DOJ doesn't want attorney's Indian status mentioned (January 26, 2010)
The Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to prevent a prominent Indian attorney from mentioning his Indian status or his prior work...
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Editorial: Alaska Native lawmaker jumped over the line (January 26, 2010)
"If there's an ethics complaint in the works against Sen. Al Kookesh of Angoon, then due process will take its course. But the senator's...
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Editorial: State shouldn't regulate Indian 'ceremonies' (January 26, 2010)
"Native Americans have a legitimate gripe against those who borrow religious practices, such as sweat-lodge ceremonies, without much understanding of the context or meaning. Offering...
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Red Earth to open museum and shop in Oklahoma City (January 26, 2010)
Red Earth, the group behind the annual Indian cultural festival, plans to open a museum and shop in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Red Earth operates a...
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Native man apologizes for shooting toddler on reserve (January 26, 2010)
A man from the Samson Cree Nation in Alberta apologized for a drive-by shooting that permanently injured a toddler. Christopher Crane, 20, said he...
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Isleta Pueblo man dies after being hit by Amtrak train (January 26, 2010)
A man from Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train on the reservation. Tribal police said the...
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Border city mayor denies role in 1948 rape of Zuni girl (January 26, 2010)
The mayor of a city near Zuni Pueblo continues to deny his role in a 1948 rape of a 16-year-old girl from the reservation...
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Emergency declared for Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation (January 26, 2010)
President Barack Obama signed a declaration of emergency to help the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation recover from a severe winter storm. Supplies were...
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Judge reduces fine in Ojibwe woman's file-share case (January 26, 2010)
A federal judge reduced a $1.92 million fine against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians who was convicted...
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Indian lobbyist takes credit for taking down Abramoff (January 26, 2010)
Tom Rodgers, a member of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, says he's responsible for taking down corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Rodgers, a lobbyist and...
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Bill Martin: No rubber stamp for trust fund settlement (January 26, 2010)
"f you are anything like me, you breathed a sigh of relief when the news broke last month that the Cobell case had been...
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Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation battered by storm (January 26, 2010)
Power is out across most of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and water remains a big concern in the aftermath of a four-day winter storm...
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South Dakota governor to set Year of Unity with tribes (January 26, 2010)
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds (R) will proclaim 2010 as a "Year of Unity" with tribes. The proclamation commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Year...
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Blackfeet Nation continues work to revise constitution (January 26, 2010)
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana hopes to vote this summer on a new tribal constitution. The 75-year-old constitution was adopted after the passage of the...
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Senate hopeful, seen as anti-tribal, promises to listen (January 26, 2010)
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D), long seen as a foe in Indian Country, says he will "listen – and I really mean listen carefully...
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Wampanoag tribes gain support in sacred site dispute (January 26, 2010)
The San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona and the United South and Eastern Tribes are asking Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to reject a controversial wind...
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Obama plans three-year freeze on domestic programs (January 26, 2010)
President Barack Obama plans to propose a three-year freeze on domestic programs in his first State of the Union address, according to news reports. The...
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