Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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PINE RIDGE, S.D. — The sole grocery store on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation remained closed for the fourth consecutive day, forcing residents to either shop at convenience stores or leave the vast reservation to buy food....
In “State tribes become a concern for some” (News, May 6), the effects of state tribes is grossly overstated. New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Indiana and Louisiana recognize tribes and have agencies dealing with said tribes. Tribes like the Unkechaug, Schagticoke, Nanticoke, Pamunkey, Coharie, Natchez-Kusso, Mowa Choctaw, Miami of Indiana and United Houma Nation, not forgetting about a dozen more, have had historical recognition in books, and some have state reservations and had long inv...
“Indian governments and the territories are in some ways similar to state governments,” said committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., in a statement. “Each provides hospitals, public schools and law enforcement. But U.S. policies do not recognize tribal governments or territories as states or fully sovereign nations. Instead, U.S. law is a patchwork of complicated rules for each territory. And for tribal governments, U.S. policies are inconsistent. Tax policy is a microcosm of this inconsistency....
(WNN/PM) Washington, DC, U.S.: As a result of the unprecedented rates of violent crimes against Native American women, there has been an increase in legislation dealing with criminal investigations and legal procedures on Native American reservations. For example, the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women Act (SAVE Native Women Act) aims to improve victim treatment as well as investigative and legal processes by strengthening the authority of tribes to hold perpetrators responsible. Currently, tribes do not have jurisdiction if the...
VICTORIA — Two federal ministers have written to Vancouver Island's Cowichan Tribes First Nation pledging social and emotional help throughout a local declared state of emergency over a disturbing spike in suicides and attempted suicides. Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120515/Ottawa-offers-help-to-Cowichan-Tribes-120515/#ixzz1v2HEQ9kQ...
More than 2,400 Manitoba First Nations flood evacuees have registered a second time for federal flood benefits, as officials hope to prevent more fraudulent claims from being filed....
More than 2,200 people from seven First Nations in Manitoba are still displaced a year after flooding forced them from their reserve homes, stuck in an urban environment far from their communities. Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/05/14/thousands-still-displaced-by-last-year%E2%80%99s-flooding-in-manitoba-permanent-solution-needed-soon-chiefs-say-112929 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/05/14/thousands-still-displaced-by-last-year%e2%80%99s-flooding-in-manitoba-permanent-solution-needed-s...
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — Guests at the newly opened Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel in Mt. Pleasant will never forget that they are near water....
A Nez Perce Tribal Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former employee against the tribe, stating it is immune to such actions....
TEMECULA (CBS) — A CBS2 News investigation has examined accusations that money pouring into Indian gaming casinos is bringing trouble to Southland reservations....
BISMARCK — A former Three Affiliated Tribes law enforcement officer is accused of harboring two men who escaped from a jail in New Town over the weekend....
A former attorney for the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians was one of four indicted on May 9 on 48-counts of bribery and money laundering according to the Los Angeles Times. Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/05/15/former-legal-counsel-for-twenty-nine-palms-accused-of-defrauding-tribe-113219 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/05/15/former-legal-counsel-for-twenty-nine-palms-accused-of-defrauding-tribe-113219#ixzz1v2KNK8wf...
Teachers need to change if aboriginal students are going to succeed in school, according to John Hodson, chair of Lakehead University’s aboriginal education department....
A roar of approval welcomed a trio of dancers who arrived home, fresh from winning the television competition show Canada's Got Talent....
A fire that gutted a lawyer's office is considered suspicious. An Ontario Fire Marshal investigator probed Blue Heron Industrial Park Complex on Gran Street in Batchewana First Nation on Monday afternoon....
LAWTON — A 25-year-old Lawton man who fled from police was shot and killed by law officers after a pursuit Monday morning, authorities report. Read more: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-man-killed-by-law-officers-after-pursuit-in-comanche-county/article/3675390#ixzz1v2Lh3Ym5...
