California tribes address reauthorization of Older Americans Act (September 21, 2010)
Tribes need more flexibility and resources under the Older Americans Act, speakers at a forum in California said at a forum. Title VI addresses American...
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee sets hearing on probe into IHS (September 21, 2010)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold an investigative hearing into the Indian Health Service next Tuesday, September 28. The committee has been looking...
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9th Circuit concludes Navajo offenders must register with state (September 21, 2010)
Two sex offenders from the Navajo Nation who failed to update their registration information with the state of Arizona lost their appeal on Monday. Bandon...
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Discovery News: Evidence of 'genocide' among Southwest tribes (September 21, 2010)
"Crushed leg bones, battered skulls and other mutilated human remains are likely all that's left of a Native American population destroyed by genocide that took...
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Eastern Cherokees host first Alzheimer's office in Indian Country (September 21, 2010)
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is home to the first Alzheimer's Association office in Indian Country. The tribe held ribbon-cutting ceremony...
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Justice Department monitors probe into shooting of Native man (September 21, 2010)
The Department of Justice is monitoring the investigation into the fatal shooting of John T. Williams, a traditional woodcarver. Williams, who was a member of...
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School prepares to retire controversial 'Fighting Sioux' nickname (September 21, 2010)
The University of North Dakota will officially retire its controversial "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo by August 15, 2011. The school entered into a settlement...
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Navajo Nation works on five-year plan to address uranium sites (September 21, 2010)
The Navajo Nation continues work on a five-year plan to address uranium contamination on the reservation. Along with the Environmental Protection Agency, the tribe has...
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Judge finds First Nations man guilty of forcing woman out in cold (September 21, 2010)
A man from the Sturgeon Lake First Nation of Saskatchewan was found guilty of an assault against his common-law wife. Clifford Arnold Daniels repeatedly forced...
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Series: The 'underground' tobacco industry on Mohawk reserves (September 21, 2010)
"Tucked away at the end of a narrow driveway, the factory is easy to miss, an anonymous blue metal box ringed by a towering green...
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New York governor defends efforts to push tobacco tax on tribes (September 21, 2010)
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) says his plan to impose a tobacco tax on reservations doesn't violate treaty rights. The state requires wholesalers...
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Gawker: Offensive winner of New Yorker cartoon caption contest (September 21, 2010)
"Look, we're all post-racial liberal elites here who love us some New Yorker cartoons. But we can't help but think this week's winner of...
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Analysis: Tribes emerge as players in renewable energy industry (September 21, 2010)
"It's a seventeen square mile parcel of dry, windswept land in the Navajo Nation that isn't near very much. Unless you count the transmission lines...
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White Mountain Apache Tribe cites economy for resort cutbacks (September 21, 2010)
The White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona says a poor economy is to blame for cutbacks at its ski resort. The tribe will only open...
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Opinion: Indian voting rights at risk in South Dakota county feud (September 21, 2010)
"Native Americans have long faced police harassment, illegal voter challenges, and election-day chaos on the way to the polls in South Dakota. Those problems may...
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Another complaint filed in Grand Traverse Band election dispute (September 21, 2010)
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan won't be able to swear in three council members today. The tribe held a...
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FDA holds public hearing on plan for genetically modified salmon (September 21, 2010)
The Food and Drug Administration held a public hearing on Monday on a request to market and sell genetically modified salmon in the U.S. A...
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Forest County Potawatomi Tribe wins approval to redevelop site (September 21, 2010)
The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe won approval for a $29 million development plan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Plans call for tribal offices, a cultural center, an...
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Tribes contribute $815K to gubernatorial candidates in California (September 21, 2010)
Tribes in California have donated over $815,000 to the candidates for governor. More than $625,00 has gone to Democrat Democrat Jerry Brown. Tribes remember his...
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