State Department plans consultation over indigenous rights (June 4, 2010)
The Department of State plans to consult tribes about the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The department will hold meetings with tribes but...
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Yellow Bird: Peace and harmony as Fighting Sioux nears end (June 4, 2010)
"As I stood among the hundreds of milling participants — many of them dressed for business, but some looking like they just came off...
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Opinion: Alaska Native corporation wants to get best lands (June 4, 2010)
"Being a logger's daughter in the 1980s on POW (as we call Prince of Wales Island) was great. Hollis was a fun community, and those...
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11th Circuit blocks Miccosukee Tribe from collecting award (June 4, 2010)
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida can't turn to the federal court system to enforce a tribal court judgment, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said...
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Pala Band continues battle against landfill near reservation (June 4, 2010)
Leaders of the Pala Band of Mission Indians of California spoke out against a proposed landfill near the reservation. The tribe says the landfill will...
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Sto:lo Nation suspends hereditary chief over abuse charges (June 4, 2010)
The Sto:lo Nation of British Columbia suspended hereditary chief Jimmy George after he was charged with sexual abuse of a minor. George was arrested last...
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Yankton Sioux group runs to Pipestone National Monument (June 4, 2010)
Members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe are running from South Dakota to the Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota. The group left the Treaty of 1858...
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Feature: Eagle ceremony with Bois Forte Band of Chippewa (June 4, 2010)
"A dedication ceremony for a relocated bald eagle nest at Bois Forte Heritage Center on Lake Vermilion this week turned into quite the learning...
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Supreme Court nominee dealt with tribal issues on tobacco (June 4, 2010)
A slew of documents from the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum show U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was closely involved in tribal...
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Review: Little news about Bighorn Battle in 'The Last Stand' (June 4, 2010)
"Few events in American history have generated as much commentary as the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn, and George Armstrong Custer has become one...
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NYT: The Sopranos meets Indian Country in 'Scalped' series (June 4, 2010)
"Welcome to the world of “Scalped.” Setting: South Dakota’s fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation. Volume six of this series, published by Vertigo and written...
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NAIHC chooses Bay Mills Chippewa woman as chairperson (June 4, 2010)
The National American Indian Housing Council elected a new chairperson at its 36th annual convention. Cheryl Causley, a member of the Bay Mills Indian Community...
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Editorial: Louisiana tribes sound alarm on Gulf's oil disaster (June 4, 2010)
"As thousands of gallons of crude oil spill each day from the exploded BP oil rig, the Deepwater Horizon, tribes along the coast are beginning...
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Steven Newcomb: On the Vatican and doctrine of discovery (June 4, 2010)
"In its April 20 response to the release of the Preliminary Study of the Doctrine of Discovery, the Vatican claimed that the papal bull Inter...
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Saginaw Chippewa man sentenced to probation for threats (June 4, 2010)
Gary Sprague, a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, was sentenced to probation and community service for making threats against tribal leaders. Sprague...
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Man believed he was going to be killed, buried at Pechanga (June 4, 2010)
A California father faces numerous charges after allegedly threatening to kill and bury a man on the Pechanga Reservation. The incident between William Atwood Sr.,...
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Lumbee lobbying contract was negotiated by last chairman (June 4, 2010)
A small group of leaders of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina negotiated a controversial lobbying contract. Former chairman Jimmy Goins led the effort, The...
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Turtle Talk: Supreme Court refers to tribe as non-sovereign (June 4, 2010)
"Just read portions of the Supreme Court’s decision in Alabama v. North Carolina, issued Tuesday. The case involved a challenge to North Carolina’s alleged failure...
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Lynne Harlan: Eastern Cherokees reclaim tradition of caring (June 4, 2010)
"Last month, volunteers fanned out across tribal lands to make a difference. The Cherokee Day of Caring is sponsored by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation as...
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