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Ex-mayor’s sons faced few consequences despite history of similar allegations.

(RNS) — A Native Alaskan midwife known for her healing love, especially toward abused women, has become the first female Orthodox Christian saint from North America after she was glorified at a meeting of bishops of the Orthodox Church in America in Chicago this week.

A federal court rejected a legal challenge filed by a coalition of environmental advocacy groups earlier this year after the Biden administration approved a massive oil drilling project in Alaska. Judge Sharon Gleason of the U.S. District of Alaska, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2012, dismissed environmental groups' lawsuit challenging the

Before they died, Jennifer Kirk and Sue Sue Norton were both victims of domestic violence, but the men involved — the ex-mayor’s sons — faced few consequences despite a long history of similar allegations.

Native American Educator Julie Cajune Chronicles the Journey to ‘Our Way: A Parallel History’ at book launch

A federal court turned down a legal challenge filed by a large coalition of environmental groups, upholding the federal approval of a major Alaska oil drilling project.

Only 67 percent of Native American students attend a school that offers a computer science course, the lowest of any demographic group, according to a study from the nonprofit Code.org. A new report takes a deep look at why Native students’ access to computer and technology courses in K-12 is so low, and examines the consequences.

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The Colgate University Office of Equity and Diversity (OED) hosted the first annual Indigenous Nations Festival — a revisualization of the Native Americans Arts and Culture Festival — on Saturday, Oct. 21. The event ran from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Sanford Field House, featuring a myriad of Indigenous art, cuisine, apparel and voices. ...

For the past 30 years, the American Indian Health & Services Clinic has provided care in somewhat dated office buildings on Outer State Street. “It