Eagle headdress returned to Oglala Sioux family after 57 years (September 20, 2010)
The family of former Nebraska governor Robert Crosby returned an eagle feather headdress to a family from the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Chief Fools Crow and...
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New Indian Arts and Crafts Act changes penalties for offenders (September 20, 2010)
Amendments to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act change the penalties for people who fraudulently market or sell Indian art. The new law imposes a...
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BIA holds consultations for Interior Department's strategic plan (September 20, 2010)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is holding a series of consultations about the Interior Department's strategic plan. The meetings started last week in Alaska. They...
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Echo Hawk to attend groundbreaking at St. Francis Indian School (September 20, 2010)
Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk will attend a groundbreaking for a $7.2 million school improvement project on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. The...
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Hopi Tribe withdraws backing of project for energy exploration (September 20, 2010)
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona withdrew from an energy exploration project on the reservation. The tribe received a $5.5 million grant from the Department of...
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Mark Trahant: Indian Country voters should have Obama's back (September 20, 2010)
"By any objective measure Barack Obama has been the most engaged and effective president on American Indian issues since at least since Richard Nixon. You...
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Sen. Murkowski launches write-in campaign after losing primary (September 20, 2010)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, isn't giving up her battle to remain in the Senate. Murkowski lost the...
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Book Review: Short stories of Indian man in 'Cheyenne Madonna' (September 20, 2010)
"This magical short-story collection concerning Jordan Coolwater begins in 1826 when four Cheyennes search for Galveston Bay. A "heatwave gauze ... rose off the...
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Book Review: Navajo Nation poisoned by uranium in 'Yellow Dirt' (September 20, 2010)
"Studded with vivid character sketches and evocative descriptions of the American landscape, journalist Judy Pasternak's scarifying account of uranium mining's disastrous consequences often reads...
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Shakopee Tribe awards $50K grant for Cobell case documentary (September 20, 2010)
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota awarded a $50,000 grant to support a documentary about the Indian trust fund lawsuit. Broken Promises: Indian Trust...
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School won't allow student to wear Keetoowah Band sweatshirt (September 20, 2010)
A public school in Austin, Texas, won't let a student wear a sweatshirt with her tribe's emblem. Victoria Mouse is a member of the United...
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Jodi Rave: Vote Whitney Bell for leader of Three Affiliated Tribes (September 20, 2010)
"As I looked out across the North Dakota prairie, a flare burned near an oil storage tank like hundreds of other well sites on or...
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Column: New York starting a shooting war with Tuscarora Nation (September 20, 2010)
"Looks like the state's trying to provoke a shooting war with the Tuscarora Nation over cigarette taxes. For the record, I stand firmly with the...
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NYT: Tonawanda Seneca man connects with his roots in New York (September 20, 2010)
"Into a hotel suite of white wine, gray hair and Oxford shirts, the ponytailed Seneca entered in his bright red duck cloth frock, knitted...
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Editorial: Study to help Navajo Nation students with writing skills (September 20, 2010)
"At a time when fewer schools are meeting national education standards and graduation rates are always a source of contention, anything to help our...
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Column: Laguna Pueblo youth honor bicyclist killed on reservation (September 20, 2010)
"From the outside, the death of cross-country bicyclist John Anczarski on a reservation road here in June looked like another chapter in our book of...
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Blog: Toilet paper, lighters and other items Aborigines might like (September 20, 2010)
"Wouldn't it be cool to be friends with some tribal aboriginal people somewhere in Australia or Africa or South America? Maybe you have a friend...
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Charles Trimble: Preserving tribal heritage for future generations (September 20, 2010)
I see that the Oglala Sioux Tribe is likely to have the first National Tribal Park in the United States. The National Parks Service, through...
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Tim Giago: South Dakota justice system destroying young Natives (September 20, 2010)
There are disparities in the system of justice in South Dakota that can only be found in other states with large Native American populations. The...
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