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Home > News > More Headlines April 25, 2012 Editorial: EPA's fracking rules will help reduce air pollution "Neither side in the debate was celebrating the new Environmental Protection Agency rules announced last week to reduce air pollution from thousands of natural gas wells that undergo hydraulic fracturing... WPR: Red Cliff Band to remove barrels from Lake Superior "Several Department of Defense barrels containing ammunition parts dumped into Lake Superior during the Cold War will be recovered this summer. After four years of planning and investigation including an... Kevin Abourezk: Disparity for Native youth in justice system "A state report released this week found that black and Native juveniles are contacted by law enforcement for legal violations at a higher rate than white, Asian or Hispanic youth.... Nez Perce police officer charged with lying about shooting A police officer for the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho has been charged for lying about a police-officer shooting. Trevor M. Garret allegedly lied to FBI agents who were investigating... Eastern Cherokees rents billboard to promote tourist route ( The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is renting a billboard to promote an alternate way to get to the reservation in North Carolina. The official state highway sign only offers... Contestants get ready for 2012 Miss Indian World pageant Twenty-eight young women will be competing in the Miss Indian World pageant at the Gathering of Nations this weekend in New Mexico. Three students from the Institute of American Indian... Professors file competing lawsuit over ancestral remains Three University of California professors have filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the school from repatriating ancestral remains to the Kumeyaay Nation. The remains were uncovered on the school's San... Suspect in custody after ax attack on Colville Reservation A 32-year-old man is in custody after allegedly attacking a 71-year-old man on the Colville Reservation in Washington. Tribal authorities charged Justin F. Martinez with assault, obstructing a law enforcement... Editorial: Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe key to region's future "One of the most dynamic, best organized, best financed, most public-spirited and capable organizations involved in Jefferson County is not formally based here. Instead, it’s just across the county line,... Opinion: Bison from historic herd return home to Montana "An unusual gathering of diverse cultures occurred recently in an exceedingly remote yet beautiful area of the Great Plains. On a clear, sunny day in early March, members of Montana's... Round Valley Indian Tribes receive $8.5M trust settlement The Round Valley Indian Tribes of California accepted $8.5 million to settle a trust mismanagement lawsuit. The tribes sought damages for the federal government's mismanagement of trust funds and trust... Sen. Hoeven seeks answers on Spirit Lake social services Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) is meeting with federal officials to discuss social services on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation. Hoeven met with Yvette Roubideaux, the director of the Indian... No explanation for Alaska Native exclusion from VAWA bill Sometime between November 2011 and February 2012, Alaska Natives were excluded from the tribal authority provisions of S.1925, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The bill was... Kim Teehee: Closing the jurisdictional gap in Indian Country "Native American women suffer from violent crime at some of the highest rates in the United States. One regional survey conducted by University of Oklahoma researchers showed that nearly three... Native Sun News: First basketball tourney off to a good start The following story was written and reported by Joseph Budd, Native Sun News Correspondent. All content © Native Sun News. The first annual Marvin Hudson-Lewis Memorial Basketball Tournament All-Tourney team.... Energy company continues to fight tribal court's authority A non-Indian energy company says it will continue to dispute the jurisdiction of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribal Court in Wyoming. Encana Oil and Gas Inc. was sued in tribal... Letter: Enough of government 'care' for Native Americans "It's high time for the federal government to dissolve the 1830s-era Indian treaties and make Native Americans equal U.S. citizens. Despite being recipients of the most obscene and longest-lasting welfare... Jack Duran: Tribes face taxation threats from states and IRS "Perhaps the most innovative and aggressive means of taxing tribes also comes from California. It is established law that Indian tribes are free from state taxation unauthorized by Congress. In...

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