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Federal gov. launches first-ever database for missing and murdered Indigenous people
Michigan Advance. December 16, 2021. Laina G. Stebbins. The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has launched a new website dedicated to investigating missing and murdered American Indian…
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DOE Office of Legacy Management Launches Campaign to Address Abandoned Uranium Mines on Tribal Lands
Office of Legacy Management. December 15, 2021. A powerful partnership among the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management (LM), tribal governments and other…
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‘I stand for humanity’: Bearsun returns to Diné Bikéyah for three-day visit
Navajo Times. December 3, 2021. Krista Allen. TSÉBIGHÁHOODZÁNÍ Bearsun and his friends had a Thanksgiving meal with the president last Thursday. The next day, Bearsun,…
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November – A Month of Giving Thanks!
Indigenous Lifeways, Inc. November 30, 2021. Executive Director, Krystal Curley. “November is a time of reflection and acknowledgment of all the blessings we received throughout…
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“Nobody Can Live Without Water”
Harpers Bazaar. November 25, 2021. Chelsey Sanchez Diné artist and activist Emma Robbins talks about the water crisis on the Navajo Nation, the present-day consequences…
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State Health Equity Committee Meeting
Presented by the New Mexico Vaccine Equity & Rebuild Network. (version en español a continuación) Friday, November 5th at 1 pm Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/87399907037Meeting ID:…
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