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SCOTUS Case on Munitions in Guam Could Set Precedent for Indigenous Rights
The ruling on the fate of a CHamoru beach may have major implications for federal power across US territories.
A Technical Question Before the Supreme Court Could Seal Fate of Line 5 Pipeline
Many tribal nations say the pipeline threatens their waters, treaty rights, and ways of life.
Peter Thiel Is Unleashing a Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras
Tech billionaires want to create their own city-states. Hondurans pay the price.
Greenland Is Not for Sale: An Indigenous Activist Speaks Out Against the US
The people of Greenland have stated: “We don’t want to be American, we don’t want to be Danish, we are Greenlandic.”
Inside the Right-Wing Movement Pushing Alberta to Secede From Canada
Trump officials have repeatedly met with secessionist leaders from the province, which has large oil and gas deposits.
ICE Violently Targets Legal Observers and Community Members in Minneapolis
This comes as the Pentagon has placed 1,500 soldiers on standby for a possible deployment to Minnesota.
Trump’s Greenland Plan Would Trample Indigenous Rights, “Militarize the Arctic”
Following the US attack on Venezuela, the Trump administration has renewed its campaign to take over Greenland.
This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home
The suit targets a federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5, which the tribe says puts treaty-protected resources at risk.
Veto Record Belies “Progressive” Air of Dem Leaders’ Pick for Key Senate Race
Janet Mills has vetoed collective bargaining rights, wealth taxes, protections for renters, and tribal sovereignty laws.
Government Shutdown Is Straining Many Tribes’ Already Thin Reserve Funds
Along with SNAP, federal funding for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program has also taken a hit.