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In an ongoing effort to protect Minnesota's dwindling moose population, the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is considering changes to deer hunting permit boundaries in the Arrowhead region. The plan aims to reduce deer numbers in the state's primary moose range while increasing them in deer hunting areas that don't overlap with moose. The agency will release specifics late this week for a two-week public comment period, a spokesman said Monday. http://www.startribune.com/to-protect-minnesota-moose-dnr-may-tweak-d...
Gary Cunningham liked presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s recent speech committing to racial justice in the predominantly black neighborhood of Harlem. But he also felt moved by rival Bernie Sanders’ endorsement from U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, who broke from the Black Congressional Caucus PAC’s support of Clinton. The endorsement “does a lot to say Sanders is going to do the right thing for people of color,” said Cunningham, who is black. http://www.startribune.com/democrats-battle-for-black-voters-hits-minnesota/369743581/...
A man was shot and killed Monday evening in Brooklyn Park and no arrests have been made, but police said they are not looking for “any other suspects,” Deputy Police Chief Mark Bruley said. Bruley said witnesses told police that the victim and another person exchanged gunfire. He would not elaborate; he said more information would be released Tuesday morning. The shooting happened about 8 p.m. in the 7600 block of Imperial Drive. Several blocks were cordoned off initially, but all except Brooklyn Boulevard had been opened by 11:15 p.m., Bru...
The Feb. 21 editorial “U.S. security at stake as Apple defies order” was one of the most stunningly naive positions I’ve read yet when it comes to the controversy over Apple’s stand on weakening the encryption of a single iPhone — a weakening that would instantly open a Pandora’s box of cyberthreat problems that the Star Tribune Editorial Board has seemingly dismissed out of hand. First, it should be noted that the FBI permitted officials in San Bernardino County, Calif., to reset the password on the iCloud account of Syed Rizwan Farook — a...
State regulators have suspended the license of an Edina dentist whose teenage patient died last June after a procedure to have her wisdom teeth removed. Sydney Galleger, a junior at Eden Prairie High School, went into convulsions during the June 9 surgery and was rushed to a hospital, where she died. The Minnesota Board of Dentistry cited "imminent risk of harm" in its order against Dr. Paul Tompach of Edina Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. http://www.startribune.com/teen-s-death-after-oral-surgery-prompts-suspension-of-edina...
WILLISTON, N.D. — Kennedy Mugemuzi is done moving. After leaving Congo to live in Nashville for a few years and then coming to North Dakota for the opportunities of the oil boom, he is among the many staying put in Williston — even though depressed crude prices have spurred an exodus of thousands of drillers and others seeking new prospects elsewhere. The epicenter of western North Dakota's oil patch still teems with newcomers like Mugemuzi, who are opting to remain where they are in a still-strong economy instead of starting over som...
WASHINGTON — The Senate has cleared the way for approval of President Barack Obama's nominee for commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Senators voted 80-6 Monday to end a Democratic filibuster of Obama's pick to head the agency. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Ed Markey of Massachusetts had held up the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf in an effort to force the agency to be tougher on prescription drug prices and the abuse of opioid painkillers. A confirmation vote could c...
LUMBERTON - The federal government has filed a lawsuit against a temporary-employment agency owned by the new chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Two Hawk Employment Services allegedly refused to hire a woman because of conditions disclosed by illegal medical inquiries, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a news release Monday. Harvey Godwin Jr., the owner of Two Hawk in Robeson County, was unable to be reached for comment. LUMBERTON - The federal government has filed a lawsuit against a temporary-employment...
The National Congress of American Indians opens its executive council winter session on Monday afternoon in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of tribal leaders are in town for the meeting and will be discussed a wide range of issues, including the U.S. Supreme Court, the 2016 presidential race and Native youth. They will also hear from top Obama administration officials and members of Congress from both parties. The list of speakers includes: http://www.indianz.com/News/2016/020453.asp...
This case involves a class action filed in a Virginia district court against Delbert Services Corporation, the servicing agent of certain loans, for which the plaintiffs claimed that Delbert’s unfair debt collection practices violated federal law. The lender was Western Sky Financial, LLC, an online lender owned by a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and located on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Delbert sought to compel arbitration in response to the plaintiffs’ claims. The loan agreements at issue required res...
