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Native Americans
App connects users with native-owned businesses
Feb 17, 2020
A business incubator and new app aim to help struggling Native American businesses expand their reach and find new customers.
The economic issues Native American voters care about most
by
Kimberly Adams
and Rose Conlon
Aug 19, 2019
The first presidential forum on Native American issues happened this week.
Navigating the new patchwork of hemp laws
by
Jim Kent
Jul 10, 2019
It's a lingering question for Alex White Plume on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
In spite of data privacy issues, Facebook remains an important tool for Native Americans
by
Nate Hegyi
Apr 11, 2018
Facebook is facing increasing scrutiny over the amount of user data it both collects and shares with third parties. But despite the concerns around data privacy, social media platforms like Facebook are vital to Native Americans for a number of reasons. Facebook has helped people on reservations keep track of dangerous water shortages, road-closing blizzards, […]
Passing on a tradition of wild rice harvest in northern Minnesota
by
Dan Kraker
Oct 18, 2017
Native Americans migrated to Minnesota centuries ago “where food grew on the water,” 500 years later, the wild rice harvest tradition is still being passed on.
To extend a drug patent, one drug company wants to give it to a Native American tribe
Sep 15, 2017
The move could put a damper on business for generic drugs.
Last of pipeline opponents leave North Dakota protest camp
Feb 22, 2017
Most left peacefully, but some were arrested after the government's deadline to leave the area.
For public good, not for profit.
What you need to know about the Dakota Access pipeline fight
by
Tony Wagner
Sep 13, 2016
Explore the pipeline's path with our interactive map.
Why Native Americans want a new form of dental care
Feb 18, 2016
Tribes are turning to dental therapists to combat widespread tooth decay
Changing an offensive mascot can be tricky – and expensive
by
Tony Wagner
Nov 12, 2015
Adidas has offered to cover some schools' costs, but they can't diffuse the controversy.