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Memories of Wounded Knee reflect mixed legacy after 50 years

Tensions were already high on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota when activists from the American Indian Movement took over the town of Wounded Knee 50 years ago on Monday

The Independent UK

AP WAS THERE: The occupation at Wounded Knee

Members of the American Indian Movement took over the town of Wounded Knee on Feb. 27, 1973, starting a 71-day occupation on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota

The Independent UK

Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later

Madonna Thunder Hawk remembers the firefights.

The Independent UK

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Dom Phillips’ widow to follow him in raising awareness of crisis in Amazon

Alessandra Sampaio preparing to visit remote area where husband and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered last year

The Guardian - UK

Casinos and consulting? Pandemic spurs tribes to diversify

Hit hard by COVID-19 shutdowns, Native American tribes with casinos are taking a closer look at diversifying their portfolios to help keep their sovereign nations economically strong for future generations

The Independent UK

Rights to 'Crying Indian' ad to go to Native American group

Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of smokestacks and litter taking over a once unblemished landscape has become an indelible piece of TV pop culture

The Independent UK

Offshore wind halt urged by Native Americans seeking sway

The National Congress of American Indians on Thursday called for a moratorium on offshore wind development along U.S. coasts, insisting the Biden administration do a better job protecting tribal interests.

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James Abourezk, 1st Arab American U.S. senator, dies at 92

James Abourezk, who was the first Arab American U.S. senator, has died

The Independent UK

Navajo community wins fight to replace crumbling campus

Navajo students at a government school in New Mexico have been charged with dreaming big now that Congress has approved more than $90 million to replace the crumbling campus

The Independent UK

Indianapolis Indians will keep team name and partner with local tribe

The Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will not change their team’s nickname, the organization announced

The Guardian - US

Designed to help find missing Indigenous people, new Colorado office falls short, advocates say

DENVER — Jennifer Black Elk remembers her nephew, Wanbli Oyote Vigil, as the kind of person to drop everything to help a loved one move back across state lines. Twice.

The Denver Post

Rock art as African history: what religious images say about identity, survival and change

To “read” the history of times before writing, scholars have traditionally used excavated evidence. Remains like dwellings, burials and pots can reveal a lot about how people lived long ago. In southern Africa, there is another archive to “read” too: rock art. Rock art is primarily a record of spiritual…

The Conversation

Commentary: Bessie Coleman, the first Black female pilot, will be on the US quarter. Unfortunately, the recognition is rare

In the dictionary, the word “tenacious” ought to be followed by a photo of Chicagoan Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license.

Chicago Tribune

European colonialism called out by UN

As climate change alters Inuit life, experts call governments to consult with Indigenous communities before mining

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Columnist Slams Chiefs for Controversial Tomahawk Chop Gesture

He called it “oafish” and “obnoxious.”

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It takes a village: Foster program is a new model of care for indigenous children

LA PLANT, S.D. — Past a gravel road lined with old white wooden buildings is a new eight-acre village dotted with colorful houses, tepees and a sweat lodge.

The Guardian - US

Peruvian loggers given 28 years in jail for murder of four Indigenous leaders

Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014

The Guardian - US

Peru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says

In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups

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Native Americans grapple with Chiefs Super Bowl celebrations

Native Americans are bracing for what they say are racist traditions as the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs embarked Wednesday on a victory lap with a hometown parade

The Independent UK

Brazil police target illegal gold exports from the Amazon

Brazil’s Federal Police are carrying out a court order to seize more than $384 million related to about 13 tons of gold mined illegally in the Amazon rainforest, then exported through an unnamed U.S.-based company

Salon

Maine tribes hampered by 40-year-old law

MICSA empowers Maine to block the applicability of virtually all federal Indian self-determination policies

The Independent UK

Post-Roe, Native Americans face even more abortion hurdles

Getting an abortion has long been extremely difficult for Native Americans and has become even tougher since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

The Conversation

Tribes in Maine left out of Native American resurgence by 40-year-old federal law denying their self-determination

Hundreds of the 574 federally recognized Indian nations in the U.S. now routinely provide their citizens with the full array of services customarily expected from state and local governments, from tax collection to environmental protection regulations. At the same time, many tribes are becoming the economic engines of their regions.

Tribune News Service

Alleged cult leader now facing sex assault charge in tribal court

LAS VEGAS — Nathan Chasing Horse, an alleged cult leader and former actor arrested in North Las Vegas and accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking women and girls, is now facing an additional charge from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

The Independent UK

Interior secretary hires Native American as legal counsel

An attorney who oversaw New Mexico’s Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top legal advisor to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland

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