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The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community announced Thursday the results of its general election. Senators Steve Edwards and Leon John were re-elected to five-year terms. They are beginning their 14th and 16th year in tribal government, respectively. http://www.goskagit.com/news/no-changes-to-swinomish-tribal-senate-after-elections/article_3d13fc25-20a2-5f63-976f-217abda69023.html...
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke said Wednesday he supports "government-to-government" interactions between the federal government and Native American tribes in decision-making processes, a positive sign for members of indigenous communities advocating for more control over their land. Zinke, whose department oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs, began his opening remarks at a wide-ranging Senate Indian affairs committee hearing by affirming his commitment to work with tribal leaders as governments, an important distinction for t...
WEST GLACIER — Nine days after being sworn in as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke made his first official trip from Washington D.C. to a familiar place: Glacier National Park. The Whitefish native, tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the agency that oversees 500 million acres of federal public lands, met with National Park Service employees on March 10 to talk about his hopes and goals for the next four years. Chief among those priorities is a “21st century reorganization” of the Department of Interior. http:...
KESHENA, WI (WAOW) -- A federal grand jury indicted three men who were involved in drug trafficking and other offenses on the Menominee Indian Reservation. 31-year-old Woody Nahquaddy, 30-year-old Mitchell Oshkosh and 23-year-old Austin Kaquatosh face charges for possession with intent to deliver a marijuana-like synthetic over the course of nearly two years. The men, who live on the reservation, each face a maximum sentence of 20-years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine and between 3-years and a lifetime of supervised released. Nahquaddy is further...
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Mission woman has been sentenced to half a year in federal prison for spraying pepper spray in the face of a police officer. U.S. Attorney Randolph Seiler says 29-year-old Abigail Garneaux attacked the Rosebud Sioux police officer last May when he went to arrest her for failing a field sobriety test. Garneaux pleaded guilty in December to assaulting a federal officer and was sentenced late last month. She will be on home confinement for half a year and supervised release for two years following her prison t...
Alicia White Bear will be honored as the 2017 Volunteer of the Year as a part of this year's National Reservation Economic Summit (National RES) hosted by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. The National Center will recognize several Native American business leaders and those who have made significant contributions to advancing economic development in Indian Country during this year's National RES. The award winners span businesses large and small, and award...
