Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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Greenhouse gas emissions from Minnesota’s coal-burning electricity producers declined 21 percent from 2003 to 2011, likely putting those utilities ahead of mandates that are expected to follow climate change initiatives President Obama announced Tuesday....
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice Wednesday evening, executing its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982....
DEMING - Nooksack Indian Tribe voters have approved a change in their constitution that will make it more difficult for people to enroll - or re-enroll - as members of the 2,000-member tribe. Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/06/26/2654917/nooksack-tribal-voters-approve.html#storylink=cpy...
Mi’kmaq and Maliseet reserves in Atlantic Canada are the sites of a new major battle between First Nation activists and the Canadian government that represents the next stage of the Idle No More movement. The flash point came when the Conservative government threw down the gauntlet with what some call sign-or-starve consent agreements presented to First Nations right across the country. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/26/idle-no-more-canada-escalates-war-first-nations-150125...
Discussion so far of the Supreme Court's heinous ruling on Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, with its sneaky means of yanking the teeth out of Section 5, understandably has focused mostly on the impact on African Americans. It should not be forgotten, however, that other people of color are covered, too, including American Indians....
Hope Whiteshield, charged in the June 13 death of a Spirit Lake Nation toddler, will remain in federal custody pending trial, a judge ruled Wednesday after hearing testimony about a criminal record that includes a half-dozen previous cases involving child neglect and endangerment....
We have new information Wednesday in the recent death of a child on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation. The step grandmother accused of killing her two-year-old step granddaughter was in court today. Hope Louise Tomahawk Whiteshield is being charged with criminal neglect and child abuse. Today was her detention hearing and she will be held in custody until her trial. See more at: http://www.wdaz.com/event/article/id/18390/group/News/#sthash.f9riZV0N.dpuf...
President Barack Obama today, June 26, released an executive order that establishes the White House Council on Native American Affairs. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/26/obama-establishes-white-house-council-native-american-affairs-150136...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Obama administration on Wednesday broadened an exemption for American Indians from the new health care law's requirement that virtually every U.S. resident has health insurance starting next year....
Jury selection in the trial of the former Mashantucket Pequot tribal chairman accused of stealing from the tribe that owns Foxwoods Resort Casino is scheduled to begin Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Haven....
He was, he thought, just another anonymous face in the crowd, out for an enjoyable stroll through a fall festival on a brilliant North Carolina afternoon....
There's a glimmer of hope in some otherwise bleak numbers about the education of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples: young indigenous women appear to be making clear educational strides. Read more: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/life/Aboriginal+women+outpace+male+graduates/8584799/story.html#ixzz2XQA35njq...
Three controversial Oakland charter schools facing closure this summer failed to win a reprieve from the Alameda County Board of Education on Tuesday night....
In a Wednesday statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly urged the Canadian government "to adhere to its commitments toward aboriginals, including the rights stipulated in the [UN] Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."...
The high cost of food in the north and changes impacting the ability to hunt and persistent poverty means many Indigenous people continue to go hungry....
Youtube user 4217Woodridge posted the video about Navajo culture that showed a sacred ceremony being conducted by the Navajos. You can see the full video on his youtube channel, which is public. If you choose to Watch the video from 4217Woodridge, click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arQtrzNUEFE...
BISMARCK (AP) — President Barack Obama has approved a federal disaster for the Standing Rock Indian Reservation following severe storms and flooding....
The Lac du Flambeau Tribal Police Department, in conjunction with numerous law enforcement agencies, carried out sweeping raids today on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation....
LAC DU FLAMBEAU (MyFoxWasau) – Lac du Flambeau police say more than 20 people were arrested in early-morning drug raids in a probe of synthetic and prescription drug trafficking on the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa Reservation....
LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Lac du Flambeau police have teamed up with several law enforcement agencies to arrest twenty people on drug charges....
