A regulatory panel in Minnesota cleared the way for the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline replacement over the objections of tribes and environmental organizations. At least one member of the panel said he felt like the decision to approve the project was made "with a gun to our head." A children's book award abandons the name of beloved author because of her repeated racist verbal affronts toward Native Americans. And a Cherokee nurse, who happens to be the tribal chairman's son, incites a health panic after repeatedly reusing a hypodermic injection needle on dozens of patients. We’ll also get a rundown of Native candidates in the primaries in our regular round-up of the news.