Did the Trump Administration Take Land from the Tribe That Welcomed the Pilgrims?
28 November 2018 - The Department of the Interior reversed an Obama-era decision to put Mashpee Wampanoag land in federal trust.
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Has North Dakota Law Made It Harder for Native Americans to Vote?
15 October 2018 - Critics of a series of voter ID restrictions have provided ample evidence that the laws would disproportionately affect Native Americans.
Did Donald Trump Appoint the First Native American to Lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
18 September 2018 - In August 2018, the U.S. Senate confirmed Tara Sweeney's appointment as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
Did Russia Erect a Monument to Native Americans in Front of the United States Embassy in Moscow?
27 March 2018 - There was a well-publicized petition to construct such a monument, but it has not been realized and was likely driven by Russian-American tensions.
Did Abraham Lincoln Order the Execution of 38 Dakota Fighters?
14 March 2018 - After a violent Native American uprising in 1862, President Lincoln signed off on 39 executions but also prevented the deaths of 264 other Dakota combatants.
Did a Couple Adopt a Native American Child for $10 in 1952?
13 March 2018 - A letter documents a Catholic orphanage’s sale of a Native American child to an Illinois couple.
Native Americans Shot Down an Airplane with Arrows?
4 May 2017 - A photograph showing an airplane pierced with dozens of wooden arrows is frequently circulated with fabricated backstories.
Trump Wants to Deport American Indians to India?
6 March 2017 - Reports that President Trump said he was going to deport Native Americans back to India are fake news.
‘This Is Our Ghost Dance.’ Standing Rock Sioux Will Continue Their Dakota Access Pipeline Battle
21 December 2016 - Despite a freezing winter, hundreds of activists and Native Americans hunker down in a sustained effort to block an oil pipeline next to the Standing Rock reservation.
Native American Scouts’ Long Hair Provided “Almost Supernatural” Tracking Abilities During Vietnam War?
No evidence supports the long-standing claim that Native Americans were recruited by the military for service during the Vietnam war, or that their heightened abilities stemmed from their long hair.
Army Corps Backs Away From Plan to Shut Down Standing Rock Camp
28 November 2016 - The Army Corps had initially set a 5 December 2016 deadline to move protesters off their current location to a nearby "free speech zone."
Native American Student Punished for Refusing to Say Pledge of Allegiance
15 September 2016 - Leilani Thomas said her teacher docked her grades because she refuses to participate in the daily ritual.
