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12 die of COVID-19 within 48 hours
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 0 Comments • 4 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 • 4 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 • 4 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 • 4 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 • 4 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....
Gathering of Nations virtual pow wow begins
Via: 1stwarrior • Photography & Art • 5 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Although the 37th Annual Gathering of Nations is canceled this year, people can still enjoy the sights and sounds.Co-director Melonie Matthews said folks can visit the Gathering of Nations website or PowWows.com for a free virtual experience starting at 10 a.m. Friday and...
Two Cats Are First U.S. Pets to Test Positive for Coronavirus
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 34 Comments • 6 Likes • 4 years ago
“The animals appear to have mild symptoms and likely caught the virus from their owners. And there’s no evidence pets can pass it to humans.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday. The cats, which had mild respiratory illnesses and are expected to recover, are thought to have...
Pandemic Panic Has Magnified The Worst Impulses Of The Power-Hungry Elite - Opinion article
Via: 1stwarrior • Op/Ed • 132 Comments • 6 Likes • 4 years ago
“This pandemic has exposed the motives of our self-appointed betters in D.C. and the media, pushing anti-American policies to give themselves more...”
For all the American people’s common efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, we keep seeing a lot of reckless responses from politicians and propagandists. They continue to shamelessly exploit a national crisis to pursue their own political and personal agendas. Obama-era health...
Consensus starts to grow on 'Phase 4' coronavirus relief
By: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago
“Pelosi now appears open to a more focused aid package and Republicans are acknowledging the likelihood of new legislation.”
Congress is finally beginning to sketch the outlines of its next big coronavirus response. Speaker Nancy Pelosi shifted her tone on Friday, calling for a much more focused “Phase 4” relief package to address immediate needs related to the coronavirus pandemic, a departure from the sprawling...