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Navajo Nation Police Department is warning tribal citizens about treatment center recruiters

December 17, 2022 2 0 Guest Contributor

The Navajo Nation Police Department has received numerous missing persons reports that they have traced to addiction treatment centers in Arizona. Now they are warning tribal communities about recruiters.

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The Heroes: Nonprofits

November 28, 2022 Like 0 Thomas Rutherford

For our penultimate installment in our monthly “Heroes” series, we look to our nonprofits. Our nonprofits are the ones that stare down the darkness without flinching. They understand the pain, the fear, the anger that arises from such heavy topics.…

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East Window Celebrates Indigenous People’s Month With Plenty Wolf Medicine Youth Program

November 15, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Families and members of the local Boulder Arts community are invited to East Window to celebrate and honor sacred Indigenous traditions on November 27, 2022 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

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Homelands Film Premiere at The Lyric

November 4, 2022 1 0 Guest Contributor

Homelands follows the story of a Lakota tree planting crew in South Dakota that is fighting to preserve their land and pass down cultural knowledge through reforestation amidst centuries of colonization and the ongoing climate crisis.

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French’s 5 | October 2022

October 21, 2022 Like 0 French Davis

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, here are 5 First Nations non-profit organizations you should consider donating to.

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Tribal breakthrough? Four states, six tribes announce first formal talks on Colorado River negotiating authority

September 26, 2022 2 0 Guest Contributor

Colorado and three other Upper Colorado River Basin states have, for the first time in history, embarked on a series of formal meetings to find a way to negotiate jointly with some of the largest owners of Colorado River water…

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Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Indian Child Welfare Act

August 31, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that urges the court to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act in Brackeen v. Haaland, set to be heard in November. Comments…

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Month In Review | August 2021

September 1, 2021 Like 0 De La Vaca

A comprehensive review of some of the main events north of the 104th, Boulder County, and the surrounding area all within the past month.

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The New York Times Outs Pretendian Andrea Smith | OP-ED

June 1, 2021 4 0 editor

We all have to prove who we are. Tribal enrollment itself requires this. Suspected ethnic scam artists make these claims as the basis of their careers and for personal clout—many for decades now.

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Month in Review – July 2020

July 16, 2020 Like 0 editor

Month in Review A month of openings – gyms, bars, strip clubs, restaurants – even at half capacity was cut off. Governor Polis announced a re-closing of bars and clubs to stem the current rise in…