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HuffPost'We Gotta Carry On': The Struggle To Rebuild In One Of The Poorest Places In America
Battered by poverty, discrimination and climate change, Native Americans on the Pine Ridge Reservation are raising homes – and hope – for the next generation.
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Opinion: Elizabeth Warren Is Not Native American
But her ancestry gives us an opportunity to discuss who actually is.
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'It’s About Taking Back What’s Ours': Native Women Reclaim Land, Plot By Plot
Fighting against colonization and now gentrification in the Bay Area.
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John McCain Fought For Native Religious Freedom, Then He Sold Sacred Oak Flat
But who has the power to define what is sacred?
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Indigenous Leaders Want Pope Francis To Rescind Bull Justifying Colonialism
The Doctrine of Discovery, which allowed taking indigenous land 500 years ago, still underpins Indian law in the U.S.
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World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Returns Home To Its Indigenous Roots
Iroquois Nationals seek their first world championship in a game the Iroquois Confederacy originated.
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Native Americans Decry Sainthood For California's Iconic Missionary
Junípero Serra "created and brought genocide to the California Indian people."
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Rand Paul Thinks 'Lack Of Assimilation' Is Native Americans' Problem
"If they were assimilated, within a decade they'd probably be doing as well as the rest of us."
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No One Held Accountable For Native Kids Harassed At South Dakota Hockey Game
A tale of racism and the allegedly halfhearted prosecution of a white man in South Dakota.
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6 More Landmarks That Should Have Their Indigenous Names Restored
Admittedly, some of them might be a bit harder to pronounce than "Denali."
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The Ojibwe Take A Stand For Treaty Rights, Hoping To Defeat A Pipeline
They're pointing to pacts signed by the tribe and the U.S. in the 1800s.
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The Forgotten History Of 'Violent Displacement' That Helped Create The National Parks
A new campaign launched on the 99th anniversary of the National Park Service looks to spark debate about conservation.
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Native Vote Could Make The Difference In Canada's Elections
But voter ID laws could prevent indigenous Canadians from exercising their democratic right.
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Protesters Confront John McCain During Visit To Navajo Capital
A Navajo teen now has what might be the most kick-ass profile picture on Facebook.
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Apaches Rally At Capitol, Vowing To Continue Fighting For Sacred Oak Flat
Members of the San Carlos Apache Nation fight to save holy land they've used for generations.
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These Native American Tribes Legalized Weed, But That Didn't Stop Them From Getting Raided By The Feds
Despite a memo from the Department of Justice last October, the legal status of pot on tribal lands is still unclear.
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White House Hosts First-Ever Tribal Youth Gathering
For centuries, Native American leaders from across the United States have traveled to meet with the “Great White Father” in Washington to plead their case for justice, equality and a greater share of resources and opportunities that were once unequivocally theirs. Despite overwhelming challenges still faced by Native people, some things have changed. Unlike all of his predecessors, President Barack Obama is not white.
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Pocahontas' Descendants Get Official Recognition 2 Decades After The Disney Movie
From Christopher Columbus' first bootprints in the New World -- where he declared that the people he met were "Indians" because he thought he was somewhere else -- to the current debate about a Washington, D.C. football team’s racist name, the controversy over how -- or if -- indigenous peoples are recognized has become an enduring theme in American history, culture and politics. The lack of recognition can cost Native American communities mightily in terms of legal rights, social services, economic opportunities and cultural preservation. Unlike other racial and ethnic identities, “Indian” is legally defined as being a member of a federally recognized tribe that maintains a government-to-government relationship with the United States.
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Fight For Marriage Equality Not Over On Navajo Nation
Alray Nelson grew up with his three sisters in a house with no running water or electricity in Beshbetoh, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation. Nelson, who was raised by his grandmother and single mother, chuckled as he reminisced about the strong Navajo women who raised him. In 2011, 16-year-old Fred Martinez, a transgender Navajo woman, was brutally murdered by Sean Murphy, who later bragged to his friends that he had "bug-smashed a fag." Although no statistics currently exist about violence against LGBTQ Navajos, the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission heard testimonies and gathered information last year about violence and discrimination against women and LGBTQ people living on the Navajo Nation, demonstrating the need for legislative action.
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