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Native American agricultural leaders detail farm bill priorities at U.S. Senate hearing
The Indigenous leaders also talked about investing in on-reservation USDA work training initiatives.
Department of Interior announces funding opportunity for tribal communities to address climate change
By Shondiin Silversmith Tribal nations across the country have the opportunity to receive funding to address the unique impacts climate change has within their communities. “As the effects of climate change continue to intensify, Indigenous communities are facing unique climate-related challenges that pose existential threats to Tribal economies, infrastructure, lives, and livelihoods,” Interior Secretary Deb […]
Senate confirms first tribal member in history to lead National Park Service
Charles F. Sams III, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton, Ore., will be the first tribal member to lead the Park Service in the agency’s 105-year history
How land acknowledgments meant to honor indigenous people do the opposite instead | Opinion
The historical and anthropological facts demonstrate that many contemporary land acknowledgments unintentionally communicate false ideas about the history of dispossession and the current realities of American Indians and Alaska Natives.