Tribal Law and Order Act boosts tribal court sentencing authority (July 14, 2010)
Tribal courts will be able to impose three-year sentences under the Tribal Law and Order Act that passed the Senate on June 23. The Indian...
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Navajo soldier from Arizona succumbs to injuries in Afghanistan (July 14, 2010)
Chris Moon, a baseball star and former University of Arizona student who left school to enlist in the military, died on Monday after suffering...
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Yellow Bird: Indian reservation roads in desperate need of work (July 14, 2010)
"Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., held a Senate committee meeting in the tribal chambers of the Three Affiliated Tribes on July 8 in New Town,...
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Editorial: Interior right to impose moratorium on offshore drilling (July 14, 2010)
"Despite legal challenges from industry, complaints from local politicians and bad rulings from unsympathetic judges, the Obama administration has rightly chosen to reaffirm its decision...
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Turtle Talk: A State Department payback on Iroquois passports? (July 14, 2010)
"So we should all be familiar with the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) passports dispute (news articles here and here and here). Here’s a possible reason (I say...
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Column: Pueblo leaders clean up at economic development firm (July 14, 2010)
"The governors of New Mexico's 19 pueblos have taken steps aimed at cleaning up the mess that is the Indian Pueblos Federal Development Corp. The...
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Youth suicide prevention discussed at Honoring Life Conference (July 14, 2010)
About 200 people attended the Honoring Life Conference at a high school on the Navajo Nation on Wednesday. Tribal youth, educators and health specialists spoke...
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Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone buries skull left in dumpster (July 14, 2010)
The Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada reburied a skull that had been left in a dumpster. The skull was found in April...
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Sports Illustrated: Lacrosse a centerpiece of Iroquois way of life (July 14, 2010)
"The wood is alive, they say. Yes, a good stick talks to you when it's finished and agleam: begging to be picked up and cradled,...
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Iroquois lacrosse team plans to board flight to world tournament (July 14, 2010)
The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team expects to board a flight this afternoon to the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships in England after Secretary of State...
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe upset by closure of public elementary school (July 14, 2010)
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona said it will reconsider its relationship with the Tucson Unified School District after the closure of yet another school....
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Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe reaches law enforcement agreement (July 14, 2010)
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe reached a law enforcement agreement with Clallam County in Washington. The agreement will allow the county sheriff to patrol the reservation....
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White Earth officers arrest three during protest at headquarters (July 14, 2010)
Three members of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians of Minnesota were arrested on Wednesday as part of an ongoing protest against Chairwoman...
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Michael Preston: Winnemem Wintu Tribe aims to protect culture (July 14, 2010)
"As a member of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe of Northern California, I want to shed some light on what we are doing to protect...
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Tribal leaders meet in DC to lobby for fix to land-into-trust ruling (July 14, 2010)
The National Congress of American Indians and the United South and Eastern Tribes hosted a land-into-trust summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Tribal leaders discussed...
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Editorial: Native Hawaiian recognition bill offers best protection (July 14, 2010)
"Criticism of the Akaka Bill for native Hawaiian recognition has focused mainly on the concerns of the political right, which considers the legislation race-based preferential...
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