by NUNAverse | Apr 3, 2023 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, The Vatican recently responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis...
by NUNAverse | Mar 27, 2023 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, a case that will determine the merits of a 150-year-old promise from the federal government to fulfill the water needs of reservations. The Navajo Nation’s...
by NUNAverse | Mar 20, 2023 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, A new addiction treatment center on the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is making a dent in the proliferation of opioid use on the tribe’s reservation. Since opening in January of this year, the Cherokee Nation Harm Reduction Program —...
by NUNAverse | Mar 13, 2023 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native people, has died. Zah died last week at a hospital in Fort Defiance,...
by NUNAverse | Mar 6, 2023 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, New Mexico’s governor is standing firm in her decision to nominate a former tribal leader who once faced sexual assault charges to head the state’s Indian Affairs Department, fueling anger among Native advocates who have been working...
by NUNAverse | Feb 27, 2023 | Daily Media Clips
Good Morning, NUNAverse, The US Marshals Service is teaming up with the Yurok Tribe, based in Northern California, for a new push aimed at addressing cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. The tribe was chosen as the first pilot location for the federal...
