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  • George Donald Spears, Sr.

    May 17, 2012

    George Donald Spears Sr., age 72, of Red Lake, Minnesota Journeyed to the Spirit World on Monday, May 14, 2012 at Wendigo Pines Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He was born on June 23, 1939 in Red Lake, Minnesota the son of Richard Spears and Ida (Stately) Spears. George honorably served his Country in The United States Navy. He was formerly employed at Department of Natural Resources, Redby Saw Mill and at Red Lake Housing Authority. George enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, the...

  • Red Lake High School 2012 Warrior's Honors Banquet

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 17, 2012

    The Red Lake High School held its annual Warrior's Honors Banquet 2012 on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the Seven Clans Casino Event Center in Red Lake. MCed by National Honor Society members Faleisha Desjarlait-Pemberton and Shanice Roy, the welcome address was presented by Red Lake Superintendent Steve Wymore, followed by the blessing by Larry Stillday and an honor song by the Red Lake High School drum group. Throughout the evening National Honor Society inducted new members, students received...

  • Red Lake High School 2012 Warrior's Honors Banquet - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 17, 2012

    The Red Lake High School held its annual Warrior's Honors Banquet 2012 on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the Seven Clans Casino Event Center in Red Lake. MCed by National Honor Society members Faleisha Desjarlait-Pemberton and Shanice Roy, the welcome address was presented by Red Lake Superintendent Steve Wymore, followed by the blessing by Larry Stillday and an honor song by the Red Lake High School drum group. Throughout the evening National Honor Society inducted new members, students received...

  • Red Lake High School 2012 Warrior's Honors Banquet - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 17, 2012

    The Red Lake High School held its annual Warrior's Honors Banquet 2012 on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the Seven Clans Casino Event Center in Red Lake. MCed by National Honor Society members Faleisha Desjarlait-Pemberton and Shanice Roy, the welcome address was presented by Red Lake Superintendent Steve Wymore, followed by the blessing by Larry Stillday and an honor song by the Red Lake High School drum group. Throughout the evening National Honor Society inducted new members, students received...

  • Red Lake High School 2012 Warrior's Honors Banquet - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 17, 2012

    The Red Lake High School held its annual Warrior's Honors Banquet 2012 on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the Seven Clans Casino Event Center in Red Lake. MCed by National Honor Society members Faleisha Desjarlait-Pemberton and Shanice Roy, the welcome address was presented by Red Lake Superintendent Steve Wymore, followed by the blessing by Larry Stillday and an honor song by the Red Lake High School drum group. Throughout the evening National Honor Society inducted new members, students received...

  • Audrey Cobenais Celebrates 100th Birthday - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 17, 2012

    Audrey Cobenais Celebrates 100th Birthday - P10...

  • Audrey Cobenais Celebrates 100th Birthday - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 17, 2012

    Audrey Cobenais Celebrates 100th Birthday - P11...

  • Audrey Cobenais Celebrates 100th Birthday - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 17, 2012

    Audrey Cobenais Celebrates 100th Birthday - P12...

  • Red Lake man sentenced for involuntary manslaughter

    Grand Forks Herald|May 17, 2012

    A Red Lake, Minn., man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for causing a drunk driving accident that threw a woman from the open bed of his pickup and killed her. Kyle Mitchell Lee Hardy, 21, was given credit for time served, and must be under three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter. In his plea agreement, Hardy admitted he was driving drunk on the Red Lake Indian Reservation on Aug. 28, 2009, when he mishandled the car going around a curve, tossing two juvenile passengers from...

  • Beltrami County DNR: Burning restrictions lifted in Beltrami County

    May 17, 2012

    Burning restrictions have been lifted as of today. We will be issuing regular 3 day permits valid from 6 PM - 8 AM as well as variances with Forester approval. We will continue to monitor fire weather conditions and will shut down activations when we approach critical fire conditions like we had this past weekend....

  • AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR JIM NORTHRUP TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE OF LETTERS

    May 17, 2012

    Washington, D.C., May 16 – Award-winning Anishinaabe author Jim Northrup will receive an honorary doctorate of letters from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (2101 14th Street) in Cloquet, Minnesota. Northrup will receive his honorary doctorate tomorrow, May 17, during the College’s 2012 commencement ceremony, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. CDT. “This way is easier than the usual way – no student loans, no papers to write, no parking hassles or oral exams,” said Northrup when he heard about his honorary degree. “Does this mean I don...

  • Senate Democrats, Women Leaders Call On House To Pass Senate VAWA Bill

    May 17, 2012

    This morning my colleagues joined leading women’s advocacy groups to call on the House GOP to take up and pass the Senate’s bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This legislation passed the Senate 68-31 with 15 GOP votes, but the House has instead decided to take up a partisan measure that omits several critical provisions from the Senate passed bill. Please click on the video below to view a clip from today’s event with Senate Democrats and VAWA advocates urgin...

  • THE 24 SEVEN - May 17, 2012

    May 17, 2012

    THE 24 SEVEN - May 17, 2012 Saverin $67m richer sans citizenship, estimates say Bloomberg took out its pencil, paper and calculator and came up... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=32871&L=15860&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- Romney has no plans to campaign in home state Mitt Romney was never a hero in the liberal bastion of Massachu... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=32871&L=15861&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- Not all...

  • House Passes VAWA with Weakened Tribal Provisions; NCAI Voices Serious Concerns Regarding HR 4970

    May 17, 2012

    Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted and passed a version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization - HR 4970 - without any of the key tribal jurisdictional provisions intact. The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has serious concerns about the alternative provisions contained in the House bill and is calling on the House and Senate to restore the bipartisan and constitutionally sound tribal provisions in the Senate version of the bill, S.1925, that create local solutions to the epidemic o...

