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The Latest Breaking News on Native America

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…

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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

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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

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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.

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Vatican rejects ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ justifying colonialism

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

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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".

Reuters

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

WhatToWatch

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.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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 Guardian - US

LOCALIZE IT: Navajo water case highlights treaty battles

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After nearly 200 years, the Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma reconnects with bison

Tribal members say the new herd will strengthen ceremonial practices and connect them not only with the animal but also with other Indigenous nations.

Reason

My Comment on the OMB's Proposal to Turn "Hispanic" into a Race

The federal Office of Management and Budget has requested comments on several proposals to change the official federal racial and ethnic classifications. One proposal is to merge the ethnic question (are you Hispanic/Latino or not?) with the racial one (are you black/African American, white, Asian American, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander?),…

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Hafta letters: Caste discrimination, Khalistan questions, a poem on Hathras

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Navajo Tech 1st among tribal universities to offer PhD

Navajo Technical University has launched its first accredited doctoral program that will be dedicated to sustaining Diné culture and language

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The Independent UK

Tribe urges Army to speed up return of child's 1879 remains

Federal authorities expect to return a 13-year-old boy’s remains to his Native American tribe in South Dakota this fall

Salon

Indigenous leaders negotiate on water

After decades of exclusion, communities most impacted by ongoing drought insist they be heard

Tribune News Service

‘Aspect of his heritage’: ACLU blasts school that told Native American boy to cut his hair

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina school fired back after a civil rights group blasted its short hair rule as “discriminatory.”

The Independent UK

New Mexico tribe keeps title to portion of national preserve

A Native American tribe has retained its title to a portion of a national preserve in northern New Mexico following a yearslong court battle against the federal government

The Guardian - US

Families of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira decry ‘shameful’ trial delays

Poor internet and logistical problems frustrate hearing into Amazon killing of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert

The Independent UK

Uproar as Indigenous mother is told to remove woven baby carrier on visit to Native American museum exhibit

Sophie Weinstein, a citizen of the Karuk Nation, was told to remove the basket at the Portland Art Museum

WhatToWatch

Sarah from Survivor 44 gets blindsided during a shocking tribal shake-up

A major game change on Survivor 44 spells trouble for Tika, particularly Sarah, and fans are shocked.

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