Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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WASHINGTON - What a difference a presidential administration makes. This certainly became evident on Friday when the Biden administration's Interior Department decided to withdraw its appeal in the case of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. Zinke. The appeal was set in motion last August by the Trump administration's Interior Department. The Interior Department filed an appeal to Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's ruling in favor of the Mashpee Wampanoag...
Under new leadership, the Nome Police Department says it is changing practices in response to a call for reform from a local advocate group after past mishandlings of sexual assault investigations. Survivors, advocates, and community members say the department is headed the right direction but has a long way to go to repair broken trust, especially among Alaska Natives. This story was originally published on KNOM Radio Mission. Over two years ago, the Nome Police went through their records and...
Jason Goward was overjoyed to get a high-paying job on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. The job, clearing ground with a contractor for the Canadian energy company, meant he could at last pay child support for his two young sons. He could buy groceries, pay for heat. And maybe, just maybe, he could dig his way out of poverty. https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/enbridge-line-3-divides-indigenous-lands-people-A2WdTUXt80aOIt9-1W9ivw...
Fayetteville, Arkansas- The Native American Agriculture Fund lends our full support for the confirmation of Congresswoman Deb Haaland of Laguna Pueblo on her confirmation to be Secretary of the Interior. If confirmed, Haaland will be the first ever Native American woman to serve as a cabinet secretary. Haaland has deep roots in Native agriculture and understands the intricacies of producing food on Tribal lands. As a small business owner, she knows what our Native farmers and ranchers face when bringing their goods to market. She recognizes...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Feb. 17, 2021 – Thousands of hardworking school bus drivers across the state are going above and beyond their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic as essential school district employees. To recognize this important profession, Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed Feb. 21-27 as School Bus Driver Appreciation Week in the state of Minnesota. Click here to download the Governor's proclamation. "I am proud to proclaim February 21-27 as School Bus Driver Appreciation Week in the State o...
OAKLEY, Calif. (AP) — All members of a San Francisco Bay Area school board resigned days after they were heard making disparaging comments about parents at a virtual board meeting they didn’t realize was being broadcast to the public. The four members of Oakley Union Elementary School District Board had stepped down by Friday amid growing outrage that began with the board’s Wednesday meeting. Before the meeting officially began and unaware the public could see and hear them, they used profanity and made jokes about parents just wanting a babys...
Last school year was hard enough. Denise Ladson Johnson’s son Moses struggled with the abrupt transition to distance learning in the spring, with having to say goodbye to his teacher and classmates and not knowing when he’d see them again. It didn’t help that Moses was only in prekindergarten at the time. The instability was a big reason Ladson Johnson, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina, decided to homeschool Moses this year rather than enrolling him in his district’s kindergarten program. There were too many "uncertainties," Ladson...
New Jersey will seek federal permission to scrap its annual standardized tests for a second straight year, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday. The decision to ask for a waiver follows intense pressure by the powerful state teachers union and some lawmakers to cancel the federally mandated tests, which they say would unnecessarily burden students and educators already exhausted by the pandemic. The Biden Administration has not indicated whether it will grant waivers, though that hasn’t stopped several states from requesting them. Even as New Jersey l...
The Osborn School District in Phoenix is urging its teachers to get COVID-19 vaccines, even offering information on where to get the shots on designated workdays. About 90% of the pre-K-8 district's staff have gotten at least their first dose, school officials say. Osborn, which has been virtual all year, plans to return to in-person instruction in March. But what about the 10% of employees who haven't gotten the vaccine? Can the district require them to? Osborn's board members have discussed it, but there's a number of reasons why districts...
Denver, Colo.— Feb. 22, 2021—The American Indian College Fund is joining other Native organizations to advocate for the confirmation of Congresswoman Deb Haaland for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin Tuesday, February 23rd, at 9:30 a.m. EST. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is the federal agency that oversees public lands and every program impacting every aspect of the lives of Native people and Tribal governments. The DOI is dedicated to meeting the federal government’s treat...
