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Grand Ronde tribe accuses PGE of ‘corporate colonialism’ as trial over Willamette Falls fishing begins
Lawyers for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Portland General Electric debated the legality of PGE’s attempt to condemn a large portion of Willamette Falls after the Grand Ronde tribe ...
Federal report due on Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s path to recognition as a tribal nation
Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that could ...
Maryland Protected Nearly a Third of Its Land, and It’s Reaching for More
Kate Burgess, who tracks state legislation to protect land for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, said that while Maryland was the first state to reach the 30 percent goal, Vermont has ...
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Q&A: A daughter tells her Native mother’s story — and a larger American one
In ‘Medicine River,’ journalist Mary Annette Pember confronts the legacy of boarding schools and the trauma passed down through generations ...