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President Biden To Apologize For 150-Year Indian Boarding School Policy

Associated Press President Joe Biden said he will formally apologize on Friday for the country’s role in forcing Indigenous children for over 150 years into boarding schools, where many were physically, emotionally and sexually abused, and more than 950 died.

Department Of Interior Grants $7 Million To Indian Youth Service Corps For Conservation Projects

News On 6 The Department of the Interior is giving $7 million to the Indian Youth Service Corps for native-led conservation projects.

Arizona, California And Nevada Propose Water Cuts From Colorado River To Avert Forced Cuts

Associated Press Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a plan to significantly reduce their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years.

Tribal Elders Recall Painful Boarding School Memories

Judge Throws Out Trump-Era Rollbacks On Endangered Species

CBS News A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen such species protections.

Judge Throws Out Trump-Era Rollbacks On Endangered Species

1st Native American US Treasurer Nominated, Oversees Mint

Associated Press A Native American has been nominated to be U.S. treasurer, a historic first.

1st Native American US Treasurer Nominated, Oversees Mint

Associated Press A Native American has been nominated to be U.S. treasurer, a historic first.

Native American Youth To Be Tapped For Conservation Projects

Associated Press U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday rolled out guidelines for a new youth service program meant to create job opportunities for Native Americans while boosting their cultural connections to nature through conservation projects on tribal and public land.

Native American Youth To Be Tapped For Conservation Projects

Interior Department Phasing Out Plastic Water Bottles At National Parks

Associated Press The Interior Department said Wednesday it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution.

Interior Department Phasing Out Plastic Water Bottles At National Parks

US Finds 500 Native American Boarding School Deaths So Far

Associated Press A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials say that figure could grow exponentially as research continues.

US Finds 500 Native American Boarding School Deaths So Far

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Biden Administration To Change The Way It Deals With Protesters Near White House

CBS News The Biden administration on Wednesday partially settled lawsuits filed by demonstrators who were forcefully cleared from Lafayette Square Park in June 2020 after George Floyd's death. As a result, some federal law enforcement agencies will be changing how they deal with demonstrators.

Biden Administration To Change The Way It Deals With Protesters Near White House

U.S. Won’t Restore Grizzly Bear Protections Near Yellowstone National Park

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U.S. officials will not restore federal protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears, despite a court ruling that called into question the government's rationale for turning grizzly management over to states that are now planning public hunts for the animals, according to an announcement Friday in the Federal Register. The disclosure from the Interior Department follows a months-long review of a decision last year to lift protections in place since 1975 for about 700 bears in an...

U.S. Won’t Restore Grizzly Bear Protections Near Yellowstone National Park

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Wildlife Protection Board Packed With Trophy Hunters, Report Says

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A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Trump and his family.