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Home > News > More Headlines September 15, 2011 Steve Russell: The circus that has become the Cherokee Nation "When does a tribal supreme court decision affect all of Indian County? Not often enough, in the sense that the mechanisms of tribal law application beside but not within the... Red Lake Nation man charged with domestic assault of woman A man from the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota has been indicted for domestic assault of a woman. Jamie Allan Greene, Sr., 38, is accused of grabbing the woman by... Charges laid for murder of 15-year-old Native boy in Manitoba Charges have been laid in connection with the stabbing death of a 15-year-old Native boy in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Clark Stevenson was stabbed several times in the chest and lungs... Water users in New Mexico sue over Navajo Nation settlement The San Juan Agricultural Water Users Association has sued the New Mexico State Engineer over a settlement with the Navajo Nation. The group claims the state hasn't provided documents it... Citizen Potawatomi Nation developing 400-acre industrial park The Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma is developing a 400-acre industrial park. In order to attract business to the facility, the tribe is working with A-OK Railroad and Union Pacific... United Auburn Indian Community offers to take over cemetery The United Auburn Indian Community has offered to take over an Indian cemetery in northern California. The tribe wants to acquire the Colfax Indian Cemetery. The offer includes money for... House subcommittee holds hearing on Quileute Tribe land bill The House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a hearing this morning on H.R.1162, a bill that allows the Quileute Tribe of Washington to move out of... Native Sun News: Sioux activist arrested at White House protest The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman. All content © Native Sun News. WASHINGTON, DC – At an Indigenous Day of Action on Sept. 2, during White... MPBN: Penobscot Nation upset about state inspection of buses "For members of the Penobscot Indian Nation, few provisions of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 are as sacred as the sections of the document that acknowledge the... Editorial: Cherokee Nation faces pressure on fate of Freedmen "It should come as no surprise that the federal government is trying to influence the Cherokee Nation into accepting the freedmen as full tribal citizens. Freedmen, descendants of Cherokee slaves,... Justice Department awards $118.4M in Indian Country grants The Department of Justice announced $118.4 million in grants to tribal governments. The money was awarded through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation program. Tribes are able to submit a single... Opinion: Removal of Elwha River dams aids salmon restoration "Removal of the two dormant Elwha River dams on the Olympic Peninsula will unleash a powerful, free-flowing river and once again open the entire watershed to the salmon runs that... Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe praises start of dam breaching work The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington is welcoming the start of dam removal work on the Elwha River. Demolition began yesterday on the 210-foot-tall Glines Canyon Dam. Work on... Leonard Forsman: Marriage law shows Suquamish tribal values "Last month, the Suquamish Tribal Council amended its existing Marriage and Divorce Ordinance to permit marriages regardless of the couple's gender. The amendment passed by a unanimous vote of the... Cherokee Nation to allow Freedmen to cast provisional ballots The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma says Freedmen descendants can cast provisional ballots in the September 24 election for principal chief. The Freedmen are the descendants of former slaves held within... Richard Gomez: Face the facts on Chumash Tribe's land plans "At the anti-tribal town hall meeting a few weeks ago, tribal opponent groups presented a variety of scenarios designed to incite panic. The problem? Their information was based on fantasy,... BIA tells Robinson Rancheria chairwoman to hold new election Tracey Isabelle Avila, the chairwoman of the Robinson Rancheria Pomo Indians of California, is facing trouble on numerous fronts. Avila has been charged in state court with one count of... Obama nominates Brad Carson, Cherokee, to Army legal post President Barack Obama has nominated Brad Carson, a member of the Cherokee Nation, as General Counsel of the Army. Carson served in Congress from 2001 until 2005. His district included... Cobell settlement payments face delay despite speedy appeal The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to expedite challenges to the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit. But it still could be months before payments... White House Blog: Supporting law and order in Indian Country "In line with Attorney General Holder’s commitment to enhancing public safety in Indian Country, Assistant Attorney General Tom Perrelli announced grants totaling $118.4 million to support law enforcement practices and...

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