Article History
Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin charged with murder, manslaughter in George Floyd death
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago
“Hennepin County's prosecutor announced charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter against the fired Minneapolis officer Derek...”
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman on Friday announced murder and manslaughter charges that accuse a fired Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd — an act caught on video and seen around the world, sparking days of violent demonstrations across the Twin Cities. Derek Chauvin, 44,...
Boys let black widow bite them in hopes of turning into Spider-Man
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 31 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago
Three young Bolivian brothers were hospitalized after getting a black widow spider to bite them — thinking it would turn them into Spider-Man, according to officials. The Marvel-loving siblings — aged 12, 10 and 8 — found the spider while herding goats in Chayanta, a Ministry of Health official...
Bolivian orchestra stranded at ‘haunted’ German castle surrounded by wolves
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 14 Comments • 4 Likes • 4 years ago
A Bolivian pan flute orchestra has been stuck in quarantine on the grounds of a grand 15th century palace outside of Berlin for two months. Over 20 members of the Orquesta Experimental de Instrumentos Nativos have been stuck on the grounds and buildings of Rheinsberg Palace, a castle, complete...
Complaint Filed Against University of Pennsylvania and Biden Center for Undisclosed China Mega-Donations
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago
National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), a nonprofit public interest organization, filed a complaint with the Department of Education requesting that it conduct a full investigation into the University of Pennsylvania’s failure to disclose the source of millions of dollars of donations from...
Ancient Nez Perce village site yields oldest date of human habitation in North America
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 17 Comments • 9 Likes • 4 years ago
The oldest known human habitation in North America, more than 16,000 years in age, is located at the site of an ancient Nez Perce village known as Nipéhe, near the confluence of the Snake and Salmon Rivers. Oregon State University anthropologist Dr. Loren Davis and colleagues have dated animal...
Tribal employers have limited access to federal COVID-19 small business aid
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
The Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) warns that tribal enterprises are having a difficult time accessing federal Payroll Protection Program relief from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The center, a research arm of the Federal Research Bank of Minneapolis, said in a May 4...
Citing pandemic concerns, two members of Congress want Leonard Peltier released from prison
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 2 Comments • 4 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 • 4 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 • 4 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 • 4 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...