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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 Americans: The Tragedy of Alcoholism (2/11/2012)
(South Dakota) -- Native Americans of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near Whiteclay, Nebraska, have filed a $500-million lawsuit against beer manufacturers for the...
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ABOUREZK: Legal experts raise questions about Whiteclay lawsuit (2/10/2012)
(Nebraska) -- The Thursday decision by a South Dakota tribe to sue the owners of four beer stores in Whiteclay and the distributors and brewers who serve them has raised...
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Oglala Sioux Tribe sues Whiteclay stores, beer makers, distributors (2/10/2012)
(South Dakota) -- South Dakota's largest Sioux tribe filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to stem the flow of millions of cans of beer across its border from a 10-person...
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People React To Whiteclay Lawsuit (2/10/2012)
(Nebraska) -- A lawsuit has been filed by the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation. It's against some major beer distributors and the stores that sell...
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Sioux tribe sues brewers for alcohol woes (2/10/2012)
(South Dakota) -- The Oglala Sioux Tribe is suing some of the world's largest beer brewers, saying they knowingly have contributed to devastating alcohol-related...
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Public Smoking
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Casino exemption to smoking ban designed to protect city's revenue stream (2/15/2012)
(Indiana) -- Evansville City Council members said Tuesday a new ordinance banning smoking in bars was a step in the right direction, but city finances were too shaky to...
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OP/ED: Ban smoking in casinos (2/7/2012)
(Kansas) -- It was bad enough that the Legislature exempted state-owned casinos from the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act in the first place, worse when it let another...
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Casino smoking ban exemption a target (2/2/2012)
(Kansas) -- Health advocates and gambling executives vented Thursday about a bill repealing an exemption held by casinos from the statewide indoor smoking ban.
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Lawmakers discuss smoking in state owned casinos (2/2/2012)
(Kansas) -- Smoking at state-owned casinos could be banned, under a discussion at the Statehouse Thursday. A Senate committee discussed changes to the exceptions allowed...
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Lack of smoking rules worries casino staff (1/29/2012)
(Macau) -- Less than a year before the gaming industry must take up the indoor smoking ban, casino workers are worried that the government has yet to release regulations...
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Gambling Addicts Aren't Necessarily Smoking Addicts (1/25/2012)
(California) -- In a gambling casino, you can lose your shirt — and worse, your health. That’s why several groups are working on California’s Indian...
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Revel Casino could ban casino-floor smoking, pave the way for other casinos (1/17/2012)
(Atlantic City) -- Revel Casino officials haven't said a word, but Smoke-Free Gaming of America says the new Atlantic City gaming facility plans to ban smoking on...
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Atlantic City's Revel may ban smoking from casino floors (1/16/2012)
(Atlantic City) -- Smoky gaming halls crowded with gamblers puffing away on cigars and cigarettes are a common scene — but may not be seen when Revel casino opens...
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Clean-air advocates push for a smoke-free Mesquite (1/11/2012)
(Nevada) -- Clean air advocates have chosen Mesquite as the next battleground for anti-smoking laws. Mesquite residents met Tuesday to plot strategy for a Tuesday...
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Group advocates change in casino smoking (1/11/2012)
(Iowa) -- American Cancer Society lobbyist Peggy Huppert said another issue that anti-tobacco coalition members want to see taken up this legislative session is...
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Smoke alarm: No noticeable decrease in American Indian smoking (11/14/2011)
(New Mexico) -- Smokers across the country are kicking the habit. But in Indian country in New Mexico, health officials are not finding any evidence of a decrease in...
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Toledo casino: Smokers need not apply (11/9/2011)
(Ohio) -- Operators of a new casino say they won’t hire smokers to work at gambling tables or elsewhere. Hollywood Casino in Toledo said it will ask applicants...
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Shelly vetoes smoking ban, cites protection (8/12/2011)
(Arizona) -- President Ben Shelly has vetoed the Navajo Nation Smoking Regulation Act of 2011, which would have exempted casinos from a ban on smoking in public places.
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Mining & Drilling
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Food report involving polluted Nevada mine angers tribe (2/13/2012)
(Reno) -- Test results the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited repeatedly as evidence that irrigated crops and livestock next to a polluted Nevada mine are...
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Ohio Gaming
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Smokers not eligible for jobs in some Ohio casinos (1/25/2012)
(Ohio) -- Job seekers who smoke, chew tobacco or even use nicotine patches won’t be considered for the 3,200 casino jobs in Toledo and Columbus when Penn National...
