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Vice President Joe Biden: ‘I stand with the Mashpee, and with all of Indian Country’
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 6 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
This past weekend, in the midst of a pandemic, the Trump Administration chose to expend effort and resources to attempt to remove land that the Obama-Biden Administration put into trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and disestablish the Tribe’s reservation — before the Tribe had...
NAVAJO NATION NOW HAS 174 CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS; DEATH TOLL REACHES 7
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation has 174 confirmed cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26 from Monday, the Navajo Nation reported Tuesday evening. As of Tuesday, two more people have died due to complications from COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation, bringing the tribal nation’s death toll to...
Governor tells president: 'Incredible spikes' could 'wipe out tribal nations'
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 11 Comments • 6 years ago
Governors are trying to get what they need from Washington, and fast. But that means navigating the disorienting politics of dealing with TrumpPresident Donald Trump was told Monday that more resources are needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic in Indian Country. New Mexico Gov. Michelle...
Jingle Dancers across the U.S. and Canada dance for healing the world from the Coronavirus.
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 15 Comments • 5 Likes • 6 years ago
The history of the Jingle Dance is around 100 years old and it is the women of the tribe that are the healers and the dance speaks to the empowerment of women. During the Spanish Flu in 1918/19 that the dance started on the Red Lake and Mille Lac Lake bands of Ojibwe in Minnesota. Professor...
On the Front Lines with the Real Warriors.
By: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 6 years ago
I read numerous articles about our real front line warriors. May they be doctors, nurses, delivery people, etc etc. They are proving what a real hero is. Many are fighting this battle without the proper PPE yet they still show up every day knowing full well that they are putting themselves at...
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 16 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
WASHINGTON — Yuanyuan Zhu was walking to her gym in San Francisco on March 9, thinking the workout could be her last for a while, when she noticed that a man was shouting at her. He was yelling an expletive about China. Then a bus passed, she recalled, and he screamed after it, “Run them over.”...
BREAKING NEWS: FIRST TWO DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS CONFIRMED ON NAVAJO NATION; 92 HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 8 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The first two confirmed deaths from the deadly COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) were announced Friday night by Navajo Nation leaders. Because of confidentiality regulations, the names of the deceased, nor location of where the deaths occurred were not announced. “Our...
GLOVE FACTORY IN NAVAJO COMMUNITY ‘HELPING PEOPLE’ AMIDST PANDEMIC
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 13 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — If the country is in need of anything right now, it’s more medical supplies. One of the numerous factories working hard to help meet demands is Rhino Health, LCC, a protective glove manufacturing facility based in the Navajo community of Church Rock, N.M. The company,...
Senate vote pending; $8 billion for tribes, $2 billion for agencies
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 4 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
The Senate and White House reached an agreement on the bailout funds for America, the largest in history. The $2 trillion relief package includes $8 billion for tribal governments and $2 billion for emergency supplemental funding for federal Indian programs. The Senate vote on the agreement is...