Articles for Other Tribes

Women, the heart of Kondh agriculture on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border
4 months, 1 week ago

Women, the heart of Kondh agriculture on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border

The Hindu  

Carrying her five-month-old baby girl on her waist, 35-year-old Kilo Rasmu of the Kondh tribe guards her tiny piece of land located between a hill range and a dense forest on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border. In another family in Mettagudem village, Kilo Anu, 17, and her mother Kilo Birma share the task of guarding their three land holdings from birds. …

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This tribe was barred from cultural burning for decades — then a fire hit their community
1 year, 7 months ago

This tribe was barred from cultural burning for decades — then a fire hit their community

LA Times  

The land near Yosemite National Park had been tended by Irene Vasquez’s family for decades. But the steep, chaparral-studded slopes surrounding the property hadn’t seen fire since Vasquez and fellow members of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation were barred from practicing cultural burning on a wider scale some 100 years before. “Some people weren’t even able to make it home …

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Outgoing senators backing US recognition for 2 state tribes
2 years, 1 month ago

Outgoing senators backing US recognition for 2 state tribes

Associated Press  

MOUNT VERNON, Ala. — Testifying before Congress, Chief Framon Weaver said his Alabama-based tribe, with roots dating back to the 1830s, held a distinction no one else wanted when it came to being recognized by the U.S. government, a stamp of approval that can mean millions in federal funding for Native American groups. “It is clear that our tribe, the …

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Dakota Access foes seek environmental review updates from US
3 years, 6 months ago

Dakota Access foes seek environmental review updates from US

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents asked a judge Friday to require the pipeline company and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide detailed monthly status reports while the federal government conducts an extensive environmental review of the project. The request comes after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled in May that the pipeline, which carries oil …

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Judge: Dakota Access line can stay open pending Corps review
3 years, 7 months ago

Judge: Dakota Access line can stay open pending Corps review

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge ruled Friday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline may continue operating while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg made his decision after attorneys for the pipeline’s Texas-based owner, Energy Transfer, argued that shuttering the pipeline would be a major economic blow to several entities, …

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