Coushatta Tribal Chairman to meet with President Biden Thursday
and last updated 2021-05-05 23:47:11-04
When President Biden visits Louisiana Thursday heâll be meeting with state and local leaders. Among them, Coushatta Tribal Chairman David Sickey.
âI consider it a high honor and a privilege to be able to sit down for a few minutes with the president,â said Chairman Sickey. âIt will give us an opportunity to discuss the issues that are most important to us.â
Sickey says one of the primary issues heâll be discussing with President Biden is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Studies show murder is the third-leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska native women, and rates of violence on reservations can be up to ten times higher than the national average.
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A short film about the missing and murdered Indigenous people crisis in Big Horn County will be available for streaming on YouTube on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
May 5 is a national day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP), who experience violence at disproportionately high rates. It s also Hanna Harris birthday. Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was killed in 2013. Say Her Name will also premiere on Wednesday online as part of Native News Online s Crisis in Indian Country forum. Panelists include Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Chairwoman Shelly Fyant, attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle and Coushatta Tribal Chairman David Sickey. Visit Native News Online s Facebook page at 5 p.m. on Wednesday to watch.