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Land & Water

Environmental issues, land rights, natural resource management and water protection efforts across Native communities.
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Tribes are harnessing cutting-edge data to adapt to the climate crisis

Treaty rights prevail in Supreme Court
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Waiting for Congress to fund tribal water projects... as promised
Chairman Edward D Manuel older native american man with gray hair wearing suit looking in the distance
‘Landmark’ climate ruling on BLM fracking
Oil and gas developments on tribal lands cow eating grass next to metal towers on the plains
ShineThe Shine series will explore limitations and solutions to press freedom and government transparency in Indian Country.
The Navajo Nation's transition beyond coal 'starts now'
Navajo Generating Station power plant in daytime putting steam into blue sky in distance
Canada’s crisis is about Indigenous rights. It’s about pipelines and promises. It’s about the future.
Jody Wilson-Raybould PC QC MP, JWR. Her Kwak’wala name, Puglaas. Canadian politician
Reckoning with History: Wildfire suppression is a decades-old conundrum
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In Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Court Finds That Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Earthjustice
It's Time to Return to Mother Earth
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Dandelions
Association between localized geohazards in West Texas and human activities, recognized by Sentinel-1A/B satellite radar imagery
Geohazards
A shrinking supply of abalone shells affects coastal tribes
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Red Abalone
Emission Impossible? Few Signs of Coal Revival Despite Trump Administration Support
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Power Mix
Secretary Zinke Approves Initial Plan to Build a Life-Saving Road for Alaska Native Village of King Cove
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Signing for Road
Standing Rock on Vimeo
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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DOI: American Indian College Fund selected to oversee Cobell Scholarship Fund, trustees sought for board
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Policing
Assembly of First Nations, RCMP co-operated on response to mass protests in 2007
Records show a joint media strategy, an officer inside the AFN’s Ottawa office, and police plans to manage blockades and monitor land-rights activists
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
New study shows that Nez Perce hatchery produces salmon as productive as wild fish
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Target Logistics launches new mobile camp
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
ICC Indian Enterprises: Feb. 27-29 class to discuss issues on federal Indian lands
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Course/Training Session: Legal land descriptions and basic math
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear