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Archived NDN News
October, 2006
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November is
American Diabetes Month October 29, 2006
Black Hills Today - Deadwood,USA
... reports that about 15.1 percent of American Indians and Alaska
Natives aged 20 years or older and receiving care from the Indian
Health Service have been
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Legacy of mistrust ... And reason to hope October 29, 2006
Sioux City
Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
... right now. Unlike many American Indian children in foster care,
Susette's foster parents are American Indian, not white. "We have
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Navajo pumpkins sold in region October 29, 2006
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 2
hours ago
... Like other American Indian
reservations, particularly those like the Navajos that do not have
gambling operations, the Navajo Nation is impoverished and
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Differences hard to frame in House race October 28, 2006
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD -
... As a member of the Oglala Sioux
Tribe and resident of Pine Ridge, Whalen says he has seen the
failure of federal economic development and social programs
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BLOOD AND THUNDER An Epic of the American West. October
28, 2006
New York Times, United States
... penchant for metaphor; he once
flattered a Sioux chief by complimenting him on the ‘soaring eagle
of your fame.’ During a council with Oglala Indians, he
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Government may stop handling Indian trust October 28, 2006
The Havre Daily
News - Havre,MT,USA
WASHINGTON — The government would end its long and controversial
responsibility for managing American Indian trust lands under a
proposed change to a bill ...
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Boys & Girls Club diabetes program funded October 28, 2006
Sequoyah County Times - Sallisaw,OK,USA
The Indian Health Service (IHS), National Congress of American
Indians (NCAI), Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Nike Inc
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Native Voice Film Festival opens in Rapid City October 28, 2006
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... She praised Kilcher for her work among tribal people in Peru who
are ... in the film, for the respect it showed to the American
Indian historical perspective and....
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American Indians find voices in film October 28, 2006
San Francisco
Chronicle - CA, USA
When the American Indian Film Festival opens Friday in San
Francisco, it will be 31 autumns old. And like the season it is
celebrated
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Preserving Native American Languages October 28, 2006
KOTV - Tulsa,OK,USA
Imagine being the last person on the planet who speaks your
language. It's hard to picture with something as common as English,
but
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Mills
answered father’s call October 26, 2006
Kusports - Lawrence,Kansas,USA
... including eight elected by Native American sovereignties. ...
land bases, then each sovereign land region can ... of Washington
and New Mexico making Indian law part
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Tribe police chief, officer linked to missing funds October 26, 2006
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... Selanhonva McDonald, special agent in charge for the Bureau of
Indian Affairs law enforcement in the state, said he is determined
to hold officials accountable
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Tribal board nullifies primary October 26, 2006
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... would reveal felonies committed off Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation. ... John Yellowbird Steele for the tribal leader’s ...
and Steve Hawk and Joe American Horse will
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Reform Act of 2005 draws plenty of fire October 25, 2006
The Desert Sun -
Palm Springs,CA,USA
... "We've made it clear that no decisions will be made until we
hear from Indian Country,'' said Allison Binney, general counsel to
the Senate Affairs Committee
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Forum focuses on ending domestic abuse October 25, 2006
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
... of Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, which was formed a
year ago to raise awareness about family violence in the county's
American Indian reservations.
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Racially Charged Graffiti Being Called Hate Crime October 25, 2006
ktla 5 - Los
Angeles,CA,USA
Some racially charged graffiti found near an American Indian's house
in the Menifee Lakes development is being investigated as a hate
crime, it was reported
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Staying safe at school October 25, 2006
Cloquet Journal - Cloquet,MN,USA
... Education (FACE) Program was brought on board by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, and is a ... The Saginaw Volunteer Fire Department
was on hand to assist with the
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Campaign finance
field must be level October 25, 2006
East Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA
... to have a role in American politics, it is the American Indians.
... Indian reservations with separate, semi-autonomous governments
were created in a half-hearted
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Other battles shaping up in state congressional races October 25, 2006
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers - Casa
Grande,AZ,USA
... looking to address issues concerning American Indian
constituents, such ... on reservations and use of tribal ID as ...
former president of the College Band Directors
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Rally rouses Native American voters October 24, 2006
Green Bay Press
Gazette - Green Bay,WI,USA
... In 2004, he said, Native American leaders set a goal of a
million votes from "Indian country.". "We didn't tally the votes,"
he told the crowd to loud applause.
