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AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde Says Today’s Funding is Much Needed to Continue the Fight against COVID-19
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the Prime Minister’s announcement of new funding to fight COVID-19 in First...
Interview with Chef Brian Yazzie
About Chef Brian Yazzie Brian Yazzie (a.k.a. Yazzie the Chef) is a Diné Chef from Dennehotso, Arizona which is located on the Northeastern part of...
U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. donates $100,000 to Native American relief fund
Larry Mullen Jr., drummer of U2 (second from left), donated $100,000 to the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund. HOWTH, Ireland — U2 might...
Online Gambling Laws Could Be Relaxed in Near Future
According to experts in the industry, regulations governing online gambling in the US could see their restrictions relaxed in the coming months. According to data...
Ninth Circuit Rejects Two Challenges to North Fork Rancheria Gaming
Here is the opinion in Club One Casino, Inc. v. Bernhardt. Briefs here. And here is the opinion in Stand Up for California! v. Dept....
Indigenous Peoples Confronting the Pandemic: Nīsōhkamātowin wāhiyaw itōhtēmakan
by AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde When they heard the first reports of the coronavirus outbreak, leaders in the Pasqua First Nation in western Canada...
Leading National American Indian Organizations Call for Ouster of Indian Affairs Assistant Secretary Tara MacLean Sweeney
Tara Mac Lean Sweeney Published May 22, 2020 WASHINGTON — Tensions between Indian Country and the Trump administration have reached unprecedented heights this week, as...
Project to Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States
From CU and NARF: The University of Colorado American Indian Law Program and Native American Rights Fund have teamed up on a Project to Implement...
Rep. Haaland and Other Members of Congress Submit Amicus Brief in Defense of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Drawing of the Mashpee tribe’s proposed casino, which is at the center of an ongoing legal battle. Published May 21, 2020 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Lending...