Washington D.C.Mining & Drilling
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New rules to address fracking on Indian lands
(5/23/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Hydraulic fracturing on Indian land may become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land...
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Interior pressed to encourage Indian tribes to develop oil and gas
(5/15/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- A Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing quickly turned into a referendum on energy development on Indian lands on Wednesday.
2 Total Articles on this Issue
National Indian Gaming Association
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Tribal Leaders Meet To Discuss Indian Country Tax Strategy
(5/23/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Tribal leaders gathered this morning at the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association's Conference and Tradeshow to discuss tax issues affecting...
1 Article on this Issue
National Indian Gaming Commission
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National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Publishes Final Rule for Tribal Self-Regulation
(5/22/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Gaming tribes, particularly tribes conducting only Class II gaming, should take notice of the publication by the National Indian Gaming Commission...
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Little reappointed as Associate Commissioner at NIGC
(5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced on Thursday, May 16 Daniel Little’s reappointment as Associate Commissioner at the National...
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NIGC Publishes Final Rule For Tribal Self-Regulation
(5/7/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Gaming tribes, particularly tribes conducting only Class II gaming, should take notice of the publication by the National Indian Gaming Commission...
3 Total Articles on this Issue
Native Voices
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TRAHANT: Federal spending worsens as time passes
(5/20/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Indian Country has already been hit hard by the sequester. Lacey Horn, treasurer of the Cherokee Nation, recently told National Public Radio that...
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TRAHANT: Repeal health care law? Again? So now what?
(5/13/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a vote Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act (including the permanent authorization of the...
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TRAHANT: Indian Country left behind as jobs evaporate
(5/6/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Wall Street celebrated last week’s jobs report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment fell to 7.5 percent and that 165,000...
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HARRIS: In Support of the Indian Child Welfare Act
(5/1/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- I am outraged by Supreme Court case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. As a lifelong civil rights activist, I remember the struggle to pass the Indian...
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TRAHANT: Congress quickly fixes the wrong problem
(4/29/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Last week was a perfect illustration of the broken structure that is the United States government. Congress cannot pass a budget. It can barely pass...
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Baby Veronica
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United States: Native American Adoption Decision Pending From U.S. Supreme Court
(5/19/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- In this most recent U.S. Supreme Court term, the Court has heard two cases involving the domestic relations of a state. In addition to the arguments...
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RUSSELL: Baby Veronica and the Law of Race
(4/28/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Upon reading my first column on the Baby Veronica oral argument, a policy wonk friend of mine wrote, “This is not about race. It is about...
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The Cherokee Nation’s Baby Girl Goes on Trial
(4/24/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Everyone knew that the Supreme Court’s hearing last week on the Indian Child Welfare Act would be an emotional one. After all, the case,...
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US Supremes challenge ICWA
(4/24/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Some have said that King Solomon would have had an easier job figuring out the “preferred placement” of Baby Veronica than do the judges...
4 Total Articles on this Issue
Online Legislation
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Gaming Caucus Resurrected In Congress [sub req'd]
(5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Although it is not clear if an Internet gambling bill will be one of its priorities, a Congressional Gaming Caucus is being resurrected in the U.S....
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Should Washington Allow Internet Gambling?
(5/12/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The debate over Internet gambling has been raging in the U.S. for more than a decade. Until recently, the federal government treated Internet...
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Federal Lobbying Spend Shrivels As States Take Lead On Internet Gambling
(5/10/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- In the first quarter of 2013, federal Internet gambling lobbying spend plummeted as leading special interests, including Nevada’s Caesars...
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Federal Online Advocates Seek Non-Nevada Support [sub. req'd]
(5/6/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Despite the unceremonious collapse of an Internet gambling bill last year in Congress, the recent hiring of former Mississippi Governor Haley...
4 Total Articles on this Issue
Tobacco & Cigarettes
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FDA seeks firm for Native American anti-tobacco effort
(5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products is seeking a firm to launch an anti-tobacco program targeting Native Americans.
1 Article on this Issue
Redskins
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HARJO: Fighting Racist Stereotypes in Sports One Poll at a Time
(5/15/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- A thousand people were asked in April if the Washington NFL franchise should change its name and (shocker) 79 percent said no.
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BLOG: How Much Would It Cost Dan Snyder To Rebrand The Redskins?
(5/13/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Last week, I wrote about how the owner of Washington’s National Football League team promised to never change that team’s derogatory...
