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Home > News > More Headlines January 30, 2012 Cobell critic won't give up appeal despite angry phone calls Carol Eve Good Bear, one of the objectors to the Indian trust fund lawsuit, won't drop her appeal despite receiving angry phone calls. Attorneys gave out Good Bear's phone... Gila River Indian Community prepares for vote on highway Members of the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona will go the polls next Tuesday to express their views on a proposed highway. The Arizona Department of Transportation wants to... California county cites concerns about land-into-trust bids Officials in San Diego County, California, say tribes have submitted land-into-trust applications totaling more than 13,000 acres. So far, about 5,000 acres have been placed in trust since 2000, according... Southern Ute Tribe announces hotel in southern California The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado will be opening a hotel in Oceanside, California. The tribe's GF Real Estate Group announced plans for a SpringHill Suites Marriott near the waterfront.... Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe working to restore salmon runs The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington says salmon are gradually returning to the Elwha River with the removal of two dams. About 5,000 salmon live in the river, restoration... Opinion: Tuscarora group invents clans to hold onto power "As members of the Tuscarora ruling junta scrambled to buy support for their regime with the promise of paltry individual payouts on the reservation last week, documents made available to... Alaska Natives represented on Federal Subsistence Board Two Alaska Natives have been appointed to the Federal Subsistence Board. Anthony Christianson and Charles Brower will represent subsistence users on the board. They are the two public members who... Oneida Nation chairman aims to improve local relationship Ed Delgado, the new chairman of the Oneida Nation, is drawing praise for improving relations with the village of Hobart, Wisconsin. The village has fought the tribe on land-into-trust, taxation... Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs hearing The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a hearing next Tuesday, February 7. The hearing will focus on H.R.3532, the American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011.... Student reprimanded for using Menominee words at school A student at the Sacred Heart Catholic School in Wisconsin was reprimanded for using Menominee words in class. Tanaes Washinawatok said her daughter, Miranda, translated a few words for some... Senate Indian Affairs Committee sets hearing on Thursday The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing this Thursday. Three bills are on the agenda. They are: • S.1739, A bill to provide for the use and distribution... Native Sun News: Lakota women are held to high standard The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News staff writer. All content © Native Sun News. Troylynn Yellow Wood, Oglala and Northern Cheyenne, spoke at... Oklahoma regulators looking at tribal payday lending firms Regulators and law enforcement officials in Oklahoma say they are still looking at payday lending companies owned by the Modoc Tribe and the Miami Nation. The tribes operate on the... Interview: Jonathan Windy Boy talks about payday lending "Indian Country Today Media Network recently spoke with Montana State Senator Jonathan Windy Boy (D–Box Elder), Plain Green’s policy advisor, to shed some light on Plain Green and its membership... Andrew Bender: Native people lead Keystone XL opposition "First, make no mistake: It was Native Americans who spearheaded and bore the brunt of the campaign against the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline. The news media continue to engage in... Vincent Shilling: Stereotyping of Indians continues in media "I have watched with bitter frustration as John Wayne kicked his Indian guides and shot them in the eyes, Indian corpses laid to rest. I have watched countless cartoons where... Winona LaDuke: Being banned by school district in Arizona "This past week, I had the distinction of becoming one of a select list of authors banned by the Tucson United School District. Now this is no small feat. It... CharlesTrimble: Reconciliation and restoration of Black Hills Former NCAI President Tex Hall has demanded President Obama apologize to America’s native people for the country’s mistreatment of the tribes since the nation’s founding. Hall’s letter to the President,... Tim Giago: Rosebud constitution should be 'law of the land' Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2012 Unity South Dakota How can a tribal court be fair if the judges are afraid of losing their jobs?...

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