Articles from the March 20, 2013 edition
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Feds: Violent American Indian gang seriously dented after jury convicts 3 in racketeering case
Federal prosecutors say they've weakened a violent American Indian gang known for terrorizing people in the Upper Midwest now that an alleged leader and two members have been convicted in one of the largest gang cases to come out of Indian Country. But investigators acknowledge their work isn't done in Minnesota or other states...
George elected Suquamish vice chairman, Sigo elected treasurer
SUQUAMISH — Citizens of the Suquamish Tribe elected two new members to the Suquamish Tribal Council....
State rep's dad sues over 2011 pueblo arrest
The father of state Rep. Carl Trujillo, D-Santa Fe, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was mistreated by tribal officers from Pojoaque Pueblo, perhaps for political reasons....
Assault outside Riverton bar roils reservation
James “Skip” Crooks, a 24-year-old from Hudson who has spent more time in the correctional system than out of it since his 18th birthday, threw a single punch outside Bomber’s Sports Bar in Riverton 10 nights ago and knocked out a childhood friend he had barely seen in a decade. Crooks is white. Darryn Davis, the man he hit, is the son of a black father and a Northern...
Oglala Sioux school sued in bullying incident
KYLE - A bullying incident at the Little Wound School has opened up questions that every parent considers. How safe is my child at school? What are a school’s obligations in keeping my child safe?...
Sequestration Hitting Native American Schools Particularly Hard
I guess today's sequestration faux-controversy was about the White House easter egg roll. Meanwhile, out of Minnesota, here's a piece about how sequestration cuts are impacting schools on Native American reservations even as ordinary public schools haven't yet seen much impact. That's because reservation schools rely disproportionately on a federal funding base, so the cuts to...
Man whose remains found on Saskatchewan reserve identified
A mystery has been solved with the Saskatchewan RMCP identifying human remains found on Sakimay First Nation a year ago....
Spirit Lake social services head pleads not guilty in Grand Forks case
Mark Little Owl, director of Tribal Social Services at Spirit Lake Nation, pleaded not guilty in state district court in Grand Forks Tuesday to three charges stemming from an Aug. 21 incident at the Grand Forks apartment of his former wife....
