Native soldier buried on reserve in Saskatchewan (September 3, 2009)
Darby Morin, a soldier from the Big River First Nation in Saskatchewan, was buried on Tuesday. Morin, 25, served in the U.S. Army. He...
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Pechanga Band donates $10K to fallen firefighters (September 3, 2009)
The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians donated $10,000 the families of two firefighters who died in the line of duty. Los Angeles County firefighters Captain...
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Time running out to keep 'Fighting Sioux' at UND (September 3, 2009)
In less than a month, the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota could be history. The North Dakota Board...
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Standing Rock Sioux judge won't order new vote (September 3, 2009)
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will proceed with a general election on September 30 after a judge refused to call a special runoff between two...
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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe sues over dress code (September 3, 2009)
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is part of a lawsuit against a public school district's new dress code. The tribe and some...
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Turtle Talk: Indian v. non-Indian religious freedom (September 3, 2009)
"We’ve commented before on the irony that the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act sharply limits the religious freedom of American Indians as a practical...
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FBI investigates attempted sale of Indian 'scalps' (September 3, 2009)
The FBI is investigating the attempted sale of "Maine Indian scalps" on Craigslist, The Portland Press Herald reports. A person named "Whitely Bradford" offered to...
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Osage Nation reduces college scholarship awards (September 3, 2009)
The Osage Nation of Oklahoma has reduced the $3,500 scholarship awards that the tribe promised to college students. About 400 students were told they were...
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Letter: Oklahoma plate promotes Apache religion (September 3, 2009)
"As the American Civil Liberties Union ponders whether to sue the state for violating the constitutional prohibition against placing a Ten Commandments monument at the...
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EchoHawk recalls 'dark chapters' of Indian policy (September 3, 2009)
Assistant secretary Larry EchoHawk recalled the "dark chapters" of federal-tribal relations in a speech at the Utah Native American Summit on Wednesday. EchoHawk, a...
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Column: Action on missing Native women overdue (September 3, 2009)
"Last week, the Manitoba government announced the creation of a joint RCMP and Winnipeg Police task force to investigate dozens of cases of missing and...
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City leader to release Creek Nation business plan (September 3, 2009)
A city council member in Tulsa, Oklahoma, plans to release details of what he says is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation development plan. Councilor Bill Christiansen...
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Shakopee Tribe donates $320K for abuse victims (September 3, 2009)
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announced a donation of $320,000 to the Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota. The money will help the center provide...
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Tribes use $1.4M to fight violence against women (September 3, 2009)
The Department of Justice announced another round of grants to help tribes combat violence against women. Tribes in California, Oklahoma and South Dakota have been...
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Harold Monteau: Killer rhetoric from the far right (September 3, 2009)
Is the Far Right trying to get our President killed? This latest round of Right Wing attacks on President Obama appears designed to inspire violence...
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