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Native Americans Protesting In Vallejo Park Stay Put
VALLEJO (CBS SF) — Bay Area Native Americans on Monday continued to protest the construction of a parking lot on an ancient burial site in the Glen Cove Waterfront Park in Vallejo but reached an...
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Mediation Set For Native American Burial Site In Vallejo
VALLEJO (KCBS) – A federal mediator is expected to meet with the Greater Vallejo Recreation Department on Monday to discuss its plans to turn an ancient Native American burial site into a parking lot,...
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Activists Remember Alcatraz Occupation, Still Protecting Indigenous Lands
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Native American occupation of Alcatraz, an event referred to by many as the beginning of the concept of Red Power. In...
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New Native American Occupation Exhibit Opens At Alcatraz
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A multimedia exhibit on the historic Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island opened this weekend on the Rock. In 1969, members from a number of American Indian tribes began...
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Rohnert Park Casino Faces New Legal Challenge
ROHNERT PARK (KCBS) – A Supreme Court ruling in a Michigan case could revive the legal effort to stop a tribal casino in Rohnert Park. The U.S Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a lawsuit by David...
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Eye On The Bay: Alcatraz Swim
Alcatraz has long been an iconic landmark in the Bay Area. And on this edition of Eye on the Bay, it serves as a dramatic backdrop for an inspirational swim. Brian Hackney follows the incredible...
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Sunrise Gathering Commemorates Native American Takeover Of Alcatraz
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Several hundred people, including dozens of Native Americans, attended a special sunrise gathering on Alcatraz Island on the morning of Thanksgiving Day. The event comes 41 years...
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U.S. Patent Office Cancels Six Redskins Trademark Registrations
WASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — The U.S. Patent Office ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that the team’s federal trademarks for the name must be...
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Keidel: Hail On The Redskins
By Jason Keidel » More Columns Uncle Sam dipped his beak in the NFL waters this week, making a statement about football’s most controversial franchise. The Washington Redskins, who have become toxic...
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Native Americans File Claim Against San Francisco After Getting Ejected From...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Two Native Americans ejected from the San Francisco Giants’ Native American Heritage Night at AT&T Park have filed claims against the city claiming they were injured by...
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Native Americans March Outside 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium To Protest Redskins
SANTA CLARA (CBS SF) — A long line of Native Americans chanted as they marched to Levi’s Stadium before Sunday’s 49ers game. The demonstration centers on the Washington team’s mascot. They say it uses...
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Facebook Accidentally Blocks Native Americans For Using ‘Fake’ Names
MENLO PARK (CBS SF) — Native Americans say Facebook is locking them out of their accounts because the social media giant thinks their names are fake, according to Colorlines. Dana Lone Hill explains in...
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CA, NV Lawmakers Push To Make Ethnic Studies Course Mandatory For Public High...
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — Proposals that would make a class in ethnic studies mandatory for all high school students are being considered by legislators in California and Nevada. The bills would make the...
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American Samoa Questions Gay Marriage Validity As Native American Tribes...
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (CBS/AP) — American Samoa is the only U.S. territory to hold out against the recent Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage. As the Pacific island’s attorney general...
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Sonoma County Family Returns Coastal Land To Native American Tribe
SONOMA COUNTY (CBS SF) — Sonoma County landowners are returning nearly 700-acres of coastline that once belonged to a local Native American tribe. The Press Democrat reports a coalition of groups that...
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Native American Tribes File Suit Over NorCal Highway Project
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Two Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit claiming state transportation officials have destroyed Native cultural sites during construction of a Highway 101 bypass in...
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Car Plows Into Native American Protesters In Reno
RENO (CBS SF) – The driver of a truck who plowed into a group of Native American protesters had been yelling obscenities at the crowd earlier in the day, according to a witness. Police Chief Jason Soto...
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Court Upholds California Governor’s Power To Allow Indian Casinos
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s governor has the authority to allow casinos on Native American land and did not illegally take that power from the state Legislature, a state appeals court ruled...
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Trump Makes “Pocahontas” Slur Against Sen. Warren At Navajo Code Talkers Event
(CBS News) — President Donald Trump lashed out at a frequent foe of his while hosting an event for Native American code talkers at the White House on Monday, honoring war heroes who used their native...
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Wells Fargo Sued By Navajo Nation Over ‘Predatory’ Sales Practices
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN Money) — The Navajo Nation has sued Wells Fargo, claiming the bank targeted tribal members with “predatory sales tactics.” In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, the tribe alleged that...
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