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June 5, 2008 Supreme Court delays action on Indian gaming case A case that tests a critical provision of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act remains on the docket as the U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its current term. The court was due to consider a petition filed by the Kickapoo Tribe... Prairie Island Tribe hails Yucca Mountain action MAP: Tribes located near Yucca Mountain site. PDF: Sites where waste is currently stored. The Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota is hoping the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will approve a license for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in... Indian candidate defeats another in Montana Correction: Frosty Calf Boss Ribs is a woman, not a man. Who knew. Two Montana tribal members faced each other in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, a member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, defeated incumbent Sen.... Sen. Dorgan plans subpoena over BIA jail report An angry Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) said this morning he plans to subpoena the Bureau of Indian Affairs over a long-delayed detention facilities report. Dorgan, the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, said the BIA promised to deliver... Ski resort in sacred site case seeks expansion A ski resort that is at the center of a sacred site case is seeking approval to expand even though the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has yet to issue a ruling. The Arizona Snowbowl is located in the Coconino... BIA tackles crime on Standing Rock Reservation The Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to send more police officers to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to tackle crime. Operation Dakota Peacekeeper is a response to concerns about the inadequate law enforcement on the 2.3 million-acre reservation, which straddles... Store near Navajo Nation may have sold tomatoes A supermarket near the Navajo Nation may have sold tomatoes that have sickened 40 people in New Mexico, The Albuquerque Journal reports. The Indian Health Service and the New Mexico Department of Health have investigated the cause of the salmonella... House hearing on Minnesota Chippewa trust bill The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing this morning on two bills that would distribute a judgment fund for the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. H.R.2306 and H.R.3699 each distribute the funds in trust account JA1041696 to six bands of the... Letter: Cherokee Nation chief's 'grandstanding' "I read with humorous, yet serious, interest the articles in the Tulsa World on April 3 and May 29 regarding Cherokee Chief Chad Smith’s reaction and comments as to state Rep. Randy Terrill’s efforts to enact a law making “English-only”... Former Comanche Nation police chief sentenced Ray Anderson, the former police chief of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home detention for stealing from the tribe. Anderson, 55, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement. He... Jodi Rave wins national journalism award Jodi Rave, the Native reporter for The Missoulian newspaper of Montana, has received an award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Rave won first place in the "General Column" category for her columns on Native issues. Her columns appear... Sen. Clinton prepares for end of landmark campaign Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York) is expected to end her presidential bid on Saturday. Clinton plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois), according to news reports. She is also said to be interested in being his vice-presidential nominee. Meanwhile,... Three bodies found on Wind River Reservation Three people were found dead in a housing complex on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming on Wednesday. The FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are investigating. No information was released about the victims. The bodies were found at... Cherokee Nation starts two more Freedmen websites The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma now has three websites to deal with the fallout from the Freedmen controversy. The tribe is battling legislation that would cut its federal funds unless the Freedmen are restored to citizenship. The Freedmen are the... Sen. Obama expected to attend Kalyn Free forum He skipped Prez on the Rez but it looks like Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) might attend a tribal leader's forum being organized by Democratic activist Kalyn Free. Free, a member of the Choctaw Nation, said she will hold the forum... Ruling in Plains Commerce case expected by July A ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court case, Plains Commerce Bank v. Long, is expected by July, according to the National Congress of American Indians. The case will determine whether the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has jurisdiction... Senate Indian Affairs hearing on predatory lending The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing this morning on predatory lending in Indian Country. The hearing started at 9:30am and lasted about 90 minutes. You can download audio clips below: • Opening Statements Panel 1 - Testimony |... |
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