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Nationwide, nearly 17,000 homes on tribal lands didn’t have electricity in 2022, according to federal data. The Biden administration is making new investments to address the issue.
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The federal government has launched a new behavioral health call line for students and staff at tribal schools across the U.S., including dozens in the Mountain West.
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A lifestyle and enduring relationship with horses lends to the popularity of rodeo in Indian CountryBorn out of necessity and in mastering skills that came as horses transformed hunting, travel and warfare, rodeo has remained popular in Native American communities. Grandstands often play host to mini family reunions while Native cowboys and cowgirls show off their skills roping, riding and wrestling livestock. It's a lifestyle that's connected to nature and community — values that Oglala Lakota citizen Jessica White Plume says run deep in tribal culture. With each competition, Native Americans make it decidedly theirs. Ornate regalia, blessings bestowed by tribal elders and tribes' versions of flag songs are as much staples as big buckles and cowboy hats.
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The film “Killers of the Flower Moon” has elicited strong reactions, especially from the people at the center of the narrative — Osage citizens. In The NoCo discusses some of their reactions with KUNC reporter Emma VandenEinde.
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Some Coloradans are for the first time confronting a hard truth about our recent past. A new state report uncovers the abuse and death that occurred at Indian boarding schools here well into the 1960s. In The NoCo unwraps some of this reckoning and the process of healing.
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Raven Payment, who is Ojibwe and Kanienkehaka, works closely on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, who face disproportionately high rates of violence. She sat down with In the NoCo to talk about strides and setbacks since the passage of a state law meant to acknowledge and address the problem.
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A small but growing number of states and communities have begun observing Indigenous Peoples' Day. Ahead of the Monday holiday, In the NoCo discussed its significance with a tribal member and educator.
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Nationwide, millions of barriers, like dams, are plugging up rivers and streams. These man-made barriers make it hard for fish to move freely and lay eggs. Now, the federal government is spending more than $200 million to reopen spawning grounds for fish, which includes an effort to recover an endangered species sacred to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in Nevada.
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The Census Bureau has a tool called 'My Tribal Area' that provides accessible demographic information about tribal communities. It’s been around since 2016, but changes to the available data – or lack thereof – have affected how the tool has been received over the years.
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Colorado was home to roughly 10 schools that assimilated Native students during the late 1800s and early 1900s, according to a new report by History Colorado.