Media Clips by NUNA 03/22/21

Good morning/afternoon, NUNAverse: On Friday, the United States cleared President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine before his 100th day in office – more than a month before the target date. The country is currently administered...

Media Clips by NUNA 03/19/21

Good morning, NUNAverse: The New York Times published an article on the $31 billion allocated for Native populations in the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package. The new legislation allocates $20 billion to tribal governments, includes more than $6...

Media Clips by NUNA 03/18/21

Good morning, NUNAverse: On Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s first official day of work after being sworn in, she sat down virtually for her first interview as Interior Secretary with 10 reporters from the Native American Journalists Association. Haaland frequently...

Media Clips by NUNA 03/17/21

Good morning, NUNAverse: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was sworn in yesterday evening in a small ceremony with family. Secretary Haaland’s oath of office was administered by her chief of staff, Jennifer Van der Heide, and her first official day in office is today....

Media Clips by NUNA 03/16/21

Good morning, NUNAverse: The Senate voted to confirm Representative Deb Haaland as the next Secretary of the Interior yesterday, making her the first Native person to head the department and the first to serve in a President’s Cabinet. Haaland was confirmed by a 51-40...

Media Clips by NUNA 03/15/21

Good morning, NUNAverse: The Chief Medical Officer at the Indian Health Service, Michael Toedt, dispelled misconceptions published in the opinion section of Indian Country Today that claimed the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is less effective in Native...