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While Jasmine Block mingled with the large number of community members that gathered to welcome her home on Friday evening, her full attention was on one creature the entire time: her new 8-week-old labradoodle puppy, Rocky, who was gathered into a bundle in the 15-year-old’s arms. Jasmine, who escaped on Tuesday after being abducted Aug. 8, was given the dog by a donor. Rocky will eventually be trained to be a service dog to bring Jasmine comfort in the aftermath of what she went through. http://www.twincities.com/2017/09/0...
Allergan has found an unusual way to shield one of its blockbuster drugs from generic competition. The drug giant, which is defending its intellectual property on multiple fronts, said it would transfer the rights to Restasis to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, in a move designed to quash challenges filed at the US patent office by rival drug manufacturers. The medication, a treatment for chronic dry eye, brought in $1.49bn in sales last year. http://www.independent.ie/business/world/native-american-tribe-gets-allergan-drug-rig...
The Department of the Interior is attempting to reform the lengthy environmental review process, an initiative that could benefit Indian Country. An August 31 order issued by Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt requires agencies at Interior to limit environmental impact statements to 150 pages, or 300 pages for "unusually complex projects." But more significantly, it suggests a "target" of one year for agencies to complete a final environmental impact statement after issuing a notice of intent under the National Environmental Policy Act....
The Nooksack Tribe has reached an agreement with the Trump administration that could resolve a long-running governance crisis on the reservation. An August 28 memorandum of agreement calls on the tribe to hold a new election to fill four seats on the council. Robert Kelly, Jr., the disputed chairman of the tribe, already complied with the requirement and ordered one on Wednesday evening. https://www.indianz.com/News/2017/09/07/nooksack-tribe-clears-path-for-new-elect.asp...
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s commission on voter fraud, which has ricocheted between controversies since its creation in May, is scheduled to hold its second public meeting on Tuesday in New Hampshire. Already, the commission’s de facto leader has warmed up for the session by suggesting that the election in November of Senator Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat, was rigged. The accusation led the state’s entire congressional delegation to demand that William M. Gardner, the New Hampshire secretary of state, resign from the commiss...
JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld Alaska Native tribes’ sovereign immunity from state courts in a recently released decision. The tribes’ rights were challenged during a legal dispute between two tribal governments out of Juneau, KTOO-FM reported. Other Alaska Native tribes had been closing watching the litigation. http://juneauempire.com/news/state/2017-09-09/alaska-native-tribes-sovereign-immunity-upheld-ruling...
Representatives of the Northwest Band of the Shoshone Nation hope to end an annual Wellsville tradition in which residents paint themselves red and, whooping and hollering on horseback, pretend to raid white settlers. The so-called ”Sham Battle” has been part of the town’s annual Founders’ Day Parade since 1916 but recently gained widespread attention after a column from The Salt Lake Tribune’s Robert Gehrke. http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/09/09/hoping-to-end-american-indian-vs-mormon-sham-battles-northwest-shoshon...
An Ojibwe man is facing a number of charges after being arrested at a blockade in Mi’gmaq territory. Freddy Stoneypoint said he was helping land protectors in eastern Québec who are trying to put a stop to oil exploration. http://aptnnews.ca/2017/09/07/ojibwe-man-facing-charges-after-blockade-in-gaspe/...
BILLINGS – Bonnie Littlesun is raising eight children, all but one of whom are her grandkids, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. “They’re crazy,” she said, laughing. It was midmorning and she had a brief break while her grandbaby slept and the others were at school. The kids range in age from 13 months to 18 years old. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/10/new-court-to-connect-native-american-foster-kids-w/...
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Years before Charlottesville and the push to remove Confederate monuments, Tribal Nations began petitioning for the names of a war criminal responsible for an act of genocide, and a white supremacist who advocated for such, to be changed in Yellowstone National Park. On Saturday, September 16, leaders from the Blackfoot Confederacy and Great Sioux Nation will be among those to continue that appeal, gathering at Yellowstone’s gateway in Gardiner, Montana. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/tribe...
WINONA, Minn. — Rick Thomas has had many identities. Father. Veteran. Recovering addict of 42 years. Cancer survivor. But only one, he said, keeps him grounded and gives him strength and clarity: being a Native American. http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/relating-to-one-another-talk-circle-at-great-dakota-gathering/article_f6c7b253-1be6-538d-a74b-77b92b874367.html...
TAHLEQUAH — The Cherokee National Youth Choir is competing for three Native American Music Awards, including Duo/Group of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Recording for its latest album, “Celebration.” The public can vote online by visitingwww.NativeAmericanMusicAwards.com and clicking on “Vote Now.” Votes can be cast until the awards are presented Saturday, Oct. 14, during the 17th Annual Native American Music Awards in Niagara Falls, New York. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/cherokee-national-youth-choir-nom...
