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The Veterans Administration removed all 22 tribal flags from its Phoenix medical center, a move tribal leaders condemned as ...
Despite historical challenges, Native Americans and Native Alaskans have served at the highest per capita representation in the military. For their sacrifice, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) o ...
“Not only is this nonsensical, but it dishonors all Native American veterans and ... those of federally recognized Indian tribes are only permitted to fly at VA facilities during dignitary ...
The Veterans Administration removed the flags from the Phoenix hospital in March and left them at the Salt River tribal offices near Scottsdale.
he said he would appoint a Native American as an assistant HHS secretary. The National Indian Health Board, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for tribes, in December endorsed ...
"Not only is this nonsensical, but it dishonors all Native American veterans and ... diminished or erased," Lewis said. The VA said federally recognized tribes are considered "sovereign nations ...
As sovereign nations, Native Americans have been able to protect land, water and air, including well beyond their own ...
Now, another lawmaker has placed foot in mouth with comments about our Native American friends ... who claimed that the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which straddles the North Dakota/South ...
PHOENIX — The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on Wednesday, days after tribes condemned ...
The VA removed 22 flags that had been on display at its Phoenix ... Harvier said his tribe hopes the flags can be seen in recognition of the Native American veterans who served in the U.S. military.
Her tribe, the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe based in Virginia ... tribes from exercising self-determination, which they have been denied for generations. "When it comes to Native American issues ...