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October 8, 2020

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Indian Country’s COVID-19 syllabus As of May 6, 2020 10:30 am EDT in the Indian health system. Confirmed by tribes, the Indian Health Service, state public health agencies or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Indian Country Today needs your help to gather positive…   Read more For additional stories, click that link.

Biden-Harris campaign announces tribal nations plan Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris released detailed plans to uphold federal trust responsibilities by addressing health disparities, restoring tribal lands and providing economic opportunity for tribal nations Thursday. The… Read more For additional stories, click that link.

Indigenous leadership in National Parks There are more than 400 national parks in the country. And before any of them became national parks, they were the homelands of Indigenous people. New superintendent of the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Alisha Deegan is on… Read more For additional stories, click that link.

Top 10 Stories: What Indian Country read this past week Vincent Schilling What you, our Indian Country Today readers, read most Oldest Seneca citizen shares story of tribe’s struggle, survival Sioux Chef’s mission: Decolonize the kitchen Tribes celebrate Mesa Verde repatriation Historic settlement… Read more For additional stories, click that link.

Washington schools prepare to teach tribal history MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) – A school district in northwest Washington state has started to make plans with the Samish Indian Nation to fulfill a statewide initiative to integrate tribal history and culture into various subjects taught throughout… Read more For additional stories, click that link.

EPA gives Oklahoma environmental oversight on Indian lands The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the state of Oklahoma’s request to administer environmental regulatory programs in Indian Country. Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Cherokee, made the initial request to EPA Administrator … Read more For additional stories, click that link.

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