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President-elect Donald Trump has promised at least 100 executive orders as soon as he takes office. Many of those are, in his words, aimed at undoing “much of what Biden did”. Tribes and Native organizations are preparing to fight, and in some cases benefit from, what they expect based on Trump’s comments and his record during his first term. We’ll look at what those expectations are – from fewer protections for important land to greater access to extraction resources.
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Donald Medart Jr., a tribal council member for the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe
Myron Lizer (Diné), former Navajo Nation Vice President and professional development consultant for Prestige with Partners LLC
Curtis Yanito (Diné), Navajo Nation council delegate and a co-chair of the Bears Ears Commission
Break 1 Music: Someone Drew a Line (song) Vincent Craig (artist) Vol. 1 (album)
Break 1 Music: Strongheart (song) Sissy Goodhouse (artist) The Third Circle (album)
Will this be available afterwards or any other time? I’m so sorry I had scheduled meetings during this specific hour today but really think that this is an important topic, especially for the work of our organization. We support tribes in sovereignty, environmental issues, or related to water quality , climate and getting good fire on the ground