The federal grant allowed the state to clean up boats on Squaxin Island, an uninhabited island that is of particular cultural importance to the Squaxin Island Tribe. The tribe’s people once shared vast lands in western Washington state, but following the 1854 Treaty of Medicine Creek, the island — 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) long and half a mile (800 meters) wide — was the main area reserved for them, according to
“There was somebody who did pat people down. We’re not sure at this time if he was registered with a security company or if he was just a guy with a shirt on,” Bailey said at a Wednesday news conference on the boat dock.Bailey said he is doing his own investigation because he wants full justice and accountability.
“We know that there were alcoholic beverages being sold, nobody was checking IDs and you had minors on the boat with firearms,” Bailey said.Bailey’s client is Jeremy Evans, who was wounded in the ankle and has undergone surgery. He used crutches Wednesday and said he remains in almost unbearable pain. He said six of the 10 people shot were his friends.“In one single moment my entire world was flipped upside down,” Evans said. “This incident traumatized not only me but the lives of others.”
Little River is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Myrtle Beach. The fishing village is known for its docks and marinas where fishing expeditions, casino boats and several dolphin cruises leave daily.El partido gobernante en México, Morena, suma un nuevo tribunal que quedará en sus manos además de la
: el que controlará y sancionará a los jueces.
El Tribunal de Disciplina, que para el miércoles por la tarde ya tenía más del 98% de sus votos contados, es una corte nueva diseñada en la controvertida reforma judicial que tendrá cinco miembros y mucho poder.U.S. foreign aid workers were also able to facilitate the reporting of some human rights violations, such as when a human rights or environmental defender is jailed without charges, or Indigenous peoples are forced off their land for the establishment of a protected area.
In this photo provided by Vy Lam shows Lam, a former adviser on Indigenous peoples at the U.S. Agency for International Development, on the floor of the United Nations during Sec. of the Interior Deb Haaland’s speech at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on April 17, 2023, in New York. (Vy Lam via AP)In this photo provided by Vy Lam shows Lam, a former adviser on Indigenous peoples at the U.S. Agency for International Development, on the floor of the United Nations during Sec. of the Interior Deb Haaland’s speech at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on April 17, 2023, in New York. (Vy Lam via AP)
In some cases, USAID supported travel to the United Nations, where Indigenous leaders and advocates could receive training to navigate international bodies and document abuses.Last year, under the Biden administration, USAID awarded a five-year grant to support Indigenous LGBTQIA people through the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous People, an agency that offers financial support to Indigenous peoples to participate in the U.N.