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Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe wins against 'not in my backyard' racists – Liberation News

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On Feb. 10, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Medication Assisted Therapy clinic in Sequim, Washington, won in court with a ruling against clinic opponents. The court found the opponents had no standing in a suit to stop the clinic. This might sound like a simple zoning and land use squabble in a small rural town. In actuality, much more is at stake. Reactionary organizers have pitted themselves against a sovereign Native tribe attempting to provide direly needed healthcare to a community suffering from addiction.
Clallam County has been ravaged by the opioid crisis. The scale of the problem is on par with some of the most harshly affected areas of West Virginia. This issue is one that has hit the Indigenous communities of Washington particularly hard. Washington Natives die from opioids and heroin at three-to-four times the rate of non-Natives. As a response, in 2019 the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe purchased a roughly 60-acre plot of land in Sequim ....

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Insight: One mother's story and the scandal of Scotland's drugs death crisis

Scotland s drugs death toll is 3.5 times that of England
Mark, 27, had been estranged from his family for a couple years. Kirsty heard bits and bobs about his life on the local grapevine, though. She knew he had been jailed for an assault in a nightclub; and that he had been released. She thought perhaps he’d turn up over the festive period, but Christmas Day came and went without a chap on the door.
On Boxing Day, she had gone out to feed some donkeys, and returned to find a card from Police Scotland on the mat. “I panicked. I thought: ‘Oh, God - what has he done now?’” she says. But when the officers turned up later, it was to tell her Mark was dead. He had taken drugs at a party. A friend had phoned for an ambulance, but, by the time it arrived, he was already gone. ....

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In 2020's Darkest Moments, Acts of Courage, Kindness Shine Through

In 2020’s Darkest Moments, Acts of Courage, Kindness Shine Through
ICYMI: Good things happened this year, too.
Command Center member Dr. Michelle Tom, a Diné physician, has also been working to treat patients with Covid-19, and solve health issues faced by those in the Navajo Nation. Tom is one of many people Direct Relief encountered doing good in the midst of challenging circumstances.
There’s no question about it: This year had plenty of bleak headlines to offer.
But good things happened as well, often behind the scenes. Ordinary people helping neighbors. Health providers caring for others, often at enormous personal risk. Companies stepping up to support the response. People from all over the world ready to do good. ....

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