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Pipeline protest trial ends, ruling still months out

There was no answer to the $38 million question as a four-week trial over the cost of Dakota Access Pipeline protests ended Thursday. No closing arguments were presented. A ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Dan Traynor is still months away, ... Read More

Democrats endorse 3 tribal members in District 9

All three of the endorsed Democratic candidates from North Dakota’s District 9 are members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, setting up the likelihood of an election with five Native Americans for the three legislative seats.  The three candidates include ... Read More

Indigenous leaders confront U.S. Government over Its uranium exploitation policies at historic  IACHR hearing in D.C.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Members of five different Native American Indigenous communities provided moving and powerful testimony on the devastating health, environmental and cultural impacts from the uranium industry during a thematic hearing convened by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on ... Read More

Native activist says treaty rights forgotten in DAPL trial

An attorney and Indigenous rights advocate involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests said the American justice system simply isn’t equipped to uphold treaty law.  That’s partially why the demonstrations were so important, he said. “We don’t like our chances in court,” ... Read More

Beyond acknowledgments, land grant universities make up some impressive ground

Beyond acknowledging the existence of a land-grant university dwelling on historically Indigenous lands, institutions of higher learning seemingly fall short of historical teachings on the subject. But that doesn’t mean they’re not trying to improve. A handful of Indigenous students and recent ... Read More

IJA, SPJ FOI and IMFA encourage tribal officials to commit to the 2024 Sunshine Week Open Indigenous Governments Proclamation/Pledge

CONTACT:Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, SPJ Freedom of Information Committee Chair and Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance Executive Director, jodi@imfreedomalliance.orgSterling Cosper, SPJ Freedom of Information Committee Co-Chair and Indigenous Journalists Association Membership Manager, scosper@naja.comClaire Regan, SPJ Freedom of Information Committee Co-Chair, clairemarieregan@gmail.comKim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications ... Read More

Indian Child Welfare Act faces another constitutional challenge

A case now before the Minnesota Court of Appeals revives debate over the nation’s 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act and a local version of the law — alleging that the legal statutes protecting Indigenous children, families and tribes racially discriminate ... Read More

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