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Late into Friday night, the U.S. Senate voted 85-11 to approve a Continuing Resolution (CR), a temporary spending bill that will fund the federal government until March 14, 2025. This vote successfully averted a government shutdown just after midnight. Earlier on Friday evening, the House of Representatives had also passed the measure overwhelmingly with a 366-34 vote.
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The U.S. Senate on Friday passed the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024 (S. 1723). Action is needed to get the House of Representatives before the lame duck session ends.
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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), the first and only Native American to hold a secretarial position in a presidential cabinet, will conclude her tenure at the end of the Biden-Harris administration on January 20, 2025. As the 54th Secretary of the Interior, Haaland has demonstrated remarkable leadership, particularly in her role in launching the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a highlight of her work in office.
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In the Northern Hemisphere, December 21 will be the year’s day of least sunlight, when the sun takes its lowest, shortest path across the sky. North of the Arctic Circle, it will be the midpoint of the period of darkness, when even twilight doesn’t reach the horizon. As we did before the solar eclipse in August, this December we asked our Native friends to share traditions they’ve heard about the winter solstice. Their answers highlight winter as a time for storytelling.
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Winter officially begins this Saturday, Dec. 21, bringing freezing rain, snow and plummeting temperatures. Families can prepare now to stay safe, warm and protect their homes with guidance from FEMA’s #WinterReady campaign.
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Naval aviator Lieutenant (Lt.) Cameron Baxter was recently honored for obtaining 1,020 flight hours in 2.5 years, all while training nearly 600 future military aviators. Few instructors fly so many hours in such little time. In August, Lt. Baxter was presented with a Navy and Marine Corps commendation medal for his accomplishment. It was bestowed to him for significantly contributing to his training squadron’s success.
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In a major boost to Indigenous financial institutions, MacKenzie Scott has awarded more than $103 million to Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) across the country, according to an exclusive report in Tribal Business News.
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