The retiring Supreme Court justice leaves a legacy of anti-tribal votes.
Tribes
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How to disrupt negative narratives in Indian Country
A study finds that Indigenous people face continued discrimination and invisibility.
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Supreme Court to states: Live up to your treaty obligations
Will future courts order states to take down fish-blocking dams?
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On the border, colonial violence goes unpunished
Tribal members positioned to help Border Patrol are getting run down by its agents.
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Indigenous immigrants face unique challenges at the border
Language barriers mean Indigenous families may be more likely to be split up.
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The problems and potential in HBO’s ‘Westworld’
The hit series both relies on and pushes against stereotypes of the mythological West.
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What the Ice Age West predicts about our future
An American creation story.
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How the Yurok Tribe is reclaiming the Klamath River
For the first time, the largest tribe in California has one of its own to lead its legal battles.
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An advocate for Indian Country in the Trump administration?
Tara Sweeney, an Inupiaq woman from Alaska, could become the second Native woman to head Indian Affairs.
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Why Native remains are treated like collector’s items
U.S. cultural protection laws fail to respect Indigenous lives.
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In Oklahoma, a death penalty case to test tribal sovereignty
The Supreme Court will now decide whether the reservations of five tribes still exist.
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Tribal nations hold some of the best water rights in the West
But to use them, tribes often must negotiate settlements that need federal approval.
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When colleges let down Indigenous students
Discrimination against two young Mohawk men at Colorado State University highlights an all-too-common misunderstanding.
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
In a new home, the OR Show flexes its political muscle
As the outdoor industry ramps up its advocacy, it faces tough questions from Indigenous recreators.
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How do we honor New Mexico’s colorful past
… without celebrating colonialism’s violence?
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Native superheroes should be drawn from real life
Will Marvel’s Snowguard, an Inuk teen, break stereotypes?
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
‘No crime scene’: The search for Olivia Lone Bear
Native families grapple with scant support to locate their missing loved ones.
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The crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women
The response to a disproportionate problem is falling short.
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Why we tell stories of the missing and murdered
A crisis continues across Indian Country, highlighted by a forthcoming documentary.
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In paintings, a gentle portrait of Canada’s scars
A review of Sonny Assu: A Selective History.