Alaska Native ICWA case considered a petition to watch (April 20, 2010)
SCOTUSBlog has listed Hogan v. Kaltag Tribal Council as one of its U.S. Supreme Court petitions to watch. In the case, Alaska questions whether federally...
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Witness list for House Resources hearing on Indian bills (April 20, 2010)
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on three Indian bills. The hearing takes place at 10am in Room 1324 of the...
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Navajo Nation college appoints two acting copresidents (April 20, 2010)
Dine College, a tribal college on the Navajo Nation, has appointed two co-presidents amid an investigation of President Ferlin Clark. Ron Belloli, vice president of...
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Chief who opposed liquor ban pleads to booze violation (April 20, 2010)
A newly elected leader of the Mushuau Innu First Nation in Labrador has pleaded guilty to violating the reserve's ban on liquor. Deputy chief...
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Testimony resumes in trial of Aquash murder defendant (April 20, 2010)
Testimony resumed on Monday in the trial of a man accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash Judge Lawrence Piersol refused...
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Michigan paper takes credit for breaking Abramoff story (April 20, 2010)
The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun of Michigan is taking credit for publishing the first stories on the Jack Abramoff scandal. The paper looked into the...
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Tester introduces bill to cut BIA out of home site leases (April 20, 2010)
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) introduced the Senate version of the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act. The bill cuts the Bureau of...
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Senators seek funds for Indian Country emergency fund (April 20, 2010)
In 2008, Congress created a $2 billion "emergency fund" for Indian Country law enforcement, public safety and water projects Despite the significance of the investment,...
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Obama reviews stance on indigenous rights declaration (April 20, 2010)
President Barack Obama is reviewing the federal government's stance on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The United States was one of four...
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BIA to develop new assessment for Navajo power plant (April 20, 2010)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to submit a new biological assessment for a controversial power plant on the Navajo Nation. The BIA withdrew the...
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Crow Creek Sioux chair loses reelection bid by 11 votes (April 20, 2010)
Members of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota went to the polls last Thursday. Incumbent chairman Brandon Sazue Sr. lost his bid for...
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Supreme Court takes up Apache man's restitution case (April 20, 2010)
The U.S. Supreme Court today heard a criminal restitution case involving a member of Mescalero Apache Nation of New Mexico. Brian Russell Dolan pleaded guilty...
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Morongo Band contributes $20K to assist area charities (April 20, 2010)
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians donated $20,000 to the Sun Lakes Country Club Charitable Trust. The money was contributed for Charity Week, an annual...
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Dakota descendants to press trust claims in lower court (April 20, 2010)
The plaintiffs in the Wolfchild trust case said they will continue to press their claims despite being rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday....
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Opinion: Appropriating Native culture once again trendy (April 20, 2010)
"Recently, I’ve seen a lot of people walking around with feathers in their hair, and it kind of pisses me off. Maybe you haven’t noticed...
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Village battles BIA over Oneida Nation's land-into-trust (April 20, 2010)
The village of Hobart, Wisconsin, is fighting a decision by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to place land into trust for the Oneida Nation. The...
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Judge delays hearing over Mishewal Wappo recognition (April 20, 2010)
For the second time, judge has delayed a hearing in the federal recognition lawsuit of the Mishewal Wappo Tribe of California. A status conference that...
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One Indian serving on Montana redistricting committee (April 20, 2010)
Pat Smith, a member of the Assiniboine Tribe on the Fort Peck Reservation, is serving on the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission. Smith, an attorney,...
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IHCIA seeks to boost number of Indians in medical field (April 20, 2010)
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which was signed into law as part of the national health reform bill, seeks to increase the number of...
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