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Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations

  • Written by Charles Prior, Professor in History, University of Birmingham
imageLeaders of Native nations and representatives of the United States have signed many treaties over the centuries, including the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux.ullstein bild via Getty Images

The Trump administration’s drive to increase domestic production of fossil fuels and mining of key minerals likely cannot be accomplished without a key...

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