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September 29, 2009 Federal Circuit rules in contract support case The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today in a contract support cost case. The Arctic Slope Native Association of Alaska, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua,... McCaskill promises Native contracting 'reform' Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), the chair of the Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, says "reform" is coming to Native contracting despite complaints of a one-sided approach. McCaskill chaired... Letter: Mascots not an honor for Native people "You can't honor someone simply by claiming you are honoring them. That has been the core issue of stereotypes and mascots since the beginning of organized sports teams. If a... Driver testifies in trial over Pueblo man's death The New Mexico man accused of killing William Tenorio of San Felipe Pueblo took the stand in his trial on Monday. Carlos Fierro, 36, an attorney and lobbyist who... No charges for officers who shot Soboba man Two deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department won't face charges for the fatal shooting of a member of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. Eli Morillo, 26, was shot... Sho-Bans deny church group's housing permit A Mormon sect plans to stay on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho even though its housing permit was rejected by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. The Church of the Firstborn moved... Opinion: Native people should join mainstream "Back in the Middle Ages it was assumed that the earth was flat or the sun revolved around the earth, - which is to say, as Copernicus later demonstrated, that... Land-into-trust bill lacks Republican sponsors A bill to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar lacks Republican co-sponsors. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, introduced... Native children overrepresented in foster care American Indian and Alaska Native children are six times more likely to be placed in Oregon foster care than white children, according to a report from Portland State University.... City threatens to cut services to Coquille Tribe The city of North Bend, Oregon, is asking a judge to force the Coquille Tribe to make a payment for municipal services. The city says the tribe missed a first... Turtle Talk: Single US Attorney not full solution "Some commentators have proposed that there should be a United States Attorney’s Office for Indian Country. Any kind of dedicated law enforcement structure for Indian Country would be a dramatic... Arrest made for murder of ex-Cabazon leader Authorities in Florida arrested James “Jimmy” Hughes, 52, in connection with the 1981 murder of Fred Alvarez, who was a member of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians of... Little Traverse chairman knocked for interview The tribal council of Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan has issued a declaration to dispute comments made by Chairman Ken Harrington to a local newspaper. All... Bill Lawrence shuts down landmark newspaper Bill Lawrence, a member of the Red Lake Nation of Minnesota, has published the last issue of the Native American Press/Ojibwe News. Lawrence, 70, began the Ojibwe News in 1988... Stimulus funds aid Indian women in Minnesota Money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is helping Indian women in Minnesota. The Domestic Abuse Project in Minneapolis received a $76,000 stimulus grant. The money... Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Buono v. Salazar, a religious freedom case, on October 7. Frank Buono, a former superintendent for the National Park Service, sued... USDA not ready for Indian discrimination talks The Department of Agriculture is not ready to discuss a settlement in the Keepseagle case, a spokesperson for Secretary Tom Vilsack said. Indian farmers and ranchers hope to end... Ottawa woman to enter Michigan Hall of Fame Margaret Bailey Chandler, a member of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians who died in 1997 at the age of 67, will be inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall... Ex-Congressman implicated in Abramoff probe Federal prosecutors have identified former Rep. John Doolittle (R-California) and his wife as unindicted co-conspirators in the Jack Abramoff scandal. Doolittle and his wife, Julie, are not charged with any... Gyasi Ross: Funerals as Indian family reunions "My family doesn’t really have reunions. Not pre-planned family reunions, anyway – you know, the kind with hats, T-shirts and what have you. The matriarchs in our family always... |
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