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  • Physical fitness helps Chickasaw elder's mental health, keeps body in shape

    Oct 7, 2020

    For World Mental Health Day Oct. 10, many are thinking of ways to improve their lives. It has long been known the benefits of physical activity aid not only the body, but the mind as well. For 73-year-old Chickasaw elder David D. Atkins, cycling has become a spiritual experience. "It's a time when you are out clearing your head," Atkins said. "It's a meditation time and my prayer time. It is mind, body and spirit." Atkins grew up in Stonewall, Oklahoma. While his life has taken him all over the...

  • Safeguarding Your Vote: A Joint Message on Election Security

    Oct 7, 2020

    The directors of the FBI, National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and National Counterintelligence and Security Center discuss their agencies’ commitment to protect the integrity of the 2020 election. More at fbi.gov/elections. Video Transcript Hi, I’m Chris Wray, Director of the FBI I’m joined by my colleagues General Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency; Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; and Bill Evanina, Director of the National Count...

  • Innu Nation suing over disruption to land and culture caused by Churchill Falls project

    Oct 7, 2020

    Saying their community's culture and way of life was devastated by the construction of a hydroelectric project, the Innu Nation of Labrador is taking Hydro-Québec and Churchill Falls Corp. to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Innu Nation announced its $4 billion statement of claim Tuesday at a news conference, where community leaders said their people people have lived with anger, hurt and loss for decades, since construction began in 1967. That construction, which continued into the mid-'70s, backed by the power utilities...

  • Chaos and Cannabis: A Hemp Empire Brings Trouble to Navajo Land

    Oct 7, 2020

    SHIPROCK, N.M. - In the fertile northeast corner of the Navajo Nation, fields that only months ago were traditional open-air corn farms are now stuffed with hundreds of industrial-size greenhouses, each glowing with artificial lights and brimming with emerald cannabis plants. Security cameras ring the perimeters and hired guards in flak jackets patrol the public roads alongside the farms. Every weekday throughout the summer, a group of local kids woke at sunrise and arrived at the farm by 7:30,...

  • Native American Bank Enhances Digital Presence with Jack Henry & Associates

    Oct 7, 2020

    MONETT, Mo., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry. Its Jack Henry Banking® division announced today that Denver-based Native American Bank is improving the digital experience for both customers and employees by adding digital account opening and a mobile app for employees to access branch banking functionality from anywhere. As the only national American Indian-owned certified...