Murkowski, Schatz Introduce Sweeping Bill to Improve Outcomes for Native Children

U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), the committee’s vice chair, have introduced bipartisan legislation designed to ...
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Native American children more likely to be arrested, jailed in Washington state, data shows

Yet the gaps have continually worsened. Data from the nonprofit Sentencing Project and the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention from 2019-23, the most recent available, shows ...
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The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road Traveler were taken ...
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Adoption of Native American children at center of new Supreme Court case

NEXSTAR (WASHINGTON) – The Supreme Court has a decision to make about whether Native American families should be given preference in the adoptions of Native children. This week the court heard ...
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Native American children significantly more likely to be arrested, detained in Washington

(Dan DeLong/InvestigateWest) For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids. The state’s courts and ...
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Stories, and remains, of Native American children reclaimed from Carlisle school

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road Traveler were taken there in October 1879, drafted into the U.S.
Seattle Times

Court case centers on Native American kids in foster care

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children is facing the most significant legal ...
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20 Exceptional Middle Grade Indigenous and Native American Books for Kids

Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month reminds us of the importance of reading Native American children’s books to learn and celebrate the culture, contributions, history, and traditions of ...
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Remains of 17 Native American children returned to families

CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) — The Carlisle Barracks announced that the U.S. Army has returned the remains of 17 Native American children to their families this year. According to the Carlisle Barracks, the U ...

Decades Late, Museum Scrambles to Return 2,700 Native Remains

The American Museum of Natural History said it would repatriate hair clippings that must be returned to tribes under a 1990 ...
Oregonian

Native American children more likely to be arrested, jailed in Washington state, data shows

For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids. The state’s courts and Washington Department of ...