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Native Americans
Navajo Nation among those affected by mine disaster
Sep 9, 2015
The tainted water ran through about 215 miles of Navajo farming land.
The American Indian College Fund turns 25
by
Amy Scott
Oct 20, 2014
The fund aims to bolster lagging American Indian graduation rates.
Obama will see problems on reservations first hand
Jun 13, 2014
The Census Bureau says 27 percent of Native Americans are poor.
Lummi tribe objects to coal terminal in Washington
Nov 27, 2013
Fifty-seven Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest have come together to oppose plans to build coal export terminals in Oregon and Washington State.
Sequester hits Native Americans' mental health services
Jul 18, 2013
The suicide rate for Native Americans is nearly four times the national average, but many tribes' mental health services have been compromised by the sequester.