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‘A Very Limited Budget’

‘A Very Limited Budget’ State departments do not have specific plans for financially assisting pueblos, tribes, Navajo Nation in case of an outbreak of COVID-19 Taos Pueblo | Karol M. / Wikimedia Commons As the COVID-19 outbreak hits New Mexico, state departments do not have specific plans to support its 23 different pueblos and tribes.[...]

March 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Riverside, San Bernardino county tribes donate thousands of pounds of food to nonprofits

Editor’s note: We have removed the paywall from this article as a public service. Please consider subscribing to The Desert Sun so we can continue reporting on stories like these. Thank you. With their casinos closed, many local tribes have opted to donate their unused food to nonprofits that can distribute it to locals in[...]

March 27, 2020

Mashpee Veterans Memorial Project Moves Forward

The Mashpee Veterans Garden is in the midst of an upgrade that is expected to be completed by Memorial Day. A project to upgrade the Veterans Garden across from Mashpee Town Hall moved ahead with the recent installation of two new flagpoles, one flying the Massachusetts state flag and the other flying the Wampanoag flag.[...]

March 27, 2020

Court sides with tribes in Dakota Access Pipeline case, ordering full environmental review

The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline hit another roadblock Wednesday when a federal judge struck down permits for the pipeline and ordered a full workup of the environmental impacts of the project. North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux Tribe had sued over the pipeline as protesters from around the country came to rally against pipeline construction that[...]

March 27, 2020

Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians plan San Jacinto shopping center

Members of the Soboba Tribal Council and Soboba Youth Council celebrate the groundbreaking of the tribe’s Luiseño Village in San Jacinto at a Feb. 27, 2020, ceremony. From left are: Monica Herrera, Roxy Castello, Isaiah Vivanco, Rose Salgado, Kelli Hurtado, Iyana Briones and Jesse Garcia. (Photo courtesy of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians ) The[...]

March 25, 2020

The Cherokee story of preserving an endangered culture

Miss Cherokee 2019-20, Meekah Roy, and Junior Miss Cherokee Desiree Matthews, ride a float in the parade during the Cherokee National Holiday. (Aimee Lewis / Gaylord News) Support Journalism In the early spring of 2018, former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Joe Byrd found a seat on the airport shuttle headed to Tulsa International Airport and[...]

March 25, 2020

Hemp Shows Economic Promise For Native American Communities: ‘We Want This Industry To Grow Here’

In the United States, Native American tribes live under sovereignty to the federal government, leaving community regulations up to tribal leadership. The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill gave the United States’ 573 tribal nations the same rights to regulate hemp as it did the 50 states. Since its passage, scores of tribes have joined[...]

March 24, 2020

Yurok Tribe implements closure on Tribal lands to non-residents

KLAMATH, Calif. — Effective immediately, the Yurok Tribe said all tribal lands, parks, preserves, beaches and boat launches, including all camping and overnight stays, are closed to non-residents. “By eliminating additional visitors, we are limiting the exposure to our Tribal members and community,” the Yurok Tribe said. This decision comes after recent recommendations by the[...]

March 24, 2020

Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in Coarsegold Issues Emergency Temporary Closure Due To Precautions Against COVID-19 – Effective Today, March 20 at 6:00 P.M.

March 20, 2020 – COARSEGOLD, CA.– Chukchansi Economic Development Authority (CEDA) and the management team at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino announce the property will temporarily close on March 20 at 6:00 p.m. through March 31, 2020. The closure is required by the Tribe’s compact with the State of California, which mandates that the casino[...]

March 23, 2020

Charles Trimble, Advocate for Native American Rights, Dies at 84

The World-Herald Charles Trimble, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe who dedicated his life to advancing the causes of self-determination, sovereignty and human rights for Native Americans, died on March 2 at a hospital in Omaha. He was 84. His daughter, Kaiti Fenz-Trimble, said he had been in failing health for some time. Mr.[...]

March 23, 2020

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