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Chumash Tribe

article The Sustainable Chumash
(California) -- There is something beautiful and poetic and incredibly important happening just off Highway 246 in Santa Ynez.
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Cobell

article Blackfeet Nation Settlement Upheld
(Montana) -- Yesterday a panel of appellate judges upheld the ruling that orders the U.S. government to pay the tribe $3.4 billion for mismanagement of over 500,000...
article Cobell Appeals Fail to Sway Court
(Washington D.C.) -- Four Indian appeals of the $3.4 billion Cobell settlement have failed to pass muster with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
article D.C. Circuit Upholds $3.4B Native American Class Settlement
(Washington D.C.) -- A historic $3.4 billion class action settlement over the mismanagement of government trust funds for hundreds of thousands of Native Americans...
article Lawyers weigh appeal after court upholds $3.4 billion Native American settlement
(Washington D.C.) -- Attorneys plan to decide “sooner rather than later” whether to appeal a federal court’s decision to uphold a $3.4 billion...
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Elizabeth Warren

article Poll: Brown and Warren in Dead Heat, Indian Flap Not Hurting
(Massachusetts) -- A new Suffolk University poll shows Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren in a statistical tie in Massachusetts, with Brown hold a 48-...
article Poll: Elizabeth Warren unscathed by Cherokee flap
(Massachusetts) -- Elizabeth Warren is largely unscathed by the weeks-long controversy surrounding her ancestry, according to a new Suffolk University poll released...
article Voters Shrug at Revelations of Ethnic Claim in Senate Race
(Massachusetts) -- The controversy surrounding Elizabeth Warren’s ethnic heritage and whether she misrepresented herself as a minority in the past may have...
article Warren pulls even with Brown in poll
(Massachusetts) -- Elizabeth Warren, emerging from what many consider the roughest patch yet in her Senate campaign, has pulled into a virtual tie with US Senator Scott...
article WILL: Elizabeth Warren’s identity politics
(Washington D.C.) -- Blond, blue-eyed Elizabeth Warren, the Senate candidate in Massachusetts and Harvard professor who cites “family lore” that she is 1/...
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Fighting Sioux

article Nickname supporters denounce UND Alumni Association campaign for ‘yes’ vote
(North Dakota) -- Fighting Sioux nickname supporters Wednesday challenged the campaign mounted by the UND Alumni Association and Foundation seeking a “yes”...
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First Nations Politics

article N.W.T. Gwich’in council candidates split on devolution fight
(North Canada) -- Candidates at the Gwich'in Tribal Council are split on the idea of fighting the N.W.T. government’s devolution Agreement in Principle (AIP)...
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Jim Thorpe

article Thorpe's legacy: Native American's Olympic dream
(Oklahoma) -- A century after her childhood inspiration Jim Thorpe won two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics, synchronized swimmer Mary Killman will be competing in...
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Keystone XL Pipeline

article Keystone XL pipeline opponents file lawsuit
(Nebraska) -- Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline filed a lawsuit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of the pipeline siting...
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Mining & Drilling

article New and Frozen Frontier Awaits Offshore Oil Drilling
(Alaska) -- Shortly before Thanksgiving in 2010, the leaders of the commission President Obama had appointed to investigate the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf...
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Oregon Mascots

article Tribe complains about state mascot ruling
(Oregon) -- The new state rule against the use of Native American logos and mascots by Oregon schools does not sit well with at least one Indian tribe.
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San Manuel Tribe

article OP/ED: Third District Challenger James Ramos Emphasizes Positive Change for County
(California) -- Ramos, former tribal chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, is running against incumbent Supervisor Neil Derry and fellow challenger Jim...
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Winnemem Wintu

article Winnemem Wintu Tribe Plan Civil Disobedience
(California) -- Starting this Thursday, and running through the weekend, the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California are holding a War Dance of civil disobedience,...
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Other News

