FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 04, 2021 Indigenous Group Celebrates Haaland’s Historic Passage Through Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Votes to Advance Haaland’s Nomination WASHINGTON, DC — Moments ago, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior Department to a […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC, March 2, 2021— The Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) is proud to announce the launch of the Remembering Our Sisters Fellowship. This first of its kind virtual storytelling and digital arts program was created to empower young Indigenous women and femme-identifying leaders (ages 18-24) to raise awareness for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirits+ (MMIWG2S+) epidemic, to honor our sisters and families affected, […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Tuesday, January 26, 2021, during his first week in office, President Joe Biden signed a Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships. “It is a priority of my Administration to make respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-governance, commitment to fulfilling Federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations, and regular, meaningful, and robust […]
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Dear Native Youth, I write you this letter not just out of anger or concern, but of hope. A week ago, as a Nation, we witnessed an attempted coup – at President Trump’s direction – by white supremacists and other equally dangerous domestic extremist groups. Like many of my colleagues, I watched as the United […]
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