Project participants announced, Osage drone preparations, and Indigenous insurance gaps
VNN Weekly Digest Month January 27- February 2
Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
MMIWG2T Historical Reporting Project participants announced
(OKLAHOMA) Six participants have been selected for Verified News Network’s (VNN) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T) Historical Reporting Project:
Rachael Schuit (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin)
Renata Hill (Mvskoke)
Sarah Liese (Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Navajo)
Carrie Johnson (Chickasaw and Pawnee)
Chelsea Hicks (Osage)
Noel Smith (Diné/Navajo)
Skyway36 readies for drone testing influx
(OSAGE RESERVATION) Services for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) – commonly called “drones” – were valued at $17 billion in 2023. By 2028, the drone services industry is projected to reach $57.8 billion.
That spike is due to industry development forecasting in concert with the expected release of new regulations by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowing companies to operate drones autonomously.
A Program To Close Insurance Gaps for Native Americans Has Gone Largely Unused
(NATIONAL) A few years before the covid-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe to infection.
But because he was uninsured at the time, the surgery at a Reno, Nevada, hospital led to years of anguish. He said he owes the hospital more than $20,000 for the procedure and still gets calls from collection agencies.
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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Heavy snow across parts of Northern California to the Northern Rockies, a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall over parts of Northern and Central California, light to moderate snow from the Northern Plains to the Northeast and areas of wintery mix from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania.
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