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Mashpee Wampanoag

article Creator of StopTauntonCasino.com reveals himself (5/14/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- City residents on both sides of the casino issue are increasingly making their presence felt online, using websites and social media as ways to spread...
1 Article on this Issue

Whiteclay

article NORRELL: When fat cat reporters come to town (5/14/2012)
(USA) -- When outside reporters come to Indian country, they seem to think that local reporters and editors are really anxious to work for them for free, and also to be...
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Florida Gaming

article Gambling bill writers need dictionary (4/30/2012)
(Florida) -- Expansion. Say it with me now. Expaaaaaansion. It almost sounds like what it means. And here is the dictionary definition: [ik-span'-shuhn] "......
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Trust Issues

article ICTMN’s Rob Capriccioso Discusses Billion-Dollar Settlement on NPR (4/17/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Indian Country Today Media Network’s Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Rob Capriccioso appeared on National Public Radio to discuss the recent...
1 Article on this Issue

Native Voices

article Tim Giago: Dulaney was named 'Waonspekiye' or teacher (4/16/2012)
(South Dakota) -- The first I ever heard of Professor William I. Dulaney was in 1983 when I received a letter, it was not known as snail-mail back then, saying that he...
article Native American Journalists Association founder to speak in Bismarck (4/14/2012)
(North Dakota) -- The founder of founder of the Native American Journalists Association will speak in Bismarck next week. Oglala Lakota Tribe member Tim Giago will be...
article Tim Giago: Turtle Mountain Times marks its 20th anniversary (3/25/2012)
(South Dakota) -- The man on the phone said simply, “We want you to help our tribe start a weekly newspaper.” The man on the line was Richard J. “...
article RAVE: Entrepreneurism a good business as Buffalo’s Fire launches the first Native mobile news app (3/21/2012)
(Montana) -- Have you ever thought about doing something that intrigued and scared you at the same time?
article GIAGO: Newspaper business should take a look at past (3/19/2012)
(South Dakota) -- When radio appeared on the national scene in the early 1900s speculation began about its impact on the newspaper industry.
article Tim Giago: Inspiring a new generation of Native Americans (2/27/2012)
(South Dakota) -- I received an email from a guy named Lee Carson who wrote, “I hope you die.” Kind of a harsh thing to say about anybody, but when it is...
article Chickasaw Nation delegation visits FNX (2/24/2012)
(California) -- FNX was honored to host a delegation from the Chickasaw Nation at the Feb 10 Ceremonial Unity Launch in our KVCR/FNX studios. Phillip Perkins, Justin...
article FNX debuts "See How She Works" from Randi Rourke Barreiro (2/24/2012)
(California) -- FNX is proud to welcome guest blogger Randi Rourke Barreiro (Akwesasne Mohawk) to FNX Beat. Randi is an award-winning writer, editor, and entrepreneur...
article Cherokee Phoenix celebrates 184 years (2/21/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American newspaper and the first bilingual publication in North America. Today it celebrates its 184th birthday.
article JODI RAVE: New online source for Native news unveiled (2/21/2012)
(Montana) -- Journalist Jodi Rave found a hole in the World Wide Web. "There are very few spaces or places on the Internet that you can get a good sense of what...
article Ojibwe Writer Seeks Out The Beauty Of 'Rez Life' (2/20/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Stories about life on Native American reservations often focus on the hardships — alcoholism, drugs, violence and poverty. In Rez Life: An Indian...
11 Total Articles on this Issue

Tobacco & Cigarettes

article Manitoba takes fight with native smoke shop to Facebook (3/23/2012)
(Manitoba) -- The Manitoba government is trying to crack down on an illegal First Nations smoke shop, in part by preventing people from using Facebook or other websites...
1 Article on this Issue

Gun Lake

article 1998 story: Tribe's casino is years from opening (2/23/2012)
(Michigan) -- Work toward building a casino in Calhoun County is likely to speed up now, but the casino's opening appears to be at least 2 1/2 years away.
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Sheboygan Casino

article Group running radio ads attacking tribe behind Sheboygan casino project (2/20/2012)
(Wisconsin) -- A Columbus, Wis.-based special interest group began running radio attack ads today alleging that the northern Wisconsin Indian tribe looking to build an...
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Seneca Nation

article Varied accounts paint fuzzy picture of casino scuffle (2/19/2012)
(New York) -- Perhaps the craziest thing about the casino brawl that has left Sen. Mark J. Grisanti’s political career in peril and his wife, Maria, with a...
article 'What's next on the story about Grisanti and the Seneca Niagara casino?' Here's the answer (2/18/2012)
(New York) -- During my live chat on Thursday, a reader asked me what The News was working on related to the strange tale of State Senator Mark Grisanti and the brawl at...
press release Seneca President’s Comment on Casino Incident (2/17/2012)
(New York) -- The following is a statement from Seneca Nation of Indians President Robert Odawi Porter following an incident at Seneca Niagara Casino Friday night...
3 Total Articles on this Issue