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Aqueduct
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Aqueduct casino contractors fined for exposing workers to hazardous conditions (12/21/2011)
(New York) -- Five firms that worked on the new Aqueduct Racetrack casino have been fined $127,000 for exposing workers to hazardous conditions, the New York Daily News...
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Keystone XL Pipeline
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Alberta to probe aboriginal health near oilsands (9/29/2011)
(Alberta) -- The Alberta government has agreed to study the health of aboriginal people and their communities downstream from the province's oilsands developments.
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Province to work with aboriginal communities to study health near oilsands (9/29/2011)
(Alberta) -- The province and aboriginal communities in Fort McKay, Alta., entered into an agreement this week to carry out an interactive community health assessment...
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Other News
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Tribal twist to spiritual healing (2/21/2012)
(Minnesota) -- In the Cheyenne tribal culture, there is a saying: "A nation is not defeated until the hearts of its women are on the ground." Defeat has crept...
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Gamblers' brains have unique chemistry (2/21/2012)
(Australia) -- Financial market traders and keen gamblers take note. Scientists have found that a chemical in the region of the brain involved in sensory and reward...
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Others should follow Ontario's OxyContin lead, experts say (2/20/2012)
(Ontario) -- Addiction experts are applauding Ontario's new restrictions on OxyContin and the drug replacing it, but say the country needs a national strategy to...
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Expect OxyContin health crisis, warns First Nations leader (2/19/2012)
(Ontario) -- An Ontario First Nations leader says a catastrophe is looming with the decision to stop manufacturing the drug OxyContin. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Chief Stan...
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Baby featured in documentary has brain tumour (2/17/2012)
(Saskatchewan) -- A young couple featured in a CBC Saskatchewan documentary about absent aboriginal fathers is worried for the life of their baby daughter.
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Zumba Craze Takes Over San Felipe Pueblo (2/17/2012)
(New Mexico) -- The Zumba exercise craze has taken over the San Felipe Pueblo, and tribal leaders said it's one of the most effective tools they have to fight...
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Expect OxyContin health crisis, warns First Nations leader (2/16/2012)
(Ontario) -- An Ontario First Nations leader says a catastrophe is looming with the decision to stop manufacturing the drug OxyContin.
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Rights set American Indian medical care (2/15/2012)
(Colorado) -- A civil rights complaint that a Colorado Native American woman did not get proper medical treatment has been settled.
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Improving the quality of life, one Native at a time (2/15/2012)
(New Mexico) -- Sports Warriors Track Club has a simple mission; to support Native American running at all levels, from recreational to elite. One of our motto’s...
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Most off-reserve aboriginal kids in excellent health (2/15/2012)
(Canada) -- Most First Nations and Métis children living off reserve reported excellent or very good health but factors like poor housing conditions and access to...
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Report: High number of NM children overweight or obese (2/15/2012)
(New Mexico) -- The New Mexico Department of Health today released its 2011 report detailing New Mexico's childhood obesity rates, "The Weight of Our Children:...
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Cortez hospital inks landmark civil rights settlement with Indian tribe (2/14/2012)
(Colorado) -- Two years ago, a Cortez hospital turned away a Ute Mountain Ute woman who was seeking treatment because she allegedly had been raped. Her case has led to a...
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AAIP to host obesity prevention conference (2/12/2012)
(California) -- The Association of American Indian Physicians will host a two-day conference March 13-14 focused on developing sustainable obesity prevention programs.
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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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Native Sun News: Study shows high Indian infant death rate (2/12/2012)
(South Dakota) -- Within the first month of being born, Native American babies in South Dakota have a two-to-one death rate in comparison to white babies. Within the...
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Suicide among children as young as 11 at alarming levels (2/10/2012)
(Australia) -- GIRLS as young as 11 are committing suicide at an unprecedented rate in Northern Territory indigenous communities where family violence is rife.
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Muckleshoot food program fosters creative solutions (2/9/2012)
(Washington) -- Including traditional foods – like huckleberries, nettles, camas and salmon – into tribal members’ everyday diets is the goal of the...
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650 Indians and others hit by food poisoning after attending campaign rally in Mexico (2/9/2012)
(Mexico) -- Officials of a Mexican political party are apologizing to 650 Indians and other people who suffered food poisoning after attending a campaign rally in...
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Group to develop Inuktitut health terms (2/6/2012)
(North Canada) -- Inuit women are meeting in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., this week to develop Inuktitut words for sexual health. Right now, there are no standard...
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New vaccines could help Aboriginals in Northern Ontario (2/6/2012)
(Ontario) -- Researchers from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine are working to create vaccines that could prevent the spread of two infectious diseases among...
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