenous volunteers and others who helped rescue four children who spent 40 days on their own in the jungle after a plane crash

The Independent UK

Controversial San Jose State prof who posed with Native American skull to resign after settlement reached

SAN JOSE — A controversial anthropology professor at San Jose State, who contended she was a victim of a “woke activist mob” for opposing the repatriation of Native American remains and posing in a photo with an ancient skull, has agreed to leave the university next year.

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Salon

Navajo Nation's water situation is vague

The decision leaves water infrastructure for the Navajo Nation on unsure ground

The Guardian - US

‘Conservative justices? Yeah, in what way?’ Key senator on a supreme court in thrall to special interests

Sheldon Whitehouse says recent court may be undergoing a ‘course correction’ following backlash to its extremist ruling and ethics scandals

Reason

Justice Kavanaugh's Arrested Development

U.S. v. Texas, Linda v. Richard, and Brett v. Amy.

The Independent UK

Newly released body camera footage shows Border Patrol agents shooting a tribal member in Arizona

U.S. Customs and Border Protection have released body camera footage that shows Border Patrol agents were concerned that a tribal member they fatally shot last month many have been carrying a handgun

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The Independent UK

Supreme Court makes Navajo Nation's fight for more water harder

A Supreme Court ruling this week will make it harder for the Navajo Nation to get water from the Colorado River

The Conversation

Supreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) in the Southwest – an area larger than 10 states. Today it is home to more than 250,000 people – roughly comparable to the population of St. Petersburg, Florida, or Winston-Salem, North…

Reason

Making Sense of Arizona v. Navajo Nation

Justice Gorsuch's conservative colleagues now ignore him in Indian cases.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation’s access to drought-stricken Colorado River, despite US treaty

Tribe says 1800s treaty creates obligation for US to secure water acces

The Guardian - US

Supreme court rules against Navajo nation in Colorado River water dispute

Native American tribe argued federal government had not fulfilled obligations in battle over dwindling water supplies

Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in water rights case

Indigenous community had sought to assess water needs amid historic drought in the Colorado River Basin.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River

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