Indian Self-Determination and Self-Governance Era 1968-present
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2005
Natives try to cancel Washington Redskins trademark
In Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...Read More
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2007
United Nations adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The declaration “emphasizes the rights of Indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions,...Read More
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2010
Nuclear tests and bombing on Native lands
Over the previous 45 years, more than 1,000 bombs of the U.S. government exploded on...Read More
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2012
Idle No More is established
Idle No More is founded by four women: three First Nations women and one non-Native...Read More
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2013
ICWA is deemed not applicable to Native biological fathers who are not custodians
In a landmark anti-ICWA ruling (Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl), the U.S. Supreme Court determines...Read More
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2016-17
DAPL pipeline protests
“The Dakota Access Pipeline protests, also known by the hashtag #NoDAPL, are grassroots movements that...Read More
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2016
Missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) epidemic and No More Stolen Sisters Movements
The Canadian government responds to mass protests and repeated calls for a national inquiry into...Read More
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2017
Indigenous Women Rise: Women's March on Washington
On January 21, 2017 protesters engaged in the largest single-day protest in the history of...Read More
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2018
First Native American Women Elected to Congress
In November of 2018, Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland were elected into Congress. These victories...Read More
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2018
Bde Maka Ska lake name restored
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources restores the original name of lake Bde Maka Ska...Read More
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2019
Joy Harjo is Named First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo, an Oklahoma-born writer and member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, is named the...Read More
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2019
The First Exhibition for Native American Female Artists
The Minneapolis Institute of Art was the first museum to ever dedicate a show to...Read More
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2019
Save Mauna Kea movement
On July 10, 2019, Hawai'i Governor David Ige announced that construction of the Thirty Meter...Read More
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2020
Native Communities and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world with devastating impacts. The impact on Native communities has...Read More
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2020
Land O'Lakes Removes Native American Woman from Products
The Minnesota-based dairy company Land O’Lakes removed the illustration of a Native woman from its...Read More
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2020
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That About Half of Oklahoma is Native American Land
In McGirt v. Oklahoma, the decision, 5–4 in favor of McGirt, acknowledges that Congress has...Read More
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2020
Court Halts Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown
In 2016, construction of Energy Transfer Partners’ Dakota Access Pipeline was approved, planning to transport...Read More
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2020
Washington, D.C. Football Team Changes its Name
Over the last few decades, the Washington R*dsk*ns and owner Daniel Snyder have received ongoing...Read More
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2020
Trump administration opens Alaskan refuge to drilling
The Trump administration finalized plans to open up part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...Read More
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2020
Rep. Deb Haaland to serve as the first Native American Cabinet secretary and head the Interior Department
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), a tribal citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, who represented New...Read More
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2020
Voting Rights Victory for Native Communites in North Dakota
On February 13, 2020 it was announced that North Dakota officials reached an agreement with...Read More
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2021
The Native population is on the rise according to the 2020 Census
The Native population in the U.S. is on the rise. According to the latest Census data, the American...Read More
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2021
Biden restores protections for Bears Ears monument
In October, 2021 President Joe Biden announced the restoration of protection to Bears Ears National...Read More
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2021
Native people lead a week of climate protests
Throughout the year, Native peoples have continued to protest fossil fuel extraction, oil pipelines, and other actions...Read More