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Racist Redskin: Resolving Anglo Ignorance About Naming Natives
(5/13/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Here's an idea. It follows the stunning recent report that 79 percent of people polled want the Redskins football team to keep its name. In the...
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Snyder: The Redskins Will “Never” Change Their Name
(5/12/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is adamant – the Washington Redskins will never change their name. This comes the week after a District of...
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MORON ALERT: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder says that he will 'never' change the team's nickname
(5/10/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Daniel Snyder loves the Washington Redskins, and he also owns the Washington Redskins. As long as he's doing the latter, they will always be...
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NEW YORKER: Redskins Forever?
(5/10/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Over the past half century, hundreds of high-school and college athletic programs, facing opposition from students or simply coming to their senses...
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Washington Redskin owner Snyder will not change name of team
(5/10/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Washington Redskin owner Daniel Snyder said Thursday that as long as he owns the team, the name will never be changed.
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Redskins.com Interviews 'Inuit Chief' Who Supports Use of Redskins Name
(5/4/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Yesterday, the official website of the Washington Redskins published an interview with someone the article says is an Inuit chief. According to the...
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RG3: The Redskins Name and the 'Tyranny of Political Correctness'
(5/4/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- RG3, perhaps better known as Robert Griffin III, the star quarterback of the Washington Redskins has taken to Twitter to air his views about the D.C...
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MORON ALERT: Redskins' name may be under fire, but poll finds strong support
(5/3/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- It’s been a rough offseason for the Washington Redskins, and not just because of the knee injury to star quarterback Robert Griffin III.
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Navajo woman from Arizona at forefront of fight to change NFL team’s name
(5/3/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Amanda Blackhorse is outraged when she thinks of the Washington Redskins, a team whose name and mascot are deeply offensive to the Navajo woman.
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The Dubious Logic of 'The Washington Times' on the Redskins Issue
(5/3/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- In an editorial posted online yesterday, The Washington Times examined the recent news of Washington, D.C. Council member David Grosso proposing to...
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Washington Redskins: Native Americans see red
(5/3/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Since 1939, indigineous groups in the United States have protested the name of Washington's National Football League team, the Redskins, saying...
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In debate over Redskins name, is the ‘R-word’ for racism or respect?
(5/1/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Amanda Blackhorse is outraged when she thinks of the Washington Redskins, a team whose name and mascot are deeply offensive to the Navajo woman.
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D.C. Council may push Washington Redskins into ‘Washington Redtails’
(4/30/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- A D.C. Council member is preparing to introduce a resolution calling on the Washington Redskins to change its name, perhaps to the Washington...
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Art installation touches on Redskins name controversy
(4/25/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Hey, it’s been a while since the Redskins name thing showed up in a random part of the paper, leading me to write something about it, leading...
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Sports Betting
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Four US States say federal sports betting ban undermines states power
(5/13/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The states of West Virginia, Georgia and Kansas, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, announced their support for New Jersey's attempt to overturn...
1 Article on this Issue
Maryland Gaming
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Casino developer seeks to calm safety fears
(5/12/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- As two more casino proposals for Prince George's County came in before Friday's deadline, bringing the total to three, one developer is...
1 Article on this Issue
Keystone XL Pipeline
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Foes Suggest a Tradeoff if Pipeline Is Approved
(5/11/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- President Obama’s first major environmental decision of his second term could be to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, profoundly disappointing...
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Keystone foes seek pipeline offsets
(5/5/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- President Obama is being pressed by opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline to tie any approval to measures that would curb climate change, reflecting...
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Fill Gaps in Keystone XL Draft Environment Report or Reject Pipeline, NCAI Tells Obama Administration
(5/3/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Noting a lack of “critical information” about potential impacts to water supply, sacred sites and other aspects of tribal life governed...
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EPA wants State Dept. to rework analysis of Keystone XL pipeline
(4/24/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Environmental Protection Agency objected Monday to the State Department’s latest review of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, suggesting that...
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Tribal Taxation
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Online Collection Gives U.S. Indians Ways to Get Revenue: Taxes
(5/6/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Indian reservations are close to being put on a more equal tax footing with states. The Senate added language to the Internet sales tax bill that...
1 Article on this Issue
Online Gaming
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New York Representative Looks To Push Federal Poker Regulation Forward
(5/3/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- While different states have either moved forward with regulation of the online gaming and poker industries (or have tried and failed), the federal...
1 Article on this Issue
Federal Recognition
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Hudson pushes for Lumbee recognition
(5/1/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress seeking full federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, whose members make...
