Oil Fueled the 'Flower Moon' Osage Murders. Now, Tribes Embrace a Clean Energy Boom
Native communities see clean energy as a way to remedy some of the abuses depicted in the new Martin Scorsese film, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
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Native communities see clean energy as a way to remedy some of the abuses depicted in the new Martin Scorsese film, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
An Osage delegation with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House on Jan. 20, 1924. Bettman via Getty ImagesDirector Martin Scorsese’s new movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells the true story of a string of murders on the Osage Nation’s land in Oklahoma in the 1920s. Based on David Grann’s meticulously researched 2017 book, the movie delves into racial and family dynamics that rocked Oklahoma to the core when oil was discovered on Osage lands. White settlers targeted members of the Osag
The Navajo Nation has for years been locked in contentious negotiations with the state of Arizona over water.
As it negotiates water rights with tribes, Arizona goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes’ opportunities for growth and economic development, according to a ProPublica and High Country News investigation.
When handed tribes’ water claims, Arizona has responded by creating cumbersome hurdles that don’t exist in other states.