Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Sorted by date Results 26 - 45 of 45
Animal Defenders International (ADI) is calling on governments around the world to take action to address the inherent public safety and animal welfare issues associated with the use of wild animals in circuses after an incident involving three elephants at Circus Krone in Germany put the audience in harm’s way. ADI President Jan Creamer said: “Using wild animals in circuses is a recipe for disaster, putting animals and the public in harm’s way. ADI calls on governments around the world without bans in place to end wild animal acts witho...
Free and Open to the Public The group started with the brothers Chad and Luke Hofland, writing songs and playing in different groups that eventually led to the current lineup. The band consists of Chad Hofland on Bass, Luke Hofland on Guitar, and Lucas Geraci on Drums. They also have horn sections and keyboardists, depending on the show and availability. They have hosted several open jam nights, with different singers and guitar players, usually in the blues realm but occasionally dipping into...
The third annual Native Film Showcase returns to Rapid City, South Dakota, Saturday, July 21, as part of Native POP. Native POP: People of the Plains - A Gathering of Arts and Culture is a Native art market and cultural celebration and is a free annual event in the heart of downtown. This year Native POP partners with Vision Maker Media, who is curating the film selections, and with SDPB to host the event. The film festival, located at the SDPB Black Hills Studio, 415 Main Street, will include documentaries of regional interest, as well as an...
Pine Ridge, SD. – The 2018 Season of Indian Relay Racing is in full swing across the country according to the Horse Nations Indian Relay Council (HNIRC). The Schedule of Events is listed on their website with those designated as HNIRC-qualifying are marked in yellow. The Cloud Peak Energy Tour of Champions kicked off the season in Gillette, WY over Memorial Day week-end with 22 teams participating. This first-time event for Gillette was a great success for teams, hosts and fans. Indian Relay has developed into the most exciting and explosive sp...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to severe weather in the past month that has caused flooding and property damage across much of Minnesota. Dayton’s order applies to 36 counties and the Red Lake Indian Reservation. It cited a persistent weather pattern since June 9 that has generated a series of severe summer storms packing torrential rains, high winds and tornadoes, resulting in flash flooding. The governor’s order directed state agencies to continue to assist affected local gover...
After being recalled in April, Dennis Patch has been returned as Chairman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. In a special election held July 7, Patch was the top vote-getter in a field of seven candidates for Tribal Chairman. Tommy Drennan was elected to fill the seat on the Tribal Council that became vacant when Valerie Welsh-Tahbo was recalled in April. According to unofficial results posted at the Tribal offices, Patch received a plurality, but not a majority, of votes for Chairman. He received 331 votes. This is how the votes shaped up...
Gary Bitner, a spokesman for the Seminole Tribe, said the blaze started around 7 a.m. at a home in the 2700 block of North 66th Avenue. The fire quickly spread to a neighboring home, Bitner said. People inside the homes were able to escape the fire unharmed, Bitner said. However, two Seminole Police Department employees, who entered the homes to ensure no one was still inside, were treated for smoke inhalation at Memorial Regional Hospital. https://www.local10.com/news/florida/hollywood/fire-guts-2-homes-on-seminole-reservat...
Alicia Joseph is taking the millennial phrase 'YOLO' (You only live once) to a whole new level, living it up this summer. She's taking a family trip to Oahu to swim with turtles and dolphins, getting matching tattoos with her sister, shopping, camping, going to powwows and barbecues. http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/2-months-to-live-a-teenager-with-brain-cancer-sets-her-sights-on-a-summer-of-laughter-and-living-1.4735380...
One of six adults in the United States have a mental illness such as depression, bipolar or anxiety disorder, but African Americans are 10% more prone to mental disorders, and Hispanics 40% more likely to experience serious morale problem. Statistics are worse for American Indians and Alaska natives. And these minorities are less than half receive necessary treatment or counseling than the white population. Scientists see this as a problem and are trying to make medicine an impartial and accessible to everyone. Doctors urge urgently to...
