'Very rare': Some South Australians will vote twice this weekend
By Stephanie Richards
Thousands of First Nations South Australians will be eligible to vote in two elections on Saturday, in a potential historic first for the state.
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Urgent call to ensure all babies are born a healthy weight
By Tahnee Jash and Stephanie Boltje
The Productivity Commission’s latest Closing the Gap data shows just four out of 19 targets are on track. Advocates call for urgent funding to address low birth weights.
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Cancer-stricken WA elder died couch surfing while waiting for house, family says
By Jarrod Lucas
The Wongatha man from WA's Goldfields died in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, about 600km east of Perth, on February 6 after battling emphysema and lung cancer.
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Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill
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First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first Native American woman in space ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to prep the International Space Station for more solar panels. NASA astronaut Nicole Mann emerged alongside Japan's Koichi Wakata, lugging an equipment bag.
A tiny Juneau lot is the latest battleground in a dispute over tribal sovereignty
The state of Alaska is challenging the federal government’s decision on the lot, saying it “undermines key terms” of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act by creating a reservation. The state says putting the land into trust undermines key terms of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Alaska Natives trying to access emergency aid were met with nonsensical forms in their language with sentences like 'your husband is a polar bear'
Did you know that the 13,000 Native Americans that fought in World War I were not even U.S. citizens? Natives were not granted citizenship (of our own country) — until June 2, 1924.
You would’ve known this. Had they taught it to you in school.
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U of Kentucky one of largest holders of Native American remains that haven’t been returned to tribes
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article271144562.html
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Tribal and civic leaders condemn lawmaker's proposal for Reservation alternatives
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