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Native America Calling: Increasing Native representation in the information technology industry. Native people are significantly underrepresented in the information technology workforce. The divide is even wider for Native women.
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As providers turn to telehealth during COVID-19, calls rise for more resources in Indian Country. As the coronavirus pandemic wears on, medical providers are moving to telehealth – prompting calls for more funding for infrastructure and technology in Indian Country to remedy disparities that can make long-distance care impossible.
Native America Calling: Tribal sanctuary push becomes reality in ...
2 days ago · Tribal sanctuary push becomes reality in California. Local southern California tribes will share management of a new 4,500-square-mile marine sanctuary. The designation from the Biden Administration cites the need to protect at-risk plants and animals, including whales, dolphins, and sea turtles. Establishing the Chumash Heritage National ...
‘Supercharged’ for Indian Country: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz …
Aug 12, 2024 · Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz wrapped up a whirlwind week of rallies, making history with the first campaign event opened by a tribal leader.. Speaking on Saturday, Harris singled out the tribal leaders in the massive audience at the Desert Diamond Arena in Arizona. During remarks carried live by news stations across the nation, she uttered words ...
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“Congress needs to act now and pass the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Act, so we can learn from our past and make sure these wrongs are never repeated,” said Chief Executive Officer Francys Crevier.
Indian Country set for big and busy week on Capitol Hill
Jul 22, 2024 · An appropriations bill with record levels of funding for most Indian Country programs is slated to advance in the U.S. House of Representatives this week.. H.R.8998, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025, includes $8.56 billion for the Indian Health Service, representing a 23 percent increase, or $1.6 billion, in funding from ...
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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs considers the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission. AUDIO: Business meeting to consider S.2695, S.3857, S.4442 & S.4505. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 18, 2024.
‘Empower tribal nations’: Indian Country looks to White House for ...
Dec 14, 2022 · Indian Country looks to White House for support amid negative court rulings. Wednesday, December 14, 2022. By Acee Agoyo. Indianz.Com. WASHINGTON, D.C. — With one negative ruling on the books and a potentially devastating one on the way, tribal leaders continue to look to the Biden administration to address the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Indian Country Today: Repatriation law marks major milestone
Nov 23, 2020 · According to O’Loughlin, 93 percent of ancestors who have still not been repatriated by institutions because they’ve been declared unaffiliated do in fact have enough associated information to be repatriated. “The only requirements for repatriation under the law are geography and tribal consultation,” she said.