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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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The Weekly: Week 8 Recap

The Weekly: Week 8 Recap

March 8, 2021

On campus, both Elder and Sargent residential halls were under a modified quarantine following a rise of COVID-19 cases. And Illinois Indigenous rights activists, tribal governments and environmentalist...

A large crowd of indigenous people, holding a red sign that reads "Defend the Sacred."

Illinois Indigenous and environmental groups call Biden administration to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline expansion

March 2, 2021

Illinois Indigenous rights activists, tribal governments and environmentalist groups are joining a national call for the Biden administration to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline after the Illinois...

Thousands of Native Americans, veterans and environmentalists created an encampment in rural North Dakota to protest the proposed Dakota Access oil pipeline. Stacy Leeds, dean of the School of Law at the University of Arkansas, spoke about the pipeline conflict and other issues of Native jurisdiction at a Friday event.

University of Arkansas law dean talks indigenous governance, tribal law

February 25, 2018

The status quo of indigenous communities has become increasingly “precarious” as their legal status of autonomy is continuously challenged, said a prominent Native lawyer at a campus event Friday. Stacy...

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) speaks at a panel. Biss called on his fellow gubernatorial candidates to release their full tax returns.

Biss calls on opponents to release full tax returns, questions their financial interests

November 30, 2017

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) questioned the financial interests of businessmen J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy — two of his competitors in the Illinois gubernatorial race — in a video his campaign...

Efrain Montalvo, a cultural liaison at the Chicago chapter of the International Indigenous Youth Council, at an event hosted by Evanston Public Library. The event included a discussion about the latest developments on the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota and Illinois, as well as issues of Native American sovereignty.

Local activists urge community to do their part to actively oppose Dakota Access Pipeline

February 26, 2017

Organizers urged Evanston community members to divest from banks that support the Dakota Access Pipeline and to stand in solidarity with individuals who could be affected by the pipeline’s construction...

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