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Citing pandemic concerns, two members of Congress want Leonard Peltier released from prison
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 2 Comments • 6 years ago
FARGO (KFGO) – Two members of Congress have written a letter to President Trump, asking him to release Leonard Peltier from federal prison because of COVID-19 concerns. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) and Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Arizona) wrote that Peltier should be freed because of a policy that...
Is the Supreme Court Scared of Tribal Sovereignty?
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 30 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
“The public airing of Supreme Court arguments has laid bare just how ill-equipped the justices are to handle the basic tenets of Indian law.”
In 2003, writing a concurrent opinion in United States v. Lara, a case that determined an individual can be charged with the same crime in tribal and federal court, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas described the contradictory nature of federal case law as it relates to Indigenous policy:...
Shutdown of tribal casinos deals blow to Indian Country
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 2 Likes • 6 years ago
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - When the Kalispel Tribe of Indians closed its casino as the coronavirus took hold in Washington state, it essentially shut down its economy. That difficult choice has played out nationwide as some 500 Native American casinos have voluntarily closed during the...
Navajo Nation residents face coronavirus without running water
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 45 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
“REVERB is a new documentary series from CBSN Originals. Watch the latest episode, "Coronavirus in Navajo Nation," in the video player above. It...”
Margie Barton unfolded a map of Dilkon in Navajo Nation and pointed to the clusters of households representing 90% of its residents living without running water. Barton is the coordinator of the Dilkon Chapter House, the local administrative and communal center, and is involved in almost all...
12 die of COVID-19 within 48 hours
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 0 Comments • 6 years ago
WINDOW ROCK It’s been the deadliest 48 hours since the COVID pandemic began as deaths from COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation increased by six two days in a row. As of Wednesday evening, the total number is 85, including 51 males, 34 females, with an average age of 65 years old. Meanwhile new...
Father and son arrested and charged with murder in death of Ahmaud Arbery
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 93 Comments • 5 Likes • 6 years ago
“Both men were taken into custody and face charges of aggravated assault and murder, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced.”
A white man and his son who are accused of killing an unarmed black man in Georgia in February have been arrested after video of the incident sparked widespread outrage. Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, were arrested in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Georgia Bureau of...
Rosebud Sioux Tribe will create the largest native-owned and managed bison herd in North America
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 15 Comments • 7 Likes • 6 years ago
““I think when we look out and see those buffalo and their hooves touch the land, it’s going to be relatable for everyone.” Wizipan Little Elk CEO,...”
In the Lakota creation story, beings emerged from the Wind Cave in South Dakota’s Black Hills—some in human form and some in buffalo form. There’s no difference between people and buffalo in this worldview. “We’re Lakota people and that means we’re buffalo people,” said Wizipan Little Elk, the...
Coronavirus hype biggest political hoax in history - OPINION
Via: 1stwarrior • Op/Ed • 120 Comments • 8 Likes • 6 years ago • LOCKED
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The new coronavirus is real. The response to the coronavirus is hyped. And in time, this hype will be revealed as politically hoaxed. In fact, COVID-19 will go down as one of the political world’s biggest, most shamefully overblown, overhyped, overly and irrationally...
CARES Act Lawsuit
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 8 Comments • 6 years ago
Nearly every major inter-tribal organization in the United States is seeking to share their views in the CARES Act lawsuit that’s headed for a major showdown in federal court this week. Led by the National Congress of American Indians, the organizations are seeking to file a brief in the case....