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Workshops guide kids to leadership October 24, 2006
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
... who participated in a workshop on American Indian education.
Both said they'd like to see a larger role in the classroom for
Indian culture, tradition and...
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When pictures speak louder than words October 23, 2006
Lawrence Journal
World - Lawrence,KS,USA
... to confront racial issues. The other uses a deep respect for
American Indian traditions to battle social problems. In studying to
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arrested in
rapes on Fort Apache reservation October 23, 2006
KVOA.com -
Tucson,AZ,USA
... "This task force was well organized with some of our best
special agents from across Indian Country," BIA Special Agent in
Charge Selanhongva McDonald said in
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South Dakota's Abortion Ban
Showdown October 20, 2006
AlterNet - San
Francisco,CA,USA
... heartening.". The effort remains a flat-out sprint with many
unknowns, including the question of how citizens of Indian Country
will vote
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Portion of road heading to Rocky Boy washes out October 20, 2006
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
Rain and snow recently washed out a portion of a main artery to the
Rocky Boy Agency, and drivers heading to the agency along Bureau of
Indian Affairs Route 2
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Beyond beads and buckskins October 20, 2006
Globe and Mail - Canada
... The drama recounts the political wrangling of the real-life
Annie Mae, who worked for the American Indian Movement in ... Loss
of language and loss of land are the
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Many English terms come from American Indian terms October 20, 2006
Hagerstown
Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA
... I nodded, thinking of all the terms we've received from various
American Indian tribes and how their culture has had an impact on
our lives.
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Listen to the Native Americans October 20, 2006
New California Media - San Francisco,CA,USA
... "We are directed under our law to go ... Bill Means, a member of
the Indian Treaty Council went ... violate federal laws such as the
Native American Grave Protection
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Rez Biz mag aims at
Indian start-ups October 20, 2006
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... magazine, George Joe admits he has an agenda, and it's a
daunting one: He's trying to spur business development across an
American Indian reservation where
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Native American tribes consider theme park venture October 19, 2006
ThrillNetwork.com
- New York,NY,USA
19th, 2006 -- Local Oklahoma Native American tribes who together own
168 acres at the site of a former boarding school within one-hour
drive of Oklahoma City ...
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Greens eye comeback for American bison October 19, 2006
Reuters - USA
... It will bring together over 100 scientists, ranchers,
policymakers and representatives from Native American groups who
will explore ways to give bison more ...
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Family seeks $40 million in
North Slope lease lawsuit October 19, 2006
KTVA - Anchorage,AK,USA
... According to the lawsuit, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and BP
undervalued the land by basing its lease on use as a road and
pipeline instead of a drilling pad
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October is
Scholarship Month October 19, 2006
UMM News, Sports & Events -
Morris,Minnesota,USA
... may be eligible for the Clyde Johnson Music Scholarship. UMM
honors its history as an Indian Boarding School by waiving tuition
for American Indian students.
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Some voting machines will speak Navajo this election October 19, 2006
Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque,NM,USA
... to-Navajo translation are the numerous variations in the
American Indian languages, said ... different Navajo than we do here
on the reservation," Yazzie said....
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Violence is Not the Answer October 19, 2006
The People's Voice - Nashville,TN,USA
... been a containment fence around the reservations (another word
... The slaughter of the American Indians can be ... No one yells
“anti-Indian” right wing radical....
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Task force examines new teen drug trends October 18, 2006
News Courier - Athens,AL,USA
... works a lot with the American Indian population in ... and
becomes “a critical public health problem,” Clarkin ... Houghton is
CNHI News Service Oklahoma reporter
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Museum will share Indian school history October 18, 2006
Arizona Republic
- Phoenix,AZ,USA
... mentioned in the presentation is Peterson Zah, former president
of the Navajo Nation and an Arizona State University special adviser
on American Indian Affairs
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Ancient
remains a can of worms October 18, 2006
Contra Costa
Times - CA,USA
... removal of hundreds of ancient bodies at a Brentwood
construction site this year illustrated how secretive -- and
political -- American Indian excavations
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Judge: Preserve tribal religion October 17, 2006
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
... accommodating the religious beliefs of Native Americans except
... Downes' ruling noted that American Indian demand for ... has no
outreach to Indian tribes regarding
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MSU president backs nurse program October 17, 2006
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
... has a "Rocking the Rez" campaign each year to recruit students
from Montana reservations. Gamble, who has a special interest in
American Indian students and...
