Tribes in some states losing on Indian Reservation Road funds (October 18, 2010)
Tribes in Montana and Wyoming are seeing fewer and fewer road funds despite having some of the largest reservations in the U.S. The Confederated Salish...
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Editorial: Bald eagles in need of special protections in Arizona (October 18, 2010)
"When it comes to charismatic species, the bald eagle trumps them all. As the nation's national symbol, this bird has an undeniable emotional appeal. Arizona's...
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New York governor hints of resolution for tribal tobacco battle (October 18, 2010)
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is apparently trying to negotiate with tribes over the state's controversial tobacco tax. Paterson imposed "emergency" regulations and supported...
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Four candidates in running to lead the San Carlos Apache Tribe (October 18, 2010)
Members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona head to the polls on November 2. Four candidates are running for chairman. They are: incumbent...
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Supreme Court won't take up inter-tribal fishing rights dispute (October 18, 2010)
The U.S. Supreme Court won't be hearing an inter-tribal fishing rights dispute from Washington. The Suquamish Tribe and the Upper Skagit Tribe disagreed about the...
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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin: Seeking Indian Country's support (October 18, 2010)
The following is the opinion of Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-South Dakota). In a few days we will face a very critical election for our...
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Mark Trahant: Just like everyone else, Americans getting older (October 18, 2010)
"The people of planet Earth are growing older and living longer. Twenty years from now one billion people will be over the age of 65....
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GOP questions Democrat 'feeds' on South Dakota reservations (October 18, 2010)
Republicans in South Dakota say Democrats are offering food for votes in Indian Country. Democrats hosted three meals on the Pine Ridge Reservation, the Lower...
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Mary Pember: Native women and girls lured by sex traffickers (October 18, 2010)
"“Joker waited until I had brought myself down really low. That’s when he pushed me to work for the gang,” Maggie told me. Maggie, 41,...
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Book Review: 'Yellow Dirt' a disturbing look at Navajo uranium (October 18, 2010)
"I first heard about radiation poisoning on the Navajo Reservation in the late 1960s. I was a teenager living on the reservation. My father...
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Cobell calls $3.5B settlement 'best we're going to get' in case (October 18, 2010)
The $3.5 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit is the "best we're going to get," lead plaintiff Elouise Cobell said. Cobell, a member...
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Tim Giago: Native Americans remain at the bottom of the heap (October 18, 2010)
A Bureau of Indian Affairs bureaucrat once responded angrily when I spoke about “treaty tribes,” with, “What in the hell are treaty tribes?” Kurt Luger,...
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Opinion: Support Alaska Native corporation's wind energy plan (October 18, 2010)
"CIRI has been working hard to develop the Fire Island Wind Project, a local energy solution that is primed for construction and could contribute non-fuel...
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Letter: Fighting Sioux nickname a tribute to proud tribesmen (October 18, 2010)
"Athletes at UND have for decades taken to the field in honor of the team’s namesake, the Fighting Sioux. Early tribesmen displayed their great strength...
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Editorial: Wampanoag woman pursues gift of Native language (October 18, 2010)
"Congratulations to Jessie Little Doe Baird for receiving a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” of $500,000 to revive the Wampanoag language of her Native American ancestors....
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Caleen Sisk-Franco: Leave river the way the Creator intended (October 18, 2010)
"In a recent piece, Michael Michalak of the Fly Shop accused American Whitewater of wanting to turn the McCloud River into an “amusement park.” This...
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Marc Simmons: Sandia Pueblo's long story marred by violence (October 18, 2010)
"The history of small Sandia Pueblo is unfamiliar to most New Mexicans today, though its glitzy hotel and casino just north of Albuquerque are popular...
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CNC: Tribes press Obama to back indigenous rights declaration (October 18, 2010)
"The United States is one of only a handful of countries that voted against the UN Declaration back in 2007. The process of giving the...
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Anthony Brandenburg: Alternative dispute resolution and tribes (October 18, 2010)
"Many times conflicts arise in Indian country that cannot be resolved within the framework of tribal council or tribal court. Some people with legitimate complaints...
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