PHILADELPHIA - The head of a multimillion-dollar payday lending enterprise accused of evading state regulations by using Native American tribes and a bank as fronts has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $64 million in assets. Charles Hallinan, 77, of Villanova was sentenced Friday on November jury convictions including racketeering, international money laundering, and fraud, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Read more here: https://www.macon.com/news/business/article214530239.html#storylink=cpy...
Canada has officially returned some traditional land to Kahnawake as part of an agreement to build Highway 30. It was a long, drawn-out battle that, at one point, involved four nearby municipalities suing Quebec over what they perceived as their lost lands. http://aptnnews.ca/2018/07/06/kahnawake-expands-by-500-acres-after-canada-gives-back-some-land/...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Down the road from Hank Blair’s trading post in the tiny community of Lukachukai on the Navajo Nation, a sign occasionally would pop up in a corn field saying the crop was ready. But the announcement wasn’t for corn. It was a sign that a local gang was dealing a fresh supply of cocaine and methamphetamine. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/navajo-community-still-wary-after-gang-members-arrested/...
Late last year, the Federal Communications Commission under Ajit Pai voted to make it harder for American Indians to receive subsidies for broadband internet service. Despite legal challenges, the commission decided this week not to reverse its position, opting instead to continue to deny expanded assistance for phone and internet access. The original 3-2 vote back in November 2017 was part of the FCC’s attempt to scale back its Lifeline program, which provides subsidies to cover the cost of phone and internet. The decision stripped Tribal r...
Businesses owned by the Winnebago Tribe must turn over tobacco records to federal authorities, an appeals court ruled this week. Ho-Chunk Inc., the tribe's economic development arm, argued that it wasn't covered by a particular recordkeeping provision of the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act. Section 2343(a) of the federal law does not specifically mention tribal governments or their businesses. https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/07/05/appeals-court-rules-against-winnebago-tr.asp...
A Saskatchewan First Nations man says he feels he and his son were racially profiled when they ended up being detained by RCMP on suspicion of breaking and entering because they stopped on a rural road for a bathroom break. "It's a very different landscape now for Indigenous people in rural areas," said Seraine Sunkawaste, who is Dakota/Cree. http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/father-son-pulled-over-bathroom-break-sask-rural-road-1.4733672...
The Port Isabel Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas, is currently holding many of the parents who have been separated from their kids. But while PIDC is owned by ICE, its guards are provided by a subsidiary of Ahtna, Inc., a portfolio of businesses operated by the Ahtna, a federally recognized Alaska Native people. Ahtna, Inc. is one of a number of companies profiting off of the deportation of undocumented immigrants from the United States. Previous reporting by The Daily Beast has revealed that the federal government currently employs the...
A federally funded Indian school on the Navajo Nation went without fire protection systems for more than a decade, according to the Office of Inspector General at the Department of the Interior. Officials at the Pine Hill Schools in New Mexico attempted to fix the problem for seven years, according to a summary of a report released on Monday. But they gave up and "relinquished responsibility" to the Bureau of Indian Education, the OIG stated. https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/07/03/indian-school-went-without-fire-alarm-sy.as...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and FBI are investigating the discovery of a body Thursday afternoon on Tesuque Pueblo. Tammy Peter, an acting spokeswoman for the FBI, identified the body as an adult but said she could not provide additional information while the investigation is ongoing. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/fbi-joins-probe-into-body-found-at-tesuque-pueblo/article_3e342d21-55df-5a47-8a1b-269343d8b38e.html...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA 3rd) aimed at improving the survival of Columbia River salmon and steelhead listed under the federal Endangered Species Act by selectively removing some predatory sea lions from the Columbia River and certain tributaries passed the U.S. House June 26 with a 288-116 vote. H.R. 2083, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act, would provide tribal and state resource managers with the means to “rapidly respond” to lethally remove a limited number of Ca...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. – President Donald Trump is expressing fresh interest in Judge Thomas M. Hardiman, the runner-up for last year’s Supreme Court vacancy, as he pushes his decision on a replacement for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy into the final hours before his self-imposed deadline of Monday night, three people close to the process said. All cautioned that Trump could go a different way before he reveals his choice in a prime-time address Monday. He has said positive things to associates about Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a staunch social con...
