Samish Indian Nation

Pew Funds 7 Researchers to Advance Ocean Conservation

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Pew Charitable Trusts announced the seven recipients of the 2023 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation .

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  • PHILADELPHIA, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Pew Charitable Trusts announced the seven recipients of the 2023 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation .
  • The researchers—from Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States—join a network of 202 Pew marine fellows from 42 countries.
  • The new fellowship is a partnership between the Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation and the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences .
  • The Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation awards midcareer scientists and other experts $150,000 grants over three years to pursue marine conservation-oriented research projects.

Chapman Partnership Receives $5 Million Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to Help End Homelessness for Families in Miami

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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Providing a pathway to self-sufficiency for families experiencing homelessness is key to building stronger communities, said Peter T. Pruitt, Jr., president and CEO of Chapman Partnership.

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  • Providing a pathway to self-sufficiency for families experiencing homelessness is key to building stronger communities, said Peter T. Pruitt, Jr., president and CEO of Chapman Partnership.
  • This one-time grant will help Chapman Partnership in its tireless work to support families as they reel from skyrocketing rent costs, limited services and insufficient incomes.
  • Chapman Partnership plans to use the grant funds to implement a system-wide approach that goes beyond shelter.
  • Chapman Partnership was selected as a Day 1 Families Fund grant recipient by a group of national advisors who are leading advocates and experts on homelessness and service provision.

Green Power Solar Grant Awarded to Samish Indian Nation

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Monday, July 11, 2022
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ANACORTES, Wash., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Puget Sound Energy (PSE)'s efforts to support organizations that serve families and individuals in the community, they have awarded over $900,000 in total grant funding through their Green Power and Solar Choice programs. Samish Indian Nation is proud to be a recipient of this round's competitive funding.

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  • Puget Sound Energy is funding a solar installation project to support the Samish Indian Nation's efforts in accessible clean energy.
  • Samish Indian Nation is proud to be a recipient of this round's competitive funding.
  • "This solar array is important to our goals of reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our Nation's climate change resiliency plans," said Samish Indian Nation Chairman, Tom Wooten.
  • The Green Power Solar Grant, funded by PSE's Green Power and Solar Choice customers, brings local solar projects to PSE's electric service area while providing support to grant recipients through lower utility bills for low-income or Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and the organizations that serve them.

Samish Opposes Obernolte Amendments to Terminate Samish's Rights as Sovereign

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Friday, June 10, 2022
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ANACORTES, Wash. , June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amendments filed by Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), Acting Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, to the bipartisan H.R. 6181 pose a clear and present danger to the Samish Indian Nation and to the rest of Indian Country. The bill is slated for mark up on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in full Committee.

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  • 6181 pose a clear and present danger to the Samish Indian Nation and to the rest of Indian Country.
  • 6181 would simply reaffirm that the Indian Reorganization Act, a cornerstone tribal law, applies to Samish.
  • This bill is critical in helping to ensure that Samish is on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.
  • and Rep. Obernolte before Wednesday, June 15th, to express opposition to the Obernolte amendments.