Arrest made over 2004 homicide of transgendered Native woman (July 16, 2010)
Authorities announced an arrest in the 2004 homicide of Divas Boulanger, a 28-year-old transgendered woman who was killed in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Boulanger, who was...
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Explosion destroys Northern Cheyenne Reservation gas station (July 16, 2010)
An explosion and fire destroyed a closed gas station on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana on Thursday. The fire at Cady’s Gas lasted more...
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Santa Fe Indian School offered support to renovate famed venue (July 16, 2010)
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico) and Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) say they will help Santa Fe Indian School secure federal funds to renovate...
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NPR: Tribes along the border battle an increase in drug trafficking (July 16, 2010)
"MICHEL MARTIN, host: Next we focus on drug trafficking through Indian country. The 2010 National Drug Control Strategy says that Indian reservations that straddle the...
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House Resources Committee markup agenda includes Indian bills (July 16, 2010)
Update: The markup will now take place on Thursday. The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a markup session on Thursday, July 22. Two Indian...
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on two water rights bills (July 16, 2010)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on two tribal water rights bills on Thursday, July 22. S.2956, the Pechanga Band of Luiseno...
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Eastern Shawnee Tribe to dedicate monument on ancestral land (July 16, 2010)
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma will dedicate a monument at the site of an ancestral village in Ohio. The monument will be stone engraved...
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Ousted Lac Vieux council members challenge results of election (July 16, 2010)
Members of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan are upset that several tribal leaders refuse to step down...
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Editorial: Morongo Band takes control of future with a new school (July 16, 2010)
"Congratulations to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians upon opening their new elementary school this month on the reservation in Cabazon. For many on...
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MPR: Dakota activists plan another protest to assert treaty rights (July 16, 2010)
"The highly publicized Ojibwe Indian "fish-off" on Lake Bemidji this spring has emboldened members of another Minnesota tribe to exercise what they believe to be...
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Book Review: How a Congressional staffer changed Indian policy (July 16, 2010)
"The following registers a 10 on the chutzpah meter, the platinum standard for subjective book reviews: Noodling a volume about a critical period in...
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Mary Pember: Saginaw Chippewa museum stirred 'blood memory' (July 16, 2010)
"“Blood memory is described as our ancestral (genetic) connection to our language, songs, spirituality, and teachings. It is the good feeling that we experience...
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Billy Frank: Swinomish Tribe shares traditional lands at new park (July 16, 2010)
"The Swinomish Tribe is sharing part of its traditional tribal lands with the public, thanks to an innovative partnership. The tribe and the Washington...
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Editorial: Iroquois lacrosse team asserts identity and sovereignty (July 16, 2010)
"A Native American lacrosse team’s principled stand this week on behalf of their tribe’s sovereignty should make government officials in two countries blush and embolden...
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Grand Ronde Tribes reach agreement with local law enforcement (July 16, 2010)
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde reached a law enforcement agreement with the sheriff in Polk County, Oregon. The tribe will provide $450,000 to maintain...
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Chairman of Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation won't run again (July 16, 2010)
Marcus Levings, the chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota, has decided not to run for a second term after all....
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Opinion: Native Americans continue to fight for their sovereignty (July 16, 2010)
"On Tuesday, the Shinnecock Indian Nation was notified that they will become the 565th federally recognised tribal government. Recognition brings major bonuses, most importantly the...
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Republican candidate didn't see 'white faces' at Pueblo ceremony (July 16, 2010)
The Republican candidate for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District is coming under fire for comments he made after he attended a ceremony at Kewa...
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