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Indigenous athletes seeking gold at Paris Olympics

Indigenous athletes seeking gold at Paris Olympics

More than 50 Indigenous athletes from the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand will compete in the Paris Olympics.

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Third annual Anishinaabe Arts Festival offers community engagement — and food 

Third annual Anishinaabe Arts Festival offers community engagement — and food 

More than 50 artists are expected at the third annual Anishinaabe Arts Festival in Bemidji this weekend. The organizers promise art works ranging from traditional to modern, food and a lot of socializing.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Project seeks to compensate tribal nations for national park lands

Project seeks to compensate tribal nations for national park lands

The South Dakota based Lakota People’s Law Project has established a project to solicit donations and educate people about the importance of the lands that are now national parks to Indigenous people.
by Dan Gunderson

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Leech Lake band celebrates the transfer of 11,000 acres that represent what was illegally taken

Leech Lake band celebrates the transfer of 11,000 acres that represent what was illegally taken

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe leaders this week celebrated the restoration of more than 11 thousand acres that represent land illegally taken by the federal government decades ago.  
by Melissa Olson

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States challenge EPA rule to protect tribal treaty rights

States challenge EPA rule to protect tribal treaty rights

A recently finalized federal rule would require states to consider tribal treaty rights when setting state water quality standards. A dozen states are suing to overturn the rule, claiming Environmental Protection Agency over reach.
by Dan Gunderson

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Quality coffee, Ojibwe language and a little magic are brewing on Fond du Lac Band’s reservation

Quality coffee, Ojibwe language and a little magic are brewing on Fond du Lac Band’s reservation

On the Fond du Lac Band’s reservation, one family is energizing the community through quality coffee. MiigWitches Brew is the only coffee shop on the reservation and one of a few Native-owned shops in the state.
by Sam Stroozas

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Native representation at the Republican National Convention

Native representation at the Republican National Convention

The Republican National Convention kicks off July 15 and it will likely end in the nomination of former president Donald Trump as the party’s nominee.

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