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BLOG: Gold Mine in Hell (2/22/2012)
(Nebraska) -- In Nebraska, some liquor stores sell booze to minors and manage to hang onto their licenses, according to Nebraska Liquor Control Commission data.
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Native Voices
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IRON EYES: Why the name Last Real Indians? (2/18/2012)
(South Dakota) -- This article is a response to the repeated question: why do you call yourselves “the lastrealindians?” Why? What is a real Indian? Am I a...
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RAVE: Oil Royalties: Three Affiliated Tribes votes to create $25 million People’s Fund (2/15/2012)
(North Dakota) -- A new fund is expected to have enough money in it in a few years to pay substantial dividends to members of the Three Affiliated Tribes on the Fort...
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WHITE HOUSE: Building a Fair and Stable Economy for Indian Country (2/13/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a blueprint for an economy that’s built to last – an economy built on...
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Keystone XL Pipeline
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BLOG: 'Marine guardian' backs Keystone XL pipeline, fracking (2/17/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- "Take the Keystone XL pipeline, for example," gushed Catherine Reheis-Boyd, a strange type of "marine guardian." "We...
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BLOG: Pipeline Inspector-Turned Whistleblower Calls Keystone XL a Potential “Disaster” (1/6/2012)
(USA) -- Mike Klink: "Let’s be clear — I am an engineer; I am not telling you we shouldn’t build pipelines. We just should not build this one....
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Seneca Nation
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BLOG: The Senecas are getting a raw deal (2/17/2012)
(New York) -- One week after State Sen. Mark Grisanti’s Feb. 10 late night fist fight at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, many words have been written.
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Black Friday
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BLOG: Daniel Negreanu Expresses More Love for the Full Tilt Crew (2/8/2012)
(UK) -- Daniel Negreanu is in a zone. But this is no hot streak at the poker tables. Oh, no. Daniel Negreanu is all sorts of fired up about Full Tilt Poker.
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Poker Tournament
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Guest Blog: Mutual Respect Among The Poker Majors (1/31/2012)
(USA) -- Does poker need a “majors” system? Isn’t it time that the major entities offering poker tournaments around the world worked together for the...
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Sheldon Adelson
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STUTZ: Despite Adelson support, Gingrich's position on gaming not really clear (1/29/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- A political action committee supporting the presidential run of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has taken $10 million in donations from Las Vegas Sands...
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Census
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BLOG: Complicating the 2010 US Census Native Data (1/27/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- Back in 2010 when the census came in the mail, I remember sitting with my roommate at the kitchen table filling out our forms together, laughing and...
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Mining & Drilling
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BLOG: Please Donate to Bad River Ojibwe (in their fight against) Bad Mining Laws! (1/27/2012)
(Wisconsin) -- The folks from Bad River incurred $7,000 expenses to get from Superior to Madison. Kossacks, I rarely ask for help. Please donate! All funds go directly...
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Kentucky Gaming
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Kentucky lawmakers could see casino gaming bill 'in a matter of days' (1/26/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear reached an agreement with a state lawmaker on the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment that could bring casino...
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N.J. Sports Betting
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BRENNAN: Pols on left and right chasing sports betting for NJ (1/23/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Two New Jersey Congressmen on Monday each announced that they were introducing separate bills designed to make sports betting legal at the state’s...
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Online Legislation
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BLOG: Chances of US Online Poker Legalization in 2012 Are Remote? (1/20/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- When the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced in December that it has changed its interpretation of the Wire Act, the online poker gaming world...
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BLOG: DOJ's 'Clarification' of Wire Act Adds to Confusion (1/17/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Just days before Christmas, the Department of Justice released an opinion letter asserting that the Wire Act of 1961 applies only to wagering on...
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Internet Cafes
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BLOG: Senate Committee: Regulate, Instead of Ban, Internet Cafes (1/19/2012)
(Florida) -- Senate Regulated Industries favored Thursday, by an 8-1 vote, regulation rather than a prohibition of Internet cafes as a House committee supported earlier...
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Snowbowl
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BLOG: In the Shadow of the Sacred Mountain (1/19/2012)
(Arizona) -- Ya’at’eeh lastrealindian readers. My name is Jihan Gearon. I come from Old Sawmill, AZ. For those of you who don’t know where that is, it...
