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Most critical minerals are on Indigenous lands. Will miners respect tribal sovereignty?
Grist spoke with five experts to understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of ...
CT proposing $1M for each of five state-recognized tribes. Here’s why.
A proposed bill in the Connecticut legislature looks to provide $1 million each in housing initiatives for the five state-recognized Native American tribes to help understand their needs. Raised Bill ...
Nearly 400 years after attempt to exterminate Connecticut tribal nation, political argument rages
A Connecticut treaty in 1638 was a deal in which two Indigenous tribal nations would assimilate or enslave surviving members of the Pequot Wars.
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As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
Native nations regained federally recognized rights and political power at the same time as the national environmental awakening. In fact, tribal nations exercised environmental sovereignty in ways ...
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Resolution calls for CT to condemn a genocide within its borders
Osten, whose district includes the tribal lands of the Pequots and the Mohegans ... we believe the healthiest way to sustain and grow CT Mirror is through the support of people who use and value ...
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How wood gathered from federal forests heats Native American homes — and can help reduce wildfires
Growing up on the Washoe tribal land spread across Nevada and California known as Hung-A-Lel-Ti territory, Kenneth Cruz started splitting wood when he was around 12. The youngest of eight ...
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National Parks Are Native Lands
Indigenous people were forcibly removed from their homelands – in some cases, to create national parks - yet individuals and Tribal communities maintain strong connections to the lands that have ...