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Leaders of the Wabanaki Nations are asking Maine lawmakers to recognize tribal sovereignty and help ensure a better economic future for their youth. Research shows the five Wabanaki tribes could be an economic engine for large parts of rural Maine, but restrictions set in the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 ensure the tribes are governed under state law. The tribes are also not guaranteed access to federal programs like the other 574 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. ...

Manitobans are encouraged to plan ahead and get ready for camping season as the province’s new park reservation launching next week.

Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development is encouraging Manitoba Parks customers to plan ahead for the launch of the new parks reservation service on March 27.

The sun has some power these days. And it will come as no surprise to some of you that the spring equinox and the first day of spring is coming up on Monday, March 20. That day, and during the fall equinox in September, the sun will pass directly overhead on the equator.

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What does a statue dedicated to mothers reveal about women’s rights?

A Michigan Indian tribe has been awarded a $100,000 federal grant to study the possibility of creating its own power utility. The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians will use Tribal Energy Capacity Grant funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to perform a Tribal Utility Authority feasibility study. Eugene Manguson, executive director of the tribes economic development arm, Little River Holdings, said the tribe sees operating a power utility as a way to exercise its independence, diversify i...

Have you ever noticed how the hilly topography of Turtle Mountain is much the same as the Missouri Coteau, that band of hills that runs along the north and east side of the Missouri River? If so, it is because they are the same geological landform — largely dead-ice "moraine," or collapsed glacial topography.

By Jessica Plance for Homegrown Stories via The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Prairie News Service for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration The Turtle Mountain Community College sits in the heart of Turtle Mountain Reservation just a few miles south of the Canadian border. Each morning, Wes Davis, the facilities manager, scans a chart he refers to as "the heartbeat of the college." Sensors have been installed inside the school that track when do...

The Manitoba government will launch a new parks reservation service in time for the 2023 camping season. The service is aimed to provide a positive experience when guests book a spot at a provincial campground.