Appeals court denies Mashpee Wampanaog claim to ancestral land (July 30, 2010)
Two members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts lost their land claim before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals today. Amelia Bingham and her...
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US Attorney objects to lawsuit against BIA officers in Yankton court (July 30, 2010)
The U.S. Attorney's Office in South Dakota says a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe should not be able to sue Bureau of Indian Affairs...
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Senate plans separate legislation for Cobell trust fund settlement (July 30, 2010)
The Senate will vote on a stand-alone bill with the Indian trust fund settlement and a settlement for African-American farmers, The Hill reports. The vote...
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City moves closer to selling water for snow in San Francisco Peaks (July 30, 2010)
The city of Flagstaff, Arizona, is moving closer to a decision on selling water to a ski resort in the sacred San Francisco Peaks. The...
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California tribes first to file a new independent expenditure group (July 30, 2010)
An independent expenditure group backed by California tribes was the first to file papers with the Federal Election Commission. Californians for Fiscally Responsible Leadership filed...
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Navajo family sues restaurant for serving alcohol in fatal accident (July 30, 2010)
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Navajo Nation family that was involved in a fatal accident in Santa Fe, New...
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Rep. Herseth Sandlin hopes to address high dropout rate at hearing (July 30, 2010)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-South Dakota) hopes to address the high Indian dropout rate and other Indian education issues at a field hearing next week....
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Another Republican complains about Tribal Law and Order process (July 30, 2010)
Another Republican has come forward to explain why he voted against the Tribal Law and Order Act. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) was one of 92...
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NPR: Tribal Law and Order Act boosts law efforts for Indian Country (July 30, 2010)
"MICHELE NORRIS, host: President Obama signed a bill into law today that gives American Indian tribes more authority to combat crime. President BARACK OBAMA: I...
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Interview: Sen. Murkowski on need for the Tribal Law and Order Act (July 30, 2010)
The Tundra Drums interviewed Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and asked about the Tribal Law and Order Act...
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Blog: Tribal Law and Order Act empowers women to combat assault (July 30, 2010)
"One in three Native American women will be raped at least once in her lifetime. And that’s why President Obama’s signing of the Tribal Law...
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Opinion: Obama, the Tribal Law and Order Act and immigration laws (July 30, 2010)
" Comes now President Obama, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States, sworn to faithfully execute the federal laws, who instructs Attorney General Holder...
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Editorial: Tribal Law and Order Act a good first step in South Dakota (July 30, 2010)
"A bill signed Thursday by President Obama should lend a bit more stability to American Indian reservations nationwide. The Tribal Law and Order Act is...
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Obama 'working' with Congress to authorize trust fund settlement (July 30, 2010)
President Barack Obama mentioned the Indian trust fund settlement at the White House on Thursday. The Obama administration reached a $3.4 billion settlement to the...
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ICT Editorial: Tribal Law and Order Act offers hope in Indian Country (July 30, 2010)
"In 2006, federal authorities failed to prosecute 65 percent of major crimes cases on reservations. Too often, that failure to prosecute major crimes is accompanied...
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Steven Newcomb: Colonialism and the rights of indigenous peoples (July 30, 2010)
"During and shortly after World War II (1939-1945), a number of anthropologists were writing about the topic of indigenous peoples and what was then being...
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USDA loan officer in Montana was arrested for incident at Fort Peck (July 30, 2010)
A loan officer with the Department of Agriculture was arrested and charged for an incident on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana in February, The...
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Rep. Lujan statement on signing of Tribal Law and Order Act (July 30, 2010)
The following statement was released by Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-New Mexico). July 29, 2010. Today, Rep. Ben Ray Luján attended the Bill Signing Ceremony...
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Rep. Kildee statement on signing of Tribal Law and Order Act (July 30, 2010)
The following was released by Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Michigan). July 29, 2010. Today, Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), Democratic Chairman of the House Native American...
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Background on Lisa Marie Iyotte (July 30, 2010)
Lisa Marie Iyotte, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, introduced President Barack Obama at the signing of the Tribal Law and...
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WH Blog: Tribal Law and Order Act a step forward for Native women (July 30, 2010)
"The President just signed the Tribal Law and Order Act -- an important step to help the Federal Government better address the unique public safety...
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