Yesterday we launched a new tool that lets you search museums, colleges & other institutions that have failed to return Native American remains, despite a longstanding federal law.

On 1/18, we'll be hosting a free webinar on how journalists and other researchers can use this tool:

"How to Report on the Repatriation of Native American Remains"

Sign up and get more info here:

https://www.propublica.org/events/repatriation

7,000+ nurses are on strike in NY demanding fair wages, increased staffing, and better safety protections.

Don't tell me these hospitals can't afford to pay and protect their nurses.

The top 25 hospitals in NY are averaging a net patient revenue of nearly $2 billion. With a b.

Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains?
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In 1990, Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection & #Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which set up a process for tribes to request the return of remains.

33 years later, at least half of the remains of more than 210,000 #NativeAmericans have yet to be returned.

Use this tool to see which #museums, #colleges & govt. agencies still have them:

https://projects.propublica.org/repatriation-nagpra-database/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Just a reminder that if you have any household help (housekeeper, gardeners, etc.) and you haven’t increased their rate to keep up with inflation, you’re effectively cutting their pay.

Don’t make them ask. Just google the inflation rate in your country. Multiply their pay by 1.[inflation rate], and round up. That’s what you pay now.

Democrat Wes Moore has just been elected Governor of Maryland. He will be the state's first Black governor.

One bright spot of news with this is that several trans rights pieces of legislation will almost certainly be passed and signed into law next year.