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BLOG: Get your skis, Flagstaff has snow (12/23/2011)
(Las Vegas) -- If your sport is skiing and you like Flagstaff, AZ, then you're going to love this ruling. 1. Plaintiff, the Hopi Tribe, is a Federally Recognized...
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Florida Gaming
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BLOG: Is casino bill dead for this legislative session? (1/13/2012)
(Florida) -- In a long and confusing hearing as the Florida Legislature was opening its session, the Senate Regulated Industries Committee plowed through a rewrite and...
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BLOG: Why is it hard to get specific answer on casinos debate? (1/13/2012)
(Florida) -- In this week’s OBJ, I decided to take a look at the issue of casino gambling in Florida and what it could mean for Central Florida, in particular.
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BLOG: Big donors fuel Florida GOP's $7.5 million quarter (1/10/2012)
(Florida) -- Some of the biggest lobbying interests at the Capitol helped fuel more than $7.5 million in fund-raising by the Republican Party of Florida to end the final...
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BLOG: Bogdanoff revises resort casino bill to get voter approval and pari-mutual perqs (1/6/2012)
(Florida) -- In an effort to win support and silence critics, the Senate sponsor of the bill to bring resort casinos to Florida wants to let voters approve any new...
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Small biz lobby: Gambling bill isn't so bad (1/6/2012)
(Florida) -- The National Federation of Independent Business released a poll of its membership at a news conference Friday showing that 49 percent either strongly or...
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Is Bogdanoff correct that Florida is No. 4 in gambling? (12/27/2011)
(Florida) -- Supporters of a proposed bill that would allow three massive destination casino resorts in South Florida often argue that gambling is already a big business...
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BLOG: Political and grassroots opposition to destination resort casinos is increasing (12/19/2011)
(Florida) -- Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff, one of the co-sponsors of the bill, Destination Resorts Act, has indicated the State of Florida is currently the fourth leading...
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N.Y. Gaming
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BLOG: The casino amendment (1/13/2012)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo talked about the benefits of non-Indian casino gambling just last week. On Friday, legislation to allow it was introduced in the Assembly.
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BLOG: Cuomo’s Push for Casinos Not Good News for All Gamblers (1/7/2012)
(New York) -- At about the same time that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo began his “State of the State” speech on Wednesday, a middle-aged woman walked away from a...
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BLOG: A Casino for NYC? Plus, Online Gambling May be Legalized (12/26/2011)
(New York) -- Governor Andrew Cuomo said he supports the idea of a bringing a casino New York City's way, according to a year's end interview with the Daily News...
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Aqueduct
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BLOG: Cuomo Says Aqueduct Racino Could Expand With Or Without Legalized Casino Gambling (1/9/2012)
(New York) -- The Aqueduct racetrack racino in Queens could be expanding—even if the state does not legalize full-blown casinos. Genting is seeking the expansion...
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BLOG: Schumer Says New York Has No Choice But To Gamble On Gambling (1/9/2012)
(New York) -- U. S. Sen. Charles Schumer offered some qualified support Monday for Gov. Cuomo’s drive to legalize gambling in the state - but stopped short of...
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BLOG: Will Casino Plan End Aqueduct Horse Racing? (1/9/2012)
(New York) -- As part of its plans to ultimately build a full-service casino resort at the Aqueduct racetrack — along with a massive convention center —...
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BLOG: Is NY beating NJ to the casino punch? (1/5/2012)
(New Jersey) -- If there’s one word that both supporters and opponents of Governor Christie are not likely to use, it’s “timid.” But two New...
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BLOG: Cuomo's Convention Center Plan In Motion (1/5/2012)
(New York) -- Before Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State address Wednesday highlighted his vision to build the nation’s largest convention center at Aqueduct...
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BLOG: In Cuomo’s Casino Push, No Quick Jackpot (1/5/2012)
(New York) -- Talk of bringing Las Vegas-style casinos to New York may be gaining steam, but it will take until November 2013 — at the absolute earliest — to...
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BLOG: The Cuomo vision: gambling and construction (1/5/2012)
(New York) -- "This is not about chips and cars," I thought I heard the governor say. Darn right, I muttered at the radio, and it should be. I heard him wrong...
