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Early polling suggested heavy Native support for Republican President-elect Donald Trump. The Indigenous Journalists Association, one of several groups to criticize the methodology, called it “misleading and irresponsible.” In the newly released poll, 57% of respondents said they supported Democrat Kamala Harris compared to just 39% for Trump.
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A new report reveals Indigenous-owned businesses contribute more than $46 billion to the U.S. economy each year. A lot of that activity is happening in the Western U.S.
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America's golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies. The government's response has been to crack down on illegal poaching rings while distributing feathers and other eagle parts legally to tribal members through a federal repository in Colorado.
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The Interior Department is spending another $90 million on restoring rivers and wetlands across the Western U.S., including several in the Mountain West region.
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The investment fund could help tribes unlock tens of millions in federal money and enhance their sovereignty.
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The Third Annual Corn Festival was held in Longmont on September 28 and focused on gathering to celebrate Indigenous culture through workshops, musical and dance performances as well as a powwow and Native food court.
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The Cora, otherwise known as Náayerite, are an ethnic group Indigenous to northwestern Mexico. Gunnison County happens to boast the largest population of Cora people outside Mexico.
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The investigations found that revenue from these lands largely goes towards state institutions, like schools or hospitals, but tribes are often the ones paying the price.
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Some Mountain West states are seeing a big boost in federal funding to reduce the risk of wildfire around communities. And one state is putting that chopped wood to good use.
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Members of several Native tribes will travel to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to get lawmakers to revive a program aimed at helping them afford healthcare due to toxic poisoning.