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An Indigenous author recently released a children’s book on the Jingle Dress Dance, which is a ceremonial dance of healing and prayer.
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A new report highlights how states in the West benefit from national monuments, which are waters and lands that are permanently protected.
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Museums all around the country are covering or closing exhibits featuring Native American artwork and artifacts due to new federal regulations.
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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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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.
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The Biden administration has ordered a 20-year ban on new oil and gas development around Chaco Canyon in northwest New Mexico, a landscape considered sacred to many tribes.