David Davis, Tonto Apache vice chairman, passes away (April 14, 2010)
David “Kenny” Davis, the vice chairman of the Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona, was found dead early Tuesday. He was 47. Davis was the...
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House passes resolution to honor Wilma Pearl Mankiller (April 14, 2010)
The House today passed H.Res.1237 in honor of Wilma Pearl Mankiller, who was the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. The resolution...
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Dean Chavers: Wilma Mankiller was activist in California (April 14, 2010)
"I first met Wilma Mankiller in the spring of 1969. Lee Brightman, the original angry Indian radical, had a half dozen of us picketing the...
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Yurok Tribe to use $120K grant for transportation study (April 14, 2010)
The Yurok Tribe of California has been awarded a $120,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration. The tribe will use the money to study the...
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Wind River business conference on April 22 in Wyoming (April 14, 2010)
The Wind River Development Fund is hosting the 10th Annual Wind River Business Conference/Native American Business Expo on Thursday, April 22. The event offers seminars...
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Childcare center in Indian housing complex offers haven (April 14, 2010)
Parents at an Indian housing complex in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are finding a safe place for their infants and toddlers. Baby's Space at the Little Earth...
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Judge allows woman's testimony in Aquash murder trial (April 14, 2010)
A federal judge said a woman in her 80s can testify in the trial of a man accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna...
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Cigarette maker on Mohawk reservation settles dispute (April 14, 2010)
A cigarette manufacturer on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York settled a dispute with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives....
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Few candidates for Navajo president, council positions (April 14, 2010)
Few candidates have filed to run for Navajo Nation president and the Navajo Nation Council. Rex Lee Jim is the only person to file for...
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Federal prosecutors declined 47 percent of Indian cases (April 14, 2010)
Federal prosecutors declined 47 percent of Indian Country cases in fiscal year 2009, the Department of Justice said. Of those cases, about 12 percent were...
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Turtle Talk: Indian law and possible Supreme Court picks (April 14, 2010)
"This edition of our review of the Supreme Court nominee shortlist is short (because I’m on my way to a faculty meeting) — and is...
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Coeur d'Alene Tribe is second largest employer in region (April 14, 2010)
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is the second-largest employer in north Idaho, according to a University of Idaho study. The tribe employed 1,699 people last year....
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Opinion: Wilma Mankiller inspired men, women, children (April 14, 2010)
"I write this tribute to former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller with sadness and great humility. All readers know of her passing from this realm...
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Tribute: Wilma Mankiller devoted life to Cherokee Nation (April 14, 2010)
"Wilma Mankiller was a wife, a mother, and Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. From the time she finished high school until her death she...
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Buffalo Post: Census sued over minority hiring practices (April 14, 2010)
"With the use of ads such as the one above, the U.S. Census Bureau has been actively urging Native Americans, among others, to participate in...
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White Earth Band encourages response to 2010 Census (April 14, 2010)
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians of Minnesota is encouraging its members to participate in the 2010 Census. “Previous census in the Mahnomen County...
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Wisconsin Senate approves bill against Indian mascots (April 14, 2010)
The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill that fines public schools that use offensive Indian mascots, nicknames and imagery. The bill sets up a process for...
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Editorial: Eliminating 'Fighting Sioux' was right decision (April 14, 2010)
"The coming year will be the final one for the Fighting Sioux nickname for the University of North Dakota. In the end, it was the...
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Column: Investigating grave of Little Big Horn 'survivor' (April 14, 2010)
"It had been nagging at me since Dr. John Lapp, a Carlinville optometrist, called to tell me about the strange grave marker he found...
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Passamaquoddy Tribe eyes purchase of furniture factory (April 14, 2010)
The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township in Maine is looking at purchasing a furniture factory that is in bankruptcy proceedings. The tribe is conducting a...
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Snoqualmie Tribe holds election after leadership dispute (April 14, 2010)
It looks like a long-running leadership dispute within the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington is coming to an end. Tribal members chose a new chairwoman,...
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