News & Updates Around Indian Country
Federal Court to Rehear Apache Stronghold’s Case to Protect Sacred Site
(Photo courtesy Becket Law) BY DARREN THOMPSON NOVEMBER 22, 2022 WASHINGTON —On Thursday, November 17, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided it would rehear Apache Stronghold v. United States after ruling earlier this year that a private mine can proceed with operations while a lawsuit is pending. The Apache Stronghold is arguing that efforts to develop an…
Read MoreIn Native American adoption case, Supreme Court explores race and tribal sovereignty
One family’s fight could upend decades of federal law. By Devin Dwyer, Sarah Herndon, and Isabella MenesesNovember 22, 2022 FORT WORTH, Texas — Dr. Jennifer and Chad Brackeen and their four kids are a blended family in a fight to stay together. But in the process, they could upend more than 40 years of federal law on the sovereignty of…
Read More‘Long overdue’: Senate passes bill for Native veterans organization
Charter for National American Indian Veterans is decades in the making. https://youtu.be/3Ce-5QtyHxwMonday, November 21, 2022By Acee AgoyoIndianz.Com WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan bill to advance the work of a Native veterans organization is inching toward final passage as the 117th Congress winds down. Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed S.1725 to grant a Congressional charter for the National American…
Read MoreRepresenting Indigenous Peoples in a Truthful Way
Dennis Ward APTN National News Growing up, Paulina Alexis didn’t have any role models to watch on TV or on the big screen. That didn’t stop Alexis and her brothers from making their own movies with their dad’s camera equipment. “Acting is something that I’ve always seen myself doing as a kid but I never…
Read More