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ASU Grad Wants to Make a Difference for AZ Tribal Members

Arizona tribal communities face inequalities every day, but a recent Arizona State University graduate said she wants to shape public policy to help change it. Ty Lesha Yellowhair argued changing public policy which guides social services would not only ensure tribal members receive the care they need, but also help to change the public perception of Native communities, which hold lots of strength and resiliency, despite challenges. Yellowhair is from the Navajo Nation, originally from Kayenta, Arizona, and currently works in the Office of Health Programs for the Phoenix Area Indian Health Services as a social service assistant. . ....

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Harvards Hair Collection Triggers Demand for Legislative Action / Public News Service

Indigenous activists in the Commonwealth are calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation to strengthen protections for Native American remains. The outcry follows an announcement from Harvard s Peabody Museum that it has hair samples from indigenous people around the world, including clippings from some 700 Native American children, many of whom attended U.S. Indian boarding schools. . ....

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State Wire: Harvard's 'Hair Collection' Triggers Demand For Legislative Action – Dig Bos

"This was a severing of a spirit and of identity, forcefully cutting off the connection between the children and their home communities." ....

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Indigenous People's Day focus of MA statehouse rally

Twenty communities in Massachusetts have already made the change to Indigenous People s Day along with nearly two dozen states. ....

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