President Donald J. Trump’s border wall will do more than just keep out asylum seekers. Its construction will also damage the ecosystem, destroy ancient Native village and burial sites, and tear out fields where sacred Native medicine is grown, according to Juan Mancias, chairman of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. In the town of Mission,…
The Initiative 1000 campaign on January 4, 2019, submitted more than 387,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office. If I-1000 qualifies, it could be approved during the current legislative session or could be sent to the November ballot. Initiative 1000 would change Washington state law to allow the government to use “affirmative action that…
The state legislature’s Housing, Community Development & Veterans Committee passed four homelessness bills (described below). These bills would enable local communities and religious organizations to develop affordable housing using existing tax bases.
Bills approved concern Native languages, Native veterans, and tribal economic development Indian Country Today (Press Pool) News Release: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Feb 2019) Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced that the Committee passed three pieces of legislation for Indian Country today. “Today the Committee passed legislation…
Save the Date for the upcoming North Puget Sound Conference on Race on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Everett Community College, EvCC Fitness Center, Everett. Please mark your calendars: NPSCOR 2019, April 20. The theme of the NPSCOR 2019 is Schools, Pipeline to Prisons: Change the Cycle. More detailed information regarding speakers and workshop justice…
