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The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) in partnership with Indigenous leaders sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday, December 16, 2024 urging him to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. Peltier, 80, who has spent nearly five decades in prison for crimes related to his involvement in the American Indian Movement (AIM).
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Navajo Nation President Cleared of Sexual Harassment Allegations Made by the Nation’s Vice President
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Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has been cleared of Navajo Nation Vice President Richelle Montoya’s sexual harassment claim after an investigation was launched by the Navajo Nation Department of Justice on April 19, 2024.
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WASHINGTON — 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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A candlelight vigil will be held in Towaoc, Colorado, on Saturday, December 14, 2024, to honor the life of 7-year-old Zamias Lang, who was tragically shot and killed in the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe community on Tuesday evening.
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WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) opened the 2024 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit on Monday, December 9, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The annual event, re-initiated by President Biden, provides an opportunity for Administration and Tribal leaders from the 574 federally recognized Tribes to discuss ways the federal government can invest in and strengthen nation-to-nation relationships as well as ensure that progress in Indian Country endures for years to come.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Chairman Brian Schatz (D-HI) spearheaded a letter urging President Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, the renowned Native American rights activist. The letter was dated Thursday, December 12, 2024, the same day the president commuted sentences of 1,500 individuals and pardoned 39, a record by a president in a single day.
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U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) applauded the Senate passage of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, which included provisions of her bill, the Enhancing Native Elders’ Longevity, Dignity, Empowerment, and Respect (Native ELDER) Act. Co-sponsored by Senator Tina Smith (D-MN, the Native ELDER Act will improve federal programs and services for Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian Elders. The legislation now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration.
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The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians recently donated $25,000 to the Central Coast Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots campaign, marking the 21st consecutive year the tribe has supported the nonprofit’s mission to provide toys to economically disadvantaged children during the holiday season.
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