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Utah State University hosted their 47th annual powwow on Saturday, April 6. With nearly 1,000 people in attendance, the day was filled with tradition, dancing, food and vendors.
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In other news: The Red Mesa Tapaha Solar Farm is receiving $76.5 million from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development for expansion.
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The Science Management Policy Exchange conference in Moab places scientists and policy makers in a single convention for environmental discussion.
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Darren Parry, the former chairman of the Shoshone tribe, explains how Thanksgiving can serve as a reevaluation of values.
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The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a case centered on the tribe’s rights to the drying Colorado River. The tribe claimed it was the federal government’s legal duty to help figure out their future water needs, and aid them in using their rights. But in a 5-4 decision, the justices said an 1868 treaty included no such promises.
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Last month, Utah State University announced the development of a new scholarship for Native American students.
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After a Colorado River conservation agreement between California, Arizona and Nevada, states and tribes are turning their attention to a new round of pre-2026 negotiations.
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Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona, has a leading role in serving the educational needs of the Navajo Nation, but also has helped foster economic development in the area. One professor shares how her program has shaped life on the reservation.
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Tribal leaders from the eight federally recognized tribes in Utah gathered at a news conference at the state Capitol this week and called on state lawmakers to pass House Bill 40, Utah's version of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Prior to the Indian Child Welfare Act, 80% of Native families living on reservations lost at least one child to the foster care system. 85% of those children were placed outside of the family and community, even when willing and able family members were available.