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January 19, 2009
Indian Country descends on DC for Obama inauguration
President-elect Barack Obama arrived in the nation's capitol on Sunday, as the Washington, D.C., Indian community prepared to celebrate the inauguration of the 44th president. The festivities start today, with a gourd dance and a powwow at the Hyatt Regency...

BIA tells oil company to stop drilling on Inupiat land
The Bureau of Indian Affairs ordered a major energy company to stop using an Alaska Native allotment for development. BP says it suspended drilling on the 40-acre Inupiat allotment last year as a result of a court case. The...

Bois Forte Chippewa youth attend inauguration
Two young members of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa of Minnesota are attending the inauguration of president-elect Barack Obama. Felicia Mason, 12, and Corey Strong Jr., 13, are participating in the Junior Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference. They were also...

North Dakota Gov: Resolving 'Fighting Sioux' issue
"I am writing to clarify any misperception that may have been created in a recent story regarding the committee which is being formed by Higher Education Chancellor Bill Goetz to address the Fighting Sioux Logo. The story indicated that...

S.E. Ruckman: Not enough Indians in newsrooms
"Imagine that you are the first minority president. Everything is suddenly different. The nuance of color suddenly seems to take on the greatest importance. While everything is not meant to be seen through rose-colored glasses, the viewpoint is definitely hued...

Opinion: Tribal Jurisdiction for Native Hawaiians
"The Akaka Bill, authorizing creation of a Hawaiian tribal entity, is being rewritten prior to submission to a vote in the House and Senate. The rewrite has not been in the news, but a January 16, 2009 Advertiser editorial warns...

Northern Arapaho Tribe seeks Yellowstone bison
The Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming could receive a small herd of bison from Yellowstone National Park. Federal and state officials are recommending that the 41 bison be transferred to the Wind River Reservation. The animals are currently being...

Rosebud Sioux hospital faces closure this week
The hospital that serves the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota could close as early as Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. The Rosebud Public Health Service Indian Hospital has no operational funds, a union representative said. The hospital is part...

Editorial: Bush administration ends in whimper
"The end of George W. Bush's presidency is hours away and for many Americans, it can't come fast enough. It's not just the reckless policies he helped further that contributed to the worst economic crisis in 80 years, and the...

Haskell University endowment association disbands
A group that was raising funds for Haskell Indian Nations University has called it quits, citing a lack of cooperation from President Linda Warner. The Haskell Endowment Association was formed in 2005 to raise money for the tribal college...

Tim Giago: The Wellbriety Journey for Forgiveness
Thirty-one years ago when my book of poetry, “The Aboriginal Sin” was published by Rupert Costo, editor of the Indian Historian Press, it was one of the first books written from a first-hand perspective of the abuse heaped upon Indian...

Review: Washington for sale in 'So Damn Much Money'
""Earmarks" and "pork" have become rallying cries against the failures of our government. The Office of Management and Budget, defining an earmark as spending that members of Congress insert in bills in ways that avoid "merit-based" review, says that...

Opinion: DOI 'out of control' on land-into-trust
"The Department of the Interior’s (DOI) recent covert action taking 18 acres of "excess" land into trust for the Oneida Indians from the now defunct U.S. Air Force Space Command Complex located in the Town of Verona demonstrates two things:...

Yellow Bird: Another 'Fighting Sioux' committee
"I am surprised that another committee has been formed about UND’s “Fighting Sioux” nickname .?.?. but I guess I shouldn’t be. I do have to ask, though, what can be accomplished when the Standing Rock Lakota Nation of Fort...

Jodi Rave: Montana man rides Whistle Stop Tour
"Matt Kuntz had the train ride of his life on Saturday, and he had the next president of the United States at his side. Kuntz, of Helena, was the only guest invited to join President-elect Barack Obama on the...

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