by NUNAverse | Jun 5, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
Despite a curfew exemption from the Minneapolis Mayor’s Office, the American Indian Movement (AIM) Patrol found themselves under attack by both the National Guard and Minnesota State Police, who fired rubber bullets and flash grenades at the AIM patrol while...
by NUNAverse | Jun 4, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
Former President Barack Obama held a virtual town hall event last night to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Obama called for turning the protests over Floyd’s death into policy change to ensure safer...
by NUNAverse | Jun 3, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
Native American members of Congress, Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland, released the following statement in solidarity with the African American community following the death of George Floyd: “We share in the heartbreak and pain felt by millions across the country in...
by NUNAverse | Jun 2, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
As protests continue across the country, Crosscut published a piece by NCAI President Fawn Sharp, Activist James Rideout, and author Matthew Randazzo V detailing how communities of color succeeded in “changing the law to restrain police violence and make it...
by NUNAverse | Jun 1, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
Leaders of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors (MUID) released a statement in response to the death of George Floyd on Monday, May 25th 2020. MUID calls Floyd’s death “an unmitigated and horrific tragedy that has brought shame onto our community,” noting that the...
by NUNAverse | May 29, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
The Treasury Department has extended the deadline for submission of Tribal Employment and Expenditure Information to noon EST on Friday, May 29, 2020 by federally recognized tribes. This information is used to determine the second distribution of the Coronavirus...