CBC News has learned that the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba has taken a major stake in a medical marijuana company, with an eye to becoming a big player in the sale of pot once it becomes legal. The First Nation, located approximately 530 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, has purchased $3 million worth — approximately 10 per cent — of shares in National Access Cannabis. The privately held company will be traded publicly for the first time Friday on the TSX Venture Exchange. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ocn-mar...
Crystal Littleben, 25, went from second runner-up to being crowned the 71st Naabeehó Bich’eekį’ in a last chance effort to win the coveted title. Littleben is originally from Tsénikání Bis Dootł’izh, Arizona but resides in Tónaneesdizí. She is Kinłichíi’nii and born for Mąii Deeshgiizhinii. Her maternal grandfather is Bįįh Bitoodnii and her paternal grandfather is Bit’ahnii. https://navajotimes.com/reznews/new-miss-navajo-crowned/...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the Seminole Tribe of Florida to supplement the tribe’s response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the area affected by Hurricane Irma beginning on September 4, 2017 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provi...
Say you're a pharma company with a key product which brings in about $1.49 billion in annual sales, or a little less than 10% of your revenue stream. Competitors that want to introduce cheaper, generic rivals are hounding you in court while others are challenging the patent through a separate federal entity. What can you do? In the case of Botox maker Allergan and its blockbuster dry-eye drug Restasis, the surprising answer is transfer the patents to the Saint Regis Mohawk tribe to take advantage of its sovereign Indian Nation status and ward...
Ophelia Rivas: My name is Ophelia Rivas, but my family knows me as Ilya. You know, the place where I come from is beautiful land. We've lived there for centuries and we have a way of life that we've followed for all those years. We continue parts of it right now, but the political effects that are imposed on our people because of these borders are greatly impacting our people. After 9/11 the world discovered that there was the O'Odham nation, which is the second largest reservation in the United States after the Navajo. These reservations are...
SISKIYOU COUNTY – Fires to the north of us are on the move – such as the Eclipse Complex and Orleans Complex, and smoke from these fires in particular have caused the Yurok tribe to declare a state of emergency. The Eclipse Complex is burning just five miles west of Happy Camp at a size of 96,000 acres and containment is at 25%. http://kiem-tv.com/2017/09/09/yurok-tribe-declares-state-emergency-due-smoke-eclipse-orleans-complex-fires/...
Still reeling from the deaths of two Inuk women in Montreal, social workers in the city say police did not do a thorough enough investigation into their deaths. Sharon Baron and Siasi Tullaugak, both 27, both from northern Quebec, died days apart. http://aptnnews.ca/2017/09/08/social-workers-criticize-montreal-police-for-closing-case-on-inuk-womans-death/...
A member of Paul First Nation in Alberta said he was outraged to see a photo of an Indigenous girl displayed along with an article about head lice in a community newspaper. The article, titled 'Tis the season for school and lice, was published in the Sept. 1 edition of the Stony Plain Reporter/Spruce Grove Examiner community newspaper in Alberta and is sparking heated discussions on Facebook. http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/community-newspaper-article-head-lice-indigenous-girl-1.4281382...
Autumn Rose Miskweminanocsqua (Raspberry Star Woman) Williams from the Shinnecock Nation in Southampton was recently crowned Miss Native American USA 2017-2018. The platform focuses on identity, connection to culture, balancing tribal and American societal values, and encouraging one another. The 24-year-old pageant winner earned her Bachelor's of Science degree in Mass Communications, with a concentration in Public Relations and a minor in Business from Virginia Commonwealth University. She currently works as the marketing and communications...
The Ithaca Common Council unanimously passed a resolution to acknowledge the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day rather than Columbus Day. 2nd Ward Alderman Ducson Nguyen says the move is symbolic and meant to inspire people to celebrate contributions made by indigenous people who lived in the area long before European exploration took over. http://cnycentral.com/news/local/ithaca-passes-resolution-for-indigenous-peoples-day...
NEW YORK – “Divergent” actress, Shailene Woodley, is talking about her arrest last year at Standing Rock. She was among 27 others arrested for trespassing last Ocotber 10 near the construction site of the Dakota Access pipeline, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Some 40,000 watched her arrest on a Facebook live-stream. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/shailene-woodley-talks-strip-searched-standing-rock-arrest/...
An Indian lawmaker who resigned from his seat in Oklahoma has been indicted on federal sex trafficking and child pornography charges. Former Sen. Ralph Shortey (R), a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, is accused of sending child pornography over the internet, producing child pornography and soliciting sex from a minor. He pleaded not guilty to the four charges as he wept in court on Wednesday, The Oklahoman reported. https://www.indianz.com/News/2017/09/07/indian-lawmaker-who-resigned-indicted-fo.asp...
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Protesters clashed with police on the first day of Fiestas de Santa Fe on Friday, resulting in multiple arrests. The protesters believe a re-enactment of Spanish conquerors returning to Santa Fe more than 300 years ago celebrates the genocide of Native Americans. http://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/santa-fe-fiestas-protests/4598324/...
