Many tribal leaders are calling for Alaska Native Corporations to be excluded from funding set aside for tribes in the CARES Act to help recover from the coronavirus pandemic emergency. One tribal organization is calling for Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney to be removed from office. Read more here.
Nome prepares housing for regional patients needing self-quarantine
Norton Sound Health Corporation is preparing living units all throughout Nome to help Western Alaska medical travelers who face overcrowded housing, reduced flight schedules to villages, and potential weather delays. It’s in an effort to accommodate people stuck in Nome in need of a place to serve their quarantine. Read more here.
Government bureaucracy, lack of funding could hinder Grande Ronde tribe’s coronavirus response
In Oregon, state funds are being sent to its nine federally recognized tribes. But it may not be enough. The Oregon Health Authority announced it is allocating roughly $36,000 apiece to tribes and the Native American Rehabilitation Association in Portland. It’s part of a larger $4-million package. Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy says it will go fast. Read more here.
Alaska ACLU files suit against Nome on behalf of Nome sexual assault accuser
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska filed suit against the City of Nome, former Nome Police Chief John Papasadora, and former Lieutenant Nicholas Harvey on behalf of former dispatcher, Clarice “Bun” Hardy. Read more here.
Friday, February 7, 2020
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Critics take aim as the Trump Administration finalizes plans to develop former National Monument land in Utah Canadian federal police continue to move in on pipeline roadblocks
Friday, January 31, 2020
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South Dakota’s governor revives anti-protest legislation after last year’s law was declared unconstitutional Wyoming high school basketball teams remember NBA legend Kobe Bryant
ICWA appeal goes before Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for a second time
The closely-watched arguments for and against the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act are now in the hands of all 16 judges sitting on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The judges heard oral arguments Wednesday, January 22, after the court granted plaintiffs’ request for an en banc hearing. Read more here.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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The first Native American justice on the Washington Supreme Court is sworn in this week Authorities are expanding the search for a missing girl from the Crow Nation to surrounding states
Monday, January 6, 2020
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The governor of Oklahoma has hired an out-of-state law firm in his on-going dispute with tribes over gaming compacts A Virginia tribe is using its new federal recognition to protect land it says once housed its ancient capital
Friday, December 6, 2019
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The Navajo Nation is working with the University of Arizona to fund scholarships for Navajo law students The North Carolina Board of Education rejected an application for a Native American charter school A new sculpture honors a fish important to the Spokane Tribe
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