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fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks 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
2 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
4 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
6 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
7 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.
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