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September 19, 2008
Judgment against domestic violence group vacated
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday agreed to set aside a default judgment against a Native domestic violence group in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Native America Domestic Violence Coalition, also known as Spirits of Hope, was sued by...

Tanka Bar seeks new market at Farm Aid concert
Tanka Bar will get more national exposure at the Farm Aid concert on Saturday. Native American Natural Foods, a company based on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, has been approved to sell the bar at the event in...

Apache woman sentenced for meth distribution
Laura Casey, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona, was sentenced to two years in prison for selling methamphetamine. Casey, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute meth. Federal prosecutors said she...

Alaska Real: Todd Palin's indigenous roots
"Some myths, and questions, persist about Todd Palin's Yup'ik ancestry. A few: For starters, the PC terms (I know, I know, but we Alaskans have a set of our own terms, too) would be Yup'ik or (groan) Yup'ik Eskimo if...

SCOTUSBlog: Supreme Court petitions to watch
"The first edition of “Petitions to Watch” for the October 2008 term features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ opening conference of September 29. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has...

DOJ won't provide Indian crime data to Senate
INDIANZ.COM LISTENING LOUNGE Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing to examine Federal declinations to prosecute crimes in Indian Country. September 18, 2008. • Opening Statements • Panel 1 - Testimony | Q&A • Panel 2 - Testimony | Q&A • Written...

Sen. Obama meets tribal leaders in New Mexico
Christine Suina of Cochiti Pueblo at rally for Sen. Barack Obama in New Mexico. Photo © Albuquerque Journal. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama met with about 100 tribal leaders during a campaign stop in New Mexico. Obama met...

Escapee: Native inmates denied ceremonies
Native inmates are being denied access to elders and aren't allowed to take part in ceremonies, one of the men who escaped from a prison told CBC News. Daniel Wolfe, 32, was among six Native inmates who broke out...

Interior investigators pulled from Abramoff probe
Inspector General Earl E. Devaney has pulled his investigators from the Jack Abramoff probe in protest of the Department of Justice's failure to prosecute two former government officials, The Washington Post reports. Devaney's office has been working on the...

Will Sampson, late Muscogee actor, to be honored
The late Will Sampson will be added to the Walk of Fame at the Circle Cinema in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sampson rose to fame for his role as Chief Bromden in the film version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's...

'War' cited in need for work at Fort Sill sacred site
The U.S. Army says "war" justifies the need for construction at a sacred site in Oklahoma. The Army is planning a training services center at Fort Sill. Construction was halted temporarily due to objections by the Comanche Nation. The...

Thousands expected for Soboba Band powwow
The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians hosts its 12th annual powwow this weekend. Thousands are expected for the three-day event, which kicks off today. More than 600 dancers and drummers will participate and compete for prizes. Traditional bird singers also...

Travel: Indian pictographs at state park in Texas
"Two by two, the dozen or so people in my tour group took turns lying on our backs, hands at our sides, and slowly sliding ourselves into a narrow crevice under a rocky overhang, like mechanics sliding under a...

Tribes announce national economic consortium
A new group that will promote economic development in Indian Country is being announced next week at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The Native American Group encourages tribes to work together. Founding members include some...

Lummi Nation opens student residential academy
The Lummi Nation of Washington dedicated the Lummi Youth Academy on Thursday. The academy is a residential facility for students who attend the Lummi Nation School. Twenty-six students, including members of other tribes, have already signed up to live...

Former Tohono O’odham Nation official sentenced
Loren Goldtooth, a former housing official for the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, was sentenced to one year in prison on embezzlement and tax evasion charges. Goldtooth, 52, was convicted of stealing more than $50,000 from the tribe. He...

Steve Russell: Indians slighted in every election
"One of my students told me the other day that the presidential race makes her feel like she’s living in a B movie, and Samuel L. Jackson is about to step out and deliver his famous and profane line about...

Editorial: No pity for 'broken' Jack Abramoff
"Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was sentenced last week to four years in prison for his involvement in a far-reaching Washington political corruption scandal, wants us all to feel sorry for him. He calls himself “a broken man” and a...

No recount in Alaska Republican primary
Incumbent Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) officially won the Alaska Republican primary on Thursday after his opponent declined to seek a recount. Young defeated Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who was endorsed by Gov. Sarah Palin (R), the Republican vice presidential nominee,...

Government appeals decision in Cobell case
The Bush administration has appealed a federal judge's decision to award $455.6 million to the plaintiffs in the Cobell v. Kempthorne trust fund lawsuit. In a brief filed with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Department of Justice argues...

In the Loop: Interior's laminated ethics
"The House Natural Resources Committee roughed up Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne yesterday over those fun-loving employees in Colorado who took gifts and free trips, used drugs and had sex with employees from the oil and gas companies they were...

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