Mark Trahant: Transparency in health care reform bill (January 25, 2010)
"Perhaps one reason why the massive health care reform legislation is in so much trouble is that few people understand the details. The bill is...
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Census Bureau kicks off 2010 count in Inupiat village (January 25, 2010)
The 2010 Census starts today in the Alaska Native village of Noorvik. The Inupiat Eskimo village is home to about 650 people. It was...
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Alaska Native lawmaker faces complaint for remarks (January 25, 2010)
Alaska Sen. Albert Kookesh (D) could face an ethics complain over remarks he made to the city council in Craig, The Anchorage Daily News...
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Seneca Nation targets Sen. Gillibrand for tobacco bill (January 25, 2010)
The Seneca Nation might spend up to $250,000 this year to target Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) for co-sponsoring the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act....
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Tohono O'odham Nation turned into 'militarized zone' (January 25, 2010)
Drug smuggling and the presence of federal agents have turned the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona into a “militarized zone," Chairman Ned Norris Jr....
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Senate confirmation hearing for Lillian Sparks at HHS (January 25, 2010)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a confirmation hearing this Thursday for Lillian Sparks as Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, which...
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Editorial: Taking action against Indian Country crime (January 25, 2010)
"The federal government has an obligation to fight crime on the nation's Indian reservations. While many people are frustrated with the vexing problems in Indian...
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Opinion: Russian skaters owe apology to Aboriginals (January 25, 2010)
" I've always believed that if you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all. So I'll start by saying that...
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Harlan McKosato: Obama's promise in Indian Country (January 25, 2010)
"President Obama is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address this week, marking his first year in office. Although opinion is divided on...
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Editorial: Crow Creek Sioux energy project promising (January 25, 2010)
"Ethanol, we know. But Torqazine? That's the name of the fuel that Victory Circle Fuels wants to build a plant to produce on Crow Creek...
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Opinion: No need to be offended by 'Indian' mascots (January 25, 2010)
"Faced with a $1.5 billion budget shortfall that's crippling state services and forcing cuts to K-12 schools, a group of mostly statehouse Democrats have...
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Santa Ysabel man who died in war to receive awards (January 25, 2010)
Augustine Quevas, a member of the Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Indians of California who died during World War II, will finally receive the military...
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Melvin Martin: The big question -- To fry or not to fry? (January 25, 2010)
Every Saturday evening I like to prepare a special meal for my relatives and a friend or two. At the conclusion of last Saturday's Southern-style...
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Charles Trimble: Reaching a settlement for Black Hills (January 25, 2010)
Lakota activist Bill Means got it right on when he wrote “Only in America if you steal something and hold onto it long enough does...
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Tim Giago: Obama's vision might not please everyone (January 25, 2010)
President Barack Obama took to the podium in Boston last week pleading for the Democrats of Massachusetts to support his candidate, Martha Coakley, to win...
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