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Historic Narragansett Tribe village protected from development (08/09)
The state of Rhode Island has purchased a historic Narragansett Tribe village to protect it from development.

Moapa Band sues energy company over waste at power facility (08/09)
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians in Nevada filed suit against an energy company that operates a coal-fired power plant next to the reservation.

Nez Perce Tribe aims to stop megaload shipment with litigation (08/09)
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho joined forces with an environmental group in a lawsuit that seeks to stop a controversial megaload shipment.

Cheyenne-Arapaho elder shares tribal knowledge of tornadoes (08/09)
Gordon Yellowman Sr., an elder of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, shared some Cheyenne knowledge about tornadoes and storms with The New York Times.

Judge requires bond of nearly $500K in horse slaughter lawsuit (08/09)
A federal judge ordered animal rights groups to post a bond of nearly $500,000 in a controversial horse slaughtering lawsuit.

Nez Perce Tribe to sue over megaload shipment on reservation (08/08)
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho plans to file a lawsuit today over a controversial megaload shipment that went through the reservation

NPR: EPA set to allow fracking waste on Wind River Reservation (08/08)
The Environmental Protection Agency is closing the comment period on permits that would allow companies to dump fracking waste on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

Sharon Day: Walking the rivers to raise awareness of pollution (08/08)
Sharon Day, the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force, discusses environmental activism.

WyoFile: Tribes blame BIA after water runs out a second year (08/07)
Leaders of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe call for removal of Bureau of Indian Affairs water manager.

WPR: Bad River Band calls for release of mining company data (08/07)
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians calls on mining company to release data about iron deposits in Wisconsin.

Nez Perce Tribe makes second attempt to stop megaload truck (08/07)
Nineteen members of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho, including Chairman Silas Whitman, were arrested on Tuesday as they attempted to block a megaload shipment for a second time.

Mary Pember: Armed guards return to controversial mining site (08/06)
Mary Annette Pember notes the return of armed guards to the Gogebic Taconite mining site in northern Wisconsin.

Nez Perce Tribe attempts to block megaload from reservation (08/06)
Leaders and members of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho attempted to block a megaload shipment that passed through the reservation early this morning.

Nez Perce Tribe opposes megaload shipments on highways (08/05)
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho is calling on the U.S. Forest Service to stop the shipment of large equipment through Idaho and Montana.

Cherokee Nation Council relocates following mold discovery (08/05)
The Cherokee Nation Council has moved out of its building after mold was discovered in nearly every room.

Radio: Little Traverse Bay Bands debut $2.5M fish hatchery (08/05)
Interlochen Public Radio reports on a fish hatchery just opened by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Michigan.

OPB: Drought relief program for members of Klamath Tribes (08/02)
Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on a program that helps members of the Klamath Tribes of Oregon.

New Mexico tribes hit with complaints over horse conditions (08/02)
Two New Mexico tribes are facing complaints about the conditions of horses on their reservations.

MPR: New signs warn berry pickers of Red Lake Nation's land (08/02)
Minnesota Public Radio reports on new signs warning berry pickers not to trespass on land owned by the Red Lake Nation.

New leader of EPA considers trip to Pebble Mine site in Alaska (08/02)
Gina McCarthy, the new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency, is weighing a visit to Alaska to visit the site of the controversial Pebble Mine.

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