The lack of safe drinking water in three northwestern Ontario First Nations is on the agenda Monday at the United Nations Committee meeting on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Shoal Lake 40, Neskantaga and Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek) First Nations were all planning to make presentations to the committee in Geneva, Switzerland. None of the First Nations have tap water that is safe to drink. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/first-nations-water-woes-un-1.3458140...
Noami Barron burst out of her boyfriend Mah-hi-vist Goodblanket’s home and fell to her knees. “They shot Bird!” She started to throw up. Mah-hi-vist, 18, whose name in English translates to Red Bird, has oppositional defiant disorder, a little-understood condition that he controlled with the help of therapy and medication. He’d been in the midst of a mental episode when his father, Wilbur Goodblanket, called 911, worried that his boy was going to hurt himself – but no one else. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2016/2/22...
The federal government will not appeal a landmark human rights ruling that found it discriminated against children on reserves in its funding of child welfare services. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision handed down last month said First Nations are hurt by the level of services provided by the government and, in some cases, denied services as a result of the government's involvement. The government said today it would not seek judicial review of the judgment. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-government-not-a...
HOULTON (WGME) -- It's been more than two decades since a mother of seven vanished in Northern Maine, while trying to get home to her kids. Somewhere between a truck stop in Houlton and the Town of Easton, it's believed the life of Virginia Pictou-Noyes came to an end. To understand how she got there, it's necessary to go back to the beginning of her story. Francis Pictou and David Gould are Virginia's brothers. They all grew up together, part of a Native American tribe : The Aroostook Band of Micmacs. http://wgme.com/news/i...
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, Pa.-- A Blair County man is suing a township and police department. The man said it is all over his American flag and freedom of speech. In May of 2014, Joshua Brubaker of Allegheny Township hung an upside down American flag with the letters AIM printed on it outside of his home. "It stands for American Indian Movement. AIM is basically the ACLU's movement for Native Americans in this country. They try and further things for Native Americans in this country," Brubaker said. http://wjactv.com/news/local/bl...
BISMARCK, N.D. — A sheriff in a county on the edge of western North Dakota’s oil patch faces misdemeanor charges in the death of a county jail inmate after allegedly refusing to get him medical attention due to “dollars and cents,” court records show. Ward County Sheriff Steven Kukowski was charged Thursday with refusing to perform a public duty and two counts of reckless endangerment. He’s accused of maintaining an inmate population of 150 percent above suggested capacity of the jail and employing jail staff that lacked adequate training....
The Duluth school district's graduation rate increased last year, maintaining the seesaw-like pattern seen in recent years. Since 2011, the overall rate has wavered between 74.8 percent and 78 percent. For 2015 it was 77.5 percent — and there were increases in the graduation rates for most subgroups except for that of Native Americans, whose graduation rate plunged again after a large increase the year prior. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3953892-some-progress-challenges-remaining-duluth-grad-rate...
Teachers have returned to a northern Saskatchewan school that was the site of a deadly shooting, but the front entrance to the building remains boarded up. Education Minister Don Morgan says the doors through which a shooter entered La Loche high school Jan. 22 is sealed off and a different entrance will be used for returning students. Morgan says repairs have been made and parts of the school will be used by counsellors to help students cope as they gradually resume classes. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/crow...
The Crown says it will apply to have a 17-year-old suspect sentenced as an adult, if convicted, in the January shooting deaths of four people in La Loche, Sask. The teen appeared by video link in Saskatchewan provincial court today, in Meadow Lake, shortly after 1:30 p.m. CST. He has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder. He also faces one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/la-loche-shooting-accused-second-court-appearance...
Jodee Nelson knows what it's like to not fit in because of the colour of her skin. Now the mother of five does whatever she can to help her children feel a sense of belonging, including driving them across Winnipeg to participate in a North End basketball program called Anishinabe Pride. "All of my kids play … and because we live in Charleswood, there is not a lot of aboriginal children [there] who play sports," Nelson said. "So we got involved in this program [because] it felt comfortable for them, because they actually had people their own r...
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. - The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of a skull and bones found near Arroyo Grande. The coroners office investigated the scene and sent photos to a forensic anthropologist who confirmed the bones came a from a young Native American person who died some years ago. The Sheriff's Office says finding Native American remains in the county is not rare. http://www.keyt.com/news/Bones-Found-Near-Arroyo-Grande-Most-Likely-From-Native-American-Burial-Site/38136228...
