As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

RIT professor to work with Native American communities pursuing energy sovereignty

Assistant Professor Nathan Williams and doctoral student Sherralyn Sneezer from Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS), will lead a research project working ...
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What If Native American Tribes Had Gotten Their Own State?

The State of Sequoyah: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Quest for an Indian State, by Donald L. Fixico, University of Oklahoma Press, 206 pages, $34.95 In McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020), the Supreme Court ...
WTVD

Our America: Reclaiming Turtle Island | Full Episode

"Our America: Reclaiming Turtle Island" brings to life the July 2022 National Geographic issue cover story, "We Are Here," written by Charles C. Mann with photography by Kiliii Yuyan, and the ...
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Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning about Native Americans, Part 1

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Native Knowledge 360° is the National Museum of the American Indian’s initiative to transform teaching and learning about Native Americans. This ...
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Do Native Americans pay taxes?

There are many misconceptions about tax payment rules for Native Americans. The relationship between Native American tribes, tribal sovereignty and taxation is quite complex. On one hand, the unique ...
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Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning about Native Americans , Part 2

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Native Knowledge 360° is the National Museum of the American Indian’s initiative to transform teaching and learning about Native Americans. This ...