Tag: Native Americans
Native Americans react to Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test: Stop making Native...
"Using a DNA test to lay claim to any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation, even vaguely, is inappropriate and wrong.”
Ari Berman: Republicans in North Dakota are attempting to disenfranchise thousands...
The law could make a difference in the close race between Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp and her Republican challenger Kevin Cramer.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 20
Lawsuit filed against officers for false arrest, mosquitoes could spread microplastics, Feds pledge more funds to target violence against Native American women, and more.
Why Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places
While Congress created the American Indian Religious Freedom Act to provide “access to sacred sites,” it has been open to interpretation.
In Indian country, native-led businesses get a boost
Native-owned companies on the reservation have a hard time getting funding and expanding. Two Navajo entrepreneurs want to change that.
How Native American children benefit from trauma-informed schools
Students in these communities are disproportionately affected by trauma. When they act out, adults with training ask, “Is there anything I can do to help you?” rather than “Why are you acting this way?”
Body of Olivia Lone Bear found in N. Dakota as native...
Her disappearance has sparked renewed attention to the disproportionately high rates of disappearance, rape and murder of Native American women across the United States.
A new Native-led strategy for fighting Keystone XL
This is now the only tribally owned land that sits directly on KXL’s U.S. route, and as such could present legal barriers to its construction.
To Native culture, the salmon decision means more than a treaty...
How indigenous food is tied to important sacred stories.
Supreme Court affirms Native American treaty rights to harvest salmon
The decision upholds 19th century promises and should increase the number of fish for everyone.
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Watch for Pelosi’s brilliant move: She won’t fall into the Republicans’ deadly trap
If Trump somehow escapes removal by impeachment the jury will cast their votes in the 2020 elections and they will, without question, find him guilty as charged.
The (progressive) case against Mayor Pete
Footage of Mayor Peter praising the Tea Party at a 2010 conference and calling for more bipartisanship is not a good look for the millions of Americans hoping to chart a more progressive course post 2020.
The 10 steps to impeach a president
This isn’t to say Trump couldn’t or won’t be impeached. Only that it’s a long and drawn-out process.
Demand for water is rising; study shows drinking water at risk from climate change
"Immediate action is required to safeguard the future of the world’s most important and vulnerable water towers."
US soldiers charged with selling drugs in connection to fatal overdose
“Tragically, this is not the first time my Office has charged people in connection with the overdose death of a concert-goer at the Electric Zoo festival.”