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WASHINGTON — We are happy to report the federal opened back up on Wednesday. In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently.
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Tune in Saturday, Nov. 15 at 4 pm ET for a special Native Bidaské as host Levi Rickert, editor of Native News Online, interviews award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns and Jen Loren, an Emmy Award-winning host, filmmaker, and senior director of Cherokee Film.
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A day before Arizona native Leticia Jacobo was scheduled to be released from an Iowa jail, her mom visited to verify pickup details with the staff. Ericka Burns was excited to drive her daughter home after spending a month apart and wanted to make sure Jacobo wasn’t forced to wait a minute longer than necessary.
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For many Native Americans, the call to serve runs deeper than duty; it’s a continuation of a warrior tradition that stretches back generations. On this week’s Native Bidaské, airing Friday, November 14, host Levi Rickert sits down with James Craig III, a veteran and tribal council member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, whose story bridges the frontlines of global conflict and the heart of tribal leadership at home.
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Native Vote. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has endorsed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a tribal citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, in her campaign for the U.S. Senate.
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The U.S. government has begun to reopen after services were shuttered for 43 days due to congressional disputes over federal spending.
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Native Vote. Jonathan Nez, the former president of the Navajo Nation and current candidate for Arizona’s second congressional district issued the following statement on the re-opening of the federal government and Eli Crane hiking health care costs on Arizonans:
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to end the longest federal government shutdown— 43 days— in history.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Wednesday that it plans to overhaul its Tribal broadband programs to reduce bureaucratic barriers, increase flexibility, and better align funding opportunities to meet the connectivity needs of Tribal nations.
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