Native American
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Wisconsin tribe sues social media companies over suicide rates among Native youth
A Wisconsin tribe is one of the first tribal nations to sue social media companies, accusing them of contributing to higher suicide rates among Native American youth compared to their peers.
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Milwaukee Public Museum looks for Indigenous artists for new building
James Flores, manager of tribal relations at the museum and member of the Oneida Nation, said many exhibits in museums in general are focused on Native Americans in a historical context. His team is looking for a design with a “modern twist.”
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Author of ‘The Berry Pickers’ explores belonging and Indigenous stories in novel
WPR’s “Chapter A Day” is bringing audiences a novel, “The Berry Pickers,” that examines how two families are changed forever after a young girl disappears.
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Tribe and lakes association claim cranberry operation is violating the Clean Water Act
A northern Wisconsin tribe and lakes association are suing a cranberry operation that they claim is violating the federal Clean Water Act by polluting Lac Courte Oreilles, a roughly 5,100-acre lake in Sawyer County.
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A new documentary details the Bad River Band’s fight for tribal sovereignty
A new documentary called “Bad River” chronicles the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s ongoing fight for sovereignty.
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Lawsuit seeks to block Oneida Nation from acquiring reservation land
A federal lawsuit in Brown County claims purchases by the Oneida Nation of land on its reservation put the village of Hobart on a path to extinction.
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Tribal leader celebrates progress, calls for bipartisanship
In his State of the Tribes address, Potawatomi leader James Crawford said strides have been made in policy areas important to the tribes including health care, food access and foster care.
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Federal court hears arguments from Bad River, Enbridge in appeal of pipeline shutdown order
A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments Thursday in a case that has a Canadian energy firm and Lake Superior tribe fighting over the fate of an oil and gas pipeline running across northern Wisconsin.
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State bill would honor Ho-Chunk code talkers of WWII with new highway designation
A bill moving through the state Legislature would honor Native American veterans by designating I-90 in La Crosse County and part of Monroe County as the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway.
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How Wisconsin museums are responding to new rules on using objects sacred to Native Americans
A dozen Wisconsin museums and universities have the remains of Native Americans. New federal rules aim to speed up the repatriation process.