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Native Americans fight to bring 128,000 ancestors home from US museums, universities
Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter is one of many Native Americans trying to get his ancestors' remains back.
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Activist leads horseback ride to mobilize Native American voters
Allie Redhorse Young, founder of Protect the Sacred, is leading an initiative to help Native American youth vote in the 2024 election.
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'The Indian Card' reveals the complexities of claiming Native identity
Author Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz dives into the challenges of Tribal enrollment in her debut book "The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America."
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46 medical students graduate from 1st tribally affiliated medical school
The Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation opened its doors in 2020.
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Educators say they fear Oklahoma law restricts 'Killers of the Flower Moon' lesson
Some teachers in Oklahoma say they are afraid to teach a book that is the foundation of "Killers of the Flower Moon," because of state law HB 1775
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Indigenous basketball league harnesses Native talent, gives hope to community
DeShawn and Sharmane Joseph started the Indigenous HOOPS league after a mass shooting impacted their community.
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Indigenous basketball team seeks to uplift mental health
Indigenous HOOPS basketball team in Washington State aims to raise awareness about mental health after a school shooting that impacted loved ones.
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Teacher wants to preserve Navajo language for future generations
ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with Elfrieda Begay, a Navajo school teacher on a mission to teach students their native language.
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Native American Heritage Month
A look at the numbers behind the contributions of Native American people and the distinct cultures and identities of Native American sovereign nations.
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Members of Congress seek clemency for Native American leader convicted of murder
Nearly three dozen members of Congress are asking President Joe Biden to grant indigenous activist Leonard Peltier clemency after 46 years of imprisonment.
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Biden announces new national monument to 'help right the wrongs of the past'
President Joe Biden visited Arizona on Tuesday to tout climate investments and designate a new national monument.
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Filmmaker chronicles Lakota fight to regain Black Hills
A new documentary, “Lakota Nation vs. United States,” chronicles the promises broken by the U.S. and the Lakota fight to regain their sacred lands.
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Water crisis in the Navajo Nation
Nearly a third of Navajo Nation lacks running water. ABC News' Rachel Scott takes us inside everyday life for thousands living without running water.
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Supreme Court upholds law giving Native American families priority in adoption
A white couple seeking to adopt Native American children had challenged the law.
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In Native American adoption case, Supreme Court explores race and tribal sovereignty
The Supreme Court will decide the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which dictates who can adopt Native children, after a Texas family called it unconstitutional
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Searching for missing Indigenous women, tribes seek to raise awareness
Hundreds of Native American tribal members held a vigil to commemorate the “Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People.”
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Native American advocates protest Kansas City Chiefs name ahead of Super Bowl LVII
“There’s no respectful way to mascot us or belittle us and use us for profit,” said Amanda Blackhorse, founder of Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots.
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Biden announces 'long overdue' investments in Indian Country
President Joe Biden said his administration is ushering in a "new era" as he spoke at the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
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Cherokees ask US to make good on promise: a seat in Congress
The country’s largest Native American tribe, the Cherokee Nation, wants the U.S. government to fulfill a near 200-year-old promise and seat a delegate to Congress.
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Native American model brings representation to fashion world
Quannah Chasinghorse is one of the most in-demand models and also advocates for Native American rights.
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Indigenous groups fight to preserve native language
Indigenous groups say there is more work to be done to rectify the pain caused by boarding schools that erased their culture.
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Native families seek justice for boarding school abuse as remains of children found
Hundreds of thousands of Indigenous children over the span of 150 years were taken from their families and made to live in U.S. boarding schools. Some never came home.
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Native American creators expand breadth of Indigenous Hollywood representation
Hollywood has seen a proliferation of authentic, Indigenous stories, ushering in a new age of Native American representation both on screen and behind the camera.
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Report outlines federal 'abuse' of Native children at boarding schools
More than 500 American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children died in federal Indigenous boarding schools across the country, a report finds.
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Native Americans facing disenrollment fight to remain with tribe
After being disenrolled from the Nooksack tribe in 2016 after a former tribal chair questioned their ancestral lineage, the Rabang family fights to preserve their family history.
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Sacred land returned to Native tribe
Sacred land in Virginia will be returned to the Rappahannock Tribe. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will be in attendance at the celebration.
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Biden signs executive order to improve safety, justice for Native Americans
The president also announced new initiatives to protect tribal lands at the tribal nations summit.
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The story behind a Native American dance and its power of spiritual healing
A Navajo photographer and his daughters took the "jingle dress" dance on a journey across the country to bring spiritual healing and bring attention to indigenous issues.
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland runs Boston Marathon to mark Indigenous Peoples Day
"I run because my ancestors gave me this ability," Haaland wrote.
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215 bodies discovered at former residential school for Indigenous children
A 2015 report said the schools were a component of "cultural genocide."
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Why Native American children have higher rates of disability
More than 3 million children in the U.S. had a disability in 2019.
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Deb Haaland to create unit to investigate missing and murdered Native Americans
As Deb Haaland creates a unit to investigate missing and murdered Native Americans, a look at why it's necessary.
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For Native Americans, the fight against mascots is much bigger than sports
The changing names of the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Redskins is a win for Native Americans, but there's still much more to be done, leaders say.
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Haaland makes history as Department of the Interior nominee
Haaland would be the first Native American to serve in the Cabinet if confirmed.
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