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CROW AGENCY, Mont. (AP) — Nearly two months after a woman was found severely burned on the Crow Indian Reservation, the tribe is still seeking information about the case from federal investigators, tribal leaders said. The victim was found on April 17 in a field near the border between the Northern Cheyenne and Crow reservations with burns over most of her body, The Billings Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/28qcUKZ). Doctors told the woman's family she had walked about 3 miles before collapsing, said Crow Sen. Shawn Real Bird. h...
For Dawn Lavell-Harvard, the conversation about sex with her young daughters ended up being closely intertwined with her work at the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC). The discussion came up while Dawn was in the car with her three daughters, travelling down the highway in Eastern Canada. Because of her role as head of NWAC, Dawn had to interrupt the road trip to take calls from the media, to comment on the inquiry into the missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Within the confines of the car, she found herself talking about the sex...
Motions to dismiss the lawsuit (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for Justice & Accountability v. Henry et. Al., Case No. CV 15-475) on the issue of the disputed pay raises approved by Tribal Council in October 2014 were heard in Cherokee Tribal Court on Wednesday, June 8. The lawsuit was filed in October 2015 by a group known as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for Justice & Accountability (EBCIJA). Resolution No. 261 (2014), passed on Oct. 14, 2014, is the main point of contention in the lawsuit. That legislation approved the FY2015 EBCI...
BRADLEY, MI – The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, announced Leah Sprague-Fodor has been sworn in as its chairperson. Sprague-Fodor, who was selected by the Tribal Council last week, is the daughter of David K. (D.K.) Sprague, who retired in January after serving as tribal chairman for 24 years. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2016/06/shes_the_new_chairperson_of_gu.html...
WASHINGTON — A powerful House panel is coming to the aid of payday lenders, moving to delay Obama administration regulations aimed at cracking down on the much-criticized industry. Thursday’s 30-18 vote by the Appropriations Committee would block proposed rules by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requiring payday lenders make sure customers are capable of repaying the loans, which typically come with high interest rates and fees. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/house-panel-moves-to-block-obama-regulations-on-payd...
Girls as young as nine are being bought and sold on Winnipeg streets and in shopping malls for sex, a community forum on sex-trafficking heard Monday night. The startling revelation was made by Diane Redsky, former project director for the National Task Force on Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in Canada. Redsky is the executive director of Winnipeg’s Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, which has a safe house for survivors escaping the sex trade. http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/06/06/winnipeg-girls-as-young-as-9-being-...
Native American tribes are locked in a battle with the federal government over who pays for health care in Indian country. At stake: millions of dollars in fines that many tribes say they can’t afford. At the root of the trouble is a clause in the Affordable Care Act that requires large employers — and tribes — to provide private insurance for nearly all employees. But some tribal leaders say that, although tribes do often employ a lot of people, buying insurance for their employees would be prohibitively expensive. Others say that optio...
A bill that encourages tribes to take greater control of their trust funds and trust assets has cleared both chambers of Congress. The Senate passed H.R.812, the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act, by unanimous consent on Friday afternoon. The move follows approval by the House on February 24. “Today, Congress passed legislation that will empower tribes to better manage their own trust assets,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said in a press release. “It is our obligation to guarantee that...
On May 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new wage and hour rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that most employers, including tribes, will be required to comply with by Dec. 1, 2016. The FLSA, one of the pillars of U.S. labor law, was enacted in 1938. It provides a minimum wage and standard 40-hour work week for non-exempt workers and requires employers to compensate employees at 150 percent of their hourly wages for hours worked beyond 40 hours in a workweek. Workers employed “in a bona fide executive, a...
A new lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in Navajo Nation Tribal Court against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Members of the group allegedly sexually abused Native American children who were participants of their Indian Placement Program nearly 30 years ago. "This can't be swept under the rug," the man, identified in court papers as "LK," told FOX 13. http://www.christiandaily.com/article/lds-faces-fourth-lawsuit-for-alleged-sexual-abuse-of-native-american-children/53006.htm...
Rep. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) made good this week on her promise to seek reforms at the troubled Indian Health Service. On Wednesday, Noem introduced H.R.5406, the Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act (HEALTTH Act). The bill encourages more partnerships with tribes, addresses recruiting of heath professionals, updates the Purchased/Referred Care Program and calls for greater accountability at the IHS. http://www.indianz.com/News/2016/06/10/bill-seeks-random-drug-tests-for-indian.a...
A group of Great Plains tribal leaders want to cut out a middleman in their health care delivery. Leaders from nine area tribes voted at a Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board meeting last week for a proposal to defund a federal office that's been responsible for Native American health care in the region for decades. Instead of sending money to the Indian Health Service (IHS) hub in Aberdeen, tribal officials want the money to go directly to tribes to run their own health care systems. http://www.argusleader.com/story...
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says it has received "numerous emails and phone calls" from Indigenous women complaining about how they have been treated by police. The assembly, which advocates for First Nations in the province, passed a motion Tuesday to have Grand Chief Derek Nepinak meet with RCMP, the Winnipeg Police Service, the Winnipeg Police Board and Indigenous groups to discuss complaints "from women who reported violence including domestic violence situations." \ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-am...
PORTLAND (AP) — Eric Lee Flores, one of the youngest people to take part in the occupation of an Oregon bird sanctuary, accepted a plea deal Thursday that might keep him out of federal prison. Flores, 22, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to impede officers of the United States. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a charge of firearms possession in a federal facility. http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/oregon/refuge-occupier-eric-lee-flores-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy/article_28369353-ff47-556b-a87e-b98ad09ccf98.html...
A second defendant in the Oregon Standoff case has pleaded guilty. Eric Lee Flores was one of 27 people indicted in connection wth the 41-day armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. On Thursday, he told a judge that he had gone to the refuge with seven guns and did guard duty. http://patch.com/oregon/portland/second-oregon-standoff-defendant-pleads-guilty...
KYLE | Grieving over a young man missing on the Pine Ridge Reservation for more than seven months, and worn down by the ongoing search, the family of 24-year-old Alex “Tank” Vazquez has issued a plea for help to other tribes. The missing man, also known as Alex “Tank” Gay and Alejandro “Tank” Vazquez, is a 5-foot-7, 200-pound Lakota tribal member. He was last seen Oct. 29 near Kyle. http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/search-continues-for-tank-vazquez/article_86e9c336-0ed2-54bd-8763-3fc65306823d.html...
