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Between Trump visiting Mt Rushmore, racist mascots, and DAPL getting shut down Natives have been in the news A LOT this week.

But... newsworthy events are *always* happening in Indian country. Which is why u should follow and subscribe to Native news outlets 👇🏻
@IndianCountry: Breaking news and commentary
@ndncollective: Podcast and blog
@indianz: breaking news on court cases & legislation
@najournalists: Association of native journalists
@powwows: mostly powwow circuit, other stuff too
@Native_NewsNet: News and commentary
Non-Native outlets w/ Native staff dedicated to NDN Country

Indigenous Affairs desk at @highcountrynews w/ @grahambrewer & @kalengoodluck: ONLY native desk at a non-native paper in US
@NickA_Martin at @TheNewRepublic
@alisonaher at @KOSURadio
@Report4America supported fellows covering NDN Country.

@savannah_maher at @WYPublicRadio
@shaun505 at @NMInDepth
Frank Vaisvilas at @gbpressgazette
Chris Aadland at @mtfreepress
Richard Two Bulls at @SDPBNews
And some of the many spectacular tribal news outlets:
@navajotimes
@CherokeePhoenix
@MvskokeMedia
@OsageNews
@CATV47
There are many more tribal news outlets across the country. What I would recommend, is researching what tribes are located in the state or the area where you live & follow them. Most tribes have official gov handles and many also have a separate news organization.
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"The federal government promised the Creek a reservation in perpetuity. Over time, Congress has diminished that reservation. It has sometimes restricted and other times expanded the Tribe’s authority. But Congress has never withdrawn the promised reservation....
As a result, many of the arguments before us today follow a sadly familiar pattern. Yes, promises were made, but the price of keeping them has become too great, so now we should just cast a blind eye. We reject that thinking...
If Congress wishes to withdraw its promises, it must say so. Unlawful acts, performed long enough and with sufficient vigor, are never enough to amend the law. To hold otherwise would be to elevate the most brazen and longstanding injustices over the law...
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"On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise. Forced
to leave their ancestral lands in Georgia and Alabama, the
Creek Nation received assurances that their new lands in
the West would be secure forever...
In exchange for ceding “all their land, East of the Mississippi river,” the U. S. government agreed by treaty that “[t]he Creek country west of the Mississippi shall be solemnly guarantied to the Creek Indians.”
Both parties settled on boundary lines for a new and “permanent home to the whole Creek nation,” located in what is now Oklahoma. The government further promised that “[no] State or Territory [shall] ever have a right to pass laws for the government of such Indians...
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Got a bunch of new followers recently, which is exciting!! But if I am the only native account you follow #onhere that’s a problem. Like one you should solve right now.

Here are some other handles to follow:
Strong voices on racist mascots, #NoDAPL, #BlackLivesMatter & COVID in NDN Country

@MelaninMvskoke @BigIndianGyasi @blackhorse_a @_IllumiNatives @_NativeInLA @John_A_Little @dallasgoldtooth @QueenYoNasDa @Joyhenderson78 @chipotalosa @echohawkd3 @PresFawnSharp @allieyoung13
Native journalists:
@NickA_Martin @jnoisecat @Tahtone @grahambrewer @savannah_maher @ozhibiiige @connie_walker @SarahSunshineM @MrSocial @Ruth_HHopkins @jfkeeler @TrahantReports @ABecenti @jourdanbb @AliyahJChavez @mapember @CosperSterling @cherokee_editor
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