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Interior Department renaming sites containing Native slur

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland breaks leg while hiking

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is recovering from a leg injury suffered while hiking in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

Federal Interference On Tribal Cannabis Laws Needs To Stop. The True Crisis? Violent Crime, Senator Says

Despite the federal government allowing the legalization of cannabis on a state level, there remains a lack of federal guidance for tribal marijuana programs. As a result, bureaucratic, investing, and scalability hurdles continue to persist.

Benzinga · Jul 18, 2022

Biden plan could allow new offshore drilling in Gulf of Mexico

His campaign promise to end fossil fuel development on public lands was thwarted by U.S. courts, high gas prices and Russia’s domination of Western European energy.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 2, 2022

A Biden administration offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales

The proposal brought immediate backlash from environmentalists who accused Biden of betraying the climate cause, while oil industry officials said it would do little to counter high energy prices.

WEKU · Jul 2, 2022

1st Native American treasurer to push economic development

The nation’s first Native American U.S. treasurer comes from a line of chiefs who instilled the importance of keeping her tribe healthy and “leaving fooprints” to follow for those who come behind

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

The U.S. is reckoning with its troubled past of Indian boarding schools

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and tribal leaders are advocating for a congressional commission to examine the impacts of the federal Native American forced-assimilation policy.

WEKU · Jun 23, 2022

President Biden nominates 1st Native American US treasurer

A Native American has been nominated to be U.S. treasurer, a historic first

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

US adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitation

The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area rehabilitation throughout the country as well as establishing an interagency wildland firefighter well-being program

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Native children’s remains in US to be returned to families

Disinterment at cemetery in Pennsylvania comes as US investigates abuses against Native children at boarding schools.

Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2022