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Lumbee bill reintroduced in Congress
(4/27/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress seeking full federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, whose members make...
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Cobell
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Law firm sees jump in revenue thanks to Cobell settlement
(4/30/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Kilpatrick Townsend saw a 12.3 percent increase in revenue thanks to its role in the the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement.
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BIA aims to start Cobell land consolidation purchases this year
(4/24/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs hopes to start the land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion, Cobell trust fund settlement by the end of the year...
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Supreme Court
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OP/ED: Scalia’s limited understanding of the Voting Rights Act
(4/27/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Gary May is a history professor at the University of Delaware and the author of “Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the...
1 Article on this Issue
Akaka Bill
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Schatz praise for Akaka Bill support
(4/25/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Brian Schatz, member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, spoke Wednesday at a hearing on President Obama’s FY 2014 Budget for...
1 Article on this Issue
Other News
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U.S. House Acts to Help Native Veterans
(5/22/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed bills May 21 that will impact Native veterans. It's a fitting time to move on this legislation, as May...
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Navajo lawmakers advocate for investment in Reservation infrastructure
(5/21/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Navajo lawmakers recently met with federal agency representatives and lawmakers to discuss the effects of federal budget cuts to much needed...
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Native Americans may be affected by US health insurance mandate
(5/20/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The impact that the Affordable Care Act will have on the U.S. health insurance sector is often a matter of heated debate. Those supporting the...
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DOI releases update to fracking regulation on Indian lands
(5/19/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Interior Department today released a new draft of its regulation to cover hydraulic fracturing, a controversial energy-processing technique that...
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Secretary Jewell mum on Little Shell Tribe recognition bid
(5/19/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Interior Secretary Sally Jewell declined to comment about federal recognition for the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana at a hearing...
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Rep. Hastings asks DOI for answers about Jeanette Hanna
(5/19/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Washington), the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, is pressing the Obama administration for answers about...
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Juvenile Inmates Found to Be at No Greater Risk for Prison Rape
(5/19/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Youth advocates have long argued that juveniles incarcerated in adult prisons and jails are at heightened risk for rape and other forms of sexual...
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IAIA celebrates its 50th year in D.C. style
(5/19/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Did you know there are only three congressionally chartered colleges in the United States and one of them is in New Mexico?
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BIA's Charles Addington Finalist for Public Service Medal
(5/18/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- On May 14, Kevin K. Washburn, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs announced that Charles Addington had been named a finalist by the Partnership for...
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Joaquin Gallegos Named a Champion for Native Dental Health
(5/18/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Among the 2013 Champions for Change named by the Center for Native American Youth is Joaquin Gallegos, Jicarilla Apache Nation/Pueblo of Santa Ana,...
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PATA: Crossing the Dental Divide in Indian Country with Dental Therapists
(5/18/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The “dental divide”—the absence of services and access to dental health services in low income communities—is real,...
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Top 5 Ways Senators Used Indian Affairs Hearing to Push Their Pet Projects
(5/17/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Even a person only casually acquainted with Native Americans who viewed the May 15 hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in which U.S....
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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell calls Native American education ‘embarrassing’
(5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told a Senate panel Wednesday that “Indian education is embarrassing” as she laid out her priorities on...
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Obamacare to penalize nearly half a million Native Americans
(5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Native Americans are entitled to free and subsidized medical care at some federally-funded health clinics, but 'Obamacare' will soon force...
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Murkowski: Administration Shirking Indian Health Cost Reimbursement
(5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- One of the leading senators focused on Indian affairs says the Obama administration is shirking its responsibility to reimburse Indian tribes for...
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New interior secretary lays out agenda for Native-American issues
(5/15/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told a Senate panel Wednesday that “Indian education is embarrassing” as she laid out her priorities on...
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New secretary lays out agenda on Native Americans
(5/15/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- New Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is prepared to detail how she will move forward on issues affecting Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
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Sally Jewell in for a Wild Ride with Indian Country
(5/15/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Sally Jewell, the new secretary of the Department of the Interior, spent a short time discussing firefighting at a hearing of the Senate Committee...
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Impact of health insurance mandate on DC’s 6,500 American Indians is unclear
(5/15/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Of the more than 6,500 District of Columbia residents who self-identify as Native Americans, it’s not clear how many will be forced to buy...
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Health Law Could Require Some American Indians To Buy Insurance Or Pay Penalties
(5/14/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Associated Press reports that the overhaul's definition of "American Indian" only includes those tribes that are recognized by the...
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