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Summit aims to reduce diabetes,
cancer rates October 17, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... Tribal leaders from Utah Indian reservations are expected to
attend and bring other ... theories abound about why diabetes is so
prevalent among American Indians...
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Across Kansas October 17, 2006
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Five American Indian tribes plan to renovate and refurbish a
historic Indian school into a living history museum, a tribal leader
said.
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Shirley addresses Navajo Council
with State of Nation October 17, 2006
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA
... The act allows for Indian gaming to occur and some ... to the
act would limit Native American tribes' prospects ... Added
amendments restrict the gaming in tribal lands...
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THE MID-AMERICA
ALL-INDIAN CENTER October 15, 2006
Kansas.com - KS,USA
... Vision: The center's mission is to serve as a cultural center
and museum dedicated to the preservation and education of the
heritage of the American Indian.
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Two men -- two directions for MHA Nation October 15, 2006
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
... Berthold - more than is common off-reservation - people are ...
of the National Congress of American Indians, taking ... on national
issues important to Indian country
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Downtown Phoenix yields a rare archaeological find October 15, 2006
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... In 1929, Phoenix was the first American city to hire ... said
John Madsen, associate curator of archaeology at the ... Ravaging of
sacred Indian burial grounds by pot...
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Apache town hit by rapes, upheaval October 12, 2006
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... that agents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs shared ... But, he
added, even tribal police have been kept in ... though the attacker
is believed to be Native American.
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Districts start Indian Education for All implementation October 12, 2006
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
... Education for All is a state law passed in 1999 that requires
Montana schools to teach all students about the state's American
Indian tribes and reservations
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Oil
Giant Tries to Shirk Royalty Payments to Indians October 11, 2006
The NewStandard - Syracuse,NY,USA
... Under federal law, government claims against delinquent
companies ... and related revenues to Indian tribes alone ... $5.5
million from leases on Native American lands
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Reservation rapist
victims now number 13 October 11, 2006
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION – The US Bureau of Indian Affairs
says ... Investigators describe the attacker only as an American
Indian of medium build...
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Indian nations claim sovereignty in cigarette suit October 11, 2006
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... Gristedes' lawyer, Howard Kleinhendler of Manhattan, argued that
neither tribe has sovereign immunity because the Bureau of Indian
Affairs has not acknowledged...
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Smithsonian's National Museum of the American
Indian...October 11, 2006
U.S. Newswire
(press release) - Washington,DC,USA
10 /US Newswire/ -- To celebrate American Indian and Alaska Native
Heritage Month in November, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the
American Indian in ...
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Ruling in tribe's favor stands October 11, 2006
Sioux Falls Argus
Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
... It was the equivalent of firing a nuclear weapon at a mosquito,
say proponents of tribal sovereignty, and it reverberated through
all of Indian Country.
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American Indian journalists gather for symposium October 11, 2006
Sioux City
Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
BROOKINGS, SD (AP) -- American Indian journalists met Friday to
tackle issues ranging from tribal sovereignty to freedom of the
press during the kickoff of a
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Native American activist remembered October 9, 2006
The Eureka
Reporter - Eureka,CA,USA
Humboldt State University’s Multicultural Center staff will dedicate
one of its rooms to Vine Deloria Jr., a Native American scholar,
author, teacher and ...
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Four candidates to face off in tribal election October 9, 2006
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - 8
hours ago
Four current and former tribal
presidents emerged from the Oglala Sioux Tribe primary election last
week and will face off in the general election in November.
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Ruling in tribe's favor stands October 9, 2006
Sioux Falls Argus
Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
... It was the equivalent of firing a nuclear weapon at a mosquito,
say proponents of tribal sovereignty, and it reverberated through
all of Indian Country. ...
