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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

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

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

The administration has attacked tribal education second year in a row

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

Tribal college students travel through massive snowstorm to participate in annual education conference

By Darren Thompson

‘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

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

Granddaughter searches for missing grandfather nearly 50 years after disappearance

Francis Houle went missing from the Colorado Springs area in 1979

Samantha Houle

As Thanksgiving nears, educators work to avoid serving baloney

Teachers are incorporating Native perspectives into the holiday

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

Native organizations and food banks are stepping in to compensate

By Gabrielle Nelson

Activism continues

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

Now on house arrest at his Turtle Mountain home in North Dakota, the 80-year-old again denies killing two FBI agents in 1975 and says he plans to mentor young organizers

Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press

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

"I spent 45 years straight in prison for something I didn't do. I didn't think I was going to make it."

By Buffalo's Fire

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Leonard Peltier: ‘Today I am finally free’

‘Free Leonard Peltier’ film debuts on heels of AIM leader’s announced prison release, celebration planned in North Dakota

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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

‘Good faith effort’ frees Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa elder after nearly 50 years

By Talli Nauman and Talli Nauman

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$849 million for Western water projects announced by Biden administration

North Dakota to receive more than $32 million toward projects for 4 tribal communities

Chase WoodRuff, North Dakota Monitor

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JT Shining Oneside shares generational wisdom at Native American Heritage Month Celebration

‘Without our Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Ojibwe Anishinaabe roots, we wouldn't be here’

By Adrianna Adame

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Tribes, state argue redistricting case to federal appeals court

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa gift five symbolic white buffalo calves to neighboring tribes

Court orders North Dakota to adopt Native’s proposed voter districts

By Adrianna Adame

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North Dakota House draws new legislative subdistricts, brings two tribes to the table

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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