TECs in the Media

TECs in the Media

How prejudice affects official search for missing Indigenous women, other women of color

How prejudice affects official search for missing Indigenous women, other women of color

PBS NewsHour PBS – While Gabby Petito's death has captured national attention, tens of thousands of people are reported missing or murdered every year ...
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Round Valley Tribes Reimplements Emergency Declaration Because of COVID

Redheaded Blackbelt Kym Kemp – In mid-March 2020 the Round Valley Indian Tribes declared a State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Out ...
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Navajo Nation issues vaccine mandate for tribal workers; 80 percent already vaccinated

Associated Press NHO News – WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — All Navajo Nation executive branch employees will need to be fully vaccinated against the ...
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Many states don’t consistently track tribal death data, masking COVID-19 impact on Native Americans, study finds

Yahoo News USA Today – Abigail Echo-Hawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, has lost six fellow Native loved ones to COVID-19 ...
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American Indians have the highest Covid vaccination rate in the US

NOVA Next PBS – According to CDC data, Indigenous people are getting vaccinated quicker than any other group. Here are the successes—and challenges—of getting ...
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Tribes were often overlooked in COVID-19 vaccine trials, frustrating Indigenous leaders

AZ Central Science – An email. That's how Moderna, an American biotechnology company, asked the Hualapai Tribe about participating in its COVID-19 vaccine trial ...
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