Exploring Indigenous identities
Here we explore the identifications that determine our governmental, economic and social outcomes.
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Topic: Native Affairs
Check out a rich collection of materials from COLORLINES related to Native American news and culture in the U.S.
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Indian Country Today
Native American facts, Indian news and American Indian service, plus Native history and culture.
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Native-Land
Native Land Digital is a Canadian not-for-profit organization, incorporated in December 2018.
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Interactive Map: Loss of Indian Land
Interactive Time-Lapse Map Shows How the U.S. Took More Than 1.5 Billion Acres From Native Americans.
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Liberated Capital: A Decolonizing Wealth Fund
Liberated Capital supports Indigenous and other people-of-color-led initiatives working for transformative social change. This fund—directed by the Decolonizing Wealth Project —aims to move untethered resources to help shape a future in which we can all heal from generations of colonial trauma and thrive in our cultures.
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Native Americans ask East Bay residents to pay tax on land
Consider paying a voluntary tax to the tribe whose land you occupy.
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