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The Dakota Nation Indian tribe announced Friday that its elders will soon meet to decide whether to burn the left over wood from the recently-destroyed “Scaffold” Sculpture in Minneapolis. The Dakotas successfully lobbied for the sculpture’s removal and dismantling from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden on June 2 after they argued it was offensive because it resembles the gallows used to hang 38 members of the Dakota tribe in 1862. The wood left over from the destroyed sculpture was set to be burned in a tribal ceremony at Fort Snelling, but t...
Elementary school kids in Thunder Bay, Ont. took to the ball diamonds at Chapples Park on Wednesday, as part of the Lakehead Elementary Athletics three-pitch tournament. One team in attendance travelled farther than most to take part, journeying all the way from Eabametoong First Nation. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/eabametoong-three-pitch-tournament-1.4154104...
Walmart and other major corporations are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by the Cherokee Nation, which argues that the companies have not done enough to stop prescription opioid abuse. The Oklahoma-based tribe filed the lawsuit in April in tribal court. On Thursday, the companies argued in federal court that the case doesn't belong in tribal court and should be dismissed. Along with Walmart, the lawsuit names CVS, Walgreens and major drug distributors in the U.S. http://publicradiotulsa.org/pos...
Is environmental activism paying off for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe? Although its high-profile protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline helped make the tribe a national symbol of activism, fame came at a high price. Revenues at the tribe’s casino, one of its chief employers, were down sharply in 2016, forcing painful social service cuts. At the same time, the tribe continues to benefit from the esteem of liberal foundations. On Thursday, the Wallace Global Fund awarded the inaugural Henry A. Wallace Award and a $250,000 prize to the t...
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal agency is deciding whether the oil industry owes royalties for flaring excess natural gas from federal and tribal oil wells. The Bismarck Tribune reports that the Bureau of Land Management plans to review about 2,500 requests to flare from wells the agency manages in North Dakota and determine whether the flaring was avoidable. http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/news/20170610/federal-agency-deciding-whether-oil-industry-owes-royalties...
PHOENIX — Dena Wilson never doubted what she wanted to do with her life while growing up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Her mother worked at the Indian Health Service as a social worker, and aside from a brief desire to be a bird in kindergarten, Wilson knew she wanted to become a doctor. http://www.capjournal.com/news/pine-ridge-native-is-rare-cardiologist-for-ihs/article_34db3c02-4e4d-11e7-b533-8bbfe04279b8.html...
JACKSON, Wyo. - JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - A portrait of President Donald Trump has been replaced at one town hall in Wyoming because the local mayor disapproves of Trump's politics. Jackson Mayor Pete Muldoon decided to break with the custom of hanging a portrait of the president near the entrance of Town Hall. Instead, he replaced it with a portrait of Shoshone Tribe Chief Washakie, a prominent historical figure in Wyoming. http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/35634952/trump-portrait-replaced-in-wyoming-town-hall...
Olivia Joe filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Albuquerque last week against the Zuni Public School District claiming she was discriminated against because she is Navajo. Joe said she joined the school district in August 2015 as a second grade teacher. http://navajotimes.com/reznews/navajo-woman-sues-zuni-school-district-alleged-discrimination/...
Brother Ali, who has been producing a socially conscious and inspiring brand of hip-hop for 17 years, and Locksmith, a West Coast artist and producer, released videos this year that may just resonate with Native Americans. Own Light (What Hearts Are For) on Brother Ali’s “All the Beauty In This Whole Life” album was filmed in Seattle, and features Tlingit and Athabascan actor Martin Sensmeier. https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/brother-ali-locksmith-drop-lyrics-every-native-knows-well/...
