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To'Hajiilee is just one of about 80 schools funded by the federal Bureau of Indian Education that desperately need repair or replacement. The agency's priorities stretch across the country, with a price tag that tops $6.2 billion.
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The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that's legally theirs.
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Supporters say protections enshrined into state law are important to preserving Indigenous culture for future generations.
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New tribal President Buu Nygren, who was sworn in earlier in January, had pledged to roll back the requirement during his campaign.
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The crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people has been a focus for President Biden’s administration since he took office. But the rollout of federal solutions has been slow, and states have been picking up the slack
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Nygren beat out incumbent President Jonathan Nez in the tribe's general election by about 3,500 votes. At 36, he will be the youngest to hold the tribal presidency and has never held political office.
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“Regardless of how these things were collected, oftentimes they were collected without the deep cultural knowledge that comes with an object,” said the museum’s curator of ethnography, Alexandra Greenwald.
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A new law increases the penalties for trafficking Native American remains and cultural objects. President Joe Biden signed the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony in December.
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At the first in-person summit on tribal affairs in six years, President Joe Biden said he'll foster “respect for Indigenous knowledge and tribal consultations” in government decision-making.
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While the compact among seven western states was groundbreaking for its time, it's currently left the Southwest to grapple with a massive gap between water supply and demand.
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Across the nation, rural areas have a harder time finding enough EMTs to respond to 911 calls.
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A shrinking Lake Powell is causing problems for Page's water utility. A short-term fix is underway, but the town that sits just south of the Utah border says it needs more money for a backup.