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‘The Buffalo Hunter Hunter’ is Stephen Graham Jones' horror masterpiece

‘The Buffalo Hunter Hunter’ is Stephen Graham Jones' horror masterpiece

The prose is gorgeous and the plot is complex. The author of “The Only Good Indians” returns again with a spellbinding yarn about one of the bloodiest, most significant parts of the nation's history.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Supporters of a bill to protect wild rice rally at the capitol

Supporters of a bill to protect wild rice rally at the capitol

Indigenous and environmental organizations from across Minnesota came together at the state capitol to advocate for a series of bills they say will help protect the environment.
by Allison Herrera

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Act to repeal harmful law may not go far enough for Dakota people 

Act to repeal harmful law may not go far enough for Dakota people 

The Sioux Dakota Removal Act passed in 1863 could be repealed in South Dakota. Dakota people in Minnesota wonder if it will go far enough to undo the harm it caused when it was originally passed. 
by Allison Herrera

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Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn’t she added to this missing person database?

Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn’t she added to this missing person database?

A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven’t been added.
by Jaclyn Diaz and Nick McMillan

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Indigenous playwright debuts new play on the national stage

Indigenous playwright debuts new play on the national stage

Playwright Rhiana Yazzie’s, “The Other Children of the Sun,” is based on the Navajo creation story. During times of significant change for the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Yazzie says it’s a strong statement for Indigenous people and stories to be seen on stage.
by Chandra Colvin

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