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Thousands in Albuquerque for the Gathering of Nations
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 years ago
“The ‘Meow Wolf of the powwow world’ brings millions in revenue and criticisms of commodifying Native American culture”
America’s biggest powwow kicked off last night with the Miss Indian World competition and heads into the weekend ready to showcase Indigenous songs and dances, while bringing millions of dollars from visitors to Albuquerque. The Gathering of Nations is in its 40th year and each year opinions,...
Indiana Senate backs bill on student names, pronoun changes
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 1 Like • 2 years ago
“Indiana schools may soon be required to notify parents if their children request a name or pronoun change at school”
Indiana schools may soon be required to notify parents if their children request a name or pronoun change at school, after the state Senate on Monday advanced a House bill that some worry could out transgender kids to their families. The Republican-dominated state Senate's 37-12 vote came after...
DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 years ago
Led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican with presidential ambitions, the Florida Legislature is considering a sweeping package of immigration measures that would represent the toughest crackdown on undocumented immigration by any state in more than a decade. Expected to pass within weeks because...
Pentagon Investigates More Social-Media Posts Purporting to Include Secret U.S. Documents
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 2 years ago
“Documents include details on Ukrainian forces, U.S. arms provided to Ukraine”
The Pentagon is investigating social-media posts that purport to reveal highly classified U.S. government documents on the war in Ukraine and other key international topics, in what could be one of the most dangerous intelligence breaches in decades. Well over 100 images, marked with “Top...
Vatican formally rejects ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ after Indigenous calls
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 years ago
The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today. A Vatican statement said the...
Drug-sniffing dog put his paws on a man’s car. Idaho Supreme Court says he trespassed
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 2 years ago
The Idaho Supreme Court has vacated a Mountain Home man’s conviction for felony drug possession and delivery after it ruled that a police drug-sniffing dog trespassed and conducted an illegal search by putting its paws on his vehicle, prompting the search that led to his arrest. The court...
SC women who get abortions could face the death penalty under proposed bill
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 26 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 years ago
Women who get an abortion in South Carolina could face the death penalty if a proposal at the State House becomes law. A bill in the S.C. House called the South Carolina Pre-Natal Equal Protection Act would “afford equal protection of the laws to all preborn children from the moment of...
'Everybody's tired': South Dakota tribe sues US over crime
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 6 Likes • 2 years ago
“Violent crimes across the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota have increased in recent years”
Holly Wilson had just left to pick up soda for a steak dinner for her nine grandchildren last May, when a barrage of bullets was fired into her home on the largest Native American reservation in South Dakota. Her 6-year-old grandson, Logan Warrior Goings, jumped from the family's loveseat and...
Judge suggests abortion might be protected by 13th Amendment despite Supreme Court ruling
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 24 Comments • 4 Likes • 2 years ago
KEY POINTS A federal judge in Washington, D.C., suggested in a court order in a criminal case against a group of anti-abortion activists that the federal right to abortion might still be protected by the Constitution’s 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. The Supreme Court last year,...
Biden's '68 days of silence' on the documents farce
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 242 Comments • 9 Likes • 2 years ago
“White House used group of loyalists including Joe's sister to keep discovery secret for six weeks in failed plot to prevent a Special Counsel and...”
President Joe Biden and a small team of trusted advisers, including his sister Valerie, plotted to keep the discovery of classified documents a secret, betting that they could quietly handle the problem without it becoming public knowledge, a bombshell new report claimed on Friday. For 68 days...