Media Clips by NUNA 12/17/21

Good Morning NUNAverse, Earlier this week, Forbes Magazine hosted an event with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden in New York City honoring the women chosen for its inaugural list of “50 Over 50 –  Women of Impact”. Of the 50 chosen, two Indigenous women were chosen...

Media Clips by NUNA 12/16/21

Good Morning NUNAverse, During a briefing on COVID-19 at the White House yesterday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that current COVID-19 booster shots are enough to combat the fast spreading omicron...

Media Clips by NUNA 12/15/21

Good Morning NUNAverse, President Joe Biden has announced 9 new federal judicial nominees, one of whom is a citizen of Navajo Nation. Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes would be the first Native  Article III judge in California, the first Article III judge from...

Media Clips by NUNA 12/14/21

Good Morning NUNAverse, On November 30, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt rejected a request by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to extend a hunting and fishing compact between the state and the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations that went into effect on January 1,...

Media Clips by NUNA 12/13/21

Good Morning NUNAverse, The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to extend a year-end deadline for Alaska Native Corporations to use federal COVID-19 relief funds. But it isn’t the same bill that earlier passed the Senate – the House has not...

Media Clips by NUNA 12/10/21

Good Morning NUNAverse, Concerns about voter suppression efforts are mounting in Arizona. Many say the redistricting process is being targeted to diminish Native voting power. Arizona is one of many states accused of drawing non-competitive maps and experts say...