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Environment
fromTruthout
1 day ago

Growing Presence of AI Data Centers Prompts Debate on Native Lands

AI data center expansion creates environmental and cultural challenges for Native American tribes, sparking debates over tribal digital sovereignty and regulatory needs for data infrastructure control.
Environment
fromFortune
1 month ago

Trump torpedoed Biden's $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species 'on the brink of extinction' | Fortune

Courts are being asked to change operations at Columbia and Snake River dams to better protect endangered salmon and steelhead under the Endangered Species Act.
US politics
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Proposed 160-Acre, $700 Million Indian Casino in Vallejo Held Up by Lawsuits, Trump Administration

Approval of a proposed Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians casino in Vallejo faces tribal lawsuits and potential legal errors by the Interior Department.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape

When an ecosystem is so ingrained in your psyche, so essential to your culture and so central to the stories you tell about your reason for being, you have no choice but to safeguard it. This is the galvanizing sentiment behind the recent creation of an unprecedented commission for California that brings together five tribes to advise the U.S. government on the management of a monument that holds specific meaning to each and is a treasure to all.
US politics
California
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

California's tribes once again get lawmakers to attack a gambling competitor

California passed a law banning certain online sweepstakes to protect tribes' exclusive gambling rights after heavy tribal lobbying and campaign donations.
Environment
fromKqed
8 months ago

Klamath River Bounces Back Following Dam Removal | KQED

The Klamath River, crucial to local tribes and ecosystems, is revitalized after dam removals, returning to a more natural, free-flowing state.
Cannabis
fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 months ago

Native American Tribes Find Economic Power In Alcohol, Cannabis And More

Native American tribes are increasingly turning to cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco for economic self-sufficiency.
fromwww.npr.org
11 months ago

Federal funding freeze halts key infrastructure projects in tribal communities

"We were all just so happy about this grant that's going to literally change some people's lives," says Vide Kroto, the foundation's executive director.
Non-profit organizations
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