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Just as tribes were getting a handle on the spread of COVID-19 infections, a new variant and uneven vaccination rates revived the virus and brought new threats. That’s one of the key issues tribes faced in 2021. Other important issues of the year include Debra Haaland’s first months in office as the Secretary of the Interior, Oklahoma’s first full year adjusting to the McGirt Supreme Court decision, and an unprecedented level of emergency federal aid for tribes. We’ll look back at 2021 from an Indigenous perspective.
Guests:
Dallas Goldtooth (Diné and Dakota) – Keep it in the Ground campaign organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network
Lashay Wesley (Choctaw Nation of OK) – rapid response campaign manager with IllumiNative
Dr. Aaron Payment (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) – chairperson of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and first vice-president of the National Congress of American Indians
Break 1 music: Intertribal Song (song) Dakota Nation (artist) Home Of The Champions (album)
Break 2 music: Astronomar (song) Astronomar (artist)
