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Ken Wyatt's determined path from outback kid to history-making politician
By Fiona Purcell

After a humble upbringing marred by racial prejudice and social disadvantage, Ken Wyatt broke new ground for First Nations Australians wanting to have a say in federal decision-making. This is his story.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-13/ken-wyatt-indigenous-trailblazer-in-australian-politics/104037118

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Price concerned NT could become a 'lockdown territory' due to wave of youth crime
By Paul Johnson

The Northern Territory senator says youth crime in the Alice and other parts of NT has risen due to the circumstances children are being brought up in.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/jacinta-nampijimpa-price-alice-springs-youth-crime/103670424

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SA Voice no 'silver bullet' to addressing First Nations disadvantage, commissioner says
By Stephanie Richards

Four months after Australians voted against enshrining a Voice to Parliament in the constitution, South Australian First Nations people are gearing up for the country's first state-based Voice elections.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-02/sa-voice-to-give-aboriginal-people-a-seat-at-the-table/103532690

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Inquest hears of 'false diagnosis' of Indigenous man, who died 24 hours after leaving hospital
By Zaarkacha Marlan

Hospital staff reported seeing Dougie Hampson "writhing in pain" when he presented to Dubbo Base Hospital, an inquest into his death has heard.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-26/inquest-death-of-dougie-hampson-after-leaving-dubbo-hospital/103497252

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More than 100 candidates to contest SA First Nations Voice to Parliament election

With voting to begin next week, the SA government says there has been a "strong response" to South Australia's inaugural First Nations Voice to Parliament so far.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-26/sa-first-nations-voice-to-parliament-nominees-announced/103510980

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Women work out like their lives depend on it in bid to make kidney transplant list
By Charmayne Allison

Alice Springs has some of the highest rates of chronic kidney disease in the country but patients face huge challenges to qualify for organ donations.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/central-desert-women-fitness-classes-kidney-transplant-list/103489276

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Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill

https://abcnews.go.com/US/indigenous-tribes-restored-connecticut-river-proposed-bill/story?id=96567103

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Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill

https://abcnews.go.com/US/indigenous-tribes-restored-connecticut-river-proposed-bill/story?id=96567103

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Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill

https://abcnews.go.com/US/indigenous-tribes-restored-connecticut-river-proposed-bill/story?id=96567103

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Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill

https://abcnews.go.com/US/indigenous-tribes-restored-connecticut-river-proposed-bill/story?id=96567103

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Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill

https://abcnews.go.com/US/indigenous-tribes-restored-connecticut-river-proposed-bill/story?id=96567103

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First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

https://apnews.com/article/space-launches-exploration-science-aerospace-technology-japan-7be04263eb7489e8816f42c13a4ca9bb

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First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

https://apnews.com/article/space-launches-exploration-science-aerospace-technology-japan-7be04263eb7489e8816f42c13a4ca9bb

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First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

https://apnews.com/article/space-launches-exploration-science-aerospace-technology-japan-7be04263eb7489e8816f42c13a4ca9bb

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First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

https://apnews.com/article/space-launches-exploration-science-aerospace-technology-japan-7be04263eb7489e8816f42c13a4ca9bb

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First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

https://apnews.com/article/space-launches-exploration-science-aerospace-technology-japan-7be04263eb7489e8816f42c13a4ca9bb

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A tiny Juneau lot is the latest battleground in a dispute over tribal sovereignty

https://www.ktoo.org/2023/01/20/a-tiny-juneau-lot-is-the-latest-battleground-in-a-dispute-over-tribal-sovereignty/

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A tiny Juneau lot is the latest battleground in a dispute over tribal sovereignty

https://www.ktoo.org/2023/01/20/a-tiny-juneau-lot-is-the-latest-battleground-in-a-dispute-over-tribal-sovereignty/

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A tiny Juneau lot is the latest battleground in a dispute over tribal sovereignty

https://www.ktoo.org/2023/01/20/a-tiny-juneau-lot-is-the-latest-battleground-in-a-dispute-over-tribal-sovereignty/

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A tiny Juneau lot is the latest battleground in a dispute over tribal sovereignty

https://www.ktoo.org/2023/01/20/a-tiny-juneau-lot-is-the-latest-battleground-in-a-dispute-over-tribal-sovereignty/

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A tiny Juneau lot is the latest battleground in a dispute over tribal sovereignty

https://www.ktoo.org/2023/01/20/a-tiny-juneau-lot-is-the-latest-battleground-in-a-dispute-over-tribal-sovereignty/

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Alaska Natives trying to access emergency aid were met with nonsensical forms in their language with sentences like 'your husband is a polar bear'

https://www.insider.com/emergency-aid-applications-in-alaska-native-languages-full-of-nonsense-2023-1

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Alaska Natives trying to access emergency aid were met with nonsensical forms in their language with sentences like 'your husband is a polar bear'

https://www.insider.com/emergency-aid-applications-in-alaska-native-languages-full-of-nonsense-2023-1

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Did you know that the 13,000 Native Americans that fought in World War I were not even U.S. citizens? Natives were not granted citizenship (of our own country) — until June 2, 1924.

