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July 16, 2008
South Dakota study disputes Indian crime statistics
A Republican state official who has opposed tribes on land-into-trust, jurisdiction, voting rights and sovereignty has set his sights on long-held statistics about crime in Indian Country. In two studies, the Department of Justice reported that up to 70 percent...

Letter: White-looking Cherokees rejected
"We have heard all the hoopla about the Cherokee Nation rejecting the Freedmen. Now, it seems if you aren’t dark enough, your aren’t one of them, either. Why are some Cherokees who are in positions of power and secrecy –...

Native Legacy Magazine launches in Great Plains
A new publication that focuses on art and lifestyle in the Great Plains made its debut. Native Legacy Magazine is being published every three months. Lila Mehlhaff wants to inform readers about Great Plains culture. The first issue features Moses...

No oral arguments in Montana Indian hunting case
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals won't hear oral arguments in a case that challenges a Montana regulation that limits hunting on reservations to tribal members. The court agreed with the state that a hearing wasn't needed to resolve...

Jackie Taylor, Potawatomi legislator, dies at 73
Jackie Taylor, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma, died on Tuesday. She was 73. Taylor was elected in March to serve in her tribe's newly created Legislature. She also served in the Oregon Legislature for four...

Leech Lake woman runs for mayor in Minnesota
Irene Folstrom, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, has entered the race for mayor of Bemidji, Minnesota. Folstrom, a Democrat, is among six candidates for the position. She has previously run for the state Legislature. In other...

Wisconsin county weighs land-into-trust challenge
Supervisors in Sauk County, Wisconsin, are meeting to discuss their land-into-trust lawsuit. The county sued the Bureau of Indian Affairs for acquiring 5 acres in trust for the Ho-Chunk Nation. The county said it wasn't allowed to challenge the BIA's...

Opinion: 'Redskins' not offensive, get over it
"A small group of formerly-known-as-Indians decided to tackle the Redskins head on. Unfortunately, they couldn’t sue the team directly, since the team wasn’t directly referring to the plaintiffs as Redskins, but in fact were calling themselves Redskins. You have to...

Mining company held liable for Spokane cleanup
A federal judge held one of the world's biggest mining companies liable for cleanup costs on the Spokane Reservation in Washington. Newmont Mining Corp. will share in the cleanup of a mine on the reservation. Dawn Mining Co., a Newmont...

Column: Meeting Lakota Code Talker an honor
"Clarence Wolfguts wants to live the rest of his life on the trail. And the trail will lead to Johnsville, where the Eastern Woodlands Gathering of All Nations will be July 25 to 27. God willing, Wolfguts, 84, the last...

'Surge' at Standing Rock results in 700 arrests
A "surge" in law enforcement on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation has resulted in 700 arrests since June, according to officials. The Bureau of Indian Affairs started Operation Dakota Peacekeeper to target high rates of crime on the reservation,...

Trooper back on trial in Narragansett raid case
A Rhode Island state trooper goes on trial next week over his actions in the raid of the Narragansett Reservation on July 14, 2003. Kenneth Jones is accusing of violating the civil rights of Adam Jennings, a member of the...

South Carolina tribes celebrate new legislation
Tribes in South Carolina celebrated the enactment of two bills into law on Tuesday. Tribal leaders will now be able to perform marriage ceremonies under one of the bills. The other allows the use of wild turkey feathers in...

Mohawk man builds sports team enterprise
After seeing success in the tobacco industry, Curt Styres has turned his sights towards sports. Styres, who is Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve in Canada, recently paid $5.5 million for a 60 percent controlling...

Fire threatens Yakama Nation commercial timber
The Yakama Nation of Washington hopes firefighting crews can keep a blaze from destroying commercial timber and sacred areas of the reservation. The Cold Springs Fire has burned 7,000 acres, 2,400 of them on the reservation. So far, only bug-killed...

Alaska Native candidate trails in fundraising
Diane Benson, an Alaska Native woman who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Alaska's sole Congressional seat, has raised $52,506 in the past three months, The Anchorage Daily News reported. Benson, who is Tlingit, accepted contributions from Tohono O'odham Nation...

Effort targets bootlegging on Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation and the U.S. Attorney in Arizona are going after bootleggers on the reservation. Twelve people were arrested after a four-month investigation, tribal and federal officials announced. They said alcohol contributes to child abuse, domestic violence, homicide and...

Tohono O'odham Nation challenges border fence
The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona wants the Department of Homeland Security to stop construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. The tribe says the fence prevents tribal members who live in the U.S. from taking part in religious...

Seminole Tribe takes control of mobile home park
The Seminole Tribe of Florida took control of a mobile home park on the Hollywood Reservation over a dispute with the owners of the facility. The tribe said Hollywood Mobile Estates failed to live up to a lease for the...

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