Attawapiskat Crisis

article Al Jazeera’s Got Aboriginals Covered (2/12/2012)
(Canada) -- The recent public outcry in Canada about the plight of Attawapiskat and other First Nations prompted ongoing media coverage not only throughout the country...
article Covering the Crisis: Can Mainstream Media Attention Help Attawapiskat Long-Term? (12/22/2011)
(Ontario) -- Not long ago, few had even heard of Attawapiskat. It’s a remote First Nation community that has gone from relative obscurity to being the center of a...
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Online Business

article Churchill Downs Moves Online with Bluff Poker Purchase (2/12/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Churchill Downs, the Louisville, Kentucky based racing operator, has taken important steps to move into the online gaming sphere ahead of imminent changes...
article Churchill buys poker magazine, websites (2/10/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Churchill Downs Inc. announced Friday after the close of the stock market that it had bought a poker magazine and associated websites. Purchase price was...
article Churchill Downs buys poker media company Bluff (2/10/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Churchill Downs has purchased a multimedia poker company, along with the company’s registered domain sites, in a transaction that signals the company...
3 Total Articles on this Issue

Fighting Sioux

article UND asks media, others to stop using Fighting Sioux nickname, logo (12/28/2011)
(North Dakota) -- UND has asked local media outlets and others who cover university news and sports to move away from use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and American...
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Snowbowl

article Snowmaking dominates environmental news in 2011 (12/26/2011)
(Arizona) -- 2011 brought plans for mining near Petrified Forest National Park, the arrival of a voracious bug in the Grand Canyon and wrangling over whether to prohibit...
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Other News

article Seattle reveals surprises for Hopi High radio/journalism quartet (5/15/2012)
(Washington) -- As four Hopi High radio/journalism students descended into Seattle, they didn't know they were in for two surprises at the national Journalism...
article RIGHT WING POV: Law professor: Warren’s ancestor rounded up Cherokees before Trail of Tears (5/9/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- Cornell Law School professor William A. Jacobson, citing a genealogist, claimed Tuesday that Massachusetts Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren‘s...
article Native Sun News: Newspaper takes home nine media awards (5/8/2012)
(South Dakota) -- Native Sun News won big in this year’s Better Newspapers Contest sponsored by the South Dakota Newspaper Association for excellence in journalism.
article BLOG: Grieving Mom Cries for Help: Says Local Media and Police Chief Wrongfully Blame Her for Her Baby’s Death (5/7/2012)
(South Dakota) -- A sobbing mother who lost her 3-year-old son in a vehicle accident on Friday and has most of her immediate family in intensive care today called Last...
article Gross Disrespect in Headlines Native American Journalist Association Reacts (5/5/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- This week the US Senate race between incumbent Senator Scott Brown and his challenger, Democrat Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts became...
press release GamblingCompliance launches free app (4/26/2012)
(London) -- GamblingCompliance Quarterly is a new, free to download application that showcases some of the best content from the online services at www....
press release FNX TV expands with Verizon FiOS channel 471 (4/26/2012)
(California) -- FNX: First Nations Experience Television announced today that it is expanding its viewing audience through the addition of Channel 471 on Verizon’s...
article UBC Journalism Partners with First Nations to Report on Major Health Issues (4/23/2012)
(British Columbia) -- An innovative UBC Graduate School of Journalism project provides a hard-hitting look into efforts by Aboriginal communities to address such major...
article Crazy Horse spurs young Indian media (4/21/2012)
(South Dakota) -- Native American Indians are the most underrepresented minority in the professional news media. But 43 young Indian high school would-be journalists...
article Native Sun News: Political cartoonist takes bow from paper (4/21/2012)
(South Dakota) -- After almost three years as Native Sun News’ keen-eyed political cartoonist, Del Iron Cloud has made the tough choice to retire.
article Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approves shield law for journalists (4/17/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council has unanimously adopted a shield law that protects journalists from having to reveal confidential sources in tribal...
press release Cherokee Nation Tribal Council passes shield law, names commissioners (4/17/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Cherokee Nation is now one of the first tribes in the country to offer journalists protection from revealing their sources, thanks to a shield law...
article CN council adopts journalist shield law (4/17/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council on Monday unanimously approved an act shielding journalists from punitive or retaliatory action if they refuse to reveal...
article OUR OPINION: A tribally funded free press (4/17/2012)
(North Dakota) -- If frustrated tribal members want to break the cycle of mismanagement, what can they do? Here’s one idea. And it has nothing to do with tribal...
article Businessman accused of fleecing $190,000 from radio project (4/15/2012)
(Arizona) -- T he federal government has filed suit in Prescott, Ariz., to recover more than $130,000 from a Flagstaff businessman who allegedly hoodwinked the IHS and a...
article Marty Two Bulls Wins Journalism Award for ICTMN Cartoons (4/11/2012)
(South Dakota) -- Marty Two Bulls, editorial cartoonist for Indian Country Today Media Network, has won a Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional...
article Tribal College Journal launches digital edition (4/9/2012)
(Colorado) -- Throughout Tribal College Journal’s 22-year history, its staff members have always embraced the latest technologies. In 2011, TCJ launched a new...
article Journalism and Native Storytelling: Writer Richard Wagamese Bridges the Gap (3/31/2012)
(Canada) -- Ojibwe author, journalist, producer and broadcaster Richard Wagamese has been making waves in the world of media since 1979.
article Indian Country Writer Wins Human Rights Award (3/25/2012)
(Virginia) -- Indian Country Today Media Network’s own Vincent Schilling spent some time in the spotlight recently. He was honored with a Human Rights Award,...
article Native media enterpreneur given human rights award (3/23/2012)
(Virginia) -- Last week, Native American Journalist, Author, Radio Host and Business Owner Vincent Schilling was presented with a Human Rights Award from the City of...

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