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AISES conference showcases ‘enormous commitment’ to build STEM community
More than 3,000 participants attend Minneapolis event
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Opinion
America is cracking
Indigenous wisdom can build a more humane world
Sarah Sunshine Manning
Opinion
Tribal citizens stuck with an act, an IRA constitution they didn’t support
A community voice argues the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act and the Three Affiliated Tribes constitution were imposed, citing election participation and representation concerns
Todd Hall
Opinion
Supreme Court should uphold sovereign status for Native nations in Voting Rights Act case
A North Dakota redistricting lawsuit raises whether private plaintiffs can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act through 42 USC § 1983
Todd Hall
Opinion
America is cracking
Indigenous wisdom can build a more humane world
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
Opinion
Tribal citizens stuck with an act, an IRA constitution they didn’t support
A community voice argues the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act and the Three Affiliated Tribes constitution were imposed, citing election participation and representation concerns
By Todd Hall
Opinion
Supreme Court should uphold sovereign status for Native nations in Voting Rights Act case
A North Dakota redistricting lawsuit raises whether private plaintiffs can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act through 42 USC § 1983
By Todd Hall
Editorials
Opinion
When is being 'elder' more than just being 'older'?
By Brian Bull
Opinion
Buffalo's Fire's news-sharing campaign: When republishing a story avoid the ‘copycat’ syndrome
By Pier Paolo Bozzano
Opinion
Now’s the time to protect health of children living near oil and gas wells
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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Op-Eds
Opinion
June 30, heirs’ deadline to file for allotment land royalties
By Talli Nauman
Opinion
Cheyenne River Sioux families walk to draw attention to allegations of mistreatment at the jail
By Tonah Rae Fishinghawk
Opinion
Harvesting Connection: Dentalium and the two ‘Indian’ worlds
By Babita Patel
Opinion
A look inside the Denver March Powwow
By Angela Gillette
Opinion
Renzo is a relative to us all
By Daniela Aki
Opinion
Trump should grant Leonard Peltier a full pardon, toss home confinement
By Todd Hall
Other stories in Op-Eds