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The Wabanaki is both the People and the Place of First Light. Collectively they are the tribes: Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. The “Place of First Light”—where they were the first people—is currently occupied by the eastern most part of the United States and part of the Canadian Maritimes.
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ATLANTA — Through the years, getting thrown into the “other” box when being identified by demographers has caused angst among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Some tribal leaders have given getting past “other” speeches to get more respect for the labels put on Native people.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Wednesday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 131 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and no recent deaths. The total number of deaths remains 586 as previously reported on Tuesday. Reports indicate that 7,613 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and 127,901 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 12,080, including one delayed reported case.
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PIERRE, S.D. — Democrats Shawn Bordeaux and Peri Pourier, along with Republican Tamara St. John, were each re-elected for an additional term in South Dakota’s House of Representatives in yesterday’s election. Red Dawn Foster and Troy Heinert, both Democrats, were re-elected to the South Dakota State Senate.
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CHICAGO — Kicking off Native American Heritage Month controversy, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that it will conduct land acknowledgements before each home game in honor of Indigenous peoples.
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WASHINGTON — The outgoing vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), who chose not to seek re-election for his Senate seat in this election, released the following statement marking November as Native American Heritage Month:
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WASHINGTON — With the millions of mail-in ballots still needed to be counted, most Americans went to bed without knowing the results of the 2020 presidential election. The over abundance of ballots is the result of an increase in those who chose to mail in their ballots to avoid the possibility of contracting the deadly coronavirus.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Tuesday, the Navajo Nation reported 72 new Covid-19 positive cases. The total number of Covid-19 cases since March 17, 2020 is now approaching 12,000 cases with a total of 11,947.
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BOISE, Idaho — Paulette Jordan (Coeur d’Alene Tribe) has come up short in her bid to become the first Native woman elected to the U.S. Senate, losing to Republican incumbent Sen. Jim Risch, according to an early Associated Press projection.
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