Assistant Secretary nominee Bryan Newland vows to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19
Bay Mills citizen comes directly from tribal government to Biden administration
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
• LIVE at 2:30PM Eastern: Nomination Hearing
Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community, goes before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for his nomination hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He
prepared an opening statement as part of the confirmation process, highlighting his goals and priorities should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
“If confirmed, I will bring that perspective with me to the Department of the Interior. We must help Indian Country build back better after the pandemic,” Newland says in his written testimony. “We must also respond with urgency to the violence against Indigenous women and children. And we must lay the foundation for the next generation of Native children to succeed.”
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Half of Chippewa County has one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The Sault News
As of Wednesday, data from the State of Michigan reported there have been 1,075 cumulative confirmed cases and 1,391 cumulative probables of COVID-19 in Chippewa County. There have been 33 deaths because of the virus. On Wednesday, it was reported by the Chippewa County Health Department that 2,337 people have recovered.
Compared to last week’s totals, there had been 1,068 confirmed cases, 1,387 probable cases and 33 deaths due to COVID-19 in Chippewa County. Per the health department, 2,278 people had recovered from the virus.
War Memorial reminds the community to continue to do their part in staying safe by hand washing, mask wearing and social distancing. The War Memorial COVID-19 + Flu A/B Self Collection Test is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday on Nolte Street.