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Today marks the 198th anniversary of the establishment of what is now known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The BIA, along with the Bureau of Indian Education and Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, works to fulfill the United States’ trust responsibilities to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and individuals.
For the past year, I have been honored to support the missions of these three bureaus and Indian Affairs’ staff across the nation who work every day to support Indian Country. It’s been an intense and challenging year. It’s also been fun and rewarding. Coming into this job, I expected to rely heavily on my experience as a tribal judge, a tribal leader and from my previous time at the Department of the Interior. Mostly, though, I’ve relied on my experience growing up and living in my tribal community and understanding many of the challenges tribes face every day. READ MORE – Bryan Newland, Op-Ed, Indian Country Today
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Daylight saving time announces its entrance at 2 a.m. local time Sunday for most of the country. Standard time hibernates until Nov. 6. It will stay lighter for longer into the evening but the sun will rise later in the morning than it has during the months of standard time.
Remember to set clocks an hour ahead, usually before bed Saturday night.
No time change is observed in Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas. — Associated Press
Tribal nations are celebrating the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act.
Congress passed the omnibus spending package for the 2022 fiscal year late Thursday, which included major tribal provisions. It passed in the Senate with a 68-31 vote. The bill will now head to the president’s desk to be signed.
This means that tribal nations “will continue to increase safety and justice for victims who had previously seen little of either,” said Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians in a statement. READ MORE – Indian Country Today
Before the galleries, upscale restaurants and high-end condos moved in, the Wynwood neighborhood west of downtown Miami was known as Little San Juan.
With a concentration of Indigenous Taino people who came from Puerto Rico and cities in the northeast in the 1950s, the neighborhood was home to many Puerto Rican-owned restaurants, shops, markets and other businesses until the mid-2000s.
Then the murals went up, artists and trendsetters came in, and the immigrant community was largely pushed out. READ MORE – Sandra Hale Schulman, Special to Indian Country Today
The Montana Democratic Party is hiring someone to work with tribes to help engage Native American voters, party executive director Sheila Hogan said.
The Democratic National Committee is paying for the new job through a grant program, the Great Falls Tribune reported.
The Blue Bench program helps recruit and train potential Democratic candidates and provide them with campaign advice.
The party and Montana tribes argue the new law creates a barrier for rural and low-income Native Americans to vote because they may lack regular mail service and may not have transportation to a voting site.
A similar voter-approved law that limited people to collecting no more than six voted ballots was declared unconstitutional in September 2020, in part because it made it more difficult for Native Americans to vote. — Associated Press
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Here is the latest Indigenous entertainment news:
“Reservation Dogs” were among the winners at the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards. READ MORE– Indian Country Today
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- Navajo company invests in carbon capture effort: The investment was not well received by the Navajo environmental group, which argued that such carbon capture projects have not been successful in the US.
- Senate gives final approval for huge budget bill: The emergency package includes money for Ukraine aid.
- Mille Lacs: ‘Our reservation was never diminished’: Federal court affirms Mille Lacs reservation boundaries and sovereignty.
- 50 years ago: Firth twins begin Olympic career: Indigenous Canadian twins went from trapping rabbits to winning medals on the world stage.
- Another Lawrence university team to cheer for: Haskell women’s basketball heading to NAIA Championship tournament
- 2020 Census Undercounted Hispanic, Black and Native American Residents
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