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Oneidas seek to raise awareness of abuse October 9, 2006
Green Bay Press Gazette, WI - 44
minutes ago
ONEIDA — Although domestic violence
isn't native to Native American culture, tribal women now are the
most abused group in society, a local abuse counselor
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Columbus Day no reason to
celebrate October 8, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... in the rear that define being Native American in America. ...
there were more than 10 million native peoples in ... US-Indian
policy all the way from stolen lands and...
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American Indian journalists gather for symposium October 8, 2006
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
BROOKINGS, SD (AP) -- American Indian journalists met Friday to
tackle issues ranging from tribal sovereignty to freedom of the
press during the kickoff of a...
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Despite Border Fence Bill, US Keeps The Door Wide Open October 8, 2006
Opinion Editorials - Fairfax,VA,USA
... Post said congressional leaders “pledged in writing that Native
American tribes, members ... example, Washington has wasted so much
money on education that the...
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11th rape
victim found on reservation October 7, 2006
Houston Chronicle - United States
... "We didn't think we were going to have an 11th victim," said
Warren Youngman, an agent with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
"Tomorrow...
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A Spirit of
Belonging, Inside and Out October 7, 2006
New York Times - United States
... women in Tulsa, petitioned to marry under tribal law, setting
off a ... people at the gathering used the term Indian more often
than Native American or First...
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ACROSS the BIG SKY October 7, 2006
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
ROCKY BOY'S AGENCY — The federal Indian Health Service has awarded
the Rocky Boy Health Board a ... population to include Native
American men, according...
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CONFERENCE ON INDIANS: A 'feeling of giving back' October 7, 2006
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... speakers and panel discussions addressing Indian history and ...
The tour visited the eastern tribal lands that ... the state
government's Virginia Council on Indians.
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Protesters camp on eve of parade October 7, 2006
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
... Nation to members of the American Indian Movement of ... hymns
and prayers in their Indian languages ... Some Indians came from
reservations outside Colorado to protest...
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Sacred sculpture returned to Native groups October 7, 2006
Seattle Times - United States
... and the Nooksack Indian Tribal Council, for more ... of drumming
and singing, tribal members wheeled ... The 1990 Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation...
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Board gets update on impact aid October 7, 2006
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
... "There is no property tax on the reservation so the ... was
spread among the other 88 school districts in the state, whether
they had American Indian students or...
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Indians tap Accenture for training October 7, 2006
Portland Business Journal - Portland,OR,USA
... LLC, a newly formed American Indian enterprise. ... creating
living-wage jobs for American Indians and ... opportunities,"
said Bill Tovey, Tribal economic development...
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Native American Day
in South Dakota October 7, 2006
BlackHillsPortal.com - Deadwood,SD,USA
Celebrating Native American Day on the second Monday ... unique
problems that confront Native Americans, especially ... Improving
access to education, health care, and...
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American Indian Burials Being Dug Up October 7, 2006
UN Observer
No other people in America, save the American Indian, have to
concern themselves with worry that their grandparents, great
grandparents and those who have gone ...
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Serial rapist preying on Ariz. reservation October 6, 2006
USA Today - USA
... agent in charge of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA ... attacks
have raised fears on the reservation, which is ... described the
rapist as a Native American man age 20....
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Search On For
Stolen $10K Native American Costume October 6, 2006
CBS 2 - Los Angeles,CA,USA
(CBS) PALM SPRINGS Authorities sought the public's help Thursday to
recover a Native American dance costume -- valued at $10,000 -- that
was stolen last month...
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Billions in payouts to Indians in jeopardy October 6, 2006
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... At issue is property held in trust in their names for more than
a century by the Department of the Interior, which includes the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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US
Supreme Court to decide local school case October 6, 2006
Cibola County Beacon - Grants,NM,USA
... large amounts of federally owned land, such as Indian
reservations, national forests and ... funding is determined by the
number of Native American students living...
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LaDuke and Suskind at SBU October 6, 2006
SBU Campus News - St. Bonaventure,NY,USA
... LaDuke told us she was part of the White Earth Indian
Reservation, which is one of ... a better civil society we need to
create a new American identity,” LaDuke...
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Rapist sought on Ariz. reservation - Yahoo! News October 5, 2006
SierraTimes.com -
USA
... Since March, nine girls and one young woman — all American
Indian — have been attacked on a trail between two housing projects
between 10 pm and 2 am, said ...
