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These Native tribes share a history. A conflict steeped in colonialism is tearing them apart

A complicated legal fight between the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Poarch Creek Indians could have ripple effects throughout Indian country

The Guardian - US

Many Native Americans Struggle With Poverty. Easing Energy Regulations Could Help.

A significant percentage of Native Americans don't even have electricity—thanks in part to reservations being subject to overwhelming bureaucracy.

Reason

A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California's wine country

A Northern California tribe's chances of owning a Las Vegas-style casino seemed like a dream as unlikely as hitting the jackpot

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New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Office Scraps Proposed Fossil Fuel Regulations

Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain.

Capital & Main

South Dakota tribe to declare state of emergency due to rampant crime on reservation

The leader of a South Dakota tribe says he will declare a state of emergency on a reservation because of rampant crime including gun violence, drug offenses and rapes

The Independent UK

Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon describes the struggles of the Osage people. Here’s why they are still fighting

Hundreds of Native Americans were murdered for their oil in the 1920s. But they’re still battling the US government for what is theirs, says journalist and film-maker Greg Palast

The Guardian - UK

Husband of Rep. Mary Peltola dies in Alaska plane crash - Roll Call

Eugene Peltola Jr. was a former regional director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and he “simply adored Mary,” staff says.

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Prof. Todd Henderson (Chicago) on Arizona v. Navajo Nation

"[T]he Court held that despite being a 'trustee' for the Navajo Nation and despite having promised the Navajo water sufficient to make its lands productive, the United States does not have an obligation to help the Navajo obtain that water."

Reason

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

US has treaty duty to fund policing on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the U

The Independent UK

Inmates continue to die in tribal jails despite promises of reform

At least four inmates died and 46 others attempted suicide from July 2021 through June 2022, according to a new report. It is the most yearly deaths and attempted suicides recorded since 2016.

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