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Oklahoma Appeals Court Affirms Quapaw Nation’s Reservation
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 4 years ago
On Thursday Oct. 21, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the Quapaw Nation reservation in northeastern Oklahoma was never disestablished by Congress and has existed without abrogation since 1833. The decision was by a 4-0 vote. Thursday’s decision comes on the heels of last year’s...
Fox News Attacks Native Americans After Vice President Harris Calls on Americans to Reckon with Its Shameful Past
Via: 1stwarrior • Op/Ed • 3 Comments • 4 years ago
Opinion. On Monday, tribes across Indian Country commemorated Indigenous Peoples’ Day from Alcatraz Island to New York City and throughout hundreds of tribal communities in between. The commemorations and celebrations featured singing, dancing and speeches laced with truths recognizing the...
Teacher Who Did a Poor Job of “Playing Indian” in Video that Went Viral is Placed on Leave
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 19 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago
A Riverside High School math teacher may know a lot about trigonometry, but she lacks wisdom on life matters—especially when it comes to Native Americans relations. A video that went viral on social media shows a Caucasian teacher prancing among students in a classroom, wearing a...
Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 12 Comments • 8 Likes • 4 years ago
President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, lending the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus toward an appreciation of Native peoples. The day will be observed on Oct....
FACT SHEET: President Biden Restores Protections for Three National Monuments and Renews American Leadership to Steward Lands, Waters, and Cultural Resources
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s effort to better protect, conserve, and restore the lands and waters that sustain the health of communities and power our economy, President Biden will sign three proclamations restoring protections for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and...
All-out search, media attention for Gabby Petito reveals glaring disparity for Wyoming's Indigenous people
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 19 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago
“A report says 710 Indigenous people were reported missing in the state over the past decade.”
The search for Gabby Petito by five different agencies last week in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park was almost as massive as the attention it received from a nation gripped by the disappearance of the 22-year-old white woman. Petito's saga ended in tragedy Sunday when authorities found her...
Under Pressure, S.D. Gov. Noem Delays Social Studies Standards That Erase Native History
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
Facing bipartisan pressure and calls for her resignation by the South Dakota Education Equity Coalition, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told the state Department of Education to postpone controversial changes to its social studies standards for up to one year to allow for more public input....
Democrats Tuck Female Draft Into Defense Bill
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 12 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago
“Republican bids to eliminate critical race theory, protect all-male draft shot down in late-night debate”
The Pentagon will have to start drafting women in order to receive funding after House Democrats amended the defense budget. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D., Pa.) put forward a measure on Wednesday to require all women over the age of 18 to register for selective service. Houlahan said her...
New evidence supports idea that America's first civilization was made up of 'sophisticated' engineers
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 4 years ago
The Native Americans who occupied the area known as Poverty Point in northern Louisiana more than 3,000 years ago long have been believed to be simple hunters and gatherers. But new Washington University in St. Louis archaeological findings paint a drastically different picture of America's...
My fallen Marines will always be my heroes: Opinion
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago
“"There is no greater honor for a Marine than to be called on to save Americans."”
On Aug. 26, at around 5:30 p.m. ET, Ghost Company was rushing to save as many people as possible at the Abbey Gate of the Kabul airport before we were required to cease processing evacuees. We were supposed to have stopped an hour earlier, but we decided to keep working in the hopes of finding...