Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Starting today with some good news, a redwood forest has been returned to a group of native groups. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson announced they will pay up to $665 million to tribal communities affected by the opioid crisis. Next, we cover Whoopi Goldberg's controversial Holocaust comments, before unpacking why a Michigan Republican candidate for governor is arguing against abortion care for rape victims. Then, we share a revealing poll that shows more and more teachers are ready to leave their job due to burnout. Finally, Pfizer has officially asked the FDA to approve low-dose COVID-19 shots for children between 6 months and 5 years old. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: "Redwood Forest in California Is Returned to Native Tribes" Washington Post: "Native American tribes reach landmark opioid deal with Johnson & Johnson, drug distributors for up to $665 million" AP News: "Whoopi Goldberg regrets saying Holocaust not about race" Washington Post: "Mich. GOP governor candidate said rape victims shouldn’t have abortions: ‘Baby inside them may be the next president’" NPR: "More than half of teachers are looking for the exits, a poll says" CNN: "Pfizer and BioNTech seeking emergency use authorization from FDA for Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 5" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, February 2nd, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.5	by Batches Media.
0:08.5	I'm Sammy Sage.
0:11.9	Ownership of more than 500 acres of a Redwood Forest in Mendocino County, California
0:17.1	has been returned to a group of 10 sovereign native tribes, who were forcibly removed
0:21.5	from the land by European American settlers.
0:24.5	Yesterday, a California non-profit organization called Save the Redwoods League, which is
0:28.9	dedicated to conserving and preserving Redwoods, and that was able to purchase the forest
0:33.3	in 2020, announced that they are transferring ownership of the forest to the Intertribal
0:37.9	Sinkion Wilderness Council, which is a group of 10 native tribes who originally inhabited
0:42.8	the land.
0:44.1	The name will be changed to Sitilaydon, which means Fish Run Place in the Sinkion Language.
0:49.8	Sounds like the best news since 1491.
0:54.8	In a similarly reparative story, Johnson and Johnson will pay up to $665 million to
1:00.7	tribal communities that have been devastated by the opioid crisis.
1:04.4	More than 400 tribes sued, claiming that they were inundated with highly addictive painkillers
1:09.1	manufactured by the company.
1:10.6	Yeah, that was basically the whole point of dope sick.
1:13.7	But for context on the disproportionate impact on native populations, they were nearly 50%
1:18.6	more likely to die of an opioid overdose than non-natives from 2006 to 2014.
1:24.2	Also, this is not the only case of this kind.
1:27.1	In September, the Cherokee Nation is going to federal trial against CBS, Walgreens, and
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