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Coburn blocks veterans’ health bill It contains provisions intended to benefit Native American vets.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – A day after the United States honored its military veterans in the month that honors Native American heritage, Sen. Tom Coburn reaffirmed his decision to block a veterans’ health care bill containing provisions for American Indian vets.
‘Lowak Shoppala’ brings history, culture of Chickasaws to life ADA, Okla. – Three renowned Chickasaw artists, Jerod Tate, Linda Hogan and Margaret Roach Wheeler, will help bring Chickasaw culture to life at the Nov. 21 premiere, and Nov. 22 performance, of “Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire and Light).
Roundup a hard day’s work for bison PAWHUSKA, Okla. (AP) – One morning recently, nearly 100 people enjoyed pastries and hot coffee at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve’s old “bunkhouse,” a historic red-brick building with Romanesque arches and a clay-tile roof.
Ore. actress got her big break on ‘Northern Exposure’ TV show PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Elaine Miles, a regular on the show “Northern Exposure,” still shakes her head when she thinks about how her professional acting career began.
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Thirty years ago I wrote about the powerless Indian college professor. They (we) were overworked, underpaid, on too many committees, and outside the real power structure of higher education. Most of the...

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Tribes and Indian Health Providers Urged to Apply

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $10 million in grants to...

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah is developing a new curriculum on American Indian studies.

The state has passed a law that funds the development of the new curriculum, which includes lessons on...

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CONCHO, Okla. (AP) — The outgoing governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes is avoiding the tribal headquarters as protesters try and keep him out.

Darrll Flyingman's final day as tribal...

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INDIO, Calif. (AP) – In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been...

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – State agencies have withheld $867,000 in grants and stimulus money from a Montana Indian tribe since auditors revealed lax accounting practices had opened the door to potential...

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LAS VEGAS, NV – November 20, 2009 – The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) hosted a keynote panel at the Global Gaming Expo highlighting key issues of federal legislation and recent developments...

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By JACOB ADELMAN, 
Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) – An Indian tribe has filed a lawsuit to stop the development of a 5,000-acre gated resort community on a sprawling...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) – U.S. commercial casinos took in $7.94 billion in revenue during the third quarter, 5.5 percent less than a year earlier, the head of the American Gaming Association said Tuesday. Read More...

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MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The chancellor of the state university system says the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council has not discussed the possibility of a reservation-wide vote on the University of North Dakota’s...

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the Washington Redskins professional football team is offensive.

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education said Tuesday he will talk with the attorney general about challenging a judge's order that temporarily prohibits changing...

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