IHS encourages vaccination against H1N1 virus (January 12, 2010)
[Wes Studi and Flu: Take 3 to Protect the Circle of Life] All American Indians and Alaska Natives need to get vaccinated against the...
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Funeral held for Indian man who was mudered in DC (January 12, 2010)
Family and friends said goodbye to Zachery James Funke, a 22-year-old man who was the first homicide victim in Washington, D.C., in 2010. Funke's mother...
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Inquest planned for Indian man's death in Montana jail (January 12, 2010)
Authorities in Montana will conduct an inquest into the death of A.J. LongSoldier, who was a standout basketball player. LongSoldier, 18, died during a stay...
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Seneca Nation aims to defeat cigarette trafficking bill (January 12, 2010)
The Seneca Nation says the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act will destroy the economy in Western New York and is urging residents to lobby...
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Navajo president drafts plan to downsize tribal council (January 12, 2010)
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. is holding public hearings as part of an initiative to reduce the size of the Navajo Nation Council....
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DOI hosts final session on new tribal consultation policy (January 12, 2010)
The Interior Department is holding its final session on a new tribal consultation policy this week. The sessions began in December, after President Barack Obama...
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Laverne Beech: Apology to Native peoples long overdue (January 12, 2010)
When President Obama signed into law the 2010 Defense Appropriations Act on December 19, 2009, it included a footnote, entitled Section 8113, otherwise known as...
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GOP leader uses 'Honest Injun' on talk show program (January 12, 2010)
The Republican National Committee says it has received a lot of calls about racially-tinged remarks made by Chairman Michael Steele but no apologies have...
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Youth continue 400-mile Fort Robinson Outbreak Run (January 12, 2010)
Nearly 100 youth from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana are taking part in the 11th annual Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Run. The youth are...
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Nonprofit aids Crow Creek Sioux Tribe with tax returns (January 12, 2010)
The Harvest Initiative is bringing volunteers to the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation in South Dakota to help prepare tax returns. Buffalo County, which includes the...
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DOJ announces Indian Country public safety initiative (January 12, 2010)
The Department of Justice said it was taking greater steps to improve public safety in Indian Country. In a memo, Attorney General Eric Holder ordered...
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Editorial: No more 'candy store' for oil and gas industry (January 12, 2010)
"Ken Salazar promised as the interior secretary to strike a better balance between the need for oil and gas development and the need to protect...
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Shoshone-Bannock Tribes sue over swap of public land (January 12, 2010)
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho filed suit against the federal government last week in hopes of stopping a land swap. The Bureau of Land Management...
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Peter d'Errico: Striking down the doctrine of discovery (January 12, 2010)
"If the three strikes rule were applied to legal cases, a basic problem of federal Indian law would be solved: The doctrine of Christian supremacy...
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Billy Frank: Status quo unacceptable on salmon efforts (January 12, 2010)
"The status quo jeopardizes wild salmon recovery. That’s what National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, the federal agency in charge of implementing the Endangered...
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Mark Trahant: Business model for Indian Health Service (January 12, 2010)
"What is the business model for the Indian health system? On the surface this is a preposterous question because the U.S. government promised to...
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