Secretary Juana Majel-Dixon opens the 3rd day of the 75th annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians in Denver. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/xGML9PfBbr
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Walt Pourier, Oglala Sioux, delivers the invocation at the National Congress of American Indians in Denver. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/jw10EpQGSC
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Big announcement at the National Congress of American Indians in Denver. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community donated $1 million to help build the National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. #NCAI75 #SMSCGives pic.twitter.com/zmx9nyva0W
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Past presidents of National Congress of American Indians in Denver, from left: Joe Garcia (Ohkay Owingeh), Brian Cladoosby, (Swinomish), Veronica Murdock (Colorado River), Susan Masten (Yurok), Ron Allen (Jamestown S’Klallam), Current President Jefferson Keel (Chickasaw) #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/CBFcSHv5b0
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Joe Garcia (Ohkay Owingeh) served as president of the National Congress of Americans from 2006 through 2009. “Every day you should speak to your little spirit,” Garcia said in Denver. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/9IE96KHMOW
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Ron Allen (Jamestown S’Klallam) served as president of the National Congress of Americans from 1996 through 1999. “Be patient. Be focused,” Allen said at NCAI’s 75th annual convention in Denver. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/XgE6gMfXeV
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Susan Masten (Yurok) served as president of the National Congress of American Indians from 2000 through 2001. “Be prepared. Know who you are,” Masten said at NCAI’s 75th annual convention in Denver. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/bRIgr0k8g2
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Brian Cladoosby (Swinomish) served as president of the National Congress of American Indians from 2014 through 2017. “Have a humble heart. Have a humble spirit,” Cladoosby said at NCAI’s 75th annual convention in Denver. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/GblYdUd4dy
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Veronica Murdock (Mohave from Colorado River) served as president of the National Congress of American Indians from 1977 through 1978. She was the first woman to lead NCAI. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/gTPBMiUnOR
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Veronica Murdock (Mohave from Colorado River Indian Tribes) served as president of the National Congress of American Indians from 1977 through 1978. “I really think that we need to strengthen our families,” Murdock said at NCAI’s 75th annual convention in Denver. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/l7if7vhi8T
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Jefferson Keel (Chickasaw) served as president of National Congress of American Indians from 2010-2013 and is again leading the organization. “We’re two weeks ahead of one of the most important mid-term elections. We do need to get out of the Native vote,” Keel said. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/HMaMPNPryT
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“We see fear tactics..to discourage our Native people from voting,” Angela Salazar-Willeford of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community says in #NativeVote18 update at National Congress of American Indians in Denver. The election takes place November 6. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/ZltaVTADL2
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Ron Jarmin, the leader of the U.S. Census Bureau, offers an update on the #2020Census at the National Congress of American Indians in Denver. The count will begin in the Native village of Toksook Bay in Alaska in January 2020! #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/t8inG1gD3R
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There’s another big reason to vote on November 6, especially if you live in Washington. “Tribal sovereignty is not only recognized, but enforceable,” Fawn Sharp, president of the Quinauilt Nation, said of Initiative 1631, a climate change initiative on ballot. #YesOn1631 #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/FY1CyNnJHL
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“Get out the vote, let’s take down big oil,” Fawn Sharp, president of the Quinauilt Nation, said of Initiative 1631, a climate change initiative on the November ballot in Washington state. I-1631 recognizes tribal sovereignty. #YesOn1631 #NCAI75 #NativeVote18 @yeson1631 pic.twitter.com/9kY8qtUrvO
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“You can’t honor someone with a racial epithet,” Ray Halbritter, the representative of the Oneida Nation, says of racist mascots at the National Congress of American Indians 75th annual convention in Denver. #ChangeTheMascot #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/VXbRSgjhMf
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Don’t miss the Honoring Nations Awards reception in Denver on Wednesday evening! The winners of the Honoring Nations Awards will be presented during the National Congress of American Indians 75th annual convention on Thursday. #NCAI75 #HNAwards18 @HonoringNations pic.twitter.com/8Cta8rrRX6
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Everyone is gathering for the National Congress of American Indians 75th annual photo in Denver. #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/qUQ5VahsxL
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National Congress of American Indians 75th anniversary photo in Denver! #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/p7mceeS6sy
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National Congress of American Indians 75th anniversary photo in Denver! #NCAI75 pic.twitter.com/1kp5fif9xC
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Why did Congress pass the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978? “25 to 35 percent of Native children were being removed from their homes,” said Sarah Kastelic of the National Indian Child Welfare Association. #NCAI75 #DefendICWA pic.twitter.com/Pxnoj9GXOK
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Why is the Indian Child Welfare Act still needed in 2018? The rate of all children in foster care is 5 out of 1,000. “For tribal children it’s 15 out of 1,000,” said Sheri Freemont Casey Foundation Indian Child Welfare Program. #NCAI75 #DefendICWA pic.twitter.com/LElsQOIVFN
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How are tribes protecting their children in 2018, four decades after the Indian Child Welfare Act? The Navajo Nation is currently handling 568 ICWA cases in 28 states, said Kandis Martine of the tribe’s Department of Justice. #NCAI75 #DefendICWA pic.twitter.com/FGZntS1a3P
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Why are tribes fighting to overturn the court decision striking down the Indian Child Welfare Act as unconstitutional? “50 Cherokee kids in Texas right now are in ICWA cases,” said attorney Keith Harper. They need ICWA’s protections, he said. #NCAI75 #DefendICWA pic.twitter.com/C98o7JVJVm
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