We’ve been keeping an eye for articles that reflect some of the themes and topics raised in our documentary such as land issues, restoring land, restitution, restorative justice and rewriting history books. Keep checking here and on our social media for more articles we recommend reading.
Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Native American Rights in Oklahoma
- The New York Times
A 5-4 decision declaring that much of eastern Oklahoma is an Indian reservation could reshape criminal justice in the area by preventing state authorities from prosecuting Native Americans.
Court Orders Dakota Access Pipeline To Shut Down Pending Environmental Review
- Forbes
Three years after the Dakota Access pipeline first started carrying oil, a federal judge ordered Monday that the pipeline must be shut down during a court-ordered environmental review that is necessary because the U.S. government violated federal environmental law, in a decision seen as a victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and a defeat for the oil industry and President Donald Trump, who backed it in 2017.
BIA Signs Reservation Proclamation, Adds 222 Acres to Shakopee Reservation
- Native News Online
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced Wednesday that it signed reservation proclamations for two parcels of land for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Minnesota under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA).
Irish Return an Old Favor, Helping Native Americans Battling the Virus
- The New York Times
In 1847 the Choctaw people sent $170 to help during the potato famine. Irish donors are citing that gesture as they help two tribes during the Covid-19 pandemic.