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

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

More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant. He maintains his innocence in the deaths of two FBI agents in 1975. President Joe Biden commuted Peltier's life sentence so he could return to the Turtle Mountain Reservation, his tribal homeland in North Dakota. 
by The Associated Press

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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa set to open cannabis dispensary on tribal land in northern Minnesota

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa set to open cannabis dispensary on tribal land in northern Minnesota

A tribal nation in the far north part of the state is set to open its first cannabis dispensary. Bois Forte will be the sixth tribal nation in the state to open a cannabis dispensary.   
by Melissa Olson

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Last Chance exhibit: A reckoning on water at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Last Chance exhibit: A reckoning on water at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s “A Nation Takes Place” reexamines marine art by highlighting the overlooked histories of Indigenous and Black peoples. Plus an exhibit curated by Ojibwe poet Heid E. Erdrich and one featuring photographer Shelly Mosman.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier welcomed home after release from prison

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier welcomed home after release from prison

After nearly 50 years of incarceration, Native American political activist Leonard Peltier has been released from prison. Former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence in January before leaving office. In 1977 Peltier was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two FBI agents. 
by Allison Herrera and Chandra Colvin

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Tribal funding caught in crossfire from Trump administration

Tribal funding caught in crossfire from Trump administration

Tribes depend heavily on both ‘638’ and ‘direct’ funds for essential services. But what are these funds? And how are they linked to tribal sovereignty?

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Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents

Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been released from a high-security Florida prison. Peltier was freed Tuesday morning, nearly a month after then-President Joe Biden commuted his life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
by The Associated Press

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RFK Jr. rescinds Indian Health Service layoffs

RFK Jr. rescinds Indian Health Service layoffs

The last-minute decision to rescind the layoff order for IHS came as health care workers waited for bad news.

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A day of remembrance honors, spotlights missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

A day of remembrance honors, spotlights missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

Hundreds of people wearing red or black shirts and holding large posterboard signs reflecting messages of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives movement filled the Minneapolis American Indian Center’s gym on Friday. Events marking the Feb. 14 day of remembrance took place around the state.
by Chandra Colvin

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Building awareness for missing, murdered Indigenous relatives through art

Building awareness for missing, murdered Indigenous relatives through art

Every year, Feb. 14 marks a day of remembrance for missing and murdered Indigenous relatives. In south Minneapolis, a community screen-printing event brought Indigenous community members and allies together to prepare art for the day’s rallies and marches. 
by Chandra Colvin

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