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Last updated: November 27, 2024

Next update should be ready by: December 4, 2024

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Hunting and Fishing

Oregon Tribe has hunting and fishing rights restored under a long-sought court ruling (ABC News) 11/26/2024

Native American leaders worry over what another Trump presidency means for Oregon waterways and fish (Oregon Public Broadcasting) 11/21/2024

Indian Law Advancement

‘We’re going to get this done’: time running out for Indian Country legislation (Indianz.com) 11/25/2024

Native Lands & Sacred Places

Sacred mound returned to Osage Nation (Native News Online) 11/22/2024

Lawsuit claims oil and gas leasing process cheated Oklahoma tribal landowners (KTUL Tulsa ABC 8) 11/20/2024

Brown University transfers 255 acres in Bristol, R.I., to the Pokanoket Indian Tribe: ‘We are the original stewards’ (Boston Globe) 11/20/2024

Religious and Cultural Rights

US Senate passes resolution celebrating National Native American Heritage Month (Native News Online) 11/20/2024

Protection and recovery of native artifacts: The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe's repatriation efforts (Martha's Vineyard Times) 11/20/2024

Tribal Child Welfare

I thought my biological family didn’t want me. But they'd never stopped looking for me (Today) 11/22/2024

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

Joe Biden’s last White House Tribal Nations Summit (ICT) 11/20/2024

Violence Against Native People

Michigan forms task force to address violence against Indigenous People (Michigan Public) 11/22/2024

Tribal leaders press lawmakers for solutions to solve MMIW crisis (Native News Online) 11/21/2024

Voting and Civil Rights

Navajo Nation 'disappointed' judge dismisses lawsuit against Apache County over election issue (12 News NBC Arizona) 12/25/2024

Water Rights

Hobbs signs largest tribal water rights agreement in US history (AZ Public Media) 11/20/2024

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