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As a sacred minnow nears extinction, Native Americans of Clear Lake call for bold plan

LAKEPORT, Calif. — Spring runs of a large minnow numbering in the millions have nourished Pomo Indians since they first made their home alongside Northern California’s Clear Lake more than 400 generations ago.

Los Angeles Times

US President Joe Biden announces Indigenous spending increase

During its Tribal Nations Summit, the White House commits to better communication and more spending on climate change.

Al Jazeera

‘Long overdue’ Grand Canyon renames offensive beauty spot

The location will now be called ‘Havasupai Gardens’

The Independent UK

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Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship

Indigenous groups in the U.S. and Canada are leading efforts to restore bison across North America more than a century after European settlers drove the species to near extinction

The Independent UK

US outlines effects of withdrawing land from oil drilling

The U.S. Interior Department's plan to withdraw hundreds of square miles in New Mexico from oil and gas production for the next 20 years is expected to result in only a few dozen wells not being drilled on federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park

The Independent UK

Texas case could change adoption rules for Native American children, and undercut tribal rights

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the preferences Native American families and tribes are given under the Indian Child Welfare Act.

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court divided on adoption law that keeps Native American kids in tribal homes

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices sounded sharply split Wednesday on whether to strike down a federal child custody law that seeks to keep Native American children with tribal families.

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New Mexico congresswoman seeks to defend GOP foothold

Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell is vying for a second term in a congressional district that stretches from the U.S. border with Mexico across desert oilfields and portions of Albuquerque

The Independent UK

Approval of oil leases in New Mexico prompts legal challenge

The Biden administration's approval of oil leases in a corner of New Mexico that has become a battleground over increased development and the preservation of Native American sites has prompted another legal challenge

The Independent UK

U.S. Interior Secretary comes to Kentucky to announce abandoned mines cleanup funding

Kentucky is receiving an initial installment of more than $74 million toward further cleanup of abandoned mine land sites and orphaned oil and gas wells. The formal announcement came during a visit from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

WEKU

Native Americans recall torture, hatred at boarding schools

Victims of abusive, government-backed Native American boarding schools are sharing their experiences as U

The Independent UK

Ute Indian Tribe criticizes Biden monument on ancestral land

A Utah-based Native American tribe that frequently has sparred with President Joe Biden criticized the White House again for not adequately consulting its leaders ahead of this week’s creation of a national monument on ancestral lands in Colorado

The Independent UK

US to expand historical site marking Native American massacre

Site in Sand Creek, Colorado memorialises the massacre of more than 230 Native Americans by US soldiers in 1864.

Al Jazeera

Haaland: US expanding Native American massacre site

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has announced an expansion of a National Park Service historical site dedicated to the massacre by U.S. troops of more than 200 Native Americans in what is now southeastern Colorado

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Native Americans' decadeslong struggle for control over sacred lands is making progress

Who should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans?

The Independent UK

Haaland: 'Traumatic' history shown in Brown v. Board schools

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has joined House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn in visiting a rural South Carolina school that is now part of a National Park Service program to safeguard institutions connected to the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v

The Independent UK

The Muscogee get their say in national park plan for Georgia

Hundreds of Native Americans returned to their historic capital in Macon, Georgia, this weekend for the 30th annual Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration

The Independent UK

Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power

The Biden administration hopes to develop floating platforms in the deep ocean for offshore wind towers that could power millions of homes and vastly expand offshore wind in the United States

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The Independent UK

US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks

The U.S. Department of the Interior says it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules dealing with devices to prevent blowouts like the BP catastrophe of 2010

The Independent UK

650 locations in US get new names to erase racist slurs

“We’re showing why representation matters and charting a path for an inclusive America,” said interior secretary Deb Haaland

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Interior Department renaming sites containing Native slur

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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland breaks leg while hiking

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is recovering from a leg injury suffered while hiking in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park.

Benzinga

Federal Interference On Tribal Cannabis Laws Needs To Stop. The True Crisis? Violent Crime, Senator Says

Despite the federal government allowing the legalization of cannabis on a state level, there remains a lack of federal guidance for tribal marijuana programs. As a result, bureaucratic, investing, and scalability hurdles continue to persist.

Tribune News Service

Murkowski presses Interior to advance drilling in Alaska's Cook Inlet, boost wildfire mitigation

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski urged the Interior Department to advance drilling in Alaska’s Cook Inlet and distribute wildfire prevention funding during a Senate hearing Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Localize It: Secretary Haaland begins 'Road to Healing' tour

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