Jill Biden to visit tribal school still teaching remotely
FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press
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1of8First lady Jill Biden speaks during a live radio address to the Navajo Nation at the Window Rock Navajo Tribal Park & Veterans Memorial in Window Rock, Ariz., on Thursday, April 22, 2021.(Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)Mandel Ngan/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8First lady Jill Biden speaks during a live radio address to the Navajo Nation at the Window Rock Navajo Tribal Park & Veterans Memorial in Window Rock, Ariz., on Thursday, April 22, 2021.(Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)Mandel Ngan/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of8Navajo Nation Council Member Eugenia Charles Newton helps first lady Jill Biden cover up with a Navajo Pendleton blanket during a live radio address to the Navajo Nation at the Window Rock Navajo Tribal Park & Veterans Memorial in Window Rock, Ariz., on Thursday, April 22, 2021.(Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)Mandel Ngan/APShow MoreShow Less
Updated Navajo students describe pandemic struggles to Jill Biden
ST. MICHAELS, Ariz. (AP) Students on the country’s largest Native American reservation spoke to first lady Jill Biden on Friday about challenges they’ve faced during the coronavirus pandemic, including poor internet service and feelings of isolation.
The hourlong discussion took place at Hunters Point Boarding School, a small, aging grade school in St. Michaels, on the outskirts of the Navajo Nation capital.
The visit came as the first lady wrapped up a three-day tour of the U.S. Southwest, where she stopped at coronavirus vaccination clinics in New Mexico and Arizona and met with female tribal leaders who shared their concerns about the needs of the Navajo people.
Navajo students describe pandemic struggles to Jill Biden
FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press
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1of23Navajo Nation First Lady Phefelia Nez, far left, tribal President Jonathan Nez introduce first lady Jill Biden, second right, at the Hunters Point Boarding School in St. Michaels, Ariz., on Friday, April 23, 2021. Biden wrapped up a three-day visit to the U.S. Southwest on Friday by meeting with students and stopping by a vaccination site.Felicia Fonseca/APShow MoreShow Less
2of23Navajo Nation Council Member Eugenia Charles Newton helps first lady Jill Biden cover up with a Navajo Pendleton blanket during a live radio address to the Navajo Nation at the Window Rock Navajo Tribal Park & Veterans Memorial in Window Rock, Ariz., on Thursday, April 22, 2021.(Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)Mandel Ngan/APShow MoreShow Less
New Mexico Among States Grappling To Reform Policing - By Morgan Lee,
Associated Press
In the aftermath of George Floyd s death and protests that followed, state lawmakers in New Mexico have eliminated police immunity from prosecution in state courts and enacted a flurry of reforms aimed at addressing racial inequities.
The conviction Tuesday of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is shifting public attention toward reform efforts in dozens of states to provide greater police accountability. At the same time, many states have done little or nothing around police and racial justice reforms, or moved in the opposite direction.
New Mexico reined in police immunity from prosecution over the objections of local law enforcement agencies and county governments that can now be held liable financially in local courts for police brutality. Individual public employees are not subject to financial liability.
Jill Biden to visit Navajo Nation school still teaching remotely
By Felicia Fonseca
First Lady Jill Biden meets with Navajo Nation leaders
On Friday, Jill Biden will visit a boarding school and a nearby hospital that has been administering vaccines, both of which the tribe runs under contract with the federal government.
ST. MICHAELS, Ariz. (AP) - A small grade school on the outskirts of the Navajo Nation capital is ready for students to return.
Staff at Hunters Point Boarding School in St. Michaels have repainted the building, upgraded the washer and dryer in the dorms, installed a security gate, placed plexiglass between beds and installed hand-washing stations.