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There's a growing demand for minerals as the world ramps up manufacturing of climate solutions. Experts say more than half of these mining projects are on or near lands of Indigenous peoples.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife reached an agreement to collect the wolves in Washington for release sometime next winter. But the tribe says Colorado didn't consult with them about wolf reintroduction or the consequences it could have for tribal ranchers.
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Benally spent his life championing numerous Indigenous and environmental causes around the Southwest. He combined activism with punk rock, writing, graphic design, and filmmaking. He even created a board game.
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Ahead of 2024 elections, voting advocates in the swing state of Arizona are aiming to boost voter registration strategies for Native voters, as they still face barriers to the ballot.
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A CEO of one of the companies offering "memorial spaceflights" says his customers view it as "an appropriate celebration" of their loved ones.
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Delbert Anderson is rallying musicians from the Four Corners region and online to perform his compositions, where one note comes every few months. In Farmington, New Mexico, Anderson teaches community members about the historical impact of the Long Walk of the Navajo.
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The History Colorado exhibit "Buffalo Soldiers: reVision" seeks to reframe the story of the fort in the San Luis Valley. It includes the stories of Native people and the hundreds of formerly enslaved soldiers who served there in the late 1800s.
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The park is almost double the size of nearby Mesa Verde National Park. It includes dozens of archaeological sites, well-preserved cliff dwellings, pottery sherds, and art on canyon walls. The park requires visitors to travel with a Ute Mountain Ute guide.
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Several weeks after an oil spill on agricultural land near Shiprock, New Mexico, some Navajo residents in the area say they have concerns about the pace and scale of the environmental cleanup.
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Founded in 2015, the Dził Ditł’ooí School of Empowerment, Action, and Perseverance (DEAP) is in Navajo, New Mexico. One of the school’s administrators says it was created out of a desire to Indigenize education for students by including traditional Navajo practices and spaces in the curriculum – especially after decades of cultural erasure due to the U.S. Indian boarding school system.