Elouise Cobell statement on status of trust settlement in Congress (July 23, 2010)
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, released the following statement on the status of the settlement in the 111th Congress....
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Alaska Native corporation joins effort for major military contract (July 23, 2010)
NANA Development Corp., an Alaska Native regional corporation, is joining a bid for a large military contract. NANA will provide management, engineering and support services...
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House Resources Committee hosts field hearing in South Dakota (July 23, 2010)
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing on Indian education on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota on August 6....
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Sen. Reid statement on failure to authorize trust fund settlement (July 23, 2010)
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada), the Senate majority leader, released the following statement on the failure of the Senate to pass the Indian trust fund settlement....
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee takes up two water rights bills (July 23, 2010)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on two water rights bills on Thursday. The Obama administration did not testify on either S.2956, the...
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Farmington Indian Center reduces annual art market to one day (July 23, 2010)
The Farmington Indian Center in New Mexico has scaled back its annual art market to one day due to budget constraints. This year's market...
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Jicarilla Apache Nation hopes to recover $6M in royalty dispute (July 23, 2010)
The Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico expects to recover about $6 million in a royalty dispute. The tribe sued the Interior Department over the...
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Editorial: Stuck in the 'political mud' over racism in border town (July 23, 2010)
"The human rights commissions representing the city of Farmington and the Navajo Nation both deserve the criticism they have faced in recent weeks. They remain...
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Town upset after Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe blocks beach path (July 23, 2010)
A pile of twigs, some brush and a sign is stirring a new controversy for the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts. The tribe recently...
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Kenneth Deer: The real barbarians in Haudenosaunee travel flap (July 23, 2010)
"The Iroquois, or the Haudenosaunee as we call ourselves, have been around for many centuries and were a developed federation of nations when the British...
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House Resources Committee passes two Indian bills at markup (July 23, 2010)
The House Natural Resources Committee approved two Indian bills at markup session on Thursday. H.R.2523, the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act,...
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Reward doubled over derailment attempt on Seneca Nation land (July 23, 2010)
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information about an attempt to derail an Amtrak passenger train on Seneca Nation land. Someone placed a...
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Four Native American candidates seek public office in Washington (July 23, 2010)
Four Native American candidates are seeking election in Washington state this year, Indian Country Today reports. Jeff Morris, who is Tsimshian, is seeking an eighth...
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Land-into-trust fix included in House Interior appropriations bill (July 23, 2010)
A fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar was included in an appropriations bill adopted by the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee...
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Senate removes Cobell settlement from appropriations measure (July 23, 2010)
An appropriations measure that passed the House with the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit was rejected by the Senate on Thursday....
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