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For decades, welfare laws kept Native American families together. Will the supreme court end them?

The Indian Child Welfare Act was passed to redress years of mass separations of Native families. This month, the court hears a case that could overturn it

The Guardian - US

Indigenous languages make inroads into public schools

Whenever November would roll around, James Gensaw, a Yurok language high school teacher in far northern California, would get a request from a school administrator. They would always ask him to bring students from the Native American Club, which he advises, to demonstrate Yurok dancing on the high school quad…

The Conversation

CVS Health agrees to $5B settlement of opioid lawsuits

CVS Health says it has agreed to pay about $5 billion to state, local and Native American tribal governments to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids

The Independent UK

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The Supreme Court could end affirmative action in higher ed. Here’s how it might affect local schools.

The court heard two cases Monday challenging affirmative action in college admissions. A June decision could impact admissions next fall.

Chicago Sun-Times

Susan Kelly Power, icon of Chicago’s Native American community, dies at 97

Power helped found the American Indian Center in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ground search of Native American site in Kansas delayed

A plan to search for unmarked graves at a former Native American boarding in Kansas is on hold

The Independent UK

Indigenous brewers tackle hops and history with Native craft beer

It’s 11 a.m. on a Saturday, and beer drinkers line up out the door of Oklahoma City’s Skydance Brewing. They’ve come to toast the downtown taproom’s one-year anniversary with pints of special-release juicy IPA and snifters of one-off pastry stouts. The tipplers are doing more than just celebrating an occasion—they’re…

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Sacheen Littlefeather: Native American activist who declined Brando’s Oscar

The actor ushered in an era in which the film industry increasingly used awards speeches to call out injustice

The Independent UK

Sacheen Littlefeather and ethnic fraud – why the truth is crucial, even it it means losing an American Indian hero

When Sacheen Littlefeather died on Oct. 2, 2022, obituaries reflecting on the actress and activist’s life held her up as a Native American trailblazer.

The Conversation

Outgoing senators backing US recognition for 2 state tribes

Native American groups in Alabama and North Carolina are hoping that two outgoing U.S. senators can help them achieve something that's been elusive so far: federal recognition as tribes

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

Sacheen Littlefeather, who refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar, spent decades pretending to be Native American, say sisters

Sacheen Littlefeather, the late actress and activist who claimed to be of White Mountain Apache heritage and at the 1973 Academy Awards criticized Hollywood’s treatment of Native Americans while refusing the best actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando after his win for “The Godfather,” in fact spent decades lying…

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Sacheen Littlefeather faked Native American ancestry say family

Having stood in for Marlon Brando to refuse his Oscar, the actor and activist championed Native American rights

The Guardian - UK

Sacheen Littlefeather ‘made up’ Native American ancestry, sisters say

Relatives say activist was actually of Mexican and European heritage

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Lawsuit by SJSU Professor Who Opposes "Repatriation of Native American Remains" Can Go Forward

Prof. Elizabeth Weiss claims SJSU retaliated against her for her speech.

The Independent UK

Feud with tribes threatens Oklahoma governor’s reelection

Many of the 39 Native American tribes based in Oklahoma have played a role in state politics for decades, often quietly and behind the scenes

The Independent UK

First Native American woman in space awed by Mother Earth

The first Native American woman in space says she's overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth

The Independent UK

Kansas to search grounds of former Native American school

The Kansas Historical Society plans to search the grounds of a former Native American boarding school to determine if any children were buried there

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The Independent UK

Native Americans recall torture, hatred at boarding schools

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

Benzinga

Psyched: VC Fund Invests $50M In Psychedelics, Musk's 'Exploratory Journeys', Native American Use Of Peyote And More

Palo Santo Closes $50M Investment Fund Palo Santo, a venture capital fund focused on backing and building emerging psychedelic therapeutics companies, recently announced the closing of its $50 million fund.

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 Texas Tribune

Kickapoo Tribe is getting a $2.6 million grant from the federal government to connect to the internet

Large swaths of rural Texas have poor or no access to the internet. This grant aims to close that gap for more than 300 Native American households.

Benzinga

How Native Americans Successfully Use Ayahuasca, Peyote And Other Psychoactive Substances For Healing

In view of the numerous activities that took place for Indigenous Peoples’ Day and World Mental Health Day, this might be a good moment to dive into a discuss

The Independent UK

Governor voids territorial orders targeting Native Americans

New Mexico's governor has voided four pre-statehood proclamations that targeted Native Americans during what was a tumultuous time across the western frontier

The Independent UK

Study: Most Maine schools fall short on Wabanaki history

A study says the Maine Department of Education is not doing enough to enforce a decades-old law requiring schoolchildren to study Native American history and culture

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