Powwow returns, Freedmen views, and abortion battles
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Powwow returns, Freedmen views, and abortion battles
VNN Weekly Digest August 1-7
Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
New veterans’ association bringing back old Broken Arrow Pow Wow this weekend
(OKLAHOMA) BAIVA Vice President Michael Coon told VNN the event is being held to honor veterans, especially this generation of military men and women, returning from warzones after as many as nine deployments due to the pandemic.
Tribes share Freedmen views with senate committee
(NATIONAL) A recent oversight hearing into the status of Oklahoma Freedmen descendants showed much disagreement remains more than 150 years after the 1866 treaties were signed.
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Legal battle over abortion continues in Michigan
(MICHIGAN) Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer also filed lawsuit in April asking the Michigan Supreme Court to determine whether the state constitution protects the right to an abortion.
WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) A Moderate Risk of excessive rainfall over parts of the Upper Great Lakes and Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley, a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall over parts of Northern New England and Central/Southern Rockies, and dangerous heat across parts of the Pacific Northwest, Middle Mississippi Valley, Central Plains, and Northeast Coast.
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