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Tribal and federal leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss protecting tribal lands from the effects of climate change. The topic was part of the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit on Dec. 6 and 7.
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The Indian Health Service is working to provide tens of thousands of children’s books to Indigenous families across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West.
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Chairman Arlan D. Melendez is retiring after more than three decades leading the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony.
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For years, drought and development in the West have caused water shortages for Native American tribes. Now, a new institute aims to give tribes resources and training to advocate for their water rights.
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Six recommendations have been given to the federal government to better address the crisis of missing, murdered, and trafficked American Indians and Alaska Natives and to reduce those numbers.
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Depending on where you live in the Mountain West, the second Monday in October is recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ Day or Columbus Day – and you might get the day off. In a few places, it’s just another Monday.
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Nationwide, millions of barriers, like dams, are plugging up rivers and streams. These man-made barriers make it hard for fish to move freely and lay eggs. Now, the federal government is spending more than $200 million to reopen spawning grounds for fish, which includes an effort to recover an endangered species sacred to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in Nevada.
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The federal government is taking new steps to preserve the oral history of Native American boarding schools that were run by governments and churches.
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A new report says forests managed by tribal communities are extremely underfunded. And that’s affecting lands that tribes in the Mountain West and beyond rely on for economic, social and cultural resources.
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This weekend, a group of runners completed 50 miles in honor of the survivors and victims of Indian boarding schools.