Report slams BIA roads program in Alaska (February 20, 2009)
The Obama administration is being warned against sending millions of dollars in stimulus funds to Alaska due to mismanagement and accountability problems at the Bureau...
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Editorial: Indian policy and a prosperous future (February 20, 2009)
"It is time for tribal and Indian economic entrepreneurship to take a central role in Indian policy. While it is often argued that there can...
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Tribal Leaders: Obama brings a New Day to Natives (February 20, 2009)
"President Barack Obama’s election is a New Day in America. Some see him fulfilling the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. Others see a new...
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Tex Hall: Saying goodbye to my friend, Carl Venne (February 20, 2009)
"his week, my friend and brother, Carl Venne, left this world for a better one. Over the years, the times we spent together were special...
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CourtWatch: Bad record for tribes at Supreme Court (February 20, 2009)
"This coming Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case involving the coal royalty rights of the Navajo Nation. It...
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Kevin Abourezk: NCAI website tracks Indian stimulus (February 20, 2009)
"The National Congress of American Indians unveiled a Web site (www.indiancountryworks.org) Wednesday meant to provide tribes with up-to-date information about $3 billion targeted for tribes...
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Alaska governor to deliver donations to villages (February 20, 2009)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will deliver donations to remote Alaska Native villages that have been hit hard by high fuel and food prices....
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Cayuga Nation halts sale of tax-free cigarettes (February 20, 2009)
The Cayuga Nation halted sales of tobacco products after a judge in New York said the tribe had to collect state taxes. The tribe lost...
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Editorial: Resolve Yale legend about Geronimo's skull (February 20, 2009)
"True gentlemen would understand the pain caused to loved ones by grave-robbing. And in the case of Indian warrior Geronimo, that understanding should be the...
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Indian man in prominent DUI case being released (February 20, 2009)
An Indian man whose drunk driving case drew significant attention is being released from prison in New Mexico after serving nearly 11 years of a...
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Carl Venne, late Crow chairman, laid to rest (February 20, 2009)
The Crow Tribe of Montana laid its late former chairman, Carl Venne, to rest on Thursday. Thousands of people attended the service at the Apsaalooke...
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Letter: 'Fighting Sioux' vote threatens sovereignty (February 20, 2009)
"When the Herald, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Lloyd Omdahl and many other supporters of UND’s Fighting Sioux logo spoke out in favor of retiring the...
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Judge hears case over Snoqualmie banishment (February 20, 2009)
A federal judge in Washington is presiding over a trial into the banishment of nine people from the Snoqualmie Tribe. The former chairman, several council...
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Secret Yale society a part of Geronimo lawsuit (February 20, 2009)
A secret Yale University society whose members include three generations of former president George W. Bush's family is part of a lawsuit that seeks to...
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Editorial: Salazar defends bad Bush rule on guns (February 20, 2009)
"The Obama administration has chosen to defend a bad rule rushed through during former President George W. Bush’s final days in office that allows concealed,...
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Editorial: Respect Eastern Cherokee cultural site (February 20, 2009)
"The state of North Carolina should do all it can to address the objections of the Eastern Band of Cherokee regarding a runway expansion at...
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OC Weekly: Blood dispute within Juaneno Band (February 20, 2009)
"Photographs line the walls of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation office in a former fire station on La Matanza Street in San...
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Linda Grover: Lessons learned from making frybread (February 20, 2009)
"The Dijon sisters sugared their tea and coffee, then let it go cold, ignoring it to watch closely as Margie worked — intending once and...
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Second fatal accident involving Miccosukee driver (February 20, 2009)
For the second time in a month, a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida has been involved in fatal car accident. Thomas D. Cypress,...
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Senate Indian Affairs hearing on youth suicide (February 20, 2009)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing on youth suicide in Indian Country on Thursday, February 26. The hearing is part of...
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