article Passamaquoddy chief says public hearing will precede allocation of $11.4 million settlement
(Maine) -- Passamaquoddy Tribal Governor and Chief Clayton Cleaves said Wednesday a public hearing will be held before any decision on what’s to become of the...
article For Native American women, sex assault is 'the norm'
(USA) -- The official number is bad enough: One in three American Indian women have experienced rape or attempted rape, a rate more than twice the national average.
article Justice System Offers ‘Tepid Responses’ to Sexual Assaults of American Indian Women
(USA) -- American Indian women experience high rates of sexual assaults, yet there are too few resources to help document the crimes and find the offenders.
article The New York Times Calls Attention to the Threat and Torment of Rape in Indian Country
(Alaska) -- An article in The New York Times today underscores the horror and injustice suffered by Native women in Alaska’s remote villages, who are 12 times more...
article Opponents of Blackfeet open enrollment rally in Browning
(Montana) -- A heated debate continues as Blackfeet members argue over whether enrollment should be opened up or not, and on Tuesday evening, those against open...
article Canadian science stymies Washington-tribe’s contentious bid to hunt grey whales
(Washington) -- The U.S. government’s long-running review of a Washington-based tribe’s contentious bid to hunt grey whales off the Pacific Coast has been...
article Feds want new study of Makah whaling impact
(Washington) -- Federal agencies want a new study of gray whales on the Washington coast before the Makah tribe is permitted to exercise its treaty right to whaling.
article First Nations want inquest into 7 student deaths
(Ontario) -- A First Nations group in northern Ontario wants the province's chief coroner to call an inquest into the deaths of seven teenage aboriginal students...
article Ontario First Nations group calls for broader inquest into seven youth deaths
(Ontario) -- Their young lives and their dreams were similar — and so were their deaths. Seven aboriginal teens left their families in various Northern Ontario...
article Ontario First Nations group searches for answers in teen deaths
(Ontario) -- An Ontario First Nations group has asked the province’s chief coroner for a joint inquest into the deaths of seven aboriginal teens who left their...
article Prince Charles and Camilla get royal Regina treatment
(Saskatchewan) -- Neither fog, nor wind, nor rain could keep Regina's royal watchers from coming out to see Prince Charles and Camilla on Wednesday. About 400 people...
article Royal couple fascinated by aboriginal traditions
(Saskatchewan) -- When Prince Charles asked Cadmus Delorme which tribe he is part of, the past student president of First Nations University of Canada couldn’t...
article Senate defeats bond issue for American Indian Cultural Center and Museum by one vote
(Oklahoma) -- Shy one vote, the Senate killed the last hope that a $40 million bond issue would be passed this year to complete the American Indian Cultural Center and...
article Native Sun News: Rapid City hospital put in unhealthy spotlight
(South Dakota) -- The tensions were high; voices raised and banners were flying. Young and old, men and women, Native and non-native turned out to protest what is being...
article First Nations youth walk from Kenora to Toronto
(Canada) -- Six young people are making a 2,000 kilometre trek, on foot, from north of Kenora to Toronto to raise awareness about the legacy of mercury poisoning at...
article Booming Elver Fishery Draws Passamaquoddy Fishers
(Maine) -- When the price of elvers reached $2,000 a pound in March, word spread fast. Everyone who could fish for elvers did, including members of the Passamaquoddy...
article Protecting The Shellfish Industry
(Washington) -- On May 29th, Mason County and The Squaxin Island Tribe are set to sign a historic Pollution Identification and Correction Partnership aimed at protecting...
article Court denies restraining order for Ocotillo Wind Express
(California) -- A federal judge denied the motion for a temporary restraining order of a 112-wind-turbine project set to be built east of Ocotillo, a county official...
article Tribes criticize government over proposed pipeline
(Las Vegas) -- The federal government is ignoring Native American input and disregarding the potential impact on sacred sites as it considers approval of a 300-mile...
article Tribes say feds haven't protected them from Las Vegas pipeline project
(Las Vegas) -- Tribal leaders from Nevada, Utah and California blasted the federal government Wednesday for failing to protect them and their cultural heritage from a...
article Clean Air Program improving tribe’s air
(Oklahoma) -- The Cherokee Nation’s Environmental Programs has been a leader in tribal air monitoring since it started one of the first tribally operated Clean Air...
article EPA responds to report of gasoline leak into creek at Rocky Boy's
(Montana) -- EPA and tribal officials are responding to a gasoline spill that may have reached a creek in Box Elder on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, according...
article Cherokee’s top coffee spot taken over after loan, lease default
(North Carolina) -- Regular coffee connoisseurs in Cherokee may have noticed a slight change in their popular downtown coffeehouse.
article FUNDRAISING: Animated Lakota Coo Coo Clock
(South Dakota) -- We are seeking funding for this project so that we can finally get this model into production. We are a group of Lakota Native Americans that live on...
article Center for Native American Youth receives $600K grant
(Washington D.C.) -- The Center for Native American Youth announced it has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
article Hoopa Tribal Members Show Solidarity on Settlement
(California) -- A group of about 40 Hoopa Tribal members, dressed in red and holding signs that read ‘Members First,’ ‘No Program Bailouts,’ and...
article New faces swept into Tribal offices
