New Mexico’s Deb Haaland, head of the Department of Interior, and the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary announced a few months back that she would spearhead an effort to address the long history of unsolved cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women in this country. The rate of missing persons and violent acts…
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Native American Heritage Day: Time for action, not just platitudes
November is Native American Heritage Month, and it was established to recognize Native Americans as the first people of this continent and to celebrate their cultural heritage and contributions to our nation. Back in 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Native American Heritage Day Resolution bill, designating the Friday after Thanksgiving as “Native American Heritage Day.” He is quoted as saying: “It is…