For many tribal nations, the pandemic also brought an increase in population
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As tribal nations emerge from the worst of the coronavirus crisis, several have seen one positive trend unfold: An increase in population. The Navajo Nation saw its numbers of enrolled citizens climb. The Cherokee and Choctaw Nations saw enrollment increases too.
But as they emerge from the worst of the crisis, several tribal nations have seen one positive trend unfold: An increase in population. The Navajo Nation saw its numbers of enrolled citizens climb from about 306,000 to nearly 400,000 in the last year -- a 30% jump that recently put it ahead of the Cherokee Nation as the most populous tribe in the US.When House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries negotiated a pair of major government funding bills with Speaker Mike Johnson earlier this year, he also quietly secured a significant victory for his own party: a considerable bump in money for transportation, housing and urban development projects back in House Democrats’ home districts.
The photo of the dog believed to be the one South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem shot and killed has been seen millions of times on social media. It’s been published by one of the United Kingdom’s biggest newspapers. It was even distributed by a Washington, DC, animal rights group in a memo blasting Noem. Indeed, when I Googled “Kristi Noem’s dog” this morning, it was one of the first pictures that popped up.