Colville Tribes name new executive director (March 12, 2008)
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington named John Gonzales, a former president of the National Congress of American Indians, as the executive director for the tribal council....
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Christian News: The forgotten Native Americans (March 12, 2008)
"In a nation known for its wealth, there are pockets of intense poverty and despair that many Americans know nothing about. These pockets do not exist in the inner city,...
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Ellen Evak Paneok, first Native woman pilot, dies (March 12, 2008)
Ellen Evak Paneok, the first Alaska Native woman pilot, died on March 2. She was 48. Paneok was widely recognized as an aviation pioneer. She was featured in the...
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Peltier takes FBI document case to appeals court (March 12, 2008)
Imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier asked the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to give him access to thousands of pages of FBI documents. Peltier was convicted...
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Navajo woman at forefront of indigenous rights fight (March 12, 2008)
Valerie Taliman, a member of the Navajo Nation, has worked as an educator and journalist. Now she's talking indigenous rights issue on the international level. Taliman, the director of communications...
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Navajo Supreme Court holds session in Colorado (March 12, 2008)
The Navajo Nation Supreme Court went to the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder to hold oral arguments in a land dispute case. Two Navajo families are disputing...
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Museum to showcase Indian 'New Deal' artists (March 12, 2008)
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is featuring the works of Indian artists who worked under the federal government's New Deal...
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Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate to honor Woody Keeble (March 12, 2008)
The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate is holding a homecoming and honoring ceremony on Saturday, March 22, for the late Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble. Keeble, a tribal member, was posthumously awarded...
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Opinion: Tribal political clout rises in California (March 12, 2008)
"Tribal clout was demonstrated anew on Tuesday when the Assembly Public Safety Committee, after a hearing that lasted but a few minutes, unanimously approved a bill that would empower tribes...
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NMAI aims to let tribal people tell their stories (March 12, 2008)
The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., is putting its exhibits in the hands of tribal people. The permanent "Our Peoples" exhibit covers the histories of...
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Remembering the Children tour makes final stop (March 12, 2008)
The Remembering the Children tour made its final stop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Monday. The tour started last week in Ottawa. It aims to promote the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation...
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Three children dead in fire on Manitoba reserve (March 12, 2008)
Three children were killed in a house fire on the Pukatawagan First Nation in northern Manitoba on Monday. The children were aged three, four and five years old. They were...
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Cherokee medical student aims to be an oncologist (March 12, 2008)
Amanda Bighorse, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is on her way to becoming one of the few Indian oncologists in the country. Bighorse, 24, is a medical student...
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Opinion: Washington tribes help fuel economy (March 12, 2008)
"Drive north on Interstate 5 toward Grand Mound and you’ll see an unusually shaped structure called the Great Wolf Resort. It’s a combination indoor water park, conference center and hotel...
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Editorial: A questionable protest at Leech Lake (March 12, 2008)
"A tribal election soon approaches on the Leech Lake Reservation — we can tell as the misinformation campaign kicks in gear and a concerted effort to discredit the current administration...
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Hopi woman named to Arizona Board of Regents (March 12, 2008)
LuAnn Leonard, a member of the Hopi Tribe, has been named to the Arizona Board of Regents. Leonard is the first Indian person to serve on the board. "I...
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HUD officials sought to retaliate against subordinate (March 12, 2008)
Top Department of Housing and Urban Development officials, including the one in charge of Indian housing, talked about retaliating against a subordinate, The Washington Post reports. The paper obtained...
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