Articles from the May 26, 2015 edition
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New Alberta Premier sworn in and reaffirms new relationship building with First Nations
EDMONTON — Rachel Notley was sworn in as the 17th premier of Alberta Sunday afternoon in Edmonton. The New Democratic Party formed a majority government earlier this month in a historic election that ended the 43 year Progressive Conservative dynasty. During her campaign, Notley committed to take seriously the government’s relationship with Alberta’s Aboriginal peoples....
3 Winnipeg cases highlighted on National Missing Children's Day
The Winnipeg Police Service and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection are highlighting the cases of three girls as part of National Missing Children's Day. The 16-year-old McKay was last seen in the city's Garden City area on May 16. She is described as five feet and one inch tall, and weighing 130 pounds. She has long, straight brown hair with brown eyes and was last seen...
On Manitoba reserve, father spends birthday searching for remains of daughter
John George Robinson spent his birthday tramping through the woods and climbing over boulders looking for whatever is left of his daughter, an 11-year-old girl with a contagious smile who was killed before she got the chance to dream, her mother said. The search for the rest of Teresa Cassandra Robinson’s remains continued on the weekend in Garden Hill First Nation, 12 days...
RCMP highlight 6 cases on National Missing Children's Day
Manitoba RCMP and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection are highlighting the cases of six youth as part of National Missing Children's Day Monday. Police are still searching for three boys and three girls, all of whom went missing over the span of about eight years. "It's critical that we keep missing children's stories in the public eye because there's always hope that...
Memorial Day 2015: What it means to be an American Indian veteran
“Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.” These words are ingrained in us. We sing them proudly at ballgames, and BBQ’s, firework displays and ceremonies honoring the many occasions of celebration and remembrance that make us all American. Most likely choruses of our national anthem will be performed many times over this Memorial Day weekend in honor of our veterans....
The Police Are Killing One Group at a Staggering Rate, and Nobody Is Talking About It
The end of 2014 was a bloody time for Native Americans. Even as protesters rallied against the police killings of unarmed black people like Michael Brown and Eric Garner in December, Rapid City police fired five bullets into Allen Locke, a 30-year-old Lakota man living in South Dakota. In a tragic bit of irony, it was later revealed that Locke had been at a demonstration...
In Response to War of the Words: ICWA Hearings Reignite Ancient Battle Over Indian Children
Rarely, if ever, do I extend myself to a social media rant. This is primarily because I'm not sure that such things ever change opinions and belief systems. That said, I'm going to take a moment to do just that. Feel free to tune out—I won't be offended. Statements such as this one (from the May 21 ICTMN article, "War of Words: ICWA Hearings Reignite Ancient Clash Over...
School suspensions a problem for minority students
FARGO—If you're a black, Hispanic or American Indian student, you're much more likely to receive an out-of-school suspension than your white peers in North Dakota and Minnesota, according to data from both states' education departments. In part due to a program aimed at reducing the racial gap in suspensions, Minnesota saw a 20.4 percent decline in all out-of-school...
Law helps tribes reclaim remains from museums
WASHINGTON — Manley Begay Jr. stood surrounded by boxes “stacked to the ceiling” that were filled with the remains of more than 1,000 Native Americans, when one label caught his eye. Canyon del Muerte. It was where Begay’s family took their livestock to winter on the Navajo Nation. But here, at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University more...
Comanche Nation Emergency Management Efforts Continue to Battle Floods
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA — The Comanche Nation Emergency Management Team is continuing their effort to help those affected by the flooding in area communities. They are issuing sandbags, and through the Red Cross, has opened the Cahoma Building in Cache as a shelter for flood victims in the Cache and Indiahoma communities. The Comanche Nation Community Center in Walters is on...
FBI arrests man linked to bull moose killing
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 43-year-old man who allegedly killed a young bull moose on the Umatilla Indian Reservation was arrested by the FBI for unlawfully possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun. Thadd Justin Nelson was indicted by a grand jury on the gun charge. Prosecutors said he had a weapon made from a West Point Model 949, 20-guage short-barreled shotgun,...
Rosebud Sioux, Lunderman and Iron Shell competing at highest levels
As we head towards the dog days of summer where athletes in South Dakota will be working to take their fitness and athletic exploits to new levels, how about a reminder of some elite Sioux athletes that are competing at the highest level. Came across two serious athletes with ties to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Hailey Lunderman - daughter of Mark Lunderman, grand-daughter of...
