The death of Andrea "Andi" Circle Bear, Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member, is what many are describing as a very preventable and unjust killing of our sister. Andrea was transferred to a federal medical facility, FMC Carswell in Fort Worth Texas on March 20th. By April 1, Andrea gave birth by cesarean section a month prematurely while on a ventilator.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 began to spread across the country in late March, the tribal chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe ordered checkpoints on that would limit non-reservation travelers into the Cheyenne River Indian Reservations.
Read MoreThe youth pledge is calling on people ages 13-25 to commit not to open their first bank account with JPMorgan Chase, due to the banks’ outsized role in financing climate change.
Read MoreLead Plaintiffs the Tulalip Tribes, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in Washington state, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in Maine and three federally recognized Indian tribes in the state of Alaska, won a major victory for all tribes today at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Read MoreI get asked this question so frequently and I always struggle with a response because, for every amazing gardener, there’s a different and probably contradictory answer to this question.
Read More“The actions of those who willfully violate this order may ultimately drag out the COVID-19 crisis even longer.”
Read MoreStop the Money Pipeline, a coalition of over 90 organizations working to end the financing of climate destruction, are warning that an upcoming visit of oil CEOs to the White House on Friday cannot lead to a public bailout of the fossil fuel industry.
Read MoreOn the very day that the United States has reached a record 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and our Tribe is desperately struggling with responding to this devastating pandemic -- the Bureau of Indian Affairs informed me that the Secretary of the Interior has ordered that Mashpee Wampanoag reservation be disestablished.
Read MoreA rent strike on April 1 means that tenants won’t pay rent, utilities, or other housing costs to landlords unless the city meets tenants’ demands. Strikers also demand the total suspension of interest and back rent, which would create an undue burden on people who are already paycheck-to-paycheck.
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