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Energy loan program for tribal lands remains untapped

WASHINGTON — A federal tribal energy loan program that has never been used is getting bipartisan attention from the leaders of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.

Tribune News Service

Cities and tribes navigate new landscape as Indian Country in Alaska slowly grows

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A lawsuit over a driveway-sized parcel in Juneau and a sales tax disagreement involving a food truck in Craig both highlight the learning curve facing city, state and tribal officials in Alaska as the federal government slowly accepts tribal lands into trust in the state.

Tribune News Service

Bringing Lolita home: How to release a long-captive orca?

An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium

The Independent UK

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Manhunt for people-smuggling suspect after eight drown at US-Canada border

The Akwesasne Mohawk police service continue a search for resident Casey Oakes as new details of victims emerge

The Guardian - US

Gordon Brotherston obituary

Other lives: Scholar of Native American literature whose many books celebrated the writing of peoples across the continent

The Guardian - UK

Pink Moon 2023: You Need to See April's Full Moon This Week

The first full Moon after the Spring equinox is known as the Pink Moon or Pesach Moon. Here's how to see it on Thursday, April 6.

Inverse

Amid a disastrous flood, interpreters are a lifeline for Indigenous farmworkers

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Inside an evacuation center at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Maria Adolfo-Morales and a disaster service volunteer listened to a woman describe her concerns in the Mixteco language.

Los Angeles Times

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April 2023 Sky Guide: Rare Hybrid Eclipse, Lyrid Meteor Shower, and More

Don't miss the rare hybrid eclipse, Lyrid meteor shower, Pink Moon, and more skywatching events in April 2023.

Inverse

‘Heartbreaking’: eight bodies recovered from waters at US-Canada border

Two more people found on Friday as authorities says dozens of Indian and Romanian migrants have been crossing through Mohawk territory

The Guardian - US

Child missing after migrant bodies found near Canada border

Authorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne say one child is missing after the bodies of six migrants of Indian and Romanian descent were pulled from the river Thursday

The Independent UK

Two families found dead trying to enter US from Canada: Police

Authorities say eight were found dead, including two children, in the St Lawrence River after attempting to reach US.

Al Jazeera

Vatican Repudiates "Discovery Doctrine"

Last month, Chief Justice Marshall's opinion in Johnson v. McIntosh turned 200 years old. Most 1Ls read this case in property. In this canonical decision, Marshall explained that European explorers "acquired" land in the Americas pursuant to the discovery doctrine. Of course, indigenous people already resided on this territory, but…

Reason

Tokitae, the oldest orca in captivity, has path to freedom after 50 years

Miami Seaquarium, where the whale performed, announced a ‘binding’ agreement to relocate her to her home – Puget Sound

The Guardian - US

Vatican disavows decrees linked to seizure of Native lands

Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” -- papal documents from the 15th century that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands

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Horses came to American West by early 1600s, study finds

A new analysis of horse bones gathered from museums across the Great Plains and northern Rockies has revealed that horses were present in the grasslands by the early 1600s

WEKU

The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialism

The doctrine, with origins in the 15th century, was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there.

Al Jazeera

Vatican rejects ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ justifying colonialism

After decades of demands by Indigenous people, Vatican ‘repudiates’ theories that backed colonial-era seizure of lands.

The Independent UK

Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine

The Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery.”

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Vatican repudiates colonial-era 'doctrine of discovery'

The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the colonial-era "doctrine of discovery", used centuries ago to justify European conquests of Africa and the Americas, saying "it is not part of Catholic Church teaching".

WhatToWatch

Survivor fans split over Matthew's painful sudden exit

Matthew, Survivor 44 competitor, is the latest castmate forced to leave the game early — and fans have thoughts

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Serra still represents California in DC. Here’s a lesson from Florida on replacing statues

WASHINGTON — A California sculpture almost 3,000 miles away from home stood for nearly a century without much public controversy — until now.

The Independent UK

Social issues dominate in Women's Hall of Fame's new class

The National Women’s Hall of Fame has announced a new group of inductees

Tribune News Service

Native Americans protest, derail sale of human skull at North Carolina auction house

An effort to sell a 600-year-old human skull at a rural North Carolina auction house was abruptly halted over the weekend after a group of opponents led by Native Americans intervened.

The Guardian - US

Hollywood producer accused of faking Cherokee ancestry

Heather Rae has identified as Native American throughout her career but public family records don’t show any evidence of it

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Navajo water case highlights treaty battles

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