Courtesy Duane Garvais Lawrence
Lenice Blackbird, a 25-year-old member of the Omaha Tribe in Nebraska, left her home in late June to isolate after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and she never returned. Her body was found a few days later in the woods near a cabin in Macy, Nebraska, according to reports in the
Siouxland News.
In September, her mother, Donna Blackbird, stood with friends and family on the Omaha Reservation, holding a poster decorated with Lenice’s face and a red handprint widely used to symbolize Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and told her family’s story to Duane Garvais Lawrence and his Facebook Live audience.
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by (Native American Roots): Many religious traditions, but not all, put forth an explanation about what happens after death…
There are many religious traditions which claim there is an afterlife of some type, that death is not the end but is a transition. In some cultures the afterlife is seen as being similar to life, while in others there are several afterlife possibilities based on a person’s actions in this life.
It should be pointed out that in the several hundred distinct American Indian languages, there was no single world which could be translated as “religion.” This does not mean, as many Christian missionaries have assumed, that Indians did not have religion. Rather, it shows that religion was not a separate category of life but was closely integrated with the culture.
Published on January 17th, 2021
More than 75 Indigenous women leaders from across the country impacted by fossil fuel extraction and pipeline infrastructure sent a letter to the incoming Administration calling on President-elect Biden to immediately take five executive actions to halt the Keystone XL, Dakota Access, and Line 3 pipeline projects. These executive actions will uphold Indigenous rights, align the Biden Administration with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, and keep fossil fuels in the ground.
In the letter, the women wrote: “No more broken promises, no more broken Treaties. We represent Indigenous Nations and Tribes from across the United States all impacted by fossil fuel extraction and pipelines, and we urge you to fulfill the United States promise of sovereign relations with Tribes, and your commitment to robust climate action. Please heed our words, we are the women leaders of our communities and we are calling on you to show us on day one your
UPDATE
NEBRASKA (KTIV) - The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska says Jerell Tyndall, who was considered armed and dangerous by authorities, has been arrested without incident.
According to the tribe s Facebook page, Tyndall was arrested without incident at 3 p.m. Friday and will soon be placed into federal custody.
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NEBRASKA (KTIV) - The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska is asking residents to lock their doors as they are on the lookout for an armed and dangerous individual.
In a post on Facebook, the Omaha Tribe said anyone with information on a Jerell Tyndall should contact Omaha Nation Law Enforcement at (402) 837-5906.
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