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‘Hate crime’ ad prompts police, human rights investigation
(MANITOBA) -- An ad on a buy-and-sell Web site that characterized Native boys as animals and offered to ethnically cleanse them from the city has sparked a blaze of outrage and prompted a First Nations leader to initiate an investigation by city police and Canada’s Human Rights Commission on a hate crime allegation.
Prosecutors drop charges against suspended Rosebud official
(SOUTH DAKOTA) -- The trial of a Rosebud tribal official accused of sex crimes involving minors was canceled after the Pennington County State's Attorney's office dropped the charges.
Nunavut man found guilty in shooting death of Mountie
(CANADA) -- A Nunavut man has been found guilty of first-degree murder for shooting a Mountie in the head while the officer sat in his police truck.
Former Eastern Pequot tribal official gets prison time
(CONNECTICUT) -- A New London judge Wednesday sentenced the former Eastern Pequot vice chairman, convicted by a jury on gun-related charges, to 28 months in prison.
Onetime Sault Tribe police chief, daughter face charges
(MICHIGAN) -- The former police chief of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians and his daughter are facing several years in prison if convicted of federal charges against them, Michigan news agencies are reporting.
Red Lake children sexually abused by Crosby man
(MINNESOTA) -- A 50-year-old Crosby man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to abusive sexual contact with two Red Lake girls younger than 12.
Former tribal leader sentenced for gun crimes
(CONNECTICUT) -- The former vice chairman of the Eastern Pequot tribe has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for illegally giving his convicted felon cousin guns to pay off what authorities say was a drug debt.
Former tribal official gets 28 months
(CONNECTICUT) -- A New London judge told Eastern Pequot tribal member Mark R. Sebastian that he is an "enigma" as he sentenced him Wednesday to 28 months in prison for seven gun crimes.
Everett man pleads guilty to murder on Tulalip reservation
(WASHINGTON) -- An Everett man on Wednesday admitted he was responsible for the 2008 shooting death of Nicky Schoonover Jr. just north of the Tulalip Indian Reservation.
DWI tragedy
(NEW MEXICO) -- It's not uncommon to see a packed gymnasium on the Navajo Nation, especially at the height of basketball season, but Tuesday evening's gathering here was for a different reason.
Choctaw tribal police get new drug dog
(OKLAHOMA) -- Choctaw Nation Tribal Police officer Lt. Stan Briggs has a new partner on the job – a 13-month old Belgian Malinois named Taz Taz. The dog will assist the Tribal Police Force by sniffing vehicles for drugs and searching buildings and suspects as needed in locations throughout the Choctaw Nation’s 10 counties and by request from other local agencies.
N.S. RCMP call off disciplinary hearing after fatal shooting
(HALIFAX) -- No discipline will be imposed on an RCMP officer who fatally shot a Nova Scotia man in his own home because the force neglected to start a review of the constable's actions within its legally required time frame.
Tribes Face Hurdles With Sex Offender Registration
(NEW MEXICO) -- Only two groups of Native American tribes and one state have implemented sex offender registration and notification systems that comply with a federal law passed nearly three years ago to coordinate and expand registration nationwide.
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