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Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips of ...
Opinion
The Inter-MountainOpinion

‘Stolen land’ charge ignores human history

Billie Eilish can be forgiven for being thoughtless — as a pop star, it’s practically part of her job description. But her anti-ICE declaration at the Grammys that “no one is illegal on stolen land” — ...
WBUR

For Native Americans, there's an enduring spiritual connection to the land

It’s a sunny spring morning as Nakai Clearwater Northup stands amid white pine trees, near a river, surveying the land. Looking at his Narragansett homelands in southern Rhode Island, he says ...
Yahoo

Opposing the Transfer of Native Sacred Land Isn’t ‘Anti-American’

Opinion. With a deadline looming for the ownership transfer of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week granted an emergency injunction that temporarily halted the ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Native American leading effort to create Georgia’s first national park

The Ocmulgee Mounds near Macon in Middle Georgia were home to the Muscogee. A push to grant the site national park status has hit a hurdle.
WGBH

For Native Americans, an enduring spiritual connection to the land

Diane Orson is a special correspondent with Connecticut Public. She is a longtime reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things ...