Cow Creek Band distributes an extra $50K to charities in Oregon (November 30, 2010)
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is contributing an extra $50,000 to charities in Oregon. The tribe regularly shares money with non-profits....
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Supreme Court declines Miccosukee Tribe's petition in EPA case (November 30, 2010)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida. The tribe fought for years to prevent the...
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Alaska Native corporation secures mineral rights after 40 years (November 30, 2010)
Koniag Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, has received mineral rights promised by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of1971. The Bureau of Land Management...
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Daily Planet: Closing the Indian achievement gaps in Minnesota (November 30, 2010)
"According to a 2009 report to the State of Minnesota, only two of five American Indian high school students in Minnesota graduate high school within...
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US Attorney in Montana establishes 'Fearless Justice Initiative' (November 30, 2010)
The U.S Attorney's Office in Montana announced the "Fearless Justice Initiative" to protect victims and witnesses in federal cases in Indian Country. The U.S. Attorney...
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Hate crime charges another scar in border town's shaky history (November 30, 2010)
Three men have been indicted on federal hate crimes charges in Farmington, New Mexico, a border town where race relations have long been a touchy...
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City officials visit Oneida Nation cigarette manufacturing facility (November 30, 2010)
Local officials toured the new cigarette manufacturing plant on the Oneida Nation in New York. The tribe started producing tobacco at the facility in October....
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'Fighting Sioux' supporters launch last minute nickname appeal (November 30, 2010)
Members of the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation make a last-minute appeal to preserve the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota....
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Mamie Deschillie, Navajo Nation folk artist, passes on at age 90 (November 30, 2010)
Mamie Deschillie, a member of the Navajo Nation whose folk art was internationally known, died on Friday. She was 90. Deschillie was born in New...
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Judge orders acquitted suspect to testify in Aquash murder trial (November 30, 2010)
A judge in South Dakota ordered Richard Marshall to testify in a trial for the the 1975 kidnapping and murder of American Indian Movement activist...
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APRN: Sitka Tribe removes council member after closed session (November 30, 2010)
"The Sitka tribe of Alaska’s tribal council has ousted one of their members. George Paul has been removed from the council. Five members found Paul...
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Editorial: Center at ASU will help preserve indigenous languages (November 30, 2010)
"According to a 2005 publication of the SIL Ethnologue, a worldwide manifest of language, 170 endangered languages in the Americas are forced to not just...
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Conditions reportedly improve at reservation mobile home park (November 30, 2010)
Conditions appear to be improving at a mobile home park on the the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Reservation in southern California. In May 2009, a federal...
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Sen. Schumer asks BIA to kill Cayuga Nation land-into-trust bid (November 30, 2010)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs to reject the Cayuga Nation land-into-trust application. Schumer says the final environmental impact...
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Seneca Nation looking to acquire license for hydropower facility (November 30, 2010)
The Seneca Nation of New York hopes to acquire a license for a hydropower facility at Kinzua Lake. The lake was built on land that...
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Mark Trahant: Obama administration optimistic on trust reform (November 30, 2010)
I remember the first time I learned of the Cobell case. It was several newspaper-lives ago. Over the years I collected lots of paper, listened...
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House passes package with Cobell and tribal water settlements (November 30, 2010)
After two hours of debate, the House today voted to pass H.R.4783, the Claims Settlement Act of 2010. The tally was 256 to 152. A...
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David Hayes: Settlements honor our pledges to First Americans (November 30, 2010)
"This month we took a giant step toward fulfilling that promise. On Nov. 19, the Senate approved five major settlements for Indian country that are...
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