North DakotaMining & Drilling
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Traditional blessings
(5/16/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Tony Mandan, an elder of the Three Affiliated Tribes, gave a blessing of the ground at the groundbreaking ceremony last week for the tribes'...
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Delvin Cree: North Dakota tribe breaks ground on oil refinery
(5/9/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A tribally owned refinery project costing $450 million is getting closer to development stages. A "historical" ground breaking took place on...
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Three Affiliated Tribes break ground on refinery
(5/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- As the Three Affiliated Tribes blessed the ground Wednesday where a refinery will be built, one tribal council member called it a new day for the...
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Thunder Butte Petroleum / Tribes hold groundbreaking for new refinery
(5/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The ceremony on Wednesday was called historic by many gathered at the site where The Three Affiliated Tribes broke ground for a refinery.
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Tribe: Oil tax changes not enough
(5/7/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A new tribal oil tax agreement is a “huge improvement” but still contains bad language that doesn’t recognize tribal sovereignty,...
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Tribes' refinery, OneOK gas plants commemorated
(5/6/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Significant new energy projects in the oil patch will be commemorated in separate ceremonies Wednesday.
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USGS nearly doubles 2008 estimate, says 7.4 billion barrels of oil possible in ND and Mont.
(5/5/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Government data released Tuesday show that 7.4 billion barrels of oil could be recovered from two massive shale formations spanning parts of the...
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N.D. House easily rejects oil tax bill
(5/1/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Nearly 80 percent of House members voted Wednesday to kill a bill that would have reduced the state’s oil extraction tax by one-half of 1 percent.
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Tribal refinery ground breaking on May 8
(4/29/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its refinery May 8 at 4:30 p.m. at the refinery site, west of Makoti.
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Dakotas Reservation Might Get Home-Building Plant
(4/22/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A home-building company aiming to supply housing for western North Dakota’s booming oil patch wants to set up shop on the Standing Rock Indian...
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Bakken oil development comes with a price
(4/21/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Bakken formation is 200,000-plus square miles of crude oil deep under the Earth’s surface. It expands across North Dakota, Montana, Native...
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Oil patch housing pinch spurs home manufacturing idea
(4/21/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A home manufacturing company wants to build and ship houses for the Bakken from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
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No agreement yet on oil extraction tax
(4/19/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Conference committee members are expecting to continue work on an oil extraction tax bill after failing to come to a final agreement during two Friday...
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Legislature gives some, takes some when handling oil, Indians
(4/17/2013)
(North Dakota) -- On July 4, 1776, Congress gave final approval to the Declaration of Independence including the statement that “all men are created equal.”
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Oil industry wants change to ND tribal oil taxes
(4/10/2013)
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's oil industry is endorsing a change to a revenue sharing agreement that the state has had with the Three Affiliated Tribes since 2008.
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Important Cultural, Religious and Historical Resources Threatened by Drilling
(4/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Hess Corporation’s development of oil resources on Taĥċa Wakutėpi (Killdeer Mountain) on the edge of the North Dakota badlands threatens to...
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Spirit Lake Tribe
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Spirit Lake council changes: Election replaces two members, chairman criticizes recall effort
(5/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Two incumbent members of the Spirit Lake Tribal Council lost their seats in Tuesday’s general election.
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Spirit Lake petition supporters more confident after election
(5/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Spirit Lake tribal council will soon welcome two new members amid continuing cries to oust tribal chairman Roger Yankton. Now supporters of a...
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Spirit Lake Tribe holds council election
(5/7/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Voters on the Spirit Lake Nation are deciding the fate of two tribal council members today. The election will result in at least one new council member...
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Statement from Spirit Lake Tribe, chairman
(5/6/2013)
(North Dakota) -- On behalf of the Spirit Lake Tribe, as elected tribal governing council, we wish to clarify that the current composition of the Spirit Lake Tribal...
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Keeping Indian children safe an ongoing challenge
(5/5/2013)
(North Dakota) -- On a Spirit Lake reservation torn by factional infighting, the leader of an American Indian advocacy group arrives to find 25 percent of all Dakota...
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Tribal chairman opponents gather signatures
(5/3/2013)
(North Dakota) -- People on the Spirit Lake Reservation who oppose Chairman Roger Yankton say they've gathered enough petition signatures to force a recall vote.
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Authorities have 2 'persons of interest' in Spirit Lake homicide
(5/3/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Two men in custody on unrelated charges are “persons of interest” in the death this week of a man on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation,...
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Yankton foes reach goal but press on for more signatures
(5/2/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Spirit Lake Nation members seeking to remove Roger Yankton Sr. as tribal chairman said Thursday they have more than the required number of signatures...
