United Tribes of Bristol Bay. Executive Director Alannah Hurley said that she is deeply disappointed by the draft’s scope. “It completely omits local concerns and doesn’t take seriously many of the impacts that our people would feel from this project,” Hurley said. “It completely ignores collective impacts of any potential spills, of tailings failure. The fact that the Army Corps would even put this out, and call it a draft EIS at this point is so astounding, and insulting to the people of Bristol Bay.” Read more here
Friday, February 15, 2019
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The new governor of Minnesota agrees to continue an appeal of the controversial Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline project Northern Cheyenne tribal members march to push lawmakers for more action on murdered and missing indigenous women And the longtime Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa chairman is being remembered for his dedication to tribal […]
Report clearing Covington Catholic High School students of offensive behavior is ‘laughable’
Some Native leaders are pushing back against a report that claims to exonerate Catholic high school students involved in a high-profile confrontation last month during a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. The report was prepared by a detective agency hired by a law firm on behalf of the Catholic Diocese of Covington. Read more here
Thursday, February 14, 2019
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Some Native leaders are pushing back against a report clearing Catholic high schools students of wrongdoing at a rally in Washington, D.C. An Alaska tribe is taking steps to create its own tribal court system
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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South Dakota lawmakers are creating guidelines for investigating cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women The South Dakota legislature is poised to codify the state’s first official Indigenous language And the governing body of US Lacrosse is taking a stand against the use of Native American mascots or logos
Native congressional leaders react to State of the Union address from both sides of the aisle
Reaction to the president’s State of the Union address from the two newly-elected Native American Democrats is not all negative. But the comments are mainly along party lines. Read more here
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
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Two Native Republicans in Congress praise President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address; the two Democrats find fault Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is apologizing for confusing the issue of tribal sovereignty and citizenship
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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Native leaders are invited as guests to the president’s State of the Union address Key lawmakers are speaking out against the choice for Interior Department secretary Navajo Nation’s president calls a Utah agreement a model for child welfare
Native leaders commend Omaha elder following confrontation in Washington, D.C.
Native American leaders and others are honoring Omaha elder Nathan Philips who is at the center of video widely shared and making national news in recent days. It shows Philips drumming and singing while high school students wearing “Make America Great Again” hats mocked and taunted him.
Acoma Pueblo praises return of cultural items
Acoma Pueblo officials are celebrating the repatriation of dozens of cultural items retrieved from various outlets around the country. Acoma Governor Kurt Riley called it a joyous day for the pueblo, located in western New Mexico. “It’s a great occasion to have some of the items we’ve been trying very hard to repatriate come home.” Read more at here
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