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University of Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, Lumbee, has a tough task Thursday night in Texas.
His No. 5 Cougars (31-5) face top seeded Arizona (33-3) in the Sweet 16 at AT&T center in San Antonio.
Last season, Sampson’s squad reached the Final Four, but this team was new after losing four starters.
Thursday’s winner plays Saturday against the winner of No. 11 Michigan and No. 2 Villanova.
Sampson has coached at Montana Tech, Washington State and Oklahoma. He led the Sooners to the 2002 Final Four.
Houston’s game against Arizona is scheduled for 9:59 p.m. ET.
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What does an investor mean by “risk?” How much risk is acceptable to earn a reward, a profit? And how is the word even defined?
The buying and selling of a company’s shares always involves risk, one that every investor has had to measure and then accept or reject.
So is a changing climate a material risk to a company’s business model?
Many companies have already answered yes and provide climate-risk information. Some set out a detailed plan to reach “net zero” or no impact on greenhouse gas emissions, by 2030. Much of that corporate reporting frames the story as a success. It’s all voluntary and there is no accountability to match a company’s words with its actions.
New federal regulations could change that. And the reporting would be mandatory, instead of voluntary. READ MORE. — Mark Trahant, Indian Country Today
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed giving tribes $100 million so they can purchase and preserve their ancestral lands.
The proposal is part of his pledge to make sure nearly one-third of California’s land and coastal waters are preserved by 2030. But rather than have the government do all of that, Newsom said tribal leaders should have a say in what lands get preserved.
“We know that California Native peoples have always had an interdependent relations with land, waters, everything that makes up the state of California,” Newsom said. “Unfortunately we also know that the state has had a role in violently disrupting those relations.”
The money is one piece of Newsom’s $286.4 billion budget proposal. The state Legislature would have to approve the spending before it could happen. READ MORE. — Associated Press
The city of Poulsbo, Washington, and its police department will pay $2 million to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by the family of Stonechild Chiefstick, according to attorneys.
Police shot Chiefstick at a park during the city’s crowded 2019 Independence Day celebration. The lawsuit, relying on video and audio recordings and witness statements, alleged officer Craig Keller shot Chiefstick 12 seconds after arriving to investigate complaints that Chiefstick threatened someone with a screwdriver, The Seattle Times reported.
The lawsuit, filed last year by Seattle attorney Gabriel Galanda, said the Poulsbo Police Department had been lax in its de-escalation training and that Keller was prone to unnecessary uses of force. READ MORE. — Associated Press
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On Wednesday’s ICT Newscast, the founder of NDN Collective shares a damning new report it released on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Plus, we break down the life and legacy of Rep. Don Young and we continue our celebration of Women’s History Month
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Around the world: A Catholic order is opening its Rome archives on Canadian residential school records, Otago University in New Zealand is facing allegations of racism and discrimination, the Ka’apor people in Brazil are working to take back their lands from illegal loggers, a Māori robotics program wins a national award in New Zealand, and a new clinic works to improve Indigenous dental health in Australia.
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week. READ MORE. — Deusdedit Ruhangariyo, Special to Indian Country Today
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- Energy grants for tribes aimed at aiding vast power needs:The 14 projects are expected to produce 3.3 megawatts of renewable energy and 3.6 megawatt-hours of battery storage.
- NDN Collective releases Dakota Access Pipeline report:The detailed timeline is the most critical analysis yet, offering an extensive look at issues with operators of the controversial pipeline.
- Don Young’s legacy in Indian Country and beyond:‘Don really did care about people in rural Alaska, not just in terms of the corporations but also tribes.’
- ‘We don’t want to lose the language’:The Pueblo of Jemez celebrate the Walatowa Early Childhood Learning Center groundbreaking in an effort to boost traditional language immersion.
- How Native AmericansAre Trying to Debug A.I.’s Biases.
- Reducing racial disparities in STEM grad programs.
- Casino operatorsand First Nations concerned over iGaming launch.
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