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FULTON, Mich. — United Tribes of Michigan has elected Jamie Stuck as its new president. 

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A new report from the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development aims to provide a comprehensive starting point for both tribes and state governments in outlining a clear path for landback.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Tribal leaders from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta traveled to Anchorage on Oct. 19 to formally ask the Alaska District Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to permit for the proposed Donlin Gold Mine and conduct a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

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Five tribal nations in California are coming together to provide Indigenous perspectives on sustainability to co-manage and monitor the state’s coastline. 

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KLAMATH, Calif. — The Yurok Tribe and California State Parks have signed a far-reaching deal to facilitate the cooperative management, conservation and interpretation of traditional and natural resources on state park lands within Yurok ancestral territory.

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NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coquille Indian Tribe has penned a historic agreement with Oregon state leaders to co-manage fish and wildlife in the state’s southwest region.

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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan tribal leaders, advocates and environmental allies are applauding a move by state energy regulators to reopen a case regarding Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. 

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a proposed ruling that restores tribal sovereignty over waterways within reservation boundaries. 

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LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer finds herself in a “particularly unworkable” situation regarding two American Indian tribes in West Michigan. 

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After a series of disappointing outcomes, including legislation that was tabled at the last minute in 2021, the federally recognized tribes in Maine, known collectively as the Wabanaki, remain hopeful for progress this year on restoring their sovereignty.