Chicago Bears: Draft pick proud to be a Northern Cheyenne (May 26, 2010)
"The main reason that Native American children look up to Bears rookie Levi Horn has little to do with the fact that the 6-foot-6...
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Elise Patkotak: A young Alaska Native male face of suicide (May 26, 2010)
"Death in Bush Alaska overwhelmingly has a young face to it. And even more overwhelmingly, suicide in the Bush has a young Native male face...
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Mary Pember: Indian people always carry bit of reservation (May 26, 2010)
"Summer is almost here, which means it’s time for Ojibwe travelers to pass through. They will be on their way to powwows and other destinations...
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Teen charged for fatal shooting of Native woman in Alberta (May 26, 2010)
A 19-year-old was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Heather Rae Thurier, a Native woman who lived in Edmonton....
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Haskell students upset about work in wetlands by campus (May 26, 2010)
Students at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas are upset about work in the Haskell/Baker Wetlands. The northern part of the wetlands are on the...
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New Mexico tribes silent on future of school amphitheater (May 26, 2010)
The All Indian Pueblo Council hasn't said what will happen to the historic Paolo Soleri Amphitheater at Santa Fe Indian School in New Mexico....
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Two charged for rape and murder of Navajo Nation woman (May 26, 2010)
Two men have been charged in connection with the rape and murder of a Navajo Nation woman. Marvin Williams, 36, and Herman Tsosie,...
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Turtle Talk: Elena Kagan's 2006 speech on Navajo judiciary (May 26, 2010)
"Very nice. I imagine soon-to-be-Justice Kagan’s words will be quoted time and again by tribal advocates: At about four minutes in she describes the Navajo...
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Seminole Nation man hopes to regain custody of daughter (May 26, 2010)
Jeff Larney, a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, is closer to regaining full custody of his daughter. Larney said he was granted temporary...
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Bad River Band accepts apology for cemetery disturbance (May 26, 2010)
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation offered an apology to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians for disturbing a tribal cemetery in 1960....
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Rick Green: May 26, 1673, the day of the Pequot Massacre (May 26, 2010)
"The surprise attack by Capt. John Mason, along with Mohegan warriors, began before dawn on May 26, 1637. Mason set fire to an Indian village...
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Investigation turns up more problems at oil royalty agency (May 26, 2010)
A report from the Inspector General at the Interior Department has uncovered more problems at the Minerals Management Service, the agency responsible for the collection...
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Appeals court upholds 10-year sentence for infant's death (May 26, 2010)
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a 10-year sentence for a woman from the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota...
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Editorial: Cobell settlement brings hope for Indian Country (May 26, 2010)
"Sometimes it seems that all we ever report about American Indians in the media is bad. The problems of poverty, alcoholism, joblessness and general despair...
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Larry Baca: Confirm Mary Smith, Cherokee, to DOJ position (May 26, 2010)
"Mary L. Smith has been nominated to be the assistant attorney general for the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice. Having...
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Court leaves door open for Stockbridge-Munsee land claim (May 26, 2010)
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals left the door open for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin to pursue a land claim in New Jersey. The...
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Appeals court won't rehear Osage Reservation status case (May 26, 2010)
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals won't rehear the Osage Nation's reservation status case. A three-judge panel in March ruled that an act of Congress...
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Justice Department adds 33 prosecutors for Indian Country (May 26, 2010)
The Department of Justice has money to hire 30 prosecutors to focus on Indian Country. The prosecutors will focus on crime. DOJ studies show American...
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No word of settlement in Indian farmers discrimination suit (May 26, 2010)
The Obama administration has reached settlements in two more discrimination lawsuits against the Department of Agriculture but there's no word of a deal with Indian...
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Science: Thank indigenous people for cultivating first corn (May 26, 2010)
"It is now growing season across the Corn Belt of the United States. Seeds that have just been sown will, with the right mixture...
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Editorial: Withhold off-shore drilling leases in Arctic Ocean (May 26, 2010)
"There is an important way for President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to show they are absorbing the lessons of the gulf oil spill...
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