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Native America Calling: Catch up on all the Native news
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

COVID spike; Haskell under fire; Lahaina fire a year later
Join Native America Calling to catch up on some important news affecting Native communities.

The news includes members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee grilling officials from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) over missed complaints of sexual abuse, a toxic work environment, and mismanagement at Haskell Indian Nations University. They also faulted the BIA for failing to release public records about the complaints in a timely manner.

Plus, a summer COVID surge is underway; and the residents of Lahaina in Hawaii assess their future a year after a deadly and devastating fire that impact important Native Hawaiian sites.

VIDEO: Investigating how the Biden Administration Ignored Cries for Help from Students at Haskell Indian Nations University

Guests on Native America Calling
Dean Seneca (Seneca), CEO and founder of Seneca Scientific Solutions+

Paele Kiakona (Native Hawaiian), organizer with Lahaina Strong and president of Save Honolua Coalition

Healani Sonoda-Pale  (Native Hawaiian), chair of Ka Lahui Hawaii Political Action Committee

Kapali Keahi (Native Hawaiian), Lahaina resident and musician

Jenna Kunze, senior reporter for Native News Online

House Committee on Natural Resources
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland, seated at table, is seen in a hearing room of the House Committee on Natural Resources in Washington, D.C., for a hearing about Haskell Indian Nations University on July 23, 2024. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

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