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Rodney Butler, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe chairman, will join the seven committee members to advise Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and the department on matters impacting Native American communities.
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Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation are among Northeast tribes working to mitigate the impact of offshore wind farms on Indigenous communities and safeguard their sovereignty.
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WSHU's Jeniece Roman spoke with U.S. Treasurer and Mohegan Chief Lynn Malerba as the tribe gears up to host its Wigwam Festival on Saturday, a celebration open to the public for the first time since the pandemic.
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Ma’s House and BIPOC Art Studio on Long Island presents “Family Ties: Celebration of Love, Kinship, and Belonging.” The exhibition will showcase art from Black, Indigenous and other artists of color from New York.
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Mohegan tribal member and playwright Madeline Fielding Sayet is one of several people appointed by President Joe Biden to serve on the Institute of American Indian Arts Board of Trustees.
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A new law in Connecticut will establish a special working group to find solutions to the issue of dual taxation on tribal territory.
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Sherry Pocknett finds joy in educating others about Indigenous food and how to care for the Earth. She won a James Beard Award this month for best chef in the Northeast.
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Courtney M. Leonard is the Shinnecock artist behind two Long Island exhibits that amplify Indigenous knowledge to explore climate change — and her connection to whales.
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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold a law that allows for the adoption of Native American children by their relatives and tribes.
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Indigenous perspectives have often been excluded from U.S. historical narratives. A Yale University professor hopes to spotlight the importance of those perspectives in a new book.