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...
by NUNAverse | Nov 21, 2022 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, The New York State Education Department has effectively banned the use of most Native mascots for public schools in the state. Schools must be in compliance by the end of the 2022-23 school year or face withholding of state...
by NUNAverse | Nov 14, 2022 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, The Supreme Court heard more than three hours of arguments last week in a sprawling challenge to the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. The law at issue in the new case was rooted in the sovereignty...
by NUNAverse | Nov 7, 2022 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The outcome could undercut the...
