GAO to discuss NAGPRA report at tribal historic preservation meet (August 4, 2010)
Representatives of the Government Accountability Office will discuss the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act report at the 12th annual meeting of the National...
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Man pleads not guilty over death of baby boy on Shinnecock Nation (August 4, 2010)
A New York man pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the death of a 16-month-old boy on the Shinnecock Nation. Pedro Jones, 20,...
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Families blame Tohono O'odham Nation for three drowning deaths (August 4, 2010)
The families of three men who died on the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona have filed a lawsuit against the federal government. Lester Antone, David...
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Secretary Salazar won't commit to appeal on Goshute nuclear site (August 4, 2010)
The Obama administration hasn't decided whether to appeal a decision over a nuclear waste facility on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar...
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Erma Vizenor: State official makes voting easier for tribal members (August 4, 2010)
"While some may be on vacation Aug. 10 and others say that no one is thinking of politics during the summer, I am pleased that...
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New anti-Indian mascot law in Wisconsin already bringing changes (August 4, 2010)
Wisconsin's new mascot law has only been on the books for three months but it's already having an impact on schools that use "Indian" imagery....
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Authorities look into non-fatal shooting of man on Onondaga Nation (August 4, 2010)
Authorities in New York are investigating the non-fatal shooting of a man on the Onondaga Nation. Tribal police found Sean Turner, 27, earlier this morning....
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Editorial: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe boosts potential on reservation (August 4, 2010)
"For many of us, it's hard to imagine life without the Internet or cell phones. Until recently, those key resources weren't available to residents of...
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Rep. Salazar introduces bill for Indian tuition at Fort Lewis College (August 4, 2010)
The federal government will help cover the cost of the Native student tuition program at Fort Lewis College under a bill introduced by Rep. John...
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Witness list for House hearing on Indian education in South Dakota (August 4, 2010)
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing on Indian education on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota this Friday. The...
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Carl Artman: BIA issues a new directive for land-into-trust process (August 4, 2010)
"On June 24, 2010, the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Mike Black, promulgated an Indian Affairs Directive entitled "Processing Discretionary Fee to...
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Elouise Cobell: Another unfounded attack on trust fund settlement (August 4, 2010)
"Kimberly Craven’s op-ed (August 2, 2010) reflects a profound misunderstanding of the Cobell litigation and the settlement agreement. Ms. Craven is one of a handful...
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Ray Cook: New York tribes face attacks on our land and sovereignty (August 4, 2010)
"We are in an era when Native rights and possessions are once again the focus of state and county strategies of dispossession. Dispossess us of...
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Former Crow Creek Sioux chairman joins bid for South Dakota seat (August 4, 2010)
Brandon Sazue, the former chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, is running for the South Dakota District 21 Senate seat. Sazue, a Democrat, joined...
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Rosebud Sioux Tribe maintains funds for domestic violence shelter (August 4, 2010)
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota asked the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, a domestic violence shelter on the reservation, to meet certain conditions...
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Editorial: Good move by Duke Energy to save Cherokee sacred site (August 4, 2010)
"Good move, Duke Energy. The power colossus made a rather large misstep recently when it began grading work for a $79 million substation at Hyatt...
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Yakama Nation halts shipment of garbage to landfill by reservation (August 4, 2010)
The Yakama Nation of Washington won a temporary restraining order that prevents a company from shipping waste to a landfill next to the reservation. The...
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Blog: Sen. McCain hypocritical about stimulus funds going to tribes (August 4, 2010)
"Today Politico reported that Sens. John McCain and Tom Coburn identified projects in which the Obama Administration had essentially misallocated or wasted taxpayer money, including,...
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Lynda Lovejoy and Ben Shelly to battle for Navajo Nation president (August 4, 2010)
Members of the Navajo Nation narrowed the field for president of the largest tribe in the U.S. Lynda Lovejoy won the most votes in the...
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