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As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
As sovereign nations, Native Americans have been able to protect land, water and air, including well beyond their own ...
With comics and video games, ‘Native Pop!’ exhibits shows Native American history is not ancient history
The exhibit at the Newberry Library has everything from “Star Wars” clips to Polaroid pictures, showing through pop culture ...
Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students
The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at ...
The Spokesman-Review6d
‘Who’s the baddest?:’ Tribes come from near, far to compete in Battle of the Nations basketball tournament
The sixth annual Battle of the Nations basketball tournament this weekend drew hundreds of Native American hoopers to the area fighting for tribe basketball supremacy. A women’s bracket was ...
Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention from FBI
The FBI will send extra personnel to 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian ...
Houston Chronicle6d
‘A big vision of hope’: What Kelvin Sampson means to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
The name comes from the Lumbee River, which has helped sustain Native Americans in the area for centuries. It is the largest tribe east of the Mississippi River. “We're a non-federally ...
CBSSports.com6d
FanDuel, DraftKings attempt to smooth things over with native tribes in California
Christian Genetski, president of the FanDuel Group, spoke about the value sports betting could have to the California tribes and the importance of understanding their needs when it comes to ...
ABC News4d
An American is arrested in India after trying to make contact with an isolated tribe
Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American Youtuber who visited an off-limits island in the Indian ocean to try to establish contact with an isolated tribe known for attacking intruders ...
NBC News4d
American arrested after trying to reach protected, remote tribe off Indian coast
NEW DELHI — Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American YouTuber who visited ... in an attempt to make contact with an isolated tribe known for attacking intruders. Mykhailo Viktorovych ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs3d
American tourist arrested after delivering Diet Coke to deadly, uncontacted tribe
An American tourist traveled to a restricted location to deliver Diet Coke and a coconut to an uncontacted tribe and was subsequently arrested by Indian authorities last week, according to ...
Los Angeles Times3d
American YouTuber who left a Diet Coke can for a reclusive tribe on an island is arrested in India
NEW DELHI — Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American YouTuber who visited ... in an attempt to make contact with an isolated tribe known for attacking intruders. Mykhailo Viktorovych ...
KLTV6d
American tourist arrested for trying to contact isolated tribe on remote island
(CNN) - An American was arrested for allegedly traveling to an island in the Bay of Bengal that is home to an isolated tribe. Authorities said Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov made the trip, which is ...