(Michigan) -- New members elected to Tribal Council along with a new Tribal Chairman. Barring an unexpected election challenge, members of the Grand Traverse Band of...
article Amnesty International's atrocity report
(Canada) -- Canada's failure to arrest former U.S. president George W. Bush during a visit to BC is cited by Amnesty International in its annual report on human...
article Hoopa Tribal Council Stalls Exlusion of Tribal Member
(California) -- First, the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council discussed changes to the meeting agenda at their regular meeting held Thursday, May 17. Several items were tabled...
article USDA Appoints Tribal Relations Director
(Washington D.C.) -- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that that Joanna Mounce Stancil has been selected to serve as the Director of the USDA Office...
article For Duroville residents, more waiting
(California) -- Moving day for residents of a dilapidated mobile home park in Thermal will be delayed indefinitely while the state and Riverside County sort out a...
article Kickapoo Nation, Located in One of Kansas’ Least Healthy Counties, Takes on Fight Against Diabetes
(Kansas) -- When it comes to making healthy food choices in Indian country, Dr. Dee Ann DeRoin doesn’t mince words: “Stop the pop. Skip the chips. Dump the...
article New lodge will help aboriginal women adjust to life after prison
(Winnipeg) -- Aboriginal women who have just been released from correctional facilities will now have the opportunity for a smoother transition back to the streets of...
article Urban Indians: Greater Numbers, Fewer Dollars
(Denver) -- Though urban Natives constitute about two-thirds of Indian people in the United States according to the 2010 census, they receive fewer federal dollars to...
article Arapahoe graduation is goodbye to students, principal
(Colorado) -- Senior class departs with wisdom of teachers, books, tribal elder Beneath a brilliant blue sky, 535 Arapahoe High School seniors received their diplomas at...
article Campaign launched to address abysmal Indian attendance rates
(Minnesota) -- When Roxanne Broden's daughter started school, Broden didn't understand how important the first years are. It was just kindergarten, what was the...
article Native American students honored at Detroit Lakes High School
(Minnesota) -- Awards for Native American students went to Ben Gailfus, Chelsie Griego, Alex Mason, Max Mingo, Alex Molacek, Tracy Schons and Megan St. Claire for grade...
article Province asks ML to weigh in on aboriginal education, employment
(Saskatchewan) -- A look into some of the First Nations issues and some of the local solutions was the reason for a meeting in the civic centre on Tuesday night.
article Students learn history from veterans
(California) -- About 120 students at Noli Indian School put away their textbooks on Friday, May 18, for a living history lesson presented by veterans of several past...
article Bemidji incorporates Ojibwe into city's signs and daily life
(Minnesota) -- Tourists visiting Bemidji this summer may pick up a few words of a “foreign” language. That’s because the first city on the Mississippi...
article Committee defers Soap Lake name change
(Washington) -- The Washington State Committee on Geographic Names voted last week to defer a proposal to change the name of Soap Lake to Lake Smokiam.
article Teens awarded photo of found 900-year-old pottery
(New Mexico) -- The New Mexico seventh-graders who stumbled upon what is believed to be a 900-year-old American Indian pot have been present with a framed photo of their...
article Aboriginal Day Live announces 2012 lineup featuring Kashtin
(Manitoba) -- National Aboriginal Day is celebrated each year on June 21. It is a day that recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Aboriginal people to Canada.
article The Lone Ranger's Johnny Depp joins Native American tribe
(New Mexico) -- Johnny Depp has joined a Native American tribe. The 48-year-old star is currently filming a remake of The Lone Ranger in which he plays Tonto, a...
article Fire at sweat lodge to be probed
(Saskatchewan) -- A fire in a sweat lodge at a home for troubled youth will be investigated by provincial authorities, officials say. No one was seriously injured in the...
article Winter may have killed hundreds of St. Paul's reindeer
(Alaska) -- Residents of St. Paul in the Pribilof Islands are facing the possible loss of much reindeer meat and income from sales this summer. KUCB reports they fear...
article $10,000 offered to find killer of Idaho grizzly bear, cub
(Idaho) -- A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the person who shot a grizzly bear and her nursing cub in Idaho.
article Meet the couple who live with a pair of pet buffalo
(Texas) -- RC Bridges, who is nicknamed The Buffalo Whisperer, and his wife Sherron share their home with Wildthing and his new pal Bullet.
article Native Habitat for America’s Last Wild Buffalo Is Guaranteed by Treaty, Tribes Say
(Montana) -- Can this country restore the last genetically pure wild buffalo penned in at Yellowstone National Park (YNP) as wildlife? James (Jimmy) St. Goddard,...
article Outhouse bear attack survivor was grabbed from 'throne'
(Ontario) -- A Winnipeg man who was dragged out of an outhouse by a black bear is recovering at home with some cuts on his back and an amazing tale of survival.
article Young beluga found dead in Kenai tribe's setnet
(Alaska) -- A 10-foot beluga whale was found dead in early May in an educational gillnet set by the Kenaitze Indian Tribe at the mouth of the Kenai River. Tribal...
article Man gets prison for starting massive wildfire
(California) -- One of two men who started a fire that scorched 22 square miles of mountainous back-country between Warner Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park...
article Man gets prison in arson case
(California) -- The second of two men who started a fire on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation that burned through more than 14,000 acres last summer was sentenced...

