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This Land is Their Land - Cal Alumni Association
This Land is Their Land - Cal Alumni Association
To Phenocia Bauerle, the words “land-grant college” carry a particular weight. A member of the Apsáalooke tribe, she grew up in Montana, a state where, as she puts it, “it’s understood what a land-grant institution means: It means Native land was taken.”
·alumni.berkeley.edu·
This Land is Their Land - Cal Alumni Association
Walk to Justice’ Aims to Obtain Leonard Peltier’s Release from Prison - Los Angeles Sentinel
Walk to Justice’ Aims to Obtain Leonard Peltier’s Release from Prison - Los Angeles Sentinel
Beginning on September 1, 2022 the American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council (AIMGGC) will lead a prayerful walk from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Washington, D.C. to advocate and meet with government officials to seek the immediate release of Leonard Peltier from the U.S. Federal Prison System.
·lasentinel.net·
Walk to Justice’ Aims to Obtain Leonard Peltier’s Release from Prison - Los Angeles Sentinel
Federal Court Denies Tribe a Review of Uranium License
Federal Court Denies Tribe a Review of Uranium License
A federal appeals court has denied the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s request for a review of a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to grant a license for a potential uranium mine in southwestern South Dakota.
·usnews.com·
Federal Court Denies Tribe a Review of Uranium License
A Growing Movement to Reclaim Water Rights for Indigenous People
A Growing Movement to Reclaim Water Rights for Indigenous People
Native tribes are reliant on their local water sources, which have been continuously exploited and contaminated by the U.S. government and non-Native people. Indigenous groups are finding new ways to demand justice.
·yesmagazine.org·
A Growing Movement to Reclaim Water Rights for Indigenous People
In 5-4 ruling, court dramatically expands the power of states to prosecute crimes on reservations - SCOTUSblog
In 5-4 ruling, court dramatically expands the power of states to prosecute crimes on reservations - SCOTUSblog
On the second-to-last day of the 2021-22 term, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Oklahoma — and all other states — possesses concurrent jurisdiction with the federal government over crimes committed by non-Indians against Indians in Indian country, wiping away centuries of tradition and practice. Vi
·scotusblog.com·
In 5-4 ruling, court dramatically expands the power of states to prosecute crimes on reservations - SCOTUSblog
UA offers free tuition for AZ Native undergraduates - Navajo Times
UA offers free tuition for AZ Native undergraduates - Navajo Times
The University of Arizona has announced its new "Arizona Native Scholars Grant" program that will cover tuition and mandatory fees for full-time undergraduate students from Arizona's 22 federally recognized tribes who plan study at the main Tucson campus.
·navajotimes.com·
UA offers free tuition for AZ Native undergraduates - Navajo Times
Wounded Knee artifacts highlight slow pace of repatriations
Wounded Knee artifacts highlight slow pace of repatriations
BARRE, Mass. (AP) — One by one, items purportedly taken from Native Americans massacred at Wounded Knee Creek emerged from the dark, cluttered display cases where they’ve sat for more than a century in a museum in rural Massachusetts.
·apnews.com·
Wounded Knee artifacts highlight slow pace of repatriations
Nez Perce Tribe disputes Idaho gold mine air quality permit
Nez Perce Tribe disputes Idaho gold mine air quality permit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials violated the federal Clean Air Act as well as the state’s regulations by issuing an air quality permit for a proposed gold mine in west-central Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe and two conservation groups said.
·apnews.com·
Nez Perce Tribe disputes Idaho gold mine air quality permit
Court will assess double-jeopardy claim with implications for tribal sovereignty - SCOTUSblog
Court will assess double-jeopardy claim with implications for tribal sovereignty - SCOTUSblog
Crimes against indigenous women are the subject of increasing public concern and awareness. Government officials – tribal, federal, and state – have established initiatives to address the disturbingly disproportionate rates of violent crimes perpetrated against indigenous women. The tools these gove
·scotusblog.com·
Court will assess double-jeopardy claim with implications for tribal sovereignty - SCOTUSblog
The Indigenous tribe fighting back against the addiction epidemic
The Indigenous tribe fighting back against the addiction epidemic
The Lummi Nation, on the US west coast, has faced addiction issues for decades. Now they are utilizing a combination of culturally-based healing and western approaches
·theguardian.com·
The Indigenous tribe fighting back against the addiction epidemic
Federal judge rejects NV tribe's attempt to join lithium mine suit - Nevada Current
Federal judge rejects NV tribe's attempt to join lithium mine suit - Nevada Current
A Nevada federal judge on Friday rejected a legal effort by the Winnemucca Indian Colony to join a lawsuit attempting to stop a lithium mining project at Thacker Pass, a religiously and culturally significant area considered sacred to the tribe. Also last week, Department of Interior attorneys urged the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals […]
·nevadacurrent.com·
Federal judge rejects NV tribe's attempt to join lithium mine suit - Nevada Current