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Energy Development

MHA Nation charts path to self-sufficiency by leveraging natural gas, data centers

Tribal leaders say natural gas, data centers and expanded infrastructure could help reduce long-term dependence on federal funding

Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor

US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review

Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor

Tribal Education

Cutting tribal college funding a threat to learning culture, self-determination, graduates say

Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor

‘It’s about safety’: Broadband service uncertain as 150th anniversary of the Little Bighorn battle nears

US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review

High court orders appeals court to reconsider tribal voting rights lawsuit after recent ruling changed standards for racial gerrymandering cases

Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor

Tribal Education

Cutting tribal college funding a threat to learning culture, self-determination, graduates say

At graduation on the Standing Rock Reservation, students said tribal colleges protect culture, close support

Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor

‘It’s about safety’: Broadband service uncertain as 150th anniversary of the Little Bighorn battle nears

Tourists, media, historians and tribal officials expected to drive up demand for high-speed internet during commemorative event

ShineThe Shine series explores limitations and solutions to government transparency in Indian Country.

Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation

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

By Erin Hoover Barnett

Bheri Rose Hallam gives Senator Lisa Murkowski a Mandan name

Action & Policy

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

By Darren Thompson

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

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Spirit Lake Tribe

No body, no crime? How prosecutors prove murder when a victim is missing

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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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Governmental Affairs

Prolonged federal government shutdown spurs tribes to declare states of emergency

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

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Standing Rock boy airlifted to hospital, student athletes charged with assault

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Scott Davis steps down from Interior Department, returns to North Dakota

South Dakota passes ‘Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens,’ fails to consult with tribes

By Darren Thompson

More than $21 million in federal money to support tribal highway and road projects

A year without answers: Renzo Bullhead’s family encourages those with information to come forward

Buffalo Restoration

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

By Gabrielle Nelson

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

Native administrators rail against Trump’s proposed elimination of funds for TCUs

‘Our future does not hinge on the limbs of federal decision making,’ keynote speaker tells AIHEC crowd

By Darren Thompson

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

Samantha Houle

Granddaughter searches for missing grandfather nearly 50 years after disappearance

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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

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