Water district threatens to cut service to Cabazon business (June 16, 2010)
Correction: The business is located on the Morongo Reservation. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians entered into the partnership. The first version of the post...
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Village approves liquor license Oneida Nation doesn't need (June 16, 2010)
The village of Hobart, Wisconsin, approved a liquor license for a golf course owned by the Oneida Nation. The tribe doesn't need the license for...
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Standing Rock Sioux man in another bid for attorney general (June 16, 2010)
Perennial political candidate Ron Volesky, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, is making another bid for South Dakota attorney general. Volesky, a former...
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Report faults Miccosukee tribal police over fatal car accident (June 16, 2010)
A report from a state prosecutor in Florida says police officers from the Miccosukee Tribe prevented authorities from determining who was at a fault in...
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Opinion: Face to face with More Indian Than Thou Syndrome (June 16, 2010)
"During this past week I came face to face with what I've heard called "MITT" Syndrome, or "More Indian Than Thou" Syndrome, a term...
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New BIE director to testify at Senate panel hearing on NCLB (June 16, 2010)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing tomorrow on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Keith Moore, the new director...
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Cherokee Nation council backs Keith Harper for 10th Circuit (June 16, 2010)
The Cherokee Nation council passed a resolution in support of Keith Harper for a spot on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Harper, a tribal...
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Harold Monteau: Age, race discrimination in Indian Country (June 16, 2010)
"Age discrimination in Indian Country? Isn’t that an oxymoron. Sad to say, it is not. The traditional teachings of “respect for elders” and “ listen...
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New Minerals Management Service head to oversee reform (June 16, 2010)
The new director of the Minerals Management Service will oversee reform efforts at the agency, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a press release. Michael...
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Teen from Saginaw Chippewa Tribe jailed on assault charge (June 16, 2010)
A teen from the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan is being held without bond on a federal assault charge. Lyle J. Pego, 19, was...
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Ute Tribe votes to terminate director of energy department (June 16, 2010)
The Ute Tribe of Utah voted to fire the director of its Energy and Minerals Department. Chairman Curtis Cesspooch abstained from the vote to fire...
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Parties agree to extend deadline over trust fund settlement (June 16, 2010)
The plaintiffs in the Indian trust fund lawsuit and the Obama administration agreed to a July 9 deadline to await Congressional authorization of the $3.4...
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Robert C: Guidelines for giving an 'authentic' Indian speech (June 16, 2010)
"From time to time, a news article will appear and report public speaking to be a fear which ranks right up there with death....
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Bradford: A cast of characters in 'Casino Jack' documentary (June 16, 2010)
"It is not surprising that Alex Gibney's documentary on Jack Abramoff is not doing well at the box office, by the director's own accounts....
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House Resources Committee markup for Indian, Native bills (June 16, 2010)
The House Natural Resources Committee holds an open markup session this morning. The session takes place at 10am in Room 1324 of the Longworth House...
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Elouise Cobell responds to questions about trust settlement (June 16, 2010)
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, will be answering questions about the proposed settlement to the case. Cobell is a...
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Appeals court reverses stance in Indian Country status case (June 16, 2010)
A proposed uranium mine in New Mexico is not located in Indian Country, a divided en banc panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals...
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County sues to block Yankton Sioux land-into-trust approval (June 16, 2010)
Charles Mix County in South Dakota filed a lawsuit to stop the Bureau of Indian Affairs from acquiring land in trust for the Yankton Sioux...
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