by NUNAverse | Nov 18, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning NUNAverse, The White House held its last day event of the tribal nations summit earlier this week. Tribal leaders were invited to participate in the two-day virtual event to discuss how the federal government can invest in and continue to strengthen...
by NUNAverse | Nov 17, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning NUNAverse, The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has been pushing for federal recognition more than 100 years. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will receive testimony on S.1364, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act. If...
by NUNAverse | Nov 16, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning NUNAverse, The Biden administration kicked off the first White House Tribal Nations Summit on Monday. It was the first such gathering since the Obama White House held its last Tribal Nation Conference in September 2016. The summit began with a welcome...
by NUNAverse | Nov 15, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning NUNAverse, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Ojibwe) announced on Friday the appointment of Sarah Wheelock, a tribal citizen of the Meskwaki Nation, to sit on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Wheelock will be...
by NUNAverse | Nov 12, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning NUNAverse, Ahead of a tribal leadership summit next week, White House officials say Indian Country should be prepared for the Biden administration to announce a number of “exciting” actions that, in some cases, tribal nations have wanted for months...
by NUNAverse | Nov 11, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning NUNAverse, North Dakota’s Legislature approved a new legislative map Wednesday that reflects a continued loss of political clout in rural areas due to population shifts in the past decade. Though the map maintains 47 legislative districts, it creates...
