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Criminal Justice Commission, Tribal Public Safety and Sentencing Disparities...
Despite a slow session for Congress, both the House and Senate have spent the week working to pass legislation before the August recess. Here are some updates on significant events in the realm of...
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Settlement for Native American funds mismanaged by the U.S. government closer...
The case dealt with the mismanagement of trust funds due to multiple Native American families. These families live on land rich in natural resources. As either the government or private corporations...
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Funding Our Priorities
Early Saturday February 19 the House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 1) that would cut federal spending by $61 billion. The cuts come mainly in programs dedicated to assistance for...
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Lakota Tribes “Refuse to Cooperate” With Tar Sands Proponents
From Jason Cappola of Truthout, 11/2/2011: The Keystone XL pipeline and a message from indigenous resistance. As people gather to protest the greed and corruption of Wall Street in downtown Manhattan...
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Bad border bill puts environment at risk
What if within 100 miles of all U.S. borders, decades’ worth of public health, tribal, and environmental laws were disregarded? Today on Capitol Hill, this question brought together a diverse coalition...
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Indigenous People’s Day
While many people are enjoying a holiday and celebrating Columbus Day, we encourage you to examine what Columbus Day really honors. Columbus Day celebrates an exploitative European who made a career...
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Stand with the Standing Rock Sioux
Actions: Send a letter to President Obama urging him to have the Department of Justice investigate allegations of civil rights abuses by law enforcement at the Standing Rock protest Pray for those...
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In advocacy, statistics are often used to convey messages. We use them when speaking about levels of homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, obesity, violence and many other issues facing the 320...
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Help us pass criminal justice reforms! President Donald Trump recently voiced his support for a bipartisan criminal justice bill, a revised First Step Act that would provide sentencing and prison...
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January 7, 2019 Looking back at 2018 and ahead to 2019 As we begin 2019, we are grateful for the advocacy work that we have been able to do together with you over the past year. We celebrated reforms...
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