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Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, nearly 3,500 American Indians/Alaska Natives have been diagnosed with the disease and approximately half of our brothers and sisters have passed on from it. We have the third highest rate of new HIV infections in the country after African Americans and Latinos. Sadly, we have the shortest survival rate. Read more »

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The Anchorage Declaration 2009

Indigenous peoples are supposed to be at the center of all climate change debates. This is because they have lived with and protected nature for generations and are now the worst affected by climate change effects like floods, typhoons, drought and violent thunderstorms. They have least contributed to this global disaster. The full and effective participation of indigenous peoples, local communities and vulnerable groups is therefore the key to achieve a just and equitable outcome of the climate negotiations. Read more »

Hall: Remembering Chairman Carl Venne

This week, my friend and brother, Carl Venne, left this world for a better one. Over the years, the times we spent together were special because he was a good man. He was, of course, more than that. He was a great man. He cared first and foremost about his family and the Apsáalooke people. Read more »

Being Frank

We need to be as tough as the salmon themselves if we’re going to see their recovery. Read more »

Ban: Day of World's Indigenous People

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed Aug. 9 the International Day of the World's Indigenous People. There were many reasons for this decision, but the fundamental motivation was the assembly's recognition of the need to place the United Nations clearly and strongly behind the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, in order to put an end to their marginalization, their extreme poverty, the expropriation of their traditional lands and the other grave human rights abuses they have faced and continue to encounter. Indeed, the suffering of indigenous peoples includes some of the darkest episodes in human history. Read more »

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