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A bitter January wind whipped down the street in downtown Minneapolis where Veronica Perkins and her 4-year-old daughter, Nari, waited for the bus....
WASHINGTON - President Obama plans two executive actions this week to promote equal pay for women — and to promote equal pay as a critical issue for Democrats this election year....
NEW YORK — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for inpatient rehab....
If running 15 miles a week is heart-healthy, running 45 miles a week gives you a cardiovascular system three times as clean and strong, right?...
Energy company Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Thursday announced that it has agreed to pay $5.15 billion to clean up 85 years of harmful uranium, wood creosote, and rocket fuel pollution, in what is being widely reported as the largest environment settlement in history....
The death records of tens of thousands of First Nations children who died during the time residential schools were operating in Canada have been handed over to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission....
RIVERTON, Wyo. — Tribe leaders are opposing a bill co-sponsored by Wyoming's congressional delegation regarding the boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation. Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/wyoming-tribe-leaders-blast-u-s-senate-draft-bill/article_621d6ee8-1811-5d24-9a2a-d818aef8c3b9.html#ixzz2yCdws4tf...
A Washington Indian tribe is considering a foray into the marijuana business, but federal policy might stand in the way. Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/04/06/3135596/marijuana-raises-issue-of-tribal.html?sp=/99/296/#storylink=cpy...
In mid-March the Department of the Interior’s Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) sent purchase offers to approximately 16,000 landowners with fractionated interests at the Pine Ridge Reservation. This means that collectively over copy00 million could be paid to allottees who choose to sell their interests. Over the coming weeks, this infusion will benefit local businesses and tribal communities. In the long term, it means the return of hundreds of thousands of acres of land to the Oglala Sioux Nation. Read more at h...
They learned about bugs, fish, ancestry and canoeing. They communed with the Water Spirit. In the process they just had some plain old fun. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/06/video-reconnecting-sacred-water-mde-maka-ska-lake-calhoun-154336...
The Center for Native American Youth honored five amazing Native youth from all over the United States the week of March 10. The five youths, who range in age from 16 to 23, were selected by CNAY for their accomplishments in Indian country. The youths and their chaperones were flown to Washington, D.C. to meet with their respective state leaders and to participate in leadership related activities. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/02/5-native-youth-honored-champions-change-154274...
For the ninth annual Young Native Writers Essay Contest, students are being asked to write about one or more of the cultural images, symbols or art forms that have been historically developed by their community (Indian tribal, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian) to communicate a particular message or value or serve a specific purpose. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/01/essay-contest-asks-entrants-write-about-cultural-images-symbols-154267...
The FBI set up shop at the home of a 91-year-old man near Indianapolis, saying he has thousands of artifacts and cultural items originating from at least a dozen different countries and Native American tribes � some of them acquired improperly. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/04/06/223572/fbi-finds-thousands-of-artifacts.html#storylink=cpy...
The federal government filed documents showing what facts it was prepared to prove in court against Tony Belcourt, 42, and Hunter Burns, 48....
HELENA — A former Democratic state legislator pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft, bribery and tax-evasion charges for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks and bribes from consultants and contractors who were awarded federal money for projects on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation....
A former tribal and state official pleaded guilty in federal embezzlement cases Wednesday, saying afterward the whole story has not yet been told....
In this video Charmaine White Face, a member of the Oglala band of the Great Sioux Nation, explains uranium mining and its health effects on the people of the Great Plains....
WASHINGTON – Chairman Jon Tester (D – Montana) held a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, to address five bills that protects families and children and improves access to critical resources in Indian country....
Eagle Butte, South Dakota—The Cheyenne River Youth Project today announced a summer employment opportunity for teens age 13-17 to participate in its Garden and Wellness Internship Program. Youth will work in the Winyan Toka Win (“Leading Lady”) garden and participate in a variety of diabetes prevention education and wellness activities during two three-week sessions beginning in June. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/04/cheyenne-river-youth-project-offering-paid-internships-teen-gardening-progra...
(Louisville, KY) – In 2010, Shoni Schimmel was the talk of the college recruiting scene, rated as high as the #6 recruit in the nation by Hoop Gurlz. At the time, Shoni was the only ESPN 100 recruit who had not signed with a college during her senior year. Speculations and rumors began to mount as to why as to why the dynamic guard, who had been compared to “Pistol” Pete Maravich, hadn’t signed with a college even after her high school season was over. Fast forward now four years later, all that doubt on whether Shoni or her sister Jude co...
TAMA, Ia. -- When sisters Marcelena and Delicia Guevara scramble for the basketball in one-on-one games, they no longer envision themselves as the next LeBron James....
Vaughn “Buffalo Bull” Lodge, born Vaughn Joseph Lodge, is used to answering tough questions. He is after all a “warrior,” and wants to teach men and women the true meaning of the word. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/04/mixed-martial-arts-vaughn-buffalo-bull-lodge-shows-warrior-mentality-154318...
Fred Sasakamoose was honored by the Edmonton Oilers for being the first aboriginal hockey player to be drafted into the NHL. On March 30, Sasakamoose, along with other hockey greats (Willie Littlechild and Ted Hodgson) dropped the puck at Rexall Palace during the Oliers matchup against the New York Rangers. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/04/first-aboriginal-nhl-player-honored-oilers-game-154322...
Department of Corrections staff members and local law enforcement are searching for a missing state prison inmate in Rapid City....
SOUTHAMPTON, New York — State police say a man has been critically injured by gunfire on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, Long Island....
