Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba was sworn in Monday, becoming the nations first Native American to serve as U.S. Treasurer. Her signature will now appear on U.S. currency alongside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Yellen hailed the appointment as a sign of the Biden administration’s “respect for, and commitment toward, our nation-to-nation relationship, trust and treaty responsibilities, and Tribal sovereignty and self-determination.” Malerba says she hopes her presence at Treasury will help other Americans feel pride in honoring their culture.
Mary Peltola has made history as she was sworn into office Tuesday as the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. The Democrat bested a field of candidates including Republican Sarah Palin to win a special election last month to finish the term of Republican Rep. Don Young, who died in March.
A top Jesuit priest says he will hand deliver a letter to Pope Francis on the doctrine of discovery from Indigenous people of South Dakota…Amid ongoing dialogue about the historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities at church-run boarding schools, the head of the Jesuits, Arturo Sosa, S.J., visited a Catholic community on order’s involvement in past abuses. The Jesuits sponsor ministries on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Lakota Reservations in South Dakota.