5/22/2012

article DC Circuit affirms fairness of $3.4B Cobell trust fund settlement
(Washington D.C.) -- The D.C Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the $3.4 billion settlement to the Cobell Indian trust fund lawsuit.
article For Native American Women, Scourge of Rape, Rare Justice
(Alaska) -- She was 19, a young Alaska Native woman in this icebound fishing village of 800 in the Yukon River delta, when an intruder broke into her home and raped her.
article Maine Maliseet Rep Seeks new Office Where Vote Counts
(Maine) -- In January, David Slagger became the first person to represent the Houlton Band of Maliseets in the Maine Legislature. Slagger is stepping down from that...
article Tulalip leader speaks in D.C. for protection for women
(Washington D.C.) -- Far from home and flanked by U.S. senators, Deborah Parker stood before a microphone. She hadn't planned to talk publicly about painful,...
article U.S. study of Makah whaling out
(Washington) -- A 7-year-old study on the potential environmental impact of Makah whaling is being ditched, the federal government announced.
article First Nation leaders seek meeting with Queen
(Manitoba) -- First Nation leaders who met with Prince Charles on Tuesday say they want to meet with the Queen next year to discuss Canada's treaties. Ovide Mercredi...
article Probe continues into Eastern Shoshone bomb threat
(Wyoming) -- Authorities are still investigating a bomb threat that forced the cancellation of a meeting to discuss alleged problems at the Eastern Shoshone Housing...
article Democratic poll shows Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren in dead heat despite Native American controversy
(Massachusetts) -- A new poll paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and conducted by a company which boasts helping elect Barack Obama and other...
article Shelly calls for action to help families attain homes in Bennett Freeze Area
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly called for immediate action to help people purchase new homes after he toured two homes affected by a 40-year-old policy...
article Hundreds protest alleged mistreatment of Native patient
(South Dakota) -- Hundreds of Native Americans demanded justice on Monday from Rapid City Regional Hospital for a Lakota man who said the initials KKK were carved into...
article Two tribes call state's Native American mascot ban disappointing
(Oregon) -- Two Oregon tribes say they're disappointed with the State Board of Education's decision last week to ban Native American-themed mascots in schools.
article Mistrust, Frustration Deepen as Police Spying on Pipeline Critics Comes to Light
(Canada) -- Aboriginal leaders are outraged after secret documents revealed that police have been keeping tabs on critics of Enbridge Corp.’s Northern Gateway...
article United South and Eastern Tribes Offer Certification for Water Operators
(New York) -- The West African proverb “filthy water cannot be washed” can be interpreted as a warning that it is better to maintain a clean water supply...
article Rare Bush refuge struggles to keep a door open for women
(Alaska) -- There are no roads that lead to this tiny fishing village 500 miles west of Anchorage, no doctor and a single state trooper, who is also responsible for...
article Omaha Nation takes a stance against bullying
(Nebraska) -- Bullying knows no boundaries. That's why one Nebraska Indian Tribe is taking a bold stance against bullying. More than 900 marchers streamed through...
article Actor Johnny Depp adopted into Comanche Nation
(New Mexico) -- Actor Johnny Depp was adopted into the Comanche Nation last week during a private ceremony in an Albuquerque home. Depp is in New Mexico for filming of...
article Aborigines granted native title over Lake Eyre
(Australia) -- The decision, declared under a tent in the outback during a special hearing by the Federal Court, grants title to the indigenous Arabunna people over an...
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5/21/2012