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Teaching tribal teens the write stuff October 5, 2006
Berkeleyan Online
- Berkeley,CA,USA
... and adequate counseling, many of the students have not developed
writing skills, though most are practiced at storytelling, the heart
of Native American culture ...
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Indian conference starts today October 5, 2006
Daily Press -
Newport News,VA,USA
... Tribal leaders from around the country will be in Williamsburg
today for the start of a three-day conference spotlighting American
Indian cultures, history and ...
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250th anniversary of French & Indian War October 5, 2006
Boyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers - PA,
United States
... from the Native American historical perspective. "The War for
Empire in Colonial North America" lecture will be held at 3 pm in
the Education building at the...
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Washoe
Tribe contributes to Carson Valley October 5, 2006
The Record-Courier - Gardnerville,NV,USA
... Fire protection, wildfire suppression and reforestation top our
efforts to ... national forests and parks, including the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, the Bureau of...
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The First Art Newspaper on the Net October 5, 2006
Art Daily - USA
... contributions by Native writer and curator Paul Chaat Smith, who
is associate curator of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the
American Indian, and co...
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Three to Receive UW
Distinguished Alumni Awards October 5, 2006
University of Wyoming News - Laramie,WY,USA
... state, was a direct ancestor of an existing Native American
tribe. ... artists, scholars and scientists who have enriched
American life. ... "College education was the...
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Campus Celebrates First California Native American
Day October 5, 2006
UC San Diego -
San Diego,CA,USA
... Later, she became the first Native American woman to be inducted
in the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame. On Thursday, Dumas ...
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Protest vowed for Columbus
Day fete October 4, 2006
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... the United States) and never met an American Indian," said David
Yeagley, who said he holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in
music composition, as...
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FEMA
trailers freed up for other uses October 3, 2006
Houston Chronicle - United States
... security spending bill that included a provision allowing FEMA
to sell or donate the trailers to municipalities, nonprofit groups
or American Indian tribes.
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Campers to protest Columbus Day parade October 3, 2006
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
... Pro-parade forces had brought in an American Indian, David
Yeagley, of Oklahoma City, a classical-music composer with a Ph.D.
in history, to explain why...
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Prehistoric-culture
burials unearthed in Prescott October 3, 2006
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
... the prehistoric burials are located on public or private land,
state and ... which facilitates the repatriation of the remains to
American Indian tribes that claim...
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Indian nations rebuilding
October 3, 2006
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
... The many faces of Indian Country were on display Monday at the
National Congress of American Indians 63rd annual convention, being
held this week at the ...
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Director reaches out to reservations October 3, 2006
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
... It became apparent to me that maybe our association had not been
as active as we needed to be with our Native American schools.". ...
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Eastern Band translates ‘Thirteen Moons’ October 3, 2006
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... languages recently died, and many American Indian tongues are
growing extinct. “Language is so important in that it encapsulates
the world view of a culture
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Janklow, the lawyer, argues case before South Dakota justices
October 3, 2006
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... girl's mother, Barbara Baldwin, is an American Indian and an ...
Carlson, a non-Indian, had custody of the girls ... Jacinda did not
live on the reservation, she was a...
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Anti-violence advocates shout down silence October 3, 2006
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
... Women Act promises to infuse millions of dollars into
organizations, including tribal programs providing domestic-violence
services for American Indian women.
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Strong legal code helps fight domestic violence October 3, 2006
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
... Said Juneau, "We're going to try to go to Indian reservations
and tell them about it and basically act like politicians and say,
'Go Hope cards, all the way.'".
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Pierre businessman wins SBA award October 3, 2006
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... “I firmly believe developing the information technology
infrastructure in Indian country will lead to improved economic
conditions,” Laurenz said. ...
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Council honors 3 women
October 3, 2006
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
... is the president of the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona ...
Northern Arizona University Institute for Native Americans ... her
commitment to the American Indian community..
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Peltier defense team moves to Lewisburg October 3, 2006
Milton Daily Standard, PA - 23
hours ago
LEWISBURG — Leonard Peltier, 62, an
American Indian activist, was recently moved from another federal
prison to the US Penitentiary in Lewisburg. ...
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