by NUNAverse | Apr 14, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse: On Sunday, 20-year-old Duante Wright was shot and killed in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, during a traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as “an accidental discharge” during a press conference...
by NUNAverse | Apr 13, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse: Pfizer and BioNTech requested on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration expand the emergency use authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine to permit its use in children ages 12 to 15. If the approval is granted, younger Americans could...
by NUNAverse | Apr 12, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse: On Thursday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Bears Ears National Monument and met with tribes and elected officials as she prepares to submit recommendations on whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to downsize that site...
by NUNAverse | Apr 9, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse: The Washington Senate has approved a measure to ban the use of Native names, symbols and images as school mascots, logos and team names at most public schools in Washington. The bill passed the Democratic-led chamber on a bipartisan 40-9 vote...
by NUNAverse | Apr 9, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good afternoon, NUNAverse: Sections of the Indian Child Welfare Act that gave Native families preference in the adoption of Native children were struck down yesterday after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the federal law’s preferences for Native...
