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WEBThe Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is counting its blessings and coming together as a community amid widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Daily Montanan: Tribes in line for behavioral health grants from state. “This funding will provide tribes and rural counties with the resources they need to design and implement programs that ...
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WEBAs providers turn to telehealth during COVID-19, calls rise for more resources in Indian Country. As the coronavirus pandemic wears on, medical providers are moving to telehealth – prompting calls for more funding for infrastructure and technology in Indian Country to remedy disparities that can make long-distance care impossible.
‘Supercharged’ for Indian Country: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz …
WEBAug 12, 2024 — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz wrapped up a whirlwind week of rallies, making history with the first campaign event opened by a tribal leader.. Speaking on Saturday, Harris singled out the tribal leaders in the massive audience at the Desert Diamond Arena in Arizona. During remarks carried live by news stations across the nation, she uttered words ...
‘When Indian Country shows up, we win’: Native women and Two …
WEBJul 29, 2024 — Indianz.Com Video: Sharice Davids for Kamala Harris #Natives4Harris Sharice Davids, a Two Spirit citizen from the Ho-Chunk Nation, also drew attention to the differences between Harris and Trump, whose running mate has derided Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a “fake” holiday.She said Native voters once again have a chance to show their power by showing up to the polls to vote for Democrats on ...
Harris campaign targets Native voters in bid for White House
WEB4 days ago — The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris announces the launch of Native Americans for Harris-Walz on October 2, 2024. Native Vote. According to Begay, who is from the Pueblo of Tesuque and the Navajo Nation, Harris and Walz are paying particularly strong attention to Arizona, where …
Indian Country Today: Alaska Native corporations finally receive COVID ...
WEBSep 27, 2021 — Alaska Native corporations are figuring out how to distribute the funds more than a year after the CARES Act lawsuit started. The Supreme Court announced that Alaska Native corporations were eligible for CARES Act funding in June, after a year of legal conflicts surrounding the issue. The decision was widely celebrated by impacted Alaska Native ...
Secretary Haaland: The Power of Indigenous Representation on …
WEBDec 3, 2021 — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visits Alcatraz Island in California on November 20, 2021, to mark the 52nd anniversary of its occupation by Native activists.. In her remarks, Haaland discussed how the Native activists occupied the island in pursuit of great self-determination and sovereignty.She talked about the progress that has been made in Indian Country in the intervening years, as ...
Native America Calling: Tribes push for more power over power …
WEB5 days ago — Tribes push for more power over power lines. The increasing demand for power is prompting challenges from a number of Indian nations who say the means to transmit that power is harming culturally significant tribal lands. The Tohono O’odham Nation, the Hopi Tribe, the Pueblo of Zuni and the San Carlos Apache Tribe were dealt a legal setback ...
Indian Country braces for U.S. Supreme Court hearing in ICWA case
WEBNov 1, 2022 — The presence of Justice Neil Gorsuch, whose knowledge of Indian Country is unprecedented in Supreme Court history, cannot overcome conservative interpretations of the law either.He was unable to prevent an erosion of tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma v.Castro-Huerta, which was decided by a 5-4 vote on June 29, a defeat that remains fresh in the minds of many.