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United Tribes of Michigan support removing Indian Killer Custer monument
Custer Falls Again rally to be held June 25 at the Custer monument in Monroe, Michigan
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Anishinaabek Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party
Co-Founder and Secretary, Julie Dye, of the Anishinaabek Caucus of the Democratic Party and Vice-Chair of Pokagon Band Elders Council, appealed to the United Tribes of Michigan during their monthly meeting held on May 21, 2021, to support removing a George Armstrong Custer monument that resides in Monroe, Michigan. The United Tribes of Michigan voted unanimously to support the endeavor in terms of a resolution.
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer is most famously known as the Indian Killer. Amongst being one of the worst cadets at West Point, he racked up 726 demerits, then forged ahead with two court martials and a suspension from command for the desertion and mistreatment of his soldiers, Custer continued to hold no regard for direct
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During Vincent Quasarano’s March 30 visit to Sharp Grossmont Hospital’s emergency department in La Mesa, the experience may have been different than previous trips to the hospital.
The 85-year-old patient was offered a voice amplifying device by registered nurse
Michelle Christensen, then asked a series of questions to see if he could recall his name, the date and a series of words. She pointed to various objects in the room asking Quasarano what they were, accompanied him during a short walk down the hall, and inquired what his home life was like.
Christensen assigned to the department as a geriatric emergency medicine or GEM specialist found Quasarano to be cognitively aware and able to participate in the assessment. The test doesn’t always go as well for all patients.