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Home > News > More Headlines April 11, 2012 Editorial: Columbia River polluter faces a day of reckoning "For decades, Canadian smelter Teck Cominco used the Upper Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt as an industrial sewer, dumping millions of tons of heavy metals and slag into the water.... Fort Berthold Reservation man convicted of sex trafficking A man from the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota was convicted in federal court on sex trafficking and other charges. Dustin J. Morsette, 22, coerced young women and girls... Editorial: Fort Peck Reservation school works to do better "When the Montana Office of Public Instruction notified Frazer's schools that because of poor performance, it was stepping in with a federally funded program intended to turn things around, the... Alaska Native corporation disputes tribal court jurisdiction Koniag Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, is disputing the jurisdiction of a tribal court. The Native Village of Karluk, a federally recognized tribe, is seeking to de-merge from Koniag... Navajo candidate loses lawsuit against Navajo candidate A judge in New Mexico has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove Sen. John Pinto, a member of the Navajo Nation, from the ballot. Pinto, 87, was accused of... Tribal leaders hail $1B in trust management settlements [Audio of White House Event] Tribal leaders joined the Obama administration today in announcing a $1 billion settlement to 41 trust management lawsuits. The settlements were the result of 22... DOI/DOJ press release on $1B in tribal trust settlements Press release from the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice. WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the settlement... Figure in tribal payday loan battle accused in class action A non-Indian who is involved with the tribal payday loan industry is the target of a new class action lawsuit, Courthouse News Service reports. The lawsuit claims Scott Tucker can't... Bill to recognize six groups in Tennessee put off for a year A bill to recognize six groups in Tennessee has been delayed a year, The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. The Senate State and Local Government narrowly voted 5-4 last week... OPB: School district doesn't want to give up Indian images "An Oregon School District is digging in its heels against a proposed state ban on Native American mascots. The School Board in the Willamette Valley farm town of Lebanon will... FBI questions AIM activists about opposition to bear hunt The FBI has questioned members of the American Indian Movement in Nevada about their opposition to the state's bear hunt. An FBI agent went to the home of Lisa Bonta... Echo Hawk leaves BIA to be sole Indian in Mormon leadership Larry Echo Hawk is leaving the Bureau of Indian Affairs for a leadership position within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Echo Hawk, 63, a member of the... Opinion: 'No coincidence' in Echo Hawk's Mormon position "Idahoans of all persuasions, political as well as religious, should congratulate their former attorney general on his call to serve as a general authority and a member of the LDS... Native Sun News: Energy development takes toll on tribe The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Tex G. Hall, far left, chairman of... Former Ho-Chunk Nation vice president enters guilty plea Clarence P. Pettibone, a former vice president of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges on Tuesday. Pettibone, 53, admitted he accepted bribes from a company... Chumash Tribe cites economic benefits of land-into-trust The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians in California released a report that shows the economic benefits of placing land in trust. The tribe wants 1,400 acres in trust, of... Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe celebrates federal recognition The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts celebrated 25 years of federal recognition on Tuesday night. The tribe filed a land claim against the state, resulting in a settlement that was... Rick Santorum suspends Republican presidential campaign Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum ended his presidential campaign on Tuesday, paving the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. Santorum won a number of important contests but... White House event on settlements in tribal trust lawsuits The White House is hosting an event at 1:30pm today to discuss settlements in tribal trust cases. The Obama administration has been in talks with dozens of tribes to settle...

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