Federal hate crimes charges for attack on disabled Navajo man (November 15, 2010)
Three men have been indicted on federal hate crimes charges for attacking a Navajo Nation man in New Mexico. Paul Beebe, 27, William Hatch, 29,...
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Interior Secretary Salazar delivers remarks at NCAI conference (November 15, 2010)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar spoke to tribal leaders at the 67th annual conference of the National Congress of American Indians this morning. Salazar dedicated a...
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Obama hosts second Tribal Nations Conference on December 16 (November 15, 2010)
President Barack Obama will host the second White House Tribal Nations Conference on December 16. As part of his campaign, Obama promised to hold yearly...
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Mark Trahant: Eliminating tax credit will hit Native communities (November 15, 2010)
"A presidential debt commission will release its proposals in December to balance the budget. A draft is already out there with a few big ticket...
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BIA accepting applications for new leader of Haskell University (November 15, 2010)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is accepting applications for president of Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas. Linda Sue Warner, a member of the Comanche...
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Supreme Court declines South Dakota Indian voting rights case (November 15, 2010)
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Cottier v. City of Martin, an Indian voting rights case from South Dakota. Members of the Oglala...
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Muscogee Nation to meet once again in historic council building (November 15, 2010)
The Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma will once again hold council meetings in its historic capitol building. The first meeting takes place this Saturday. That's the...
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Quechan Nation elders upset by approval of solar power project (November 15, 2010)
Elders of the Quechan Nation say they weren't properly consulted about a solar power project on federal land in southern California. Tribal members attended meetings...
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BIA set to close comment period on Cayuga land-into-trust bid (November 15, 2010)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is expected to close the comment period on the Cayuga Nation land-into-trust application on November 22. The final environmental impact...
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Opinion: Apology comes late to Cherokees for the Trail of Tears (November 15, 2010)
"In the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson had vanquished those Creek Indians who sided with the British. Jackson was not generous in victory. Not only...
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Yvette Roubideaux: Restoring our patients' trust in IHS system (November 15, 2010)
"When I was appointed as the director of the Indian Health Service last year, I received a significant call for change from our patients, tribes...
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Plaintiff in Indian farmers case died after learning of settlement (November 15, 2010)
Luke Crasco, a member of the Fort Belknap Tribes of Montana, was a lead plaintiff in the Keepseagle case for Indian farmers and ranchers who...
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Congress heads back to DC with Cobell settlement still in limbo (November 15, 2010)
Congress returns to work today for a lame-duck session that could see the passage of the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit....
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Tribal leaders gather for annual NCAI conference in New Mexico (November 15, 2010)
The National Congress of American Indians opens its 67th annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, today. Thousands of tribal representatives are expected to attend the...
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Editorial: It's time to do more for our neighbors on reservations (November 15, 2010)
"The images are searing. A 10-year-old boy drunk on the street. A middle-school student with a cigarette asking for a light. Eight- and 10-year-old children...
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Opinion: Why Canadian government flipped on indigenous rights (November 15, 2010)
"The Stephen Harper government has been no friend to aboriginal people in this country. Soon after taking power in 2006, Harper cancelled the Kelowna Accord,...
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Opinion: Thanksgiving didn't turn out so well for first Coloradans (November 15, 2010)
"Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season, when stress can sometimes drown the cheer. If you fear your holiday gathering may run afoul, take consolation in...
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Editorial: Saginaw Chippewa Tribe settlement a historic moment (November 15, 2010)
"The agreements among the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, the state of Michigan, Isabella County and the city of Mt. Pleasant over the extent of Tribal...
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Marc Simmons: Zuni Pueblo gave warm welcome to researchers (November 15, 2010)
"In the summer of 1879, the newly founded Bureau of American Ethnology in Washington, D.C., sent a research expedition to the Southwest. Its mission was...
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Tim Giago: What future awaits the world on December 21, 2012? (November 15, 2010)
A little more than one year ago I wrote a column about the year 2012. The emphasis I made was that the ancient Mayans did...
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