December News Byte 2023
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Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's efforts to remake Head Start, ordering it to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from grant applications and barring it from laying off any more federal employees in the Office of Head Start.
Sovereignty is not theoretical: Why Mi’kmaq treaty rights are on trial in Nova Scotia’s cannabis crackdown
Turtle Island Affairs reports on Indigenous Nations and issues across Turtle Island, beyond colonial borders. Written By Troy Littledeer (MI'KMA'KI) When Nova Scotia’s Attorney General announced on Dec. 4 that the province would intensify enforcement against “illegal cannabis” regardless of location, Mi’kmaq advocates heard
Chickasaw Nation Peacemakers reflect on experience of serving peacemaking court
(CHICKASAW RESERVATION) The Chickasaw Nation is one of 30 tribes across the United States that allows members to resolve certain disputes outside of a regular courtroom and instead in a Peacemaking Court. Rather than facing a judge at opposing counsel tables with attorneys present, the disputing parties gather in a
Listening First, Telling Truth Together
Happy Holidays, Crosswinds Community! As we close out the year, December brought us back to the heart of our work: listening to community, honoring lived experience, and examining the systems that continue to shape Native life today. This month, Crosswinds News centered community voices across northeast Oklahoma while also continuing