You would’ve known this. Had they taught it to you in school.

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https://twitter.com/LakotaMan1/status/1614370884244111361?t=5QSUcn9HmwiWEeYF6hbs6w&s=19

Did you know that the 13,000 Native Americans that fought in World War I were not even U.S. citizens? Natives were not granted citizenship (of our own country) — until June 2, 1924.

You would’ve known this. Had they taught it to you in school.

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https://twitter.com/LakotaMan1/status/1614370884244111361?t=5QSUcn9HmwiWEeYF6hbs6w&s=19

Did you know that the 13,000 Native Americans that fought in World War I were not even U.S. citizens? Natives were not granted citizenship (of our own country) — until June 2, 1924.

You would’ve known this. Had they taught it to you in school.

#uspolitics
#nativepol
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#BlackMastodon
#usmilitary

https://twitter.com/LakotaMan1/status/1614370884244111361?t=5QSUcn9HmwiWEeYF6hbs6w&s=19

Did you know that the 13,000 Native Americans that fought in World War I were not even U.S. citizens? Natives were not granted citizenship (of our own country) — until June 2, 1924.

You would’ve known this. Had they taught it to you in school.

#uspolitics
#nativepol
#indigenouspolicy
#BlackMastodon
#usmilitary

https://twitter.com/LakotaMan1/status/1614370884244111361?t=5QSUcn9HmwiWEeYF6hbs6w&s=19

Did you know that the 13,000 Native Americans that fought in World War I were not even U.S. citizens? Natives were not granted citizenship (of our own country) — until June 2, 1924.

You would’ve known this. Had they taught it to you in school.

#uspolitics
#nativepol
#indigenouspolicy
#BlackMastodon
#usmilitary

https://twitter.com/LakotaMan1/status/1614370884244111361?t=5QSUcn9HmwiWEeYF6hbs6w&s=19

U of Kentucky one of largest holders of Native American remains that haven’t been returned to tribes

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article271144562.html

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U of Kentucky one of largest holders of Native American remains that haven’t been returned to tribes

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article271144562.html

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U of Kentucky one of largest holders of Native American remains that haven’t been returned to tribes

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article271144562.html

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U of Kentucky one of largest holders of Native American remains that haven’t been returned to tribes

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article271144562.html

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U of Kentucky one of largest holders of Native American remains that haven’t been returned to tribes

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article271144562.html

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Tribal and civic leaders condemn lawmaker's proposal for Reservation alternatives

https://www.krtv.com/news/tribal-leaders-condemn-lawmakers-proposal-for-reservation-alternatives-video

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Tribal and civic leaders condemn lawmaker's proposal for Reservation alternatives

https://www.krtv.com/news/tribal-leaders-condemn-lawmakers-proposal-for-reservation-alternatives-video

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Tribal and civic leaders condemn lawmaker's proposal for Reservation alternatives

https://www.krtv.com/news/tribal-leaders-condemn-lawmakers-proposal-for-reservation-alternatives-video

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Tribal and civic leaders condemn lawmaker's proposal for Reservation alternatives

https://www.krtv.com/news/tribal-leaders-condemn-lawmakers-proposal-for-reservation-alternatives-video

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Tribal and civic leaders condemn lawmaker's proposal for Reservation alternatives

https://www.krtv.com/news/tribal-leaders-condemn-lawmakers-proposal-for-reservation-alternatives-video

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Tuition Waiver Program for Native Americans Off to a Promising Start

https://www.the74million.org/article/nevada-tuition-waiver-program-for-native-americans-is-off-to-a-promising-start/

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Tuition Waiver Program for Native Americans Off to a Promising Start

https://www.the74million.org/article/nevada-tuition-waiver-program-for-native-americans-is-off-to-a-promising-start/

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Tuition Waiver Program for Native Americans Off to a Promising Start

https://www.the74million.org/article/nevada-tuition-waiver-program-for-native-americans-is-off-to-a-promising-start/

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Tuition Waiver Program for Native Americans Off to a Promising Start

https://www.the74million.org/article/nevada-tuition-waiver-program-for-native-americans-is-off-to-a-promising-start/

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Tuition Waiver Program for Native Americans Off to a Promising Start

https://www.the74million.org/article/nevada-tuition-waiver-program-for-native-americans-is-off-to-a-promising-start/

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Tribal leaders in Wisconsin warn of ‘pretendians’ after Madison arts leader accused of pretending to be Native American resigns UW residency

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/01/11/madison-pretendian-kay-leclaire-resigns-wisconsin-residency-amid-accusations/69778164007/

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Tribal leaders in Wisconsin warn of ‘pretendians’ after Madison arts leader accused of pretending to be Native American resigns UW residency

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/01/11/madison-pretendian-kay-leclaire-resigns-wisconsin-residency-amid-accusations/69778164007/

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America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains

https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-human-remains

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America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains

https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-human-remains

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America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains

https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-human-remains

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America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains

https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-human-remains

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America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains

https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-human-remains

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