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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 12 articles Who is the new leader of the National Park Service? |  | |
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Charles Sams III becomes first Native American to head National Park Service in its 105-year history.
CBS News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 81% • 3 min read
Sams, who is Cayuse and Walla Walla, is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The Oregon-based Confederated Tribes is comprised of individuals from the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes. In his role as director, Sams will oversee the management of national programs, policy and budget.
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Sams' [unanimous Senate confirmation] marks the first time in nearly five years that the department will have an official director. The position has been filled with various people serving as acting heads since January 2017, when Jonathan Jarvis, who was confirmed as the director in 2009, left his position.
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Sams has worked in state and tribal governments, as well as in natural resource and conservation management, for more than 25 years, the Department of the Interior said. During his confirmation hearings, Sams said that Indigenous and tribal consultation will be a large focus for him in his role as director.
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Senate confirms Oregon's Chuck Sams as first Native American to lead National Park Service.
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President Biden's conservation plan is ambitious. But is it specific enough to work?
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During a Sunday appearance on ABC's This Week, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said that while medical offi...
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| | #1 in World News • 31 articles Which parts of Europe are seeing protests over Covid-19 policies? |
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| | #2 in World News • 8 articles Who has the lead in Chile's presidential election? |
Antonio Kast has praised the neo-liberal "economic legacy" of former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Gabriel Boric, a lawmaker who led student protests in 2011 demanding impro...
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| | #1 in Culture News • 8 articles Why is Justin Bieber being asked to cancel an upcoming performance in Saudi Arabia? |
In an open letter, Hatice Cengiz [fiancee of slain Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi] urged the Canadian megastar to cancel his Dec. 5 performance for the kingdom's Formula One race. Saudi Arabia'...
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