article Blackfeet enrollment issue triggers debate in Great Falls
(Montana) -- Montana's News Station recently shared the story of a group of Blackfeet who are trying to change the tribe's enrollment requirements so that...
article Violence Against Women Act reauthorization puts lawmakers at odds
(Washington D.C.) -- Since it first adopted legislation in 1994 to aid women victims of domestic violence, Congress has reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act twice...
article House passes version of VAWA / Indian Country upset with House version of bill
(Washington D.C.) -- The House of Representatives passed its version of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization bill on Wednesday, May 16 – a version far...
article Tribes give more than $1M to Obama campaign
(Washington D.C.) -- President Barack Obama has gone to bat for Native American tribes like few presidents before him. In less than four years, his administration has...
article Attorney general seeks to halt Mountie's human rights hearing
(British Columbia) -- Canada's attorney general is trying to stop the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal from hearing a long-serving aboriginal B.C. Mountie's...
article Alaska Congressmember Not Proposing Chumash Legislation
(California) -- Alaska Representative Don Young — who had a conversation in recent months with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians about Camp 4, the 1,400-acre...
article AIM founders taking part in rally for Lakota man
(South Dakota) -- American Indian Movement founders Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt are expected to take part in a rally and march Monday in Rapid City for a man who...
article AIM Rallies In Rapid City
(South Dakota) -- The American Indian Movement held a rally in Rapid City on Monday to bring public attention to what they see as a racially-motivated attack against one...
article GIAGO: Touching an eagle feather to Warren Buffett's brow
(South Dakota) -- The Associated Press article began with; “Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63...
article Lodge Grass residents look for answer to keep store open
(Montana) -- They gathered at City Hall to stop a crime wave from closing the only grocery store for 40 miles in any direction. Scott Russell surveyed the room. There...
article Judge allows Shoshone tribe into eagle permit case
(Wyoming) -- A federal judge is allowing the Eastern Shoshone Tribe to challenge the Northern Arapaho's plan to kill bald eagles on the reservation they share in...
article U.S. marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act offering free land
(Nebraska) -- The United States on Sunday marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Homestead Act, the law that gave away 270 million acres of...
article Tribal members work to put Loop 202 on Gila land
(Arizona) -- A dozen landowners on the Gila River Reservation are gathering petition signatures in another effort to have the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway built on...
article Pine Ridge grocery store reopens Saturday after selling outdated meat
(South Dakota) -- After being closed for a week following allegations of outdated meat and fears of protests, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation’s sole grocery...
article Soaring Eagle Waterpark celebrates grand opening
(Michigan) -- Though built to house water slides, cabanas, hotel rooms and pools, the Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel has the potential to offer more than water-based...
article Musqueam win land tax case
(British Columbia) -- First Nations in British Columbia that own unoccupied land off reserve, held in fee simple trust, are exempt from paying property tax as a result...
article KVCR general manager resigns, no reason given
(California) -- Less than two months after he was placed on administrative leave from the San Bernardino Community College District for undisclosed reasons, the...
article American History Myths Debunked: The Indians Weren’t Defeated by White Settlers
(USA) -- When the “6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America” was posted May 15 by Cracked.com is started something of an Internet...
article Arizona tribes talk significance of solar eclipse
(Arizona) -- Seven years old and lounging in a tree listening to the radio, Baje Whitethorne Sr. wasn’t aware of the lesson he was about to learn. His grandfather...
article Bemidji incorporates Ojibwe into city’s signs and daily life
(Minnesota) -- Tourists visiting Bemidji this summer may pick up a few words of a “foreign” language. That’s because the first city on the Mississippi...
article Native Sun News: Parents encouraged to connect with culture
(New Mexico) -- Finding strength in tribal traditions helps Native Americans face their problems, said Pamela Iron, who is Cherokee and Laguna, director of the National...
article Johnny Depp adopted as Comanche in Albuquerque
(New Mexico) -- Johnny Depp, currently playing the role of Tonto in the new film version of The Lone Ranger being shot in New Mexico, was adopted into the Comanche...
article Transgender contestant loses beauty pageant, wins civil rights test
(Toronto) -- Transgender trailblazer Jenna Talackova lost her bid to become Miss Universe Canada over the weekend, but said Sunday that her history-making appearance has...
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