by NUNAverse | Jan 9, 2023 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, New legislation that strikes down 11 outdated federal laws that discriminated against Native people was signed into law by President Biden on Tuesday, December 27. The Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging...
by NUNAverse | Dec 19, 2022 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, The House of Representatives passed the Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes (RESPECT) Act last week, which would abolish 11 outdated federal laws that are related to the treatment of Native...
by NUNAverse | Dec 12, 2022 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, Last week, Representative Derek Kilmer and Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill that acknowledges “the chronic failures” of the federal government to fulfill its trust and treaty agreements with tribes and to “ensure...
by NUNAverse | Dec 5, 2022 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, President Joe Biden pledged last week to give Native peoples a stronger voice in federal affairs, promising at the first in-person summit on tribal affairs in six years that he will bolster tribal consultations, inclusion of...
by NUNAverse | Nov 28, 2022 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, Representative Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native elected to Congress in a special election in Alaska this summer, has officially been elected to a full term in the House of Representatives. Peltola defeated Republicans Sarah Palin and...