Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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The U.S. Supreme Court could reshape longstanding federal law on the adoption of Native American children, depending on how the justices rule in the case of a South Carolina family fighting for custody of their adopted daughter....
The multi-billion dollar settlement that Elouise Cobell worked toward for more than a decade was finalized several months ago, two years after it was approved by Congress....
The way a local paper is handling the Idle No More movement is gathering attention from protesters....
The Grassy Narrows' logging blockade to thwart Canadian government and industry control of their lands is a decade old as the "Idle No More" movement grows....
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. — As the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation grapples with how to better safeguard its children from abusers and sexual predators, deep divisions — some going back generations — have shaped the narrative of why and how much the child protection system has failed and whether progress has been made in fixing it....
Political insiders, celebrities and Washingtonians are busy preparing for President Obama's inaugural events, which are just days away. Native Americans are getting in on the action by hosting their own inaugural ball. Host Michel Martin talks with the organizers about this unique event....
FARMINGTON — Steve Begay became the youngest, and first American Indian postmaster in the Farmington Post Office's 134-year history on Friday....
o honor the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) and his decades of service in the United States Congress on behalf of indigenous people, the American Indian Society has announced the “Daniel K. Inouye Indigenous Spirit Award” to be presented during the AIS American Indian Inaugural Ball on Sunday, January 20, 2013. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/01/15/american-indian-society-honor-center-native-american-youth-first-daniel-k-inouye...
November 28, 2012, Indian Country Today Media Network published this article on the diabetes problem in the Native American community. The article provides compelling perspective on a serious problem and shares with us staggering national statistics on rates of diabetes among Native Americans. This perspective is not new to us. In early 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a report to Congress titled, “Addressing Child Hunger and Obesity in Indian Country,” and summarizes hunger, obesity, and Type II diabetes prevalence among Ame...
Influenza is now widespread in 47 states. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/mobile/2013/01/16/native-population-higher-risk-illness-or-death-flu-sweeping-nation-147001...
Applause broke out in St. Paul, Minnesota, city council chambers January 9 as the group approved a strongly-worded resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Dakota-U.S. War of 1862 and declaring 2013 “The Year of the Dakota: Remembering, Honoring, and Truth-Telling.” Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/01/17/2013-declared-year-dakota-147055...
CHICAGO – When 12 year-old Chickasaw Steven Warren first picked up a trombone, he had little idea how music would shape his life....
More than 200 people attended a community safety forum in Thunder Bay Tuesday night to address concerns raised by two recent incidents involving police and First Nations people....
Many of the problems facing Canada’s indigenous people are longstanding, serious and seemingly intractable. Still, almost two-thirds of Canadians want the country to help its First Nations, according to an Ipsos-Reid poll for Postmedia News last week. So, what can be done? Read more: http://www.canada.com/Five+ideas+help+Canada+indigenous+people/7839204/story.html#ixzz2IcQ71a2v...
Multiple rallies took place Friday in Winnipeg in support of the Idle No More movement....
Idle No More demonstrations kept busy in Edmonton over the weekend....
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A federal judge has rejected a bid by Urban Outfitters Inc. to move a trademark infringement case against the clothing retailer and its subsidiaries of New Mexico....
Wearing the shades of black and white they call themselves “Crazy Indians....
I’m a sucker for a good sob story. In the parking lot at Wal-Mart, I was approached by a young, single mother looking for a handout. Brenda gave me her song and dance about how her ex-husband didn’t want to be married anymore, and left her with two small children and no way to feed them. She seemed desperate, so I gave her $20 . . . hook, line and sinker. It’s certainly possible that I was hustled. But I saw pictures of Brenda’s two adorable kids and didn’t want to take that chance. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedi...
The three Ottawa men who form A Tribe Called Red presided over a dance floor that pulsed with energy at Babylon last Saturday. The 2013 edition of their regular monthly party, Electric Pow Wow, kicked off the day after Canada’s First Nations chiefs met with the Prime Minister and other federal officials. That landmark occasion turned the night into a celebration of the Idle No More movement, highlighted by a guest appearance by Winnipeg rapper/broadcaster Wab Kinew, who was in town for the rallies. Read more: http://www.otta...
4 bald eagles were shot dead in Granite Falls, Washington last week, Seattle Times reports Jan. 17. Washington Fish and Wildlife and a Native American tribe in the state are offering $13,750 for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for killing the eagles....
Brandon – Brandon police have asked an outside police force to look into allegations made on social media that their officers took an Aboriginal man on a “starlight tour” on the weekend despite the man saying he made the claim up....
The Assembly of First Nations wants Canada’s natives to have a seat at the table during equalization talks, greater opportunities for resource-revenue sharing and the ability to revisit legislation that negatively affects their communities....
Leaders with a northern Manitoba First Nation say they support the Idle No More movement, but they're staying quiet out of concern it has become too political....
Erica Lee is a 22-year-old Cree woman raised by a single mother in a rough part of town. She’s the first of her family to finish high school, the first to go to university and, as an organizer of the Idle No More movement, she represents a sea change in Canadian life and politics....
