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Sen. Obama addresses Indian issues in New Mexico (February 4, 2008)

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) addressed Indian issues at campaign stops in New Mexico on Friday. Obama reiterated pledges to appoint an Indian adviser in the White House and to hold...

Navajo Republican won't support Sen. McCain (February 4, 2008)

Navajo Nation Council delegate Kee Allen Begay is a Republican but he won't be supporting Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) for president. Begay says McCain hasn't done much for the Navajo...

Native leader faces second hate crimes trial (February 4, 2008)

David Ahenakew, a former chief of the Assembly of First Nations, will be tried a second time for allegedly violating Saskatchewan's hate crimes law. Ahenakew, 74, is accused of...

Spirit Lake Nation weighs vote on 'Sioux' nickname (February 4, 2008)

The Spirit Lake Nation is considering a vote on the University of North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. The tribe has a resolution on the record that neither...

Mother, daughter sentenced for beating Native girl (February 4, 2008)

A mother and her daughter were sentenced on Friday for pleading guilty to beating a 13-year-old Native girl in Lewiston, Idaho. Jill R. Grant, 40, and Ashley N. Grant, 21,...

West spent more on travel than fellow directors (February 4, 2008)

Former National Museum of the American Indian director Rick West spent more on travel and was away from Washington, D.C., more than any other Smithsonian director. In his last...

Editorial: Struggle continues for Indian health (February 4, 2008)

"There virtually is no amount of money that could, overnight, solve the problems that plague the chronically underfunded Indian Health Service: emergency rooms threatening to close; important medical care being...

Secretary Kempthorne to roll out DOI budget (February 4, 2008)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne will announce the Interior Department's fiscal year 2009 budget today. The budget is Kempthorne's second since joining the Bush administration. He is requesting $27 million to...

Tim Giago: In honor of Carole Anne Heart (February 4, 2008)

“Waste’ Wayankapi Win” (When People See You They See Something Good) was the Lakota name given to Carole Anne Heart. At the young age of 61 she left this world...

House hearing on two Michigan land claim bills (February 4, 2008)

The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing this Wednesday on two land claim bills. The bills on the agenda are: • H.R.2176, to settle certain land claims of...

Editorial: Settle the Indian trust fund lawsuit (February 4, 2008)

"The federal government took a healthy slap on the wrist last week from a judge for having its hand billions of dollars deep into Indian trust accounts. We hope the...

Senate confirmation hearing for IHS director (February 4, 2008)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a confirmation hearing this Thursday for Robert G. McSwain to be director of the Indian Health Service. Swain, a member of the...

Jana McKeag: Labor unions a threat to sovereignty (February 4, 2008)

"American Indian sovereignty is facing its biggest threat since Andrew Jackson flagrantly ignored Chief Justice John Marshall in Worcster vs. Georgia and sent the Cherokee Nation and other tribes on...
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