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On this week's Native Bidaské (Spotlight) on Friday, Native News Online chatted with Native News Online’s own, Jenna Kunze. The discussion was centered around Jenna’s work covering the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held in New York.
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NEW YORK—After a two-week forum at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, the UN’s United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues adopted its final report on Friday, May 6. The meeting was convened nearly two hours late due to conflict over which languages would be included in the report.
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On May 5, National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Justice Department held a virtual livestreamed event with Native panelists commemorating the day and recognizing newly announced members of the Not Invisible Act Commission.
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Last night, the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Department of Public Safety (OSTDPS) reported that a young child was shot and killed as a result of gun violence on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Several hundred Anishinaabeg and supporters gathered in Ah-Nab-Awen Park on the shores of the Owashtinong (Grand River) in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich. on Thursday, May 5, 2022 to observe Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day.
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Federal legislation in the U.S. House would extinguish a Tribe’s claim to land in Illinois.
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Some Alaska Native Elders must make the tough choice of whether to give their Native corporation shares away to be eligible for federal programs like SNAP. A piece of federal legislation would exclude settlement trust benefits from counting against their eligibility for some federal programs.
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#MMIP: To recognize, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, on Thursday May 5, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will host a virtual event to highlight the Not Invisible Act Commission.
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On Wednesday evening, President Joe Biden declared May 5th, 2022 as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Events were held across Indian Country to raise awareness of the day and the issue. This year, Indian Country is keeping the fire burning by hosting more events across Indian Country, all this week.
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