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  • Economic Development Revs Up on Pine Ridge Reservation

    Jun 27, 2012

    Supporting them is an expanding infrastructure, with public transit throughout the 2 million-plus-acre reservation, good cell-phone coverage in most areas and wireless Internet widely available. Approval of a federally backed credit union is imminent, said Whitney O’Rourke, Oglala, of Lakota Funds, a community development financial institution in Kyle, South Dakota in northern Pine Ridge. There is currently no bank on the reservation, and off-reservation banks make few loans there because much of the land that might act as collateral is held i...

  • Jun 27, 2012

    OLYMPIA — A Washington judge blocked the collection of taxes on roll-your-own cigarettes Monday, citing a voter-approved initiative that makes it harder for lawmakers to raise taxes....

  • Lummis rally to support tougher domestic violence law

    Jun 27, 2012

    LUMMI RESERVATION - Native American women who live on a reservation can't always get the legal protection they need if a non-native spouse or partner becomes abusive, tribal officials said Tuesday, June 26, during a rally and march here. Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/06/26/2195334/lummis-rally-to-support-tougher.html#storylink=cpy...

  • Jun 27, 2012

    Flood recovery is underway, and communities are starting to get help from the federal government....

  • Lamar Associates Releases Powerful PSA on Alcohol Abuse

    Jun 27, 2012

    A Lamar Associates Public Service Announcement (PSA) examines the devastating effects of alcohol abuse across Indian Country. Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/06/26/lamar-associates-releases-powerful-psa-on-alcohol-abuse-120584 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/06/26/lamar-associates-releases-powerful-psa-on-alcohol-abuse-120584#ixzz1z08bOGpZ...

  • Jun 27, 2012

    MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — A fresh search is taking place for a 4-year-old boy reported missing from a mid-Michigan Indian reservation as authorities conduct a criminal investigation into his disappearance....

  • Jun 27, 2012

    MT PLEASANT, MI - Levi Rickert's reporting on missing 4-year-old Carnal Chamberlain has peaked the interest of his American Indian readers like few other stories....