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WASHINGTON, September 17 – Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a conversation on Facebook Live to announce the Postal Banking Act. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has faced repeated attacks by the Trump administration including denying emergency funding during the pandemic and putting postal workers at risk of losing their jobs, disrupting operations and services, and delaying mail delivery. The Postal Banking Act would re-establish postal banking to provide financial security to millions o...
Minnesota’s adult obesity rate was unchanged between 2018 and 2019 at 30.1%, which puts nearly one-third of Minnesotans at higher risk for suffering more severe symptoms and death if they catch COVID-19, making now an important time for Minnesotans to focus on being active and eating healthy. In 2019, Minnesota continued to stay below the national adult obesity rate that rose from 30.9% in 2018 to 31.4% in 2019, according to data released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Minnesota’s obesity rate is also lower...
Thousands of dead migratory birds in the southwestern United States have scientists baffled, reports Algernon D'Ammassa for the Las Cruces Sun-News. "Unprecedented" numbers of dead birds have turned up in and around New Mexico in the last few weeks, and researchers aren't yet sure why, Martha Desmond, an ecologist at New Mexico State University (NMSU), tells the Sun-News. The phenomenon first gained notice when hundreds of dead birds were found at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on...
The winding down of the 2020 census must remain on hold nationwide through Sept. 24 at the latest, a federal judge in California has ordered. The move by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh throws the national head count further into uncertainty as a coalition led by the National Urban League continues a legal fight to provide the U.S. Census Bureau with more time to tally the country's population and review results, which are used to determine the distribution of federal funding and political...
(Minneapolis/St. Paul) — The Guthrie Theater (Joseph Haj, Artistic Director) today announced a robust lineup of 40+ virtual classes and workshops designed to foster exploration, community building and creativity for adults, Native community members and youth in grades 7–12. From no-pressure yoga and a literary dive into August Wilson’s plays for beginners to audition prep and a new stage management course for technical artists, the Guthrie offers education opportunities for a variety of interests and experience levels — all online. Additio...
Fort Sam Houston, Texas – The Defense Health Agency announces the recruitment of civilian family medicine physicians to join its team of highly skilled health care professionals at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, N.C. Womack Army Medical Center is a world-class, state-of-the-art medical complex. It is an integral part of Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in the world and home to about 57,000 military personnel who make up our nation’s Airborne and Special Operations Forces. “Serving as a civilian family pract...
The Schenectady, N.Y., school district realized it needed to do better by its students of color: The vast majority of its teachers were white, while less than a third of students are. A couple years ago, the district began ramping up its efforts to hire more teachers of color, as well as provide anti-racist training for its staff. The Albany-area district was highlighted by the state education department and other groups for its efforts, which included recruiting a more diverse pool of educators, building relationships with historically Black c...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has had at least 19 students and staff members test positive for the coronavirus since schools reopened for in-person learning this week, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Wednesday. The state’s 14 coronavirus testing sites dedicated solely to schoolchildren and school employees identified eight positive cases of the disease since schools reopened for in-person learning on Monday. In addition, there were 11 positive cases in schools in people who were tested elsewhere, the Democratic governor said at a news con...
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — About sixty schools in Montana have seen at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 in a student or staff member since the beginning of the school year, Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock said Wednesday. Those include both K-12 schools and universities. A total of 51 K-12 students have been diagnosed with the virus in the few weeks since the semester started — out of 147,000 students in the state. Numerous schools have had to temporarily close after positive cases were identified to limit the spread of the virus. htt...
At least 258 school district employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since March and eight have died — but it’s not clear how many of the cases stemmed from work on campuses. Chicago’s teachers union released the numbers publicly Wednesday as part of an ongoing dispute with district leadership over which employees should return to buildings and when. According to the union, nearly half of the cases — 123 — were “actionable,” which means that they required the district to take some sort of operational pause or halt activity at the school. T...