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BIA superintendent, criticized by some, takes early retirement
(5/1/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Rod Cavanaugh, superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs agency at Fort Totten, N.D., and a key figure in the continuing child protection issue at...
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Spirit Lake petitioners weigh options
(4/26/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Spirit Lake Nation members seeking to replace Tribal Chairman Roger Yankton Sr. said Friday they are nearing their goal of 600 signatures on a recall...
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Spirit Lake petition gaining signatures
(4/22/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Members of the Spirit Lake Nation tying to oust tribal chairman Roger Yankton say they've nearly collected enough signatures to petition for...
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At reservation, challenge can be to keep Indian children safe – and Indian
(4/20/2013)
(North Dakota) -- On a Spirit Lake reservation torn by factional infighting, the leader of an American Indian advocacy group arrives to find 25 percent of all Dakota...
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BIA still sees Yankton as Spirit Lake leader
(4/20/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs continues to recognize Roger Yankton Sr. as chairman of the Spirit Lake Nation, a spokeswoman said.
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Heavy turnout at Spirit Lake primary: Tribal Council vice chairman fails to advance
(4/18/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Duane Jackson, vice chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, lost his bid for another term representing the Mission District in Tuesday’s primary...
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Tribal members cast votes for council seats
(4/16/2013)
(North Dakota) -- After a tense week on the Spirit Lake Nation tribal members are getting the chance to voice their opinion at the ballot box. Today's primary...
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Yankton still chairman of Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, says his challenger
(4/16/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Roger Yankton Sr. remains chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, says Leander (Russ) McDonald, the man elected to replace him at an emergency general...
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Opposition swears in new Spirit Lake tribal leader, but Yankton refuses to recognize action and remains in control, official says
(4/15/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Leander (Russ) McDonald was sworn in as chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe today in a traditional ceremony conducted by elders and others opposed...
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Spirit Lake ousts tribal chairman
(4/14/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Participants in a hastily called general assembly meeting voted overwhelmingly today to oust Roger Yankton Sr. as chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux...
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Spirit Lake Nation Elders Vote to Oust Tribal Council
(4/13/2013)
(North Dakota) -- More than 30 Spirit Lake tribal elders took the unusual step of demanding new leadership on Thursday, angered by allegations of corruption and...
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Tribal Elders vote to expel entire council
(4/12/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Tribal Elders on the Spirit Lake Nation voted late Thursday afternoon with an overwhelming majority to oust the entire tribal council.
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Spirit Lake elders call for dismissal of tribal council
(4/11/2013)
(North Dakota) -- More than 30 elders of the Spirit Lake Nation adopted a resolution Thursday calling for dismissal of the entire Tribal Council, citing continuing...
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Outside officials say Spirit Lake tribe on right track with child protection
(4/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- As health and social service professionals grappled over the past year with issues of child protection at Spirit Lake, they found a disturbing trend at...
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Cramer remarks, PBS documentary draw eyes again to reservation
(4/7/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Spirit Lake Nation has endured a great deal of scrutiny and harsh commentary over the past year concerning the safety of its children, and the...
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Overcoming hurdles at Spirit Lake
(4/7/2013)
(North Dakota) -- As health and social service professionals grappled over the past year with issues of child protection at Spirit Lake, they found a disturbing trend at...
24 Total Articles on this Issue
Native Voices
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HOPKINS: Obama Should Protect Citizens' Health, not Monsanto’s GMOs
(5/7/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Welcome to the laboratory-rat cage, folks. We’re all being experimented on by Monsanto and the federal government.
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Keystone XL Pipeline
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HOPKINS: Keystone XL Equals Death
(5/1/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Last week, grassroots opponents of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline hoping to halt its development were successful in submitting over 1 million...
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Native Vote
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HOPKINS: North Dakota Voter ID Bill Threatens to Silence Native Votes
(4/26/2013)
(North Dakota) -- One would think that if you’re a U.S. Congressman who insulted your state’s largest minority population and threatened bodily injury to...
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Voter Suppression
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North Dakota’s Voter ID Bill Threatens to Silence Native Votes Just Eight Days After Republican Congressman Cramer Publicly Bashes Tribes and Threatens Native Leaders
(4/25/2013)
(North Dakota) -- One would think that if you’re a U.S. Congressman who insulted your state’s largest minority population and threatened bodily injury to...
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Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
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ERICH LONGIE: Cramer owes Merrick a more sincere apology
(4/14/2013)
(North Dakota) -- We Dakotas are easy to get along with. After all, our very name signifies friends and/or allies. And, we are pretty much assimilated into the...
