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A new report shows the overrepresentation of Native Americans and Alaska Natives in state prison systems, and some of the greatest disparities are in the Mountain West.
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A new database reveals that museums and universities across the U.S. still hold the remains of more than 100,000 Native Americans, despite a federal law passed more than 30 years ago to help return their remains to tribes.
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The crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people has been a focus for President Biden’s administration since he took office. But the rollout of federal solutions has been slow, and states have been picking up the slack
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Backers of the project say it would provide essential materials to build electric vehicles and address the climate crisis, but a coalition of Native American tribes is fighting against it.
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Legalizing Marijuana looks a lot different on Tribal Lands and so does protecting cultural artifacts.
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A new study shows that a large number of Native American households in the Mountain West lack indoor plumbing.
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How entertainment companies are working to get more indigenous storytelling on the air.
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recently announced an advisory committee to do away with place names considered derogatory and offensive toward Indigenous people.
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The University of Idaho has partnered with four Native American tribes to help change the way STEM courses are taught and discussed.
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U.S. life expectancy was already lower than other high-income nations and the gap was widening before 2019. Since then, things have gotten worse. New research found that in 2020, life expectancies here dropped disproportionately for marginalized, racialized populations. Especially for Native American and Alaska Native groups