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NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says

NEW YORK — Over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the National Institutes of Health’s funding cuts, according to a new report. Between the end of February and mid-August, ...
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INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: Big old auntie earrings

As a journalist I’m no stranger to criticism. I’ve dealt with it since I first began reporting. One of my earliest examples comes from my 2021 internship with the Times Citizen in Iowa Falls, Iowa, ...
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Typhoons and other climate threats could cost Alaska billions

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Homes and other buildings in the Western Alaska village of Kwigillingok were lifted off their ...
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Oglala Sioux Tribe leaves two major Native advocacy organizations

The Oglala Sioux Tribe, one of the largest tribes in the United States, has decided to leave two national tribal advocacy organizations, asserting those groups no longer represent its interests. In a ...
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Longest government shutdown in history strains already thin reserve funds for many tribes

The 2025 government shutdown has reached a new record, and tribal leaders are beginning to run out of patience and funds, with many dipping into their own already strained reserve funding with no ...
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Communities across Indian Country brace for potential SNAP loss

RAPID CITY, South Dakota – For many tribes, access to food is a treaty right, meaning the potential loss of funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1 is yet another violation ...
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ICT’s Guide to Indigenous Peoples Day events

See Pacific Time list for 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention. ICT Staff Kalle Benallie, Amelia Schafer, Bobbi Ramirez, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, and ICT + Underscore reporters Luna Reyna and Nika ...
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OBITUARY: Gaming icon Ernie Stevens Jr. oversaw record-breaking growth in tribal gaming

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr., Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and chairman of the Indian Gaming ...
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On the Wind River Reservation, buffalo are wildlife, not livestock

Over 100 years ago, buffalo freely roamed the plains of what would become the Wind River Reservation in western Wyoming. Following the Civil War, all of that changed, as the United States worked to ...
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Hidden secrets: Domestic violence in Native communities

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Domestic violence research found that more than 80 percent of Native American women have ...
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Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University faces deep funding cuts under Trump administration proposal

HAYWARD, Wisconsin — Oscar Reo is a freshman education major at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University in Hayward. An enrolled member of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan, he wants ...