by NUNAverse | Jun 23, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse: The U.S. House of Representatives voted 415-14 yesterday to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk, and he is expected to sign it into law. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865,...
by NUNAverse | Jun 23, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAVerse: The U.S. House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow to examine facilities in Indian Country. The focus comes as Congress and the Biden administration negotiate an infrastructure package...
by NUNAverse | Jun 23, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse: The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) approval of Enbridge’s Line 3 is valid. The Red Lake Indian Nation, White Earth Band of Ojibwe, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, the Minnesota Department of...
by NUNAverse | Jun 23, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning/afternoon, NUNAverse: In an opinion piece published in The Washington Post, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the United States needs to address the generations of abuse suffered by “tens of thousands of Indigenous children” at Indian boarding schools....
by NUNAverse | Jun 23, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse: A week and a half after 215 childrens’ remains were found on the former grounds of a Catholic-run Indian Residential School in British Columbia, Indigenous leaders are disappointed by a lack of ownership and apology from the highest levels of...
by NUNAverse | Jun 11, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse: President Biden is expected to announce today that his administration will buy 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and donate them to about 100 countries over the next year. People familiar with the Pfizer deal said the United...
