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The collapse of Comcast’s deal to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion in stock could turn out to be one of the big wins in the career of Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, one he called “gratifying.” But it’s not like he was quarterback of the winning team. More like the head cheerleader. Comcast abandoned its transaction last week in the face of opposition by federal antitrust lawyers, who were the real decisionmakers on this deal. They were concerned about what would happen to customers if one company controlled nearly 57 percent of the...
WASHINGTON – A new survey of young Americans by Harvard’s Institute of Politics casts doubt on the widely repeated statistic that one in five women in college are victims of sexual assault. The one-in-five figure comes from a survey conducted in 2007 for the Justice Department at two large public universities, one in the Midwest and the other in the South. The researchers who conducted the study, who did not name the two schools, cautioned that their findings might not be applicable nationwide, but the figure has, nonetheless, been fea...
When the Cherokee Tribal Council voted to give itself a hefty pay raise last fall — $10,000 extra a year plus tens of thousands in backpay for the years when it supposedly should have already been receiving those extra dollars — the decision aroused the ire of a staunch contingent of tribal members who deemed it illegal. Now it’s possible the issue could go to court. The argument has been ongoing ever since the budget resolution creating the raises passed on Oct. 4, 2014, with no discussion and only one nay vote, from Wolfetown Counc...
Four years ago, Heather Purser stood in front of the Suquamish Tribal Council, awaiting the answer to a life-changing question: Would she – a citizen of the tribe – be allowed to marry her non-Native girlfriend? In Washington State, home to the Suquamish people, the answer then was still no. But federally-recognized Native American tribes are not bound by state laws. So Heather decided to appeal to her tribe. If the state wouldn’t approve gay marriage, maybe her own people would. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymediane...
Michael B. Jandreau, the visionary leader of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota for almost 40 years, passed away last month at the age of 71. Known to all as “Mike” he believed that Indian Tribes had to establish a private sector economy on the Reservations if they were to participate in the American dream. The historic treaties of the 1800's between Tribes and the United States, while still very important, were not enough to prepare Indian people for the 21st century. For rural Tribes that means a focus on agriculture. Jandreau tes...
An initiative that would have decriminalized marijuana cultivation on Hoopa Valley land was roundly rejected at yesterday’s tribal election. According to a preliminary tally, a little over 62 percent of voters gave the thumbs-down to and initiative, spearheaded by former tribal chair Lyle Marshall, to repeal Title 34 of the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s charter, which takes a zero-tolerance approach to marijuana cultivation on tribal land. Elsewhere in the election: Current tribal chair Danielle Vigil-Masten was soundly defeated by challenger Ryan Jac...
(Reuters) - North Dakota, the second-largest U.S. oil producer, has approved a sweeping reorganization of its oil tax code, cutting the overall rate and ending a tax break of more than $5 billion poised to hit in June. Governor Jack Dalrymple signed the measure on Wednesday afternoon, his staff told Reuters, lowering the combined rate crude producers will pay by 1.5 percentage points. The bill also eliminates, starting this December, a so-called "large trigger" tax break worth as much as $5.3 billion to oil producers over a two-year period if...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition in Western Sky v. Jackson, a case involving an online lender in Indian Country. Martin A. Webb, a member of the Cheyennne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, operated Western Sky Financial until he was forced out of business due to scrutiny from state and federal authorities. Some of his non-Indian customers in Illinois sued his business based on provisions in their loan agreements that required them to file disputes in tribal court. In August 2014, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals determined...
Federal investigators have ordered Montana's Chippewa Cree Tribe to pay its chairman, Ken St. Marks, nearly $650,000 in compensation for "prohibited reprisal(s)" taken against him dating back to March 2013. St. Marks was elected by a majority vote of tribal members to serve as Chippewa Cree Business Committee chairman in November 2012, but was removed from office four months later by a unanimous vote of the business committee. http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/04/28/feds-order-chippewa-cree-pay-st-marks/...
BILLINGS - The U.S. Department of Interior has confirmed its initial finding that the Chippewa Cree Business Committee violated whistleblower laws when it ousted Chairman Ken St. Marks in March 2013. In a 28-page final disposition issued Friday, DOI ordered the tribe to stop any further retaliation against St. Marks relating to any protected disclosures he made to the agency or investigators about American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money provided to the tribe. The department further ordered the tribe to pay St. Marks an award of $648,430,...
