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Indigenous activists see Trump's Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy
Read full article: Indigenous activists see Trump's Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacyPresident Donald Trump has announced he won't recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy for Indigenous representation must continue during Trump’s second term in the White House.
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Navajo students describe pandemic struggles to Jill Biden
Read full article: Navajo students describe pandemic struggles to Jill BidenStudents on the largest Native American reservation spoke with first lady Jill Biden on Friday about challenges they've faced during the coronavirus pandemic, including poor internet access and feelings of isolation.
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Jill Biden hears from Navajo women on needs, priorities
Read full article: Jill Biden hears from Navajo women on needs, prioritiesJill Biden spent her first day of a trip to the Navajo Nation listening to female leaders who she referred to as her “sister warriors” on the needs and priorities of the country's largest Native American reservation.
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People downwind of atomic blasts renew push for US payout
Read full article: People downwind of atomic blasts renew push for US payoutFILE - This July 16, 1945, file photo, shows the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, N.M. A congressional subcommittee was taking testimony Wednesday, March 24, 2021, about who should be eligible under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The advocacy group has been trying for years to bring awareness to the lingering effects of nuclear fallout surrounding the Trinity Site. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez testified about the environmental and health effects of decades of uranium mining on tribal land. If Congress doesn't doesn't renew the program, no more claims can be filed after July 2022.