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fromRaw Story
1 week ago

Trump is about to do to Miami what he has done to the rest of America

Still, none of them can hold a chlorine-scented candle to Florida, home of the Waste Pro Garbage Truck Museum; the Bike-Riding Parrots of Sarasota Jungle Gardens; Big Betsy, Islamorada's 30-foot high spiny lobster; not to mention the Beach Tomb of Morris the Cat in Gulfport or any of our other awesome contributions to culture. Nobody's ever seen anything like them.
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fromFortune
1 week ago

'Beyond insulting': Syracuse's offer to erect a Hiawatha statue instead of tear down Columbus met with disbelief from Native leader | Fortune

Onondaga Nation seeks return of sacred Onondaga Lake shoreline, but efforts stalled by taxes, cleanup responsibilities, and disputes over a nearby Columbus statue.
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fromWUSF
2 weeks ago

Poll: Miami-Dade residents oppose Trump presidential library land giveaway

Many Miami-Dade voters, including Republicans and Democrats, oppose conveying Miami Dade College land for a Donald Trump presidential library.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

'A land that our ancestors walked': L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time

For the first time in centuries, a piece of their ancestral territory belongs to them.
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fromThe Washington Post
4 months ago

Supreme Court declines to stop transfer of Native American site for mining

The Supreme Court allowed land transfer to a mining company, impacting a sacred site for the Western Apache.
Justices questioned the decision's long-term consequences for Native American rights.
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