Tag: 1st Nations
Democratic congressman calls for probe into former White House official’s $3 million mask deal
Trump’s former deputy chief of staff won a $3 million federal contract just days after registering his company. He delivered masks to Navajo hospitals that may not work. Rep. Gerry Connolly asked the HHS inspector general’s…
Friday. Navajo Nation announces 14 cases of COVID
By Meteor Staff Friday March 20 Today the Navajo Nation announced that that the number of positive coronavirus cases on the Nation has reached fourteen. The majority of cases involve individuals who first reported their symptoms…
Celebrating Climate Women on International Women’s Day
In the midst of multi-layered injustices including institutionalized patriarchy, colonization, racism, and economic inequality, women continually lead the way. by Osprey Orielle Lake, Katherine Quaid As we celebrate the 45th anniversary of International Women’s Day, it…
“Destruction of a sacred cultural site in international conflict is a war crime”
“I want to be clear: When sacred cultural sites are destroyed in international conflict, it is considered a war crime,” said the subcommittee’s chairman, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). “It’s hard to see the blasting you showed…
Bears Ears: what’s the rumble about?
Bears Ears is the first tribally requested national monument and has been home to Hopi, Diné, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and Zuni peoples since time immemorial, it was designated as a national monument in 2016 to…
For Native Americans, US-Mexico border is an ‘imaginary line’
By Christina Leza, Colorado College March 19, 2019 Immigration restrictions were making life difficult for Native Americans who live along – and across – the U.S.-Mexico border even before President Donald Trump declared a national emergency…
Passage prevented Trump’s wall harming desert ecology
President Trump wants to stop illegal immigration with a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but experts agree it would harm the ecology of one of the most biodiverse regions of North America. By Megan Janetsky, Arizona Center…
When disaster strikes, Indigenous communities receive unequal recovery aid
U.S. citizens recovering from natural disasters receive $26 per person, per year from the federal government. Tribal citizens? Just $3. By Allison Herrera High Country News In the last decade, more than 70 natural disasters have…
