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Home > News > More Headlines May 25, 2011 Maine creates Tribal Truth and Reconciliation Commission Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) signed a declaration of intent to create the State Tribal Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The 18-member commission will travel around the state to document the... Mary Pember: Traditional healers to be part of NIH exhibit "The National Library of Medicine plans an exhibit of Native American healing practices this fall. In preparation, its physician-director met and questioned nine renowned Indian medicine men in Bismark, ND,... Peter d'Errico: UN forum looks at the doctrine of discovery "Michael Anderson is leader of the Euahlayi People, a 3,000 strong Aboriginal Nation and convener of the New Way Sovereignty Summit on the status and place of Aboriginal peoples in... Dorgan announces Center for Native American Youth board Former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) announced the board of advisors for the Center for Native American Youth. Dorgan started the center at the Aspen Institute. It will focus on... Tribal leaders worried about future of Navajo Nation plant Leaders of three tribes said they would lose jobs, revenue and water rights if the Navajo Generating Station in Arizona were to close. Salt River Project operates the coal-fired power... EPA spending $6M to clean up Navajo Nation uranium site The Environmental Protection Agency is spending $6 million on an "emergency" cleanup of uranium at a site on the Navajo Nation. The EPA found 80 hotspots at the three-acre site... Spirit Lake mother confirms identities of two slain children A woman from the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota confirmed that two of her children were killed in a home on the reservation. Mena Shaw, 40, told KVLY-TV... First Nations police officer charged for assault of teen girl A First Nations police officer has been charged for assaulting a teen girl in Manitoba. The 39-year-old officer works for the Dakota Ojibway Police Service. He has been charged with... Native Sun News: IHS criticized for service in South Dakota The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. Lori King speaks about Indian Health Service in Rapid City, South Dakota. RAPID... Navajo Nation man pleads guilty for sexual assault charge A man from the Navajo Nation pleaded guilty to a sexual assault charge. Amos Joe, 61 admitted to a count of aggravated sexual assault. He said he assaulted a 60-year-old... Parts of Cherokee Nation report damages from tornadoes The Cherokee Nation is helping its members who suffered property damage from a series of tornadoes in northeastern Oklahoma. At least three tornadoes touched down in Delaware and Adair counties... Conditions on Crow Reservation treacherous after flooding Some members of the Crow Tribe of Montana have been without electricity and water for over 24 hours due to major flooding on the reservation. There's currently no access to... Blackfeet Nation declares emergency due to rising waters The Blackfeet Nation of Montana has issued a flood emergency due to rising water levels on the reservation. Part of the Powwow Campground in Browning is already under water. Some... Menominee Nation launches Let's Move! in Indian Country The Menominee Nation of Wisconsin will launch the Let's Move! in Indian Country campaign today. The tribe is part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative to combat youth... BIA approves United Keetoowah Band land-into-trust bid The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a land-into-trust application for the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma. The tribe submitted its application for 76 acres in June... Grand Traverse Band cuts budget amid national recession The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan has weathered the economic recession but the tribe has cut its budget to save costs. In 2005, the budget... Ho-Chunk Nation sees more opposition on land-into-trust The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is seeing more opposition to its land-into-trust application. The tribe asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs to place around 600 acres in trust. The board... Ex-police officer for White Mountain Apache Tribe indicted Glenn Cromwell, a former police officer for the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona, has been indicted for civil rights violations. According to federal prosecutors, Cromwell took 29-year-old Anthony Archuela... Opinion: Observe Aboriginal History Month with film series "This June, for the first time, Canadians will mark Aboriginal History Month. It's an opportunity for us all to honour the heritage, cultures, and historic contributions of Aboriginal peoples to... Chairman of Chippewa Cree Tribe pleads guilty to stealing Raymond "Jake" Parker Jr., the chairman of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana, pleaded guilty to theft for unauthorized credit card use. Parker, 56, admitted that he used a tribal...

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