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Table of Contents Growing Number of Cities Weigh Tribal ‘Land Acknowledgements’ A tribal land acknowledgement adopted in Tempe, Arizona, recognizes that the landscape in and around the city including Papago Park in Phoenix, pictured are sacred to the O Odham and Piipaash, two tribes with long histories in the region. In Arizona and other states, some local governments are formally recognizing Native American connections to lands. Mike Janes Four Seam Images via The Associated Press Doreen Garlid, a first-term city councilmember in Tempe, Arizona, pinched her leg under the table to keep from weeping as she read a Jan. 14 resolution into the record. The unusual resolution, popularly known as a land acknowledgement, declared that Tempe sits on traditional O Odham and Piipaash lands and celebrates the contributions the two tribes made to the region. ....
Tribes to receive $31 billion in relief funds from American Rescue Plan Mark Trahant The American Rescue Plan was enacted by Congress Wednesday and will be sent to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The U.S Senate Committee on Indian Affairs pegged the total spending for tribes at $31 billion. The 628-page coronavirus relief legislation includes $1,400 in direct payments to individuals making up to $75,000 annually, gives $350 billion in aid to state and local governments, $20 billion to tribal nations, and budgets $14 billion for vaccine distribution. The law will extend jobless benefits through September. This bill, President Biden’s first legislative victory, is a significant contrast to the Republican approach to governing. Former President Donald Trump’s first initiative was a $1.9 trillion tax relief measure that primarily benefited the wealthy. ....
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