‘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.
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.
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.
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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