Red Lake Nation News - Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)

BENA - Pat Rooney stands along the shore of his harbor and looks across the water, noting all the areas susceptible to a zebra mussel infestation. - See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/taking-aim-ais-living-ais-lakes-already-infested-work-continue-education#sthash.wF8YtyT7.dpuf...

BEMIDJI -- Bemidji may have the unwanted distinction of having the highest crime rate in the state, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and released last week, but that's a misnomer that doesn't represent the city's position as a "regional hub," Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin said Thursday. See more at: http://www.bemidjipione...

BEMIDJI -- Never think the world is too big for one man to make a difference. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/beltrami-clearance-rate-also-high#sthash.fv2kI8c3.dpuf...

BISMARCK -- North Dakota Gov. Art Link earned a salary of just $27,500 in 1980, the country's lowest pay for a governor. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/nd-governor-pay-closes-gap-minnesota#sthash.kVXffxar.dpuf...

WALKER - In 2004, Eurasian water milfoil was discovered in harbors located on the southern shoreline of Leech Lake. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/taking-aim-ais-protecting-leech-lake-top-priority#sthash.bJzGkyN9.dpuf...

BRAINERD, Minn. — State wildlife officials say adult zebra mussels have been found in Cross Lake and Lower Hay Lake — two of the 14 lakes in the Whitefish chain in central Minnesota....

Prior Lake, Minn. – Applications are now available for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Endowed Scholarship at the University of Minnesota for the 2013-2014 academic year. The SMSC Endowed Scholarship was established in 2008 through a $2.5 million gift from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community into a matching endowment fund, creating a $5 million endowment to...

TRIBAL JUSTICE NEWS - July 12, 2013 Public Safety Initiatives and Special Announcements Justice Department Announces Open Solicitation for National and Regional Tribal Organizations - Attorney General's American Indian/Alaska Native Task Force On Children Exposed To Violence This solicitation from the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention...

In the Baby Veronica case, Associate Supreme Court Justice Thomas writes that the Indian Child Welfare Act is unconstitutional because it is not “commerce” in the sense of “trade.” Domestic relations, he says, are left to the states. When it comes to American Indians, Native Nations and the Constitution, Thomas is wrong. The Constitution’s Treaty, Commerce,...

The Enbridge pipeline company is asking for a "certificate of need" on July 17 at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. This certificate would enable the company to double the capacity of the present Alberta Clipper pipeline carrying tar sands dilbit (diluted bitumen) to the Superior refinery. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/winona-la...

Greenbaypressgazette cited Governor Scott Walker as saying that activities of protesters at the site of proposed iron ore mine near Lake Superior has no place in Wisconsin....

FLAGSTAFF, AZ - An author who saw his self-help business crash after he led a sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead was paroled from prison on Friday after serving nearly two years for negligent homicide convictions. Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/state/james-ray-leader-of-arizona-sweat-lodge-to-be-freed-from-prison#ixzz2Z7O8TuxB...