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Letter: New tools to reduce violence
(4/14/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The alarming rate of domestic violence offenses against American Indian women should trouble all North Dakotans. According to a 2011 study from the...
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On reservations, VAWA protects rights of the accused
(4/11/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The alarming rate of domestic violence offenses against American Indian women is an issue that should trouble all North Dakotans.
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Three Affiliated Tribes plans prosecutions under VAWA
(4/10/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Since January, the Fort Berthold Coalition Against Violence has helped 47 new victims of abuse and violence and has dealt with 12 sexual assaults.
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U.S. Attorney, victims advocate defend VAWA
(4/10/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A new federal law giving tribal courts limited jurisdiction in domestic violence cases involving non-Indians gives new hope to Indian women while...
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Baby Veronica
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Supreme Court to hear Indian Child Welfare Act case next week
(4/13/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear an adoption case next Tuesday that could result in some changes to the way the Indian Child Welfare Act is...
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Other News
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Standing Rock unveils Sitting Bull Visitor Center
(5/14/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A tourist information center honoring a former Dakotas tribal leader is scheduled to open on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
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BIA sets abuse training for tribal court staff
(5/13/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has scheduled a series of legal training seminars for judges, prosecutors and defenders who work in tribal courts...
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Statements by suspect admissible
(5/12/2013)
(North Dakota) -- FBI agents properly obtained statements from a St. Michael man about his alleged involvement in the abuse and killing of two children on the Spirit...
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3 sentenced for distributing methamphetamine on North Dakota Indian reservation
(5/10/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Three people have been sentenced for distributing methamphetamine on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation.
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North Dakota Visitor Center Honoring Sitting Bull Set to Open
(5/6/2013)
(North Dakota) -- American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) Member Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will partner with Sitting Bull College for the ribbon...
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New North Dakota Visitor Center is Named for Legendary Sioux Leader Sitting Bull
(5/5/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Stand Rock Sioux Tribe will partner with Sitting Bull College for the ribbon cutting and open house of the highly anticipated Sitting Bull Visitor...
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North Dakota Visitor Center Honoring Sitting Bull Set to Open
(5/5/2013)
(North Dakota) -- American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) Member Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will partner with Sitting Bull College for the ribbon...
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Tribes will christen 'The Sacagawea' next week
(5/3/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes will be christening a yacht next week. The christening of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation yacht, "The Sacagawea...
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FBI investigating apparent homicide on Spirit Lake Reservation
(5/2/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs police are investigating an apparent homicide on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, an FBI spokesman said...
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Omar Mohamed Kalmio Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murdering 4 In North Dakota
(5/1/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A Somali national was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for killing the mother of his child and three other people in North Dakota two years ago.
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Tribal college leaders praise workforce training grants
(4/30/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Tribal college leaders and lawmakers gathered in Memorial Hall on Tuesday for a press conference highlighting a bill that will provide workforce...
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Tribes lead investor in hotel project
(4/29/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes is the lead investor in new hotel project being planned for the campus of United Tribes Technical College near Bismarck.
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UTTC campus to get hotel
(4/29/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Three Affiliated Tribes is funding a hotel on the United Tribes Technical College campus. “With UTTC near the Bismarck airport, it makes great...
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Man pleads guilty to post office break-in on Spirit Lake Indian Reservation
(4/27/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A 41-year-old St. Michael man has pleaded guilty to breaking into a post office on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation and stealing a U.S. Treasury...
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Dakotas tribe displeased with planned summit
(4/26/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribal council have written a letter to a U.S. Congressman detailing their displeasure with a planned summit on...
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OP/ED: Erdrich deserves award
(4/26/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The author Louise Erdrich will be presented with a Rough Rider Award today in Wahpeton, the southeastern North Dakota community in which she grew up....
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Charge lowered for Spirit Lake official
(4/26/2013)
(North Dakota) -- A felony theft charge against Mark Little Owl was reduced to a misdemeanor following a pre-trial conference Thursday in Grand Forks District Court.
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Performance artist to be on stage Wednesday at the Empire Arts Center
(4/22/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The UND Department of Art & Design will host awardwinning Luiseno Indian performance artist James Luna starting today, including a performance at 7...
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Erdrich receives Rough Rider Award in hometown of Wahpeton, ND
(4/20/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The youngest sister to famed author Karen Louise Erdrich – or Karen as she was known to most here – said Erdrich shared not only her...
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Rio Rancho woman honors her Navajo culture in pageant
(4/20/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Kansas Begaye of Rio Rancho is not just another pretty face. And that’s a good thing, because it is going to take more than just good looks to...
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