For years, Native American tribes in New York have pushed for greater protections of ancient graves found on private land. Now the Legislature has enacted them.
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The Giving Forest, and a Tribe’s Sustainable Logging Practices
The Menominee tribe has sustainably logged its forest in Wisconsin for 160 years. But that careful balance faces a crisis: too many trees and too few loggers.
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As New York Bans Native American Mascots, Some Schools Try to Keep Them
The Board of Regents is expected to approve a policy barring school nicknames like “the Warriors.” A provision allows their use if a tribal nation endorses them.
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Yellowstone Bison Herd Is Culled by a Fourth
A months-long event, just outside the park, was intended to keep the animals from spreading a disease to livestock. But its scope and other removal measures affecting hundreds more have generated opposition.