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Nevada Online
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BLOG: Nevada Leads Gambling Race (1/6/2012)
(Nevada) -- The Internet gambling business has always been a lucrative one, but federal law has kept states on the sidelines, barred from tapping into an estimated $4...
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Foxborough Casino
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BLOG: Wynn Looks Beyond Foxborough for U.S. Growth (1/4/2012)
(Wall Street) -- Wynn Resorts’ hopes to build a casino in Foxborough in partnership have been smashed. On 29th December, Foxboro’s selectment officially...
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New Jersey Online
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BLOG: Judgement day (1/3/2012)
(New Jersey) -- A RUSH to legalize online gambling within New Jersey is being pushed forward for 2012; this came after December 23 news of the U.S Justice Department...
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Attawapiskat Crisis
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Chief Terrance Nelson: Undeclared Economic Sanctions in Canada (1/1/2012)
(Ontario) -- Attawapiskat First Nation has done a fantastic job of creating debate on the First Nation housing crisis in Canada. The problem is most people still have no...
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BLOG: Winter Arriving Faster Than Help in Attawapiskat Crisis (12/19/2011)
(Ontario) -- People in the Northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat are living in crowded, unsanitary, tents heated by makeshift wood stoves. It has been almost two...
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California Online
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BLOG: California to Legalize Online Poker Soon (12/28/2011)
(California) -- The US government passed a law prohibiting online gambling in the country a few years ago. However, it was only in the middle of 2011 that the...
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Glendale Casino
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BLOG: Glendale Casino in Trouble (12/28/2011)
(Arizona) -- I've pointed out previously that the Republic is botching the Glendale Casino story. The story is complex and has national implications, yet it's...
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Redskins
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BLOG: Black folks and the Washington Redskins (12/22/2011)
(Washington D.C.) -- I know, I know. Here he goes again with his "thing" about the Washington Redskins. Forgive me, readers, but let me start by saying that I...
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Wampanoag Casino
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BLOG: Why the Bridgewater Casino Rumor Won’t Die (12/22/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- For months now, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has been on the hunt for a site in southeastern Massachusetts to build a resort casino on. The tribe has...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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STUTZ: Las Vegas Sands may have interest in Massachusetts market (12/21/2011)
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. may be reconsidering its stance on the Massachusetts casino market. The Boston Herald reported Wednesday the casino operator might...
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Online Business
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BLOG: Las Vegas Sun's Brian Greenspun Criticizes Sheldon Adelson's Anti-Web Poker Position (12/14/2011)
(Las Vegas) -- Brian Greenspun, president and editor of the Las Vegas Sun, published an editorial on Sunday that included a reaction to Las Vegas Sands’ CEO...
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Shinnecock Casino
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BLOG: Detroiter Casino Syndicator Who Can't Get a Michigan Gambling License Reportedly Could Get Biggest Deal in Indian Gaming (12/13/2011)
(New York) -- Detroiter Michael J. Malik, Sr., can't obtain a gambling license from the Michigan Gaming Control Board, but leaders he's backed at the Shinnecock...
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Sports Betting
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BLOG: A smart bet (12/13/2011)
(New Jersey) -- A bill designed to bring betting on professional and college sports at Atlantic City casinos and at racetracks seems headed for smooth sailing in the...
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Illinois Gaming
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BLOG: Gov. Quinn Still Feels The Heat Over Casinos (12/11/2011)
(Illinois) -- He has received a fair amount of political heat for his stance on the casino debate, and it looks like he's going to have to put up with a lot more...
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Other News
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BLOG: Suzuki's dog-sled commercial (2/19/2012)
(California) -- A 2012 Super Bowl ad from Suzuki stars 2 Alaska Native actors in the lead roles. Mary Rock and Davis Kamoff were cast for the commercial, according to...
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BLOG: "Pumps with Gusto" in "Saturday Night Live" (2/19/2012)
(New York) -- This week's "Saturday Night Live" (airdate: 2/4/12) featured not one but two skits featuring Indians: First was 1960s actress Mindy Elise...
