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North Dakota updates textbooks on Native history

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Opinion
Due Credit
Buffalo’s Fire’s news-sharing campaign: When republishing a story avoid the ‘copycat’ syndrome
Pier Paolo Bozzano
Funding Fallout
Sudden cut of ‘politicized’ FEMA grants leaves North Dakota communities in the lurch
Michael Standaert / North Dakota News Cooperative
Team Growth
Meet Brian Bull: Veteran reporter joins the Buffalo’s Fire news team
Tori Marlan
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Bismarck-Mandan
Indian Affairs
North Dakota lawmakers to review key bills impacting Native American communities
Dakota Access Pipeline
Media petition North Dakota Supreme Court for expanded access to Greenpeace trial
Education
Free school meals bill fails in the North Dakota House
Tribal consultation
Bill seeks to strengthen tribal consultation on North Dakota legislation
Meal Access
Free school meals bill advances in North Dakota legislative committee
Workforce Strain
Bill proposes repeal of immigration office amidst workforce crisis
Northern Plains
Land and oil
‘Big Muddy’: North Dakota approaches deadline in high-stakes MHA oil tax lawsuit
Rural Veterans
Senators Push to Expand VA Transportation Grants for Rural Veterans
Housing Crunch
North Dakota faces major housing shortage as baby boomers age
Tourist Impact
Trump policies leave North Dakota summer tourism prospects uncertain
Health
Shocking disparities: American Indians in North Dakota die 22.5 years younger than white residents
Education
Dearth of women in top higher ed leadership in North Dakota causes concern
Native Issues
Alert Debate
“Feather Alert” bill for MMIP cases debated in North Dakota Legislature
Tribal Energy
New bill could strengthen tribal energy independence
Education Advancement
Empowering Native futures: Native Forward celebrates 55 years of impact
Pipeline Concerns
Public hearing set for proposed pipeline in Mountrail and Ward counties
Water Rights
New bill seeks to grant legal rights to water in New York
Funding Changes
Mandaree School District faces changes to federal funding policy
Native Nations
Justice Served
Leonard Peltier: ‘Today I am finally free’
Bismarck, North Dakota
Unprecedented TribalEcon Summit features trade history, vendors in North Dakota capital
Peltier Freed
International pressure, stateside push leads to act of clemency for AIM icon Leonard Peltier
Opinion
Lost Opportunity
Senate confirmation hearings for Interior secretary gloss over Native issues
Dakota Access Pipeline
Pipeline owner joins lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline
Arts & Culture
Art
ND Native photographer featured in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art exhibition
Cultural Identity
Zig Jackson’s Vision: ‘Culture is the most powerful thing you have in art’
Fashion & Heritage
Lily Gladstone’s historic Oscar gowns, celebrating Native heritage, go on display in D.C.
Sundance Film Festival
‘Endless Cookie’ animated documentary satisfies the appetite for the unseen, unknown
Wounded Knee
Johnson reintroduces bill to protect Wounded Knee Massacre site
Historic Injustice
Indian boarding school history won’t go away
Opinion
Opinion
Justice Now
Trump should grant Leonard Peltier a full pardon, toss home confinement
Opinion
Kristi Noem’s Homeland Security confirmation skirts tribal controversies in her home state
Opinion
Sovereignty Concerns
North Dakota’s Tribal-State legislative address raises concerns, questions
Opinion
Mystery Sightings
UFO-drone sightings in Indian Country began long before East Coast buzz
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Housing Reform
Legislators push for more affordable housing with new bill
Treaty Obligations
For Indian Country, federal cuts decimate core tribal programs
Education Drive
United Tribes Technical College launches video series to recruit Native educators
Health Boost
Three Affiliated Tribes among IHS grant recipients for health care expansion
Dakota Access Pipeline
Greenpeace asks North Dakota Supreme Court to move Dakota Access Pipeline trial to Fargo
Healing Journey
‘Sugarcane’ directors receive Oscar nomination with documentary on boarding schools, hope and healing
Unsolved Cases
BIA’s Missing and Murdered Unit Tackles Crisis with Operation Spirit Return
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