Articles from the July 6, 2011 edition
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Candidates to interview for Red Lake superintendent position
Four candidates are expected to interview next week for the position of Red Lake School District superintendent. The Minnesota School Boards Association’s Superintendent Search Service is conducting the search. The search is due to the retirement of Brent Gish, who has been superintendent for the past four years. Five finalists were selected for the superintendent vacancy....
Gladys Robinson
Gladys Elizabeth Robinson, 76, of Cass Lake, died Monday, July 4, in her home. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Cass Lake, with the Rev. George Ross officiating. A wake will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the Veteran’s Memorial Building and will continue until...
41-year-old Fargo man decapitated in fireworks accident
FARGO – Police have identified the victim of Monday's fatal fireworks accident as Jesse William Burley, 41....
2011 Red Lake Nation Fair & Powwow
2011 Red Lake Nation Fair & Powwow August 26, 27, 28, 2011 Grand Entries: Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm & 7pm, Sunday 1pm & 7pm MC's: Murphy Thomas & RezDawg Host Drums: Blackstone & Pipestone Arena Directors: Mack Kingbird & Darren Cook 2010 - 2011 out going Red Lake Nation royalty Miss Red Lake Nation - Alyss Seki Parents: Shari & Todd Smith Specials:13-17 fancy $400, $300, $200...
Canadians protest violence against aboriginal women
Murdered aboriginal women represent approximately ten per cent of the total number of female homicides in Canada despite the fact that Aboriginal women make up only three per cent of the total female population. Research has found that the intergenerational impact and resulting vulnerabilities of colonization and state policies: such as residential schools and the child...
Rallying cry for Aboriginal women
A thousand women marched on Parliament Hill Tuesday to remind us the problem of murdered and missing aboriginal women continues to be an unacceptable and outrageous blight on Canadian society....
Violence far too common on Rosebud Sioux Reservation
The construction of Rosebud’s new adult correctional facility is now happening. Pine Ridge is also building a new jail. People talk about how the money funding the development of these new facilities might be better used elsewhere. I agree we could use more money to fund projects such as youth centers....
Natives, RCMP pull as one
Historically, relationships between law enforcement agencies and First Nations communities have been strained. Through the years a lot of effort has been made to improve that bond. This weekend, hundreds of paddlers gathered in Tofino to begin the Pulling Together Canoe Journey 2011. Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Natives+RCMP+pull/5042491/stor...
Niantic woman wins Foxwoods' $1 million bingo jackpot
Mashantucket — A Niantic woman won the $1 million jackpot Saturday at Foxwoods Resort Casino’s Firecracker Bingo event marking the 25th anniversary of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe’s high-stakes bingo operation....
Bingo! CT gamer scores $1M at Foxwoods
In Foxwoods Resort Casino's 25th Anniversary Firecracker Bingo event on Saturday, Jennifer McKenzie from East Lyme's Niantic section won the $1 million jackpot....
New Mexico pueblo leader worried about wildfire's effects on cultural sites, watershed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people....
Cherokee chief-elect: Incumbent should step aside
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - The chief-elect of one of the nation's largest American Indian tribes called on the incumbent to give up the post Tuesday, as tribe officials confirmed a new election could be called if the bitter back-and-forth and legal wrangling don't stop....
Chief Chad Smith Files Appeal, Issues Statement
Tahlequah - Chief Chad Smith continues to fight the outcome of last weeks now controversial Cherokee Nation Chief election....
Smith, Baker speak publicly about ongoing election troubles
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Cherokee Nation Chief Elect Bill John Baker has called a press conference for Tuesday....
ATF and TTB Accept $1.25 Million Cigarette Settlement
NEW YORK, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge New York Field Division Ronald B. Turk and Thomas Crone, Assistant Administrator for Field Operations for the U.S. Treasury Department's Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announce that Jacobs Manufacturing an unlicensed cigarette manufacturer on the New...
New Pine Ridge Justice Center to Meet Unique Needs of Tribal Legal System
The first tribal justice center to blend a traditional Indian justice system and technologically advanced design is midway through completion on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation....
Hot action on hot night
Monday’s second day of the Fourth of July special at Bemidji Speedway was much like Sunday’s, hot and muggy with a little bit of a breeze. The racing action was some of the best of the summer, however, with multiple lead changes in just about every race which kept the fans on the edge of their seats. The Midwest Modifieds rolled onto the track led by Sunday’s feature...
Widespread cheating found in Atlanta schools
ATLANTA - A state investigation released Tuesday showed rampant, systematic cheating on test scores in this city's long-troubled public schools, ending two years of increasing skepticism over remarkable improvements touted by school leaders....
Anderson will be Miss. Band of Choctaws' 1st female chief
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will have a new chief — the first woman to hold the title....
