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(Saint Paul, MN – July 11, 2011) – Tackling issues as wide-ranging as religious extremism, neighborhood revitalization, philanthropy, social justice and sustainable food systems, the individuals selected as the first cohort of Bush Fellows under the redesigned Bush Fellowship Program are eager to begin work across the breadth of their communities to seek sustainable solutions to specific tough problems. The 2011 Bush Fellows are: Christine Baeumler (Saint Paul, MN) Mary Larson (Moorhead, MN) Emily Baxter (Minneapolis, MN) May M.G. Lee-Yang (Sai...
WASHINGTON –– The White House hosted its first-ever lacrosse clinic today on the South Lawn featuring some of the nation’s best lacrosse players showcasing the health benefits of the nation’s fastest growing sport to 100 youth as part of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! in Indian Country (LMIC) initiative. The clinic, organized by the White House Office of Public Engagement and the Department of the Interior, brought players from the Iroquois Nationals Team, Major League Lacrosse, the National La...
SAWYER, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - Native Americans in Minnesota celebrated their annual Fond du Lac Veterans' Powwow this weekend. They told what the powwow means, not just for veterans, but to natives as a community....
ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton hits the road this week in an effort to convince Minnesotans that it is worth shutting down state government to get a better budget from the Republican-controlled Legislature....
USDA Encourages Eligible Native Americans to Nominate Candidates and Vote in Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections WASHINGTON, June 30, 2011 –Farm Service Agency (FSA) acting Administrator Bruce Nelson and Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs Janie Hipp are advising all eligible Native American tribal members of their right to participate in the ongoing FSA County Committee nomination and election process. “FSA and the Office of Tribal Relations are working together to ensure that every eligible producer participates in these ele...
Prior Lake, MN – To help other Indian Tribes further develop their economies and better serve their tribal members, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community today announced a loan to the Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska in the amount of up to $20 million for economic development. Specifically, the loan will fund construction of a new Ohiya Casino and Lodge. Nebraska's First Casino, Ohiya Casino and Lodge is located just five miles east of Niobrara, Nebraska, on scenic Highway 12 and Spur 54D. The word “Ohiya” in the Dakota Language trans...
To provide for the growing demand for Head Start and Early Head Start programs, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe recently broke ground on a 47,600-square-foot building for its early education department....
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday he was willing to drop his call for more taxes on millionaires, but warned that the state budget stalemate will continue unless GOP leaders agree to raise more revenue and spend more money....
This state government shutdown is painful for many Minnesotans. I am often asked, "Why? Why are you and Republican legislators putting us through these hardships?"...
Cherokee Chief Chad Smith says the recent recount of absentee ballots confirms the first count after the election was accurate....
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Principal Chief Chad Smith said Monday that the court-ordered count of absentee ballots and the envelopes those ballots were mailed in show that the June 30 recount was flawed....
NESHOBA COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - Chief Beasley Denson responds to a tribal upset following an election for Mississippi Choctaw Chief....
Sonoma County officials say the impacts of a tribal housing project in Windsor are being downplayed and the number of homes is too high for the rural area....
On Sunday, the White House Office of Public Engagement launched the Native American Youth Challenge program. In a video message, President Obama announced the challenge at the 2011 UNITY Youth Conference, calling for young American Indian and Alaska Native leaders to submit their stories of leadership and service in their communities. The stories submitted will be considered and evaluated based on ademonstrated record of service to one’s tribe, nation, village, or community. Young leaders who have sought to improve their communities are e...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been given a ceremonial title shared by the likes of Prince Charles and Pope John Paul II — honorary chief of the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta....
LITTLE AXE, Okla. -- Wanda Tiger and her husband needed a new home after a long-term house-sitting arrangement came to an end. But for members of their American Indian tribe in rural Oklahoma, affordable housing options were few. Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/07/10/3212138/fema-trailers-one-mans-trash-another.html#ixzz1RtzTVVeC...
The House Appropriations Committee will mark up the fiscal year 2012 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill tomorrow....
A man with 19.25 percent Assiniboine and Sioux blood is an "Indian" under federal law, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week....
Blank Canvas Gallery and Education Center in Park Rapids, a Minnesota nonprofit art organization, is offering a workshop to learn about oil painting techniques and knowing how and what to paint when you put your brush and palette knife to the canvas. This three day class is being taught by noted artist and teacher, Sheila Rieman on July 27th, 28th & 29th. Class time each day will be 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Toad Mountain Ranch, 42273 Stae Hwy 34, Osage, MN. Rieman has long time experience in fine art painting and is always willing to share her kn...
About 80 children sat in the oppressive heat on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday morning. White, black, American Indian children — a rainbow coalition itching for the adults to stop talking so they could grab their sticks and play their sport in the president’s back yard....
Just kidding, says Snoqualmie Tribal Chairwoman Shelley Burch. The resolution passed and signed by the Snoqualmie Tribal Council declaring marijuana legal on the reservation July 30 was a gag....
CANYONVILLE — The only privately owned freeway rest area on the West Coast opened recently on a picturesque ridge overlooking the Seven Feathers Truck and Travel Center off Interstate 5....
Casino San Pablo might be drawing all aces these days, but luck may have run out for its workers. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/11/BA2O1K8DBA.DTL#ixzz1RuALEtnH...
A federal judge today blocked the National Labor Relations Board from proceeding with an investigation into unfair labor practices at a Chickasaw Nation casino....
The remote First Nations community of Deer Lake in northern Ontario is in dire straits, threatened by out-of-control wildfires that have forced more than 500 people to evacuate....
