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‘Beyond frustrating’: Family claims they weren't properly notified about 16-year-old’s disappearance

Mason Cree’s aunt learns he is missing through social media post

Granddaughter searches for missing grandfather nearly 50 years after disappearance

MHA Nation appeals court upholds $250M withdrawal from People’s Fund

Erin Hoover Barnett

Action & Policy

Multiple tribal organizations join MHA Nation in honoring two members of Congress

Darren Thompson

Granddaughter searches for missing grandfather nearly 50 years after disappearance

Francis Houle went missing from the Colorado Springs area in 1979

Samantha Houle

MHA Nation appeals court upholds $250M withdrawal from People’s Fund

Ruling is a loss for transparency and justice, plaintiffs say

By Erin Hoover Barnett

Action & Policy

Multiple tribal organizations join MHA Nation in honoring two members of Congress

Senator Lisa Murkowski received a Mandan name, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi presented with blanket

By Darren Thompson

Bheri Rose Hallam gives Senator Lisa Murkowski a Mandan name

Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation

Tribal Oversight

Proposed gas pipeline in North Dakota could help reduce Bakken flaring

By Gabrielle Nelson

Alexia De La Cerda

Plea agreement could scrub murder charge in North Dakota MMIP case

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MHA citizens seek accountability in a suit against their Tribal Business Council

By Erin Hoover Barnett

Thi Le, the strategic adviser of the Green Road Initiative

MHA Nation decriminalizes medical marijuana

By Gabrielle Nelson

Elder Celebration

MHA Nation elders gather for summer luncheon

By Gabrielle Nelson

Twin Buttes Powwow celebrates every child as a champion

By Angela Gillette

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Spirit Lake Tribe

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D’Angelo Hunt indicted for voluntary manslaughter of ‘J.M.P.’ — initials match missing partner Jemini Posey

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Two boys missing from residential facility

Remains found during search for Isaac Hunt

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Spirit Lake's Incident Command Team is a model for tribal emergency response

Families still searching for missing Spirit Lake citizens

Benson County Deputy Chief Travis Carlson

Law Enforcement

Spirit Lake Nation responds to misconduct allegations at sheriff’s office, calls out ‘urgent need’ for responsive law enforcement

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Buffalo Restoration

‘Gaining back our identity’: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe looks to expand buffalo herd

By Gabrielle Nelson

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe distances itself from former chair’s endorsement of Kristi Noem

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Six year anniversary of Standing Rock unsolved murder

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Standing Rock woman’s personal history inspires her to help others

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Governmental Affairs

Prolonged federal government shutdown spurs tribes to declare states of emergency

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Tribal leadership

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe swears in new leaders

By Gabrielle Nelson

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

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As Thanksgiving nears, educators work to avoid serving baloney

North Dakota counties most harmed by SNAP cuts are those on reservations

By Gabrielle Nelson

Leonard Peltier

Activism continues

Leonard Peltier remains defiant in AP interview, maintaining innocence and vowing continued activism

Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press

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Proud, cheerful and emotional, Leonard Peltier thanks supporters for welcome home

By Buffalo's Fire

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Leonard Peltier: ‘Today I am finally free’

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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International pressure, stateside push leads to act of clemency for AIM icon Leonard Peltier

By Talli Nauman and Talli Nauman

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