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We are in Salina today, breaking ground on a new 106,000-square-foot, $35 million health center that will replace the existing facility. 🏥✨
➡️ TUNE IN LIVE: youtube.com/live/y--FIAZcM…
➡️ TUNE IN LIVE: youtube.com/live/y--FIAZcM…
“This new health center will serve so many. We can showcase this throughout the world and throughout #IndianCountry.” — Deputy Chief Bryan Warner
If you are standing still on #healthcare, you are falling behind.
Cherokee Nation is not standing still.
“This is an investment that tells the world that the Cherokee people are bold.” — Principal Chief @ChuckHoskin_Jr
Cherokee Nation is not standing still.
“This is an investment that tells the world that the Cherokee people are bold.” — Principal Chief @ChuckHoskin_Jr
🧵: Cherokee Nation Principal Chief @ChuckHoskin_Jr was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday meeting with congressional leaders to advocate Cherokee Nation’s priorities for the 2023 #FarmBill.
2: Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the United States and joined other tribal leaders in D.C. supporting the Native Farm Bill Coalition (@NativeFarmBill) to advance the policy priorities of Native American producers in the upcoming Farm Bill through a strong, united voice.
3: “The 2023 Farm bill is important because it shapes for the next five years federal policy related to agriculture, and for #IndianCountry there are some specific needs." — Chief @ChuckHoskin_Jr
📢Today at 11am PST, we'll explore a new initiative from the @FTC aimed at raising awareness in Indian Country around the prevalence of #scams & #consumerfraud. For more details and to follow the livestream 👉 ethnicmediaservices.org/media-briefing…
How to spot and avoid scams in #IndianCountry is the focus of a new @FTC initiative. "Information is the best weapon in the fight against #scams. The more people are informed, the more likely they are to report illegal actions," says EMS's Sandy Close.
We are happy to join the country in honoring Native Americans and Alaska natives this November, Native American Heritage Month, says @FTC's Rosario Mendez.
% of Oklahomans who self-identified as Native American alone or in combination with another race based on 2020 Census data.
Good time to remind everyone (including @GovStitt’s office) that citizenship status and ethnicity are NOT synonymous.
Good time to remind everyone (including @GovStitt’s office) that citizenship status and ethnicity are NOT synonymous.
is this beautiful or what? 🥰
Sheeeeeesh #takebackTvlse
A THREAD: *Deep Breath* This is a big one. [And I want to preface that with everything I say, I am only speaking from my own personal observations and cannot speak for my peoples as a whole.]
Dear Hollywood... [1/14]
Dear Hollywood... [1/14]
With the turning tides of change happening in our country, and in our industry at large, there's been a HUGE movement to incorporate more authentic #Indigenous & #Native storytelling. That is absolutely wonderful. [2/14]
The WGA Native American & Indigenous Writer's Committee & @_IllumiNatives have put out several letters & resources in relation to this. There's not a moment we're not thankful for it, since its been years, decades, centuries of us hoping to be included in your narrative. [3/14]
Updates from throughout #IndianCountry re: #COVID19. I lament the racial divide in our nation & condemn all threats of racial violence against POC. I also condemn all acts of racial bias by local, state & federal gov. in testing, treatment & disbursement of funds. #NativeTwitter
Two pueblos in New Mexico have some of the highest infection rates in the United States. The numbers are stark. Zia Pueblo has 31 confirmed positive cases with a population of 900 people. And San Felipe has 52 cases with a population of 2,200.
indiancountrytoday.com/news/two-puebl…
indiancountrytoday.com/news/two-puebl…
The Navajo Department of Health announced 42 new confirmed cases of #COVIDー19 on Tuesday, April 7 and 2 additional deaths, bringing the Navajo Nation’s cumulative total to 426 and 17 confirmed deaths related to the #Coronavirus.
nativenewsonline.net/currents/42-ne…
nativenewsonline.net/currents/42-ne…
Let's talk about "national emergencies."
There are THOUSANDS of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in this country. Sisters, daughters, mothers, human beings that disappear without a trace. Where is the declaration over that crisis? #MMIW #MMIWG #MMIR
In a country determined to place nationalism at the forefront of domestic and foreign policy, we have a shocking number of homeless veterans. In states like Arizona, the number of #veteran suicides is 90.4 per 100,000. kdminer.com/news/2019/feb/…
