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Indigenous protests cost Ecuador $1 bn, central bank says
Eighteen days of protests over the cost of living by Indigenous Ecuadorans who blocked roads and oil wells cost the country at least $1 billion, the central bank said Monday as the movement's leader went on trial.
How NatGeo’s ‘America the Beautiful’ Doc Incorporates Indigenous Musical Sounds
Composer Joseph Trapanese was determined to make the music for “America the Beautiful,” National Geographic’s six-part series launching July 4 on Disney+, different than that of any nature documentary to date. “Hollywood is so guilty of misappropriating culture,” Trapanese says, “tapping into a culture and throwing it around, willy-nilly.” So he determined to score the […]
Wisconsin Church Vandalized with Pro-Abortion, Anti-Police Graffiti
A vandal spray-painted a profane message on the front of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Madison, critiquing the church’s position on abortion and referencing the deaths of Native American children at 19th and 20th century boarding schools.
Mexican mayor ‘marries’ alligator in ritual indigenous ceremony meant to bring prosperity
‘It’s a very beautiful tradition,’ says wedding organiser
Oklahoma spent millions on a legal and PR campaign to paint reservations as 'lawless dystopias' and convince the Supreme Court to weaken tribal sovereignty, experts say
Justice Neil Gorsuch and native law experts said Oklahoma's plan worked after the recent Supreme Court decision rolled back tribal sovereignty.
- Detroit Free Press
Michigan schools get tens of thousands of dollars to change racist mascots
Michigan schools are getting tens of thousands of dollars to eliminate mascot and logo imagery that depict racist stereotypes of indigenous people.
Collision in Tacoma leads to semi rollover, full shutdown of key route to Puyallup
The big rig toppled at the curve of East Bay Street, alongside the Puyallup Tribal Cemetery. The road is shut down as the investigation continues.
Afghan clerics' assembly urges recognition of Taliban govt
A three-day assembly of Islamic clerics and tribal elders in the Afghan capital concluded Saturday with pledges of support for the Taliban and calls on the international community to recognize the country's Taliban-led government. The meeting in Kabul was tailored along the lines of Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirgas — regular councils of elders, leaders and prominent figures meant to deliberate Afghan policy issues. Women were not allowed to attend, unlike the last Loya Jirga that was held under the previous, U.S.-backed government.
- The Oklahoman
Tribal chief: Castro-Huerta ruling is an alarming affront to our sovereignty, safety
The decision comes two years after the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that vastly expanded what is considered Native territory in Oklahoma.
- The Coloradoan
'Fort Collins didn't begin with Fort Collins': Northern Colorado's Native American history
In 1862, U.S. Army soldiers established a military post along the Poudre River. But that's not where Fort Collins' history began. Not even close.
Opinion: America's Original Sin Continues: The Fight Over Native Children
The Indian Child Welfare Act pushes for Native children to be adopted by Native families. With its constitutionality challenged, tribal sovereignty hangs in the balance.
- HuffPost
America's Original Sin Continues: The Fight Over Native Children
The Indian Child Welfare Act pushes for Native children to be adopted by Native families. With its constitutionality challenged, tribal sovereignty hangs in the balance.
Experts say the Supreme Court has fractured decades of Native American law
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expands state authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American land is upending decades of law supporting tribal sovereignty.
South Dakota's Noem applies for 2023 Rushmore fireworks
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday said she has applied for permission to hold a fireworks show at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day 2023, persisting even though the National Park Service has denied her requests for the past two years. In 2020, a fireworks display, featuring a fiery speech from former President Donald Trump, was held at the monument after a decadelong hiatus. The Park Service has cited environmental concerns and objections from Native American tribes in denying subsequent permit applications.
Experts: US Court fractures decades of Native American law
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding state authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American land is fracturing decades of law built around the hard-fought principle that tribes have the right to govern themselves on their own territory, legal experts say. The Wednesday ruling is a marked departure from federal Indian law and veers from the push to increase tribes' ability to prosecute all crimes on reservations — regardless of who is involved. It also cast tribes as part of states, rather than the sovereign nations they are, infuriating many across Indian Country.
Opinion: Once Again The Supreme Court Breaks America’s Promise To Tribes
The highest court in the land has ruled that state governments can now prosecute non-Natives for crimes committed against Natives on tribal land.
- HuffPost
Once Again The Supreme Court Breaks America’s Promise To Tribes
The highest court in the land has ruled that state governments can now prosecute non-Natives for crimes committed against Natives on tribal land.
Abortion Clinics in Indian Country?
Last week’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade—the case law that provided a constitutional right to abortions for nearly 50 years—has brought tremendous backlash and intense conversation. Mainstream news has covered stories from multiple angles on abortion and the new limits on women’s reproductive rights. Many have taken their opinions on the reversal of Roe v. Wade to social media, with hundreds of thousands of likes, shares, and comments that misinform the public on law on Indian land, tribal sovereignty, and the recent Supreme Court rulings' applicability on tribal lands.
- Carlsbad Current-Argus
Emergency broadband service expands to New Mexico's Native American tribes
Some New Mexico Native Americans welcomed expanded internet service as help for emergency communications for areas with inconsistent internet.
Tribe members react to Supreme Court decision that strikes at the issue of tribal sovereignty
CHICAGO -- Within a week’s time the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled that law enforcement officers can’t be sued when they violate the rights of criminal suspects by failing to provide the familiar Miranda warning before questioning them. And on Wednesday came the ruling that Oklahoma has the authority to prosecute non-Native Americans who commit crimes against a Native ...
Taliban supreme leader prays for Afghanistan's quake victims
The Taliban’s supreme leader offered prayers Friday for Afghanistan's earthquake victims during a speech to Islamic clerics in Kabul. State radio aired Haibatullah Akhundzada’s speech live Friday from the gathering in Kabul, where thousands of Islamic clerics and tribal elders are together for the first time since seizing power in Afghanistan in August.
WSP to launch Missing Indigenous Person Alert system Friday
On Friday at noon, Washington State Patrol will launch the new Missing Indigenous Person Alert System, a first of its kind in the nation.
Amazon wild west: where drugs, fish and logging are big money but life is cheap
Illegal businesses form an interlocking web in the Brazilian remote region where Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were killed, threatening Indigenous communities and local ecology
Ecuador protests: Indigenous leaders agree to call off strikes
Indigenous groups led two weeks of protests against fuel costs, paralysing the country's economy.
Ecuador Protest Ends With Indigenous Groups, Government Deal
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