  • Sixth Tribal Consultation on Draft Indian Affairs Administrative Organizational Assessment Report and BIA & BIE Streamlining Plans

    May 17, 2012

    LINCOLN, CALIF. — The sixth government-to-government tribal consultation regarding the draft report on Indian Affairs Administrative Organizational Assessment and Bureau of Indian Affairs/Bureau of Indian Education streamlining plans starts Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif. The two-day consultation is the sixth of seven that will take place around the country in Arizona, Florida, South Dakota, Washington, Oklahoma and Alaska. The first was held in Miami on April 12 and 13, 2012. Tribal leaders h...

  • COLORADO-BASED QEP FIELD SERVICES AGREES TO PAY $4 MILLION AND INSTALL POLLUTION CONTROLS TO RESOLVE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT

    May 17, 2012

    WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with QEP Field Services Co. (QEPFS), formerly Questar Gas Management Co., to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at five natural gas compressor stations on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Northeastern Utah. Four members of the Ute Indian Tribe intervened as co-plaintiffs. Under the proposed settlement, QEPFS will pay a $3.65 million civil penalty and pay $350,000 into a Tribal Clean Air Trust Fund to be e...

  • New Beginnings Child Care Program Training

    New Beginnings Child Care Program will have Trainings on May 8-9, 2012 we are offering Parts 1 - 2 of "10 Steps to Positive Discipline" at 5:00 - 8:30pm. Parts 3 - 5 will be on May 23 - 24, 2012 at 5:00 - 8:30 pm and "SIDS/SBS" (Sudden Infant Death/ Shaken Baby Syndrome). A meal or snack will be provided at 5:00, training will begin at 5:30. This is Mandatory training for any/all Child Care Providers and anyone in the community. Adults only Please If you could not make it to the May 8 - 9, we...

  • Federal Court Decision in Timbisha Shoshone Case Permits Government to Take Millions from Tribe

    May 17, 2012

    Washington, D.C. -- The Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed on May 15, 2012 the efforts of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe to stop the federal government from taking millions of dollars belonging to the Tribe. The fund had been awarded as compensation to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and other Western Shoshone Tribes for the supposed loss of the Tribes’ lands in Nevada and California. In 1994, Congress passed an act taking all the money from the tribes and ordering the money to be distributed to thousands of I...

  • NCAI Praises House Passage of HEARTH Act, Urges Swift Senate Action

    May 17, 2012

    Washington, DC - In good news for Indian tribes, last night the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 205, the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act. The legislation will amend the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955 to authorize surface leasing of tribal lands under tribal leasing regulations, which would be approved by the Secretary. The legislation supports tribal self-determination and will enable tribes to move much more quickly on leasing and economic development, while maintaining the...

  • The American Immigration Council Announces Winners of the 15th Annual 'Celebrate America' Fifth Grade Creative Writing Contest

    May 17, 2012

    Washington D.C. - The American Immigration Council is pleased to announce that the first place winner of our Community Education Center's 15th Annual 'Celebrate America' Fifth Grade Creative Writing Contest is Alexander Tymouch of Chicago, IL. His poem entitled America, the Magical Land was chosen from among thousands of entries nationwide. There is a magical place in this world, Where people come to look for freedom and happiness. They sail for weeks through the swaying ocean, When they finally arrive at the mesmerizing new land, They try to...

  • BHS holds annual American Indian Senior Honors Banquet

    Bemidji Pioneer|May 17, 2012

    Thirty-five American Indian high school graduating students were honored Tuesday at the 23rd annual American Indian Senior Honors Banquet. Bemidji High School Assistant Principal Brent Colligan, left, congratulates Angelia Saice on her achievement. Behind Angelia is her grandmother, Barb Saice. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer...

  • Grants & Contracts Accountant (2 positions) - Red Lake Tribal Accounting Department

    May 17, 2012

    VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Grants & Contracts Accountant (2 positions) Red Lake Tribal Accounting Department Open Date: May 14, 2012 Closing Date: June 1, 2012 Primary Function: Assist with handling the financial and compliance needs of the Federal and State agency programs. Full-time w/ benefits, reports to Director of Finance. Essential Responsibilities & Duties: • Budget Management o Review program budgets and expenditures for accuracy and compliance with appropriate laws and regulations. o G...

  • STAFF ACCOUNTANT - RED LAKE, INC.

    May 17, 2012

    VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT STAFF ACCOUNTANT RED LAKE, INC. Red Lake Agency Building 24195 Council St. Ste #20 RED LAKE, MN 56671 Open: May 14, 2012 Closes: Until filled PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: Assist with handling the financial reporting needs of Red Lake, Inc. under the Red Lake Nation Economic Development Department. Full-time/Exempt position, reporting to Red Lake, Inc. Controller. Salary: $31,200 to $37,440 per year (equivalent to $15.00/hr to $18.00/hr) plus attractive benefits offered, to start June...

  • Brunelle, Wind do what is necessary to return to state meet

    Jack Hittinger, Bemidji Pioneer|May 17, 2012

    CASS LAKE — Don’t let their calm demeanor on the driving range fool you. Dakotah Brunelle and Cody Wind take their golf seriously. The Cass Lake-Bena duo has been ranked in the state’s top 10 in Class A for nearly the entire season. And although both Brunelle and Wind — tied for third in the state as of May 12 — are hesitant to talk too much about themselves, their CL-B coaches say the two are all business when it is time to compete. “We’re more determined than probably all the other teams,...

  • Charles G. Jones

    May 17, 2012

    Charles George Jones, 68, of Cass Lake, died May 14, 2012 at a family residence in Bemidji. A wake will begin Thursday, May 17 at 4 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cass Lake and will run until the time of the service Saturday, May 19, 2012 at noon. Burial will be in Prince of Peace Cemetery in Cass Lake....

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