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MUSKEGON, Mich. — In the homelands of the People of the Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Ottawa and Potawatomi, President Donald Trump called those who want to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day “extremists.” Trump held a campaign rally in Muskegon, Mich. on Saturday afternoon.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Native News Online, in partnership with Verizon Media and the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association (MMCA), is hosting a Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) live stream on Monday, October 19, 2020, at 7 p.m. – EDT.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — With Covid-19 still spreading across the United States, the total number of cases on the Navajo Nation is approaching 11,000. On Sunday the Navajo Nation reported an additional 42 new cases of Covid-19 cases.
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Native American voters may be the "difference makers" in this year’s election. Join us for a Native-centered and non-partisan live streaming forum on Monday at 7 p.m. EDT to talk about the impact that American Indians and Alaska Natives will play in the upcoming election.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One week after his passing, the American Indian Graduate Center honored the life of Max Osceola Jr., the former chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s council who passed away last week, by creating the Max Osceola, Jr. Memorial Fund. He was 70.
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PHILADELPHIA — Over 200 American Indian leaders and influencers have endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nominee. The endorsements were announced on Thursday, Oct. 15, with 19 days until the Nov. 3 election.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Thursday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 31 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and no recent deaths. The total number of deaths remains 571 as previously reported on Monday. Reports indicate that 7,360 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and 114,515 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 10,819, including 14 delayed reported cases.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation is mourning the loss of Thomas Atcitty, who served as president and vice president of the Navajo Nation. Atcitty was also a former state lawmaker, who served seven terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives. He passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11 of natural causes. Atcitty was 86.
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RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION — Yesterday morning, the Red Lake Nation was notified that a welcome sign to the reservation was vandalized with a Nazi swastika and the words “Trump 2020” in black spray paint. However, because the sign is off the reservation, the Red Lake Nation, including the Red Lake Police Department, couldn’t do much to find out who was responsible for the damage.
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