With Cobell Settlement, Congress Takes Its Time
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- If things had gone according to schedule, one of the largest class action suits brought against the U.S. government would have already gone through Congress, been approved by a judge and the government would soon be cutting checks.
Former Mille Lacs tribal exec charged with theft, misconduct
(MINNESOTA) -- Melanie Benjamin, removed in 2008 as chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe after it was discovered she used thousands of dollars in tribal money for improvements to her home, was charged this week with theft and misconduct in connection with more than $52,000 in illegal casino "comping" privileges.
International Women’s Day and First women
(USA) -- In the early 20th century, Clara Zetkin (leader of the “Women’s Office” for the Social Democratic Party in Germany), proposed that every year in every country, there should be a celebration on the same day — a Women’s Day — to press for their demands.
Stop the racist attacks on our children
(NEW MEXICO) -- Just as we think we’re making progress, another hate crime rears its ugly head. And this time, it’s against our children. Last week the Web site UsedWinnipeg.com ran an advertisement headlined “Native Extraction Service” with a photograph of three young Native boys.
Swain passes Moratorium on Duke Construction
(NORTH CAROLINA) -- Construction will halt on a Duke Energy substation near the Kituwah Mound in Swain County thanks to a 90-moratorium passed by the Swain County Commissioners on Tuesday, Mar. 9.
Secret Snowbowl talks break open
(ARIZONA) -- A federal agency is pressing the city of Flagstaff to offer potable water for snowmaking at Arizona Snowbowl that does not come directly from reclaimed wastewater.
Appellate court upholds HRI's mining permit
(ARIZONA) -- The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday upheld Hydro Resources Inc.'s license to mine for uranium on private land within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation.
Tribe should not give up land in Ketchikan
(ALASKA) -- Ketchikan is Taan ta Kwaan land, not Tsimshian or Haida land. Ketchikan Creek belongs to the Gaanax adi Clan. Ketchikan Creek was given as a wedding present to the Gaanax adi Clan by the Sanya Kwaan (Cape Fox People).
Being Frank / Determination brings down dams, sets example
(WASHINGTON) -- I am excited that those two Elwha River dams will begin to come down next year, and you should be excited too. It’s been a long time coming. After more than a century, the Elwha River will run free again and provide a good home for salmon.
Hiring Preferences on Tribal Lands Are Legal, Brown Tells Caltrans
(CALIFORNIA) -- The California Department of Transportation is not prohibited from granting preferences to members of Indian tribes when hiring for, or contracting out, road construction and maintenance work on roads located on American Indian land, Attorney General Jerry Brown said in an opinion made public yesterday.
Editorial / Open to all
(MICHIGAN) -- The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indian’s government needs to learn the definition of an open government. Recently, the tribe’s elections board released an opinion from its attorney that its meetings were open only to members of the tribe.
Paquin, Cullen case goes to trial
(MICHIGAN) -- The federal case against the former Chief of Police for the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians and his daughter will be going to trial in April.
Cherokee hospital uses art to build community
(NORTH CAROLINA) -- When the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians took over the Cherokee Indian Hospital from the Indian Health Service in 2002, the hospital’s administrators faced a challenge.
U.S. Announces $42 Million In Grants For Native Americans
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the availability of $42 million in competitive grant funding for fiscal year 2010 for community-based projects.
Christian Island man dances at Olympic opening
(ONTARIO) -- Four years ago when he began dancing and participating in native culture and lifestyles, Wes King did not dream someday he would be representing his people on a world stage.
Publisher, artist and naval officer amassed large collection of American Indian artifacts
(TEXAS) -- From age 5, when he first met American Indian Chief Two-Guns-White-Calf, Gordon W. Smith was captivated by Indian culture. Through the years, he collected mementoes of Indian life -- including blankets, headwork, shields and the black rawhide rattle that the chief gave him when Mr. Smith was a child -- which decades later ended up in museum displays in Fort Worth and Houston.
BLOG: "Indians" in "Cannibal! The Musical"
(CALIFORNIA) -- "Cannibal! The Musical," also known as "Alferd Packer: The Musical," is an independent film directed by co-creator of "South Park," Trey Parker, while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
BLOG: No Indians at the 2010 Oscars
(CALIFORNIA) -- Unlike the 2009 Oscars, which had a few minor references to Indians, the 2010 ceremony was almost a complete blank. The only "Native" presence I saw was Indian wannabe Taylor Lautner, with his bit of Potawatomi and Ottawa ancestry.
Sandusky educator brings Alaska alive in her paintings
(OHIO) -- What a happy thing it is to live on the river. / I am one with it. / It renews me. / Like a baptism. That poem, titled "Baptism," hangs at the Sandusky Cultural Center beside a watercolor painting of a smiling, middle-aged, dark-skinned woman.
A Mapuche Reflective Opinion On The Chilean Earthquake And Tsunami In Wallmapu
(CHILE) -- Faced with destruction, in particular Lafkenche Mapuche communities and possible emergency humanitarian aid. The alarming information, but predictable, arising from the Territorial Identity Lafkenche indicate they are "hundreds of dead and missing" affecting the Mapuche-Lafkenche Wallmapu three regions.
Infant Mauled To Death By Dogs Is Identified
(OKLAHOMA) -- The state Medical Examiner's Office is releasing the name of an 8-month-old boy who was mauled to death by dogs near Perkins. A spokeswoman for the medical examiner says Justin Lopez died of blunt force trauma to the head during the attack Monday.
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