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NORRELL: Arizona Senators water rights theft would be 'death sentence' for Navajos (2/18/2012)
(Arizona) -- Dine' Citizens against Ruining our Environment condemned the latest schemes of Arizona Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain to steal Navajo water rights to...
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BLOG: Bramwell Tovey, Buffy Sainte-Marie among 10 to receive honorary UBC degrees (2/18/2012)
(British Columbia) -- Bramwell Tovey, music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie are among the 10 people who will...
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Indian Museum plans major changes in exhibits (2/17/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- If you’re especially enamored of, say, the beaded wool Klukwan Chilkat octopus bag displayed at the National Museum of the American Indian,...
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Indians 201: Sacred Places in Northern California (2/17/2012)
(California) -- Throughout North America there are two basic kinds of sacred American Indian sites: (1) those which are sacred because of human acts of consecration,...
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The Bookworm Sez: 'Rez Life' reveals realities of reservations (2/17/2012)
(California) -- You spent a lot of time in your old back yard. For most of the kids growing up in your neighborhood, it was where you gathered to do whatever everybody...
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BLOG: Santorum, gambling, and absolute freedom (2/17/2012)
(USA) -- In an interview with Jon Ralston of the Las Vegas Sun, in which the topic of gambling predictably came up, Rick Santorum made a comment that has many...
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BLOG: Pregnant Sioux Women Face "Hell Rides" to the Hospital, Induced Labors -- and the ACLU Wants to Know Why (2/16/2012)
(South Dakota) -- "When I read my baby books, they said I should discuss my birth plan with my doctor and get a tour of the hospital," said a new mother from...
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BLOG: Republicans Play Politics On Domestic Violence – Women, LGBT Community, Immigrants And Native Americans May Lose (2/15/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- In 1994, Congress passed, and Bill Clinton signed, a landmark piece of legislation called the Violence Against Women Act. The act provides needed...
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BLOG: Implementing a New Era in our Government to Government Relationship (2/12/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- In an important step toward addressing a problem that has affected generations of American Indian people, last week the Department of the Interior...
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BLOG: Celebrating the Two Year Anniversary of Let’s Move! and work in Indian Country (2/12/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Today, First Lady Michelle Obama is hitting the road to kick off a three day, nation-wide tour celebrating the second anniversary of Let’s...
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VIDEO: Dine' Louise Benally responds to Navajo Attorney General on Coal Fired Power Plants (2/11/2012)
(Arizona) -- Louise Benally, Dine' from Big Mountain, resisting relocation on Black Mesa, describes the destruction caused from Peabody Coal's coal mining on...
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BLOG: Casino industry says casinos are good for everyone (2/9/2012)
(Texas) -- We’ve already got oil, add casino-style gaming and Southeast Texas would rule the world. This is according to analysis done by the people that run the...
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BLOG: Censored News: Best of five years of publishing (2/9/2012)
(USA) -- Censored News, now in its sixth year, has passed its 1 million hits mark. Today, we're sharing some of the best of the best, the most popular articles, with...
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NORRELL: AIM West urges support for Navajo Apache hate crime victim (2/8/2012)
(California) -- AIM West urges support for Patty Dawson, Navajo/Apache hate crime victim in Fresno, California. A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for Feb....
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BLOG: A new Native American village based on tradition helps a Tribe reclaim its sustainable roots (2/8/2012)
(New Mexico) -- The Ohkay Owingeh Tribe and Pueblo in New Mexico has returned to its roots with an award-winning, mixed-income housing project based on traditional...
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BLOG: Las Vegas Sands eyes two Vietnamese projects; Nevada casino tax going up? (2/7/2012)
(Vietnam) -- Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson recently took time out of his busy schedule of writing checks to Newt Gingrich to discuss his company’s...
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BLOG: Senate Judiciary Committee Passes VAWA Reauthorization; Sen. Grassley Opposes Tribal Sovereignty (2/4/2012)
(Michigan) -- Strict party line vote. Sen. Grassley’s opposition to tribal sovereignty is reproduced here: I’ll turn now to some of the provisions that I...
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BLOG: Putting the Pieces Together: An Interview with Playwright, Larissa FastHorse (2/4/2012)
(California) -- Each season Native Voices presents our First Look Series: Plays in Progress. For our first of the year we will be holding a public staged reading of...
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