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Assistant Secretary of the Interior Bryan Newland

Federal Government Overhauls NAGPRA to Expedite Return of Native Ancestral Remains

On Dec. 6, Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced revisions to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act at the White House Tribal Summit in Washington D.C. 

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UGA student and former NASA president Mariah Cady named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar

University of Georgia honors student and former Native American Student Association president has been awarded the competitive and highly respected Rhodes Scholarship.


Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Put in Trust to Promote Economic Development & Housing Opportunities

On December 29, the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs decided to acquire in trust tribally-owned lands for promoting economic opportunities, new housing options for the community, and other purposes under the Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition law.

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"We don't sell our way of life": Indigenous Peyote Users and the companies trying to cash in

Indigenous Peyote use traditions have been carried through forced assimilation and genocide. The peyote cactus is indigenous to one small area of Texas and is difficult to cultivate. The psychedelic renaissance currently sweeping America is trying to co-opt these traditions for profit.

Amy Walker, an elder with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, collecting wild mushrooms.

Seeds of Native Knowledge Grow in North Carolina

The 57,000-acre piece of land within the Qualla Boundary is a rich ecosystem that 16,000 members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians call home.

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