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Disenrolled from the Nooksack nation, families fear eviction
Twenty-six disenrolled Nooksack citizens live in federally funded housing. The tribal council says those homes are for enrolled citizens only.
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How a federal border became a dividing line for Nooksack citizenship
Disenrolled Nooksack citizens believe that the U.S.-Canada border, and legal metrics like blood quantum, ignore the nuances of pre-colonial Indigenous belonging.
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Nooksack elder, daughter settle case against tribal judge
George Adams says he and his daughter Elile were targeted by Judge Ray Dodge for their advocacy of disenrolled Nooksack citizens. Now, they've reached a $35,000 settlement.
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How ancestral knowledge can help incarcerated Natives
After the Department of Corrections stripped imprisoned Indigenous people of religious freedoms in 2010, the organization Huy stepped in to advocate for them.