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Home > News > More Headlines May 18, 2012 Timbisha Shoshone Tribe vows to continue battle for trust fund The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Nevada will continue to fight a law that requires the distribution of a $185 million trust fund, a leader said. Chairman Joe Kennedy and his... Opinion: Non-Indian cashes in on tribal payday loan businesses "According to a class-action suit, Johnson County businessman Scott Tucker for years has presided over a vast web of Internet payday loan operations. A separate lawsuit brought by the Federal... Native Sun News: Lakota mother chides paper for report on son's death The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Monique Mackey, seen here holding her late son, Lucas,... The Votes: Crossing party lines on Violence Against Women Act The House voted largely along party lines on Wednesday to approve H.R.4970, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, with a few defections on both sides of the... Opinion: Native women deserve protection from their abusers "Native women face the highest rate of domestic violence in the United States, nearly 31/2 times the national average. According to the National Congress of American Indians,34 percent of American... BIA disputes Republican report on Violence Against Women Act The Bureau of Indian Affairs is disputing a Republican-approved report that accompanies H.R.4970, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. In the report, the House Judiciary Committee claimed... DEA agents claim they didn't fire weapons in Honduras incident The Drug Enforcement Agency said its agents did not fire their weapons in an incident that left four people in a tribal area of Honduras dead. The DEA was assisting... Byron Dorgan: Indian Country is proud of all its achievements "Nicholas D. Kristof is right that Indian country faces disparities with the rest of the nation, especially in health care, law enforcement, education and unemployment — all areas for which...

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