The ancestors and grave items, which are estimated to date back to the 13th century and were part of the National Museum of Finland's Mesa Verde collection, have been repatriated to the Hopi Tribe, the Pueblo of Acoma, the Pueblo of Zia, and the Pueblo of Zuni, indigenous tribes of the United States, to be reburied on Saturday 12 September 2020. This repatriation respects the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its Article 12 on indigenous peoples' right to...
The Chickasaw Nation is accepting applications now through 9 A.M. CDT, Sept. 21 for the 2020 Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM) and SEASAM Youth. Coinciding with the Chickasaw Nation Annual Meeting and Festival, SEASAM and SEASAM Youth will be going virtual. Artists from any federally recognized Southeastern or Woodland tribes are encouraged to enter the competition in the Basketry, Beadwork/Quillwork, Diverse, Drawing, Graphic Arts, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Textiles, Traditional Dress & Regalia...
(LOS ANGELES, September 2020) — A new group of six Indigenous storytellers participated last month in the Sundance Institute Indigenous Intensive. Presented by WarnerMedia 150, the Intensive was held digitally on Sundance Co//ab, the Sundance Institute's digital learning platform. The weeklong program focused on launching the development process of the storytellers’ projects under the guidance of acclaimed International Creative Advisors and Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program, headed by N. Bird Runningwater (Cheyenne/Mescalero Apach...
DURANT, Okla. – Week three of National Preparedness Month is "Prepare for Disasters." As part of the Choctaw Nation Office of Emergency Management's preparation, drones can be deployed to provide eyes in the skies during times of need. From the 10½ counties of the Choctaw Nation to the aftermath of hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, unmanned aircraft systems are proving to be an integral part of the technology used in bringing aid to disaster sites. "We have used drones for dam...
(Reuters) - Guidance about novel coronavirus testing posted last month on the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not written by the agency's scientists and was posted over their objections, the New York Times reported citing people familiar with the matter and internal documents. Under the guidance, it was not necessary to test people with no symptoms of COVID-19 - the potentially fatal disease caused by the virus - even if they had been exposed to the...
WINDOW ROCK - Volunteer vaccine trials with Pfizer-BioNTech for COVID-19 will be starting this week on Navajo, President Jonathan Nez announced last Friday on Facebook. “A vaccine is needed to end the pandemic,” Nez said, adding that trials are occurring across the U.S. and “it’s important that the Navajo people have an opportunity to participate in a Phase 3 trial.” The post drew immediate backlash and suspicion. The common sentiment among many people who responded to the post was that they don’t want to be used as “lab rats” or “guinea pigs...
How would you feel if you woke up from surgery to learn your uterus or ovaries were removed from your body without consent? It's a nightmare scenario a licensed practical nurse who worked full-time at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia says is happening to migrant women in government custody. This week. Dawn Wooten became a national newsmaker when she blew the whistle about medical neglect and alleged forced hysterectomies at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center where she worked. Wooten's allegations were...
WAGNER, S.D. (AP) – The FBI says it’s investigating a stabbing death on the Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation. The agency says a suspect has been arrested in Tuesday evening’s stabbing in Wagner. The victim is identified as 54-year-old Isaac Primeaux. FBI agents continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the stabbing with the assistance of state and tribal law enforcement officers. Once the investigation is complete, the case will be presented to the US Attorney’s Office in South Dakota for any charging decision. https:/...
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. Samuel Rufus Swift Bird, age 30, was indicted on September 9, 2020. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on September 14, 2020, and pled not guilty to the Indictment. The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 20 years in federal prison and/or a $1,000,000 fine, at least 3 years, up to life...
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. (KIEM)-During the past five months, officials for the Hoopa Valley Reservation have announced two emergency declarations – things are finally looking up for the Hoopa community, according Hoopa Chief & Incident Commander Gregory Moon. “I like the numbers were seeing zero active, zero new 52 recovered.” The Hoopa Valley community have had to contend with two major emergencies – A COVID Outbreak and a wildfire. https://kiem-tv.com/2020/09/16/fire-no-longer-a-threat-to-reservation-covid-in-check/...
