Ninety years after the 1931 eugenics survey got underway, lawmakers are proposing an official apology for the state-supported program that tore families apart. #vtpoli
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GOOD START! "we have chosen not to adopt a position on Bill C-15 at this time. We remain committed to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the framework for reconciliation and will continue to monitor the legislation and share news." https://t.co/SMOPZxLJwQ
The owner of the Wilder Dam is proposing to reduce the frequency and magnitude of how it discharges water to make electricity and at two other hydroelectric facilities in southern Vermont. https://t.co/HDRlwDEkaR
TONIGHT we present with @Harvard_Natives "Reimagining Museums"; 6pm ET (FREE / Virtual): https://t.co/RqP1Um4feA. Moderated by Castle McLaughlin, Curator, Peabody, in discussion with Chris Newell @AbbeMuseum, Jane Pickering, Peabody, and Lorén Spears @TomaquagMuseum. #Harvard
Some members of the Rutland BOA wanted city residents to vote on whether the Rutland mascot should change. Ultimately, the board voted against that move Monday, acknowledging the school board’s decision last month to nix the mascot.
"The acts of violence we have seen in the past days and weeks are disgusting, unacceptable and racist in nature," Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says of acts directed against Mi'kmaw lobster fishers in N.S.; adds Indigenous people have been let down by police #cdnpoli
"We've been dealing with this for many years, so it's not a new blight," says Madonna Thunder Hawk. "It's just a continuation, so that's why we are always in the protect mode." https://t.co/0Fpa7yS5VC