AUGUSTA, Maine - After a two-year investigation, a special panel will share its findings into the systematic removal of native children from their tribal homes. The five-member Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission will also make recommendations to correct past abuses and promote healing. It's the first time such an effort has been undertaken by Indian nations and a state government. And those involved say the work has been validating at a crucial time in tribal-state relations. http://news.mpbn.ne...
The family of Loretta Saunders burst into applause as a Nova Scotia judge sentenced her two killers to life in prison on Wednesday. Blake Leggette and Victoria Henneberry entered guilty pleas — to first-degree and second-degree murder, respectively — last week as their jury trial was to get underway. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/loretta-saunders-murder-was-despicable-horrifying-and-cowardly-1.3052465...
Leslie Black, the 29-year-old man accused of a horrible attack on Marlene Bird in Prince Albert, Sask., last summer has entered a guilty plea to attempted murder. Bird, 47, was hospitalized for weeks after being cut, burned and found barely conscious on June 1. Bird, who lived a transient life in Prince Albert, was found in a shopping mall parking lot in the Saskatchewan city. She had suffered such severe burns that both her lower legs had to be amputated, and she was left with a large laceration that stretched across her entire face from the...
It’s easy for mainstream media to sensationalize grim aspects of life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in North Dakota, said Russell Contreras, an Albuquerque-based Associated Press reporter who’s also president of UNITY, a national nonprofit that advocates for fair and accurate media coverage of diverse populations. Pine Ridge is the second-largest reservation in the United States and the most poverty-stricken. Its death rate exceeds that of the rest of the country by 300 percent. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/l...
Each year in Minnesota, about 380 babies die before their first birthday. The most common cause of infant deaths are congenital disorders, followed by premature births and sudden unexpected infant deaths, including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Although Minnesota has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the country — better than 42 other states — the state's good ranking masks a stark difference in mortality among racial groups. American Indian and African-American babies die at twice the rate of white babies. If those infants sha...
Minority students are being suspended at higher rates than their white classmates not only in Oklahoma City Public Schools, which triggered a federal probe, but also in other districts across the state, U.S. Department of Education data show. The disparity is often greatest between black and white students, but also occurs between white students and American Indian and Hispanic students. The trend is similar across the nation. http://oklahomawatch.org/2015/04/29/racial-disparities-in-school-suspensions-found-across-oklahoma/...
A long-lost silent film admired by historians as a rare visual account of Native American customs is being released after a private detective in North Carolina stumbled across a damaged copy. "The Daughter of Dawn" — first screened in Los Angeles in 1920 — features a large cast of Comanche and Kiowa people and shows scenes of buffalo hunting and ceremonial dances obscured by time. The copy, discovered more than a decade ago, has been restored and was screened in Texas this week, ahead of its commercial release later this year. "We were jus...
A Pendleton powwow dancer has won her eighth world jingle dancing title. Acosia Red Elk, a registered member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, didn’t decide to compete at the world’s largest powwow until two days before she started driving to the Gathering of Nations in New Mexico. The event began last Friday in Albuquerque. On the previous Monday, Red Elk decided she simply had to dance. The problem was, she only had one of two dresses for the jingle dancing competition. She retreated to her studio and began sew...
Vulnerable hospital patients are being evacuated from the Fort Albany hospital today as the risk of flooding continues. Ice is breaking up along the Albany River and waters levels are rising quickly. A declaration of emergency was issued for the community near James Bay. As a precaution, 12 in-patients and three patients from the reserve will be flown out of the community Wednesday said Andrew Linklater, the director of support services for the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/fort-alb...
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine legislative committee is putting off a vote on a proposal from American Indian tribes to reach an agreement about the way the tribes harvest commercial fish. The Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources met to discuss the proposal on Wednesday and will take it up again on May 6. Passamaquoddy legislative Rep. Matthew Dana's bill would allow for cooperative management of species such as lobsters, clams and baby eels. Dana says he remains hopeful the tribes and state regulators can eventually reach agreement. h...
Ham Dinner Fundraiser Sale - Thursday, April 30th $7.00 a plate starting at 11 AM - Redby Center Proceeds to go towards Shantelle "Shoo" Strong Family Will deliver 3 or more orders to one location Ham, Potato Salad, Beans, Wild Rice, Bread, Desert For orders call Redby Center at 679-5924 or 679-2106...
