Indigenous people make up half of all prisoners subjected to the harshest form of federal detention, an indication that problems persist under the federal government’s new model of inmate isolation.
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Marvel switching ‘King Conan’ character after indigenous community backlash
Marvel Comics got flak recently for the name and design of a character seen in the book miniseries “King Conan.”
Manitoba officials remove equipment from COVID-19 and residential school protests
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government cracked down Wednesday on two long-standing protests near the legislature and appeared to be only partially successful in clearing out the groups.
Court rules to cancel energy lease on land sacred to tribes
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for a Louisiana oil and gas company have asked a federal judge to reinstate a drilling lease it held on land considered sacred to Native American tribes in the U.S. and Canada.
Leonard Peltier is America’s longest-serving political prisoner
The FBI put the Native American activist behind bars 44 years ago based on lies, threats and no proof he committed a crime. Why is he still there?
Cannabis bust on Indigenous land highlights legal divide
A federal raid on a household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing uncertainty and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities on Native American reservations, as more states roll out legal marketplaces for recreational pot sales.