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City officials are hoping the donation is the beginning of a new tradition.
Mayor Michael Hancock joined Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Gov. Reggie Wassana on Friday at Genesee Park as Denver embarked on what officials hope is a new tradition: donating bison from its herd to tribal nations.
The city donated 13 bison to the federally recognized tribe based in Oklahoma, holding a brief ceremony in Golden before the animals were loaded onto trailers for a 10-hour trip to their new home. Wassana said the animals will be used to help provide food for tribal members and breed more bison.
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The COVID-19 pandemic underlined the benefit of nearby green spaces, where children and families can safely breathe fresh air and freely engage with nature and wildlife. But a lack of public parks and healthy tree canopy in low-wealth and communities of color prevent many families from enjoying time outside. And it s not just accessibility to local green space or even the nation s majestic national parks that serves as a barrier to getting outside.
For many Black, Indigenous, people of color and people with varying abilities, recreating outside may involve facing microaggressions, harassment, and in many cases, acts of violence. Whether these instances occur in our national parks or local outdoor green spaces, people face unique challenges and barriers that vary by identity group. To address disparities and chart a path forward, the National Wildlife Federation has launched a multi-year Creating Safe Spaces initiative to hear from champions for greater and safer acc
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Somehow I initially doubted reports that a few people arriving on international flights at Toronto’s Pearson Airport were just sashaying out to the Uber pickup area, having been issued fines, sooner than submitting to a “mandatory” swab-up-the-nose and three quite expensive nights of “mandatory” hotel accommodations pending the results.
Perhaps I was remembering the deeply unfriendly official reception on offer at Pearson when I arrived back in Canada two weeks ago. It did not seem like mutiny would be tolerated, not that I thought to attempt it. Or perhaps, having been born and raised among the Laurentian Elites, I had some forgotten vestigial faith in the most basic competencies of government, and the dramatically stricter test-and-hotel requirements that kicked in Monday mistakenly activated it.
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