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Takedown of gang members prompts prison lockdown

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A statewide takedown of several suspected Native Mob gang members prompted a rare lockdown of Minnesota’s entire prison system, so authorities could ensure that word of the a....

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Groups sue over Navy sonar use, effect on whales

SEATTLE (AP) – Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the U.S. Navy’s expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the country’s west coast, saying the noise can harass....

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Tiguas getting restitution from Abramoff, Scanlon

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A West Texas tribe has received about $200,000 in restitution from disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and consultant Michael Scanlon.The El Paso Times reported Tuesday that....

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Wis. committee approves mining bill

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Assembly jobs committee has approved a Republican bill that would streamline Wisconsin’s iron mining permit process.The bill is designed to help Florida-based Gogebic T....

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10th Annual State of Indian Nations Address Remarks by Jefferson Keel

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)Thursday, January 26, 2012Newseum, Knight Studios, Washington, DC"Our America"

AcknowledgementsI want to thank the Native service members and vet....

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Life

Cherokee Heritage Center announces ‘Call For Entries’

 

Deadline approaches for the 41st Annual Trail of Tears Art Show and SaleTAHLEQUAH, Okla., (January 27, 2012) --- The Cherokee Heritage Center announced a “Call For Entries” on artwor....

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Navajo president’s remarks to governors questioned

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) – Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly is facing criticism for remarks he made about the governors of Arizona and New Mexico.Some in the audience gasped and others laughed w....

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Tribes join forces to save petroglyph site

TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) – In the far reaches of northern Arizona, where city sprawl gives way to majestic canyons and a holy place is defined not by steeple and cross but rather by earth and sky, l....

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Census releases data on American Indian population

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) – Almost half of American Indians and Alaska Natives identify with multiple races, representing a group that grew by 39 percent over a decade, according to U.S. Census dat....

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Report reviews first year of scholarship program

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Caucasian students in Alaska are 4 1/2 times more likely to be academically eligible for state-funded merit scholarships than Alaska Native or American Indian students, a re....

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Business

Warms Springs tribe to open US 26 casino

BEND, Ore. (AP) – Warm Springs tribal officials in Central Oregon plan to open a new casino in a few weeks.It’s not in the Columbia Gorge, as the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs long hoped.....

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Seneca Nation chooses architect for NY casino

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – The Seneca Indian Nation has chosen an architect to design a permanent casino in Buffalo.The Seneca Gaming Corp. says it’s hired Memphis-based Hnedak Bobo (NEE-dack BOH-boh....

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Tribe sues SC over gaming

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s only federally recognized Indian tribe should be allowed to offer gambling on its reservation because the state lets casino cruise ships operate off the c....

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Tribe’s board votes to move ahead with new casino

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The Board of Directors for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has voted to move forward with a proposed $245 million casino in downtown Lansing.Roger Martin, a s....

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Indian casinos struggle to get out from under debt

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The warning from the ratings agency could not have been more direct: The parent company of the Mohegan Sun faces a “wall of debt” due early this year as the casino, str....

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Sports

Naa’taanii Baseball looking for players

Naa’taanii Baseball has been invited to the following events: 11U Gil Hodges World Series in AZ. July 24-29 12U Pee Wee Reese World Series Qualifer in Florida, June 12-16 14U Sandy Koufax World....

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Wis. officials want Berlin mascot suit dismissed

The state had received a complained from a district resident regarding the Berlin Indians' nickname.

 

BERLIN, Wis. (AP) – The state wants a lawsuit dismissed that challenges the....

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University of N. Dakota announces rebranding

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota is one step closer to phasing out the Fighting Sioux nickname.The university has been working to retire the nickname and accompanying Ameri....

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State appeals Mukwonago nickname ruling

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The state is appealing a Waukesha County court ruling which allows Mukwonago (muk-WAH’-nah-goh) High School to keep its Indians nickname and logo. Judge Donald Hassin ruled....

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NCAA says lawsuit by tribes should be thrown out

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The NCAA says a lawsuit that was sparked by the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname controversy should be thrown out of federal court.The suit was filed by membe....

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