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FARGO (KFGO KVRR) - Two people have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that led to the creation of legislative sub-districts for two Nort...

FARGO (KFGO KVRR) - Two people have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that led to the creation of legislative sub-districts for two Nort...

The lawsuit, filed by attorneys for District 4 GOP Chairman Chuck Walen, whose district encompasses the Fort Berthold Reservation, and Paul Henderson, who is considering a run for GOP chair in District 9, which includes the Turtle Mountain Reservation, is the second legal challenge to the new North Dakota political lines in as many weeks.

The lawsuit, filed by attorneys for District 4 GOP Chairman Chuck Walen, whose district encompasses the Fort Berthold Reservation, and Paul Henderson, who is considering a run for GOP chair in District 9, which includes the Turtle Mountain Reservation, is the second legal challenge to the new North Dakota political lines in as many weeks.

More than 100 Mainers attended a Tuesday hearing on a bill to restore tribal sovereignty to Maines four Wabanaki Nations. Advocates of LD 1626 say it would remove restrictions in place since the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980. The Settlement Act was intended to resolve disputes over land claims, but it left Wabanaki Nations with less legal and regulatory authority than that of other tribes across the nation. ...

Ethnic studies and updated standards will benefit all students, expert says.

Premier Heather Stefanson has called for an end to anti-mandate protests in Manitoba, but says she&r...

On Monday, big rigs continued blocking the main entrance of the legislature, while sign-waving protesters blasted classic rock at lunch time and trucks continued to occupy Memorial Boulevard.

Premier Heather Stefanson has called for an end to the protests in Manitoba, but says she’s op...

Two of North Dakotas Native American tribes hope new legal action will compel the state to reconsider political boundaries approved last year. Despite some progress, their advocates say the new maps still dilute the voting rights of tribal members. In a federal lawsuit filed this week, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe said the maps violate the Voting Rights Act. ...