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Miss Indian World pageant winners mark the end of a decades-long tradition

It’s the final year of an event that bills itself as the largest powwow in North America, and the winners of the pageant that headlined it for decades are mourning the end of the tradition

The Independent UK

Once punished for weaving, this Mexican artisan uses her loom for LGBTQ+ resistance

Xaneri Merino, a transgender woman and artisan from southern Mexico, was once punished for weaving in her Indigenous community, where men are largely barred from weaving

The Independent UK

Canada’s residential school abuse survivors face fresh battle to stop testimony being destroyed

First Nation communities warn that government must act as accounts face destruction, risking central part of Canada’s reckoning with its colonial legacy

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YouTuber Mykhailo Polyakov faces prison risk after illegal North Sentinel Island entry and contact attempt with tribe

Mykhailo Polyakov is facing up to five years in prison after entering North Sentinel Island and trying to contact the Sentinelese tribe. He reportedly left items like a coconut and Diet Coke. Authorities say this broke strict Indian laws protecting the isolated tribe. The case has raised safety concerns, and…

The Times of India

Suspect enters new guilty plea in the case of missing Navajo grandmother Ella Mae Begay

A man charged in the disappearance of a Navajo grandmother has pleaded guilty to robbery as part of a second plea agreement

The Independent UK

Tribal gas stations offer a reprieve from high prices during Iran war

Gas prices are still rising due to the Iran war but drivers are saving by fueling up at tribally owned gas stations

The Independent UK

Native Americans were gambling with dice 6,000 years earlier than anyone else, study says

Archaeological record suggests hunter gatherers were playing games of chance at the end of the last ice age

The Guardian - UK

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US conservatives sue to dismantle Native Hawaiian healthcare scholarships

Do No Harm activist group alleges ‘racial discrimination’ in program designed to support under-served communities

The Guardian - US

Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

A federal judge in Phoenix has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who acknowledged beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time

The Independent UK

Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice

The Independent UK

'We live on stolen land': Indian-origin woman speaks out at Frisco Council meeting against racism

An Indian-origin woman, Ankita, spoke at the recent city council meeting in Frisco and addressed the anti-India narrative being generated at these meetings without any repercussions. The woman said those who are blaming immigrants for all their problems are also immigrants or descendants of immigrants who came from Europe, as…

The Times of India

For second time, Trump seeks to eliminate federal funding for tribal colleges and universities

The Trump administration is proposing cuts to federal funding for tribal colleges and universities for the second year in a row

The Independent UK

Brazil's Indigenous leader Raoni backs Lula despite protesting against railway in the Amazon

Indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire says he still supports President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and plans to campaign for his reelection in October

The Independent UK

In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

Indigenous people in Brazil have marched in the capital, Brasilia, to protest what they say are violations of their land rights

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Greg Abbott trolled for old Diwali video when he said 'Texas will be a land for the Indian community'

An old video of Texas Governor Greg Abbott saying that Texas will be a land for the Indian community as long as he remains the governor went viral Monday as social media users shared the video claiming that Abbott said this after there was row over Hindus observing Chhath puja…

The Guardian - US

Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging

Researchers are weaving Native practices with western methods to revive ecosystems and reclaim food sovereignty

The Guardian - US

Native birth workers are guiding Alaskan mothers through pregnancy once again: ‘I felt really supported and honored’

Indigenous doulas are creating support networks for mothers who are at the highest risk of pregnancy-related death

The Independent UK

Descendants of Choctaw code talkers gather in Fort Worth for historical marker unveiling

Nuchi Nashoba has worked for decades to honor the legacy of the Choctaw code talkers, a group of 19 Native American soldiers, including her great-grandfather, who used their language to transmit encrypted messages during World War I

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The Independent UK

Prediction markets challenge tribal casinos’ hard-won place in US gambling

At the Indian Gaming Association’s annual convention in San Diego this week, two words have dominated the agenda: Prediction markets

International Business Times UK

'I'll Have To Think About It': Trump Solicitor General Stumbles When Asked If Native Americans Qualify As Birthright Citizens

A Supreme Court hearing on Trump's executive order to limit birthright citizenship reveals legal uncertainties and historical complexities.

The Times of India

A 3,000-year-old weapon was found in New Mexico, but it looks like future technology

The discovery of an Ancestral Puebloan chamber dating back to the eighth century in the barren sandstone passageways of a New Mexico canyon has thrown archaeologists completely off their conventional timelines. According to the National Park Service, the site was sealed in a block of solid, non-terrestrial isotopic composite and…

The Guardian - US

Protesters dumped a Columbus statue in 2020. Trump installed a replica near the White House

The statue isn’t about preserving history – it’s about asserting the power to rewrite it

The Independent UK

Changes to Native tuition waiver could expand access to higher education for thousands

Montana's university system has expanded its Native American college tuition waiver, and the move reshapes who qualifies and who pays

International Business Times UK

Choctaw Nation Buys Oklahoma Warehouse ICE Had Moved To Acquire For Immigration Operations

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has purchased a vacant warehouse, preventing its use as an ICE detention facility, following months of local opposition.

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Two Big Things A Marshals Star Wants To Bring In That Cropped Up Less In Yellowstone

Marshals has a chance to dive into stories that Yellowstone didn't.

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