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Here's What's Going On In Indian Country, November 8 — November 14. November 09, 2024 Kaili Berg. This week in Indian Country, there are plenty of events for everyone to enjoy. From powwows to Indigenous comedy shows, here is Native News Online’s weekly round-up of arts, culture, and entertainment offerings around Indian Country. Read More.
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4 days ago · Native Vote 2024. On Thursday, October 24, the 25th Navajo Nation Council approved Legislation 0232-24, which allocates an emergency appropriation of $961,602 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (UUFB) to the Navajo Election Administration (NEA). By Native News Online Staff. October 30, 2024. Page 1 of 383.
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Native Vote 2024. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure, with military personnel being among the groups at highest risk due to service-related exposure. In the U.S., there are over 16.2 million veterans, of whom 183.000 are Native Americans. Although mesothelioma is one of the rarest forms of cancer, veterans account for around 30% of all diagnosed cases. Native American ...
2020 U.S. Census Data Shows American Indian and Alaska Native ...
Aug 12, 2021 · WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the US Census Bureau released demographic data from the Census 2020 that shows tremendous growth in the American Indian and Alaska Native population from 2010 to 2020.
Whose Land Are You On? This App Will Show You Which …
Mar 26, 2021 · Native Land’s world map allows users to input their address and see the Native territories, languages and treaties pre-dating colonization in the area they reside. “For Native Land Digital, what we are mapping is more than just a flat picture. The land itself is sacred, and it is not easy to draw lines that divide it up into chunks that ...
Bois Forte Band Gets 28,000 Acres of Land Back in Northern …
June 07, 2022. In the largest land-back agreement in Minnesota and one of the largest-ever in Indian Country, the Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe today restored more than 28,000 acres of land within its reservation boundaries back to tribal ownership. The purchase of the 28,089 acres in northern Minnesota from The Conservation ...
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The Mattaponi Indian Tribe on Thursday formally submitted a petition for federal acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe with a government-to-government relationship with the United States. The petition was delivered to the Office of Federal Acknowledgment within the Bureau of Indian Affairs by a delegation of tribal citizens and leaders, including Chief Mark T …
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Google Maps Recognizes Boundaries of Oklahoma Reservations …
September 23, 2020. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Google Maps took notice of the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision on July 9, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress never “disestablished” the 1866 boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, whose territory encompasses three million acres and includes most of the city of Tulsa.
Class Action Settlement Brings $59 Million to Descendents of the ...
Jun 18, 2021 · WASHINGTON — A $59 million settlement in Peltier v.Haaland, a class action lawsuit alleging trust fund mismanagement and failure to account by the Department of the Interior, will go to four tribes located in the Midwest and Northwest United States and more than 39,000 beneficiaries.. On June 10, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia finalized the settlement, which ...