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A somber Remembrance Day begins the journey back to Alaska for three students who died while attending Carlisle
A formal ceremony marked the return of the students’ remains to their families and tribes, who are taking them home after more than 100 years *Updated
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North Dakota tribes will re-argue their voter discrimination case
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10 Indigenous congressional candidates move forward to general election
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