Pauly Denetclaw and Vincent Moniz
ICT

WHITE HOUSE — On Tuesday, the peaceful rally for the release of Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier in front of the White House ended in the arrest of 35 people including National Congress of the American Indian president Fawn Sharp and ‘Reservation Dogs’ actor, Dallas Goldtooth.

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Jourdan Bennett-Begaye contributed to this report. 

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Pauly Denetclaw, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is Haltsooí (Meadow People) born for Kinyaa’áanii (Towering House People). She is ICT's climate correspondent. An award-winning reporter based in Missoula,...