Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Al Franken moved from "leaning" to backing the Iran deal earlier this week to "supporting" it in an op-ed published on CNN.com Thursday. "This agreement is, in my opinion, the most effective realistic way to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon anytime in the next 15 years," he wrote, "there's no doubt in my mind that this deal represents a significant step forward for our national security." When asked about the agreement in an interview in July, Franken did not sound indecisive. http://www.startrib...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Al Franken moved from "leaning" to backing the Iran deal earlier this week to "supporting" it in an op-ed published on CNN.com Thursday. "This agreement is, in my opinion, the most effective realistic way to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon anytime in the next 15 years," he wrote, "there's no doubt in my mind that this deal represents a significant step forward for our national security." When asked about the agreement in an interview in July, Franken did not sound indecisive. http://www.startrib...
FRESNO, Calif. — Tons of rainbow trout had to be rescued from a Central California fish hatchery and moved by truck to cooler lake water, sparing them from the state's relentless drought, wildlife officials said Wednesday. About 80,000 pounds of trout were scooped up from the San Joaquin Hatchery near Fresno and hauled 30 miles uphill to Shaver Lake in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Temperatures in Millerton Lake, which flow through into the hatchery on the San Joaquin River, had reached nearly 70 degrees, threatening the trout's survival, The F...
Last week, ICTMN received numerous tips about an Instagram page called "White Girls Rock Headdresses," a page that featured pictures of caucasian women wearing headdresses modeled on the sacred feather headdress, sometimes called a "warbonnet," of the Plains Indians. The user bio read: "White Girls Do It Best. This page is dedicated for the white women who aren't afraid of repping their native pride! Follow for your daily dose of true beauty. Reclaim.The.HeadDress." Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015...
SASKATOON – Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is promising to spend $2.6 billion in core funding over the next four years on First Nations education. In an announcement Thursday in Saskatoon, Trudeau said the money will essentially “close the gap” between education spending on and off reserve. According to numbers from the Assembly of First Nations, on-reserve students receive on average about $3,000 less than children in the provincial system. http://aptn.ca/news/2015/08/13/liberals-promise-billions-of-dollars-and-control-of-fi...
In June, the Grand Canyon was named one of the "Most Endangered Places" in America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. But the designation came just two months too late to possibly influence U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell. In April, he denied a request by the Havasupai tribe and a coalition of conservation groups to halt new uranium mining next to Grand Canyon National Park, just six miles from the Grand Canyon's South Rim. "We are very disappointed with the ruling by Judge Campbell in the Canyon Mine case," said...
It was a crime that shocked all of Canada. It’s been almost one year since Tina Fontaine’s body -wrapped up in a plastic bag- was pulled from a Winnipeg river. Now – her brother says the teen was pregnant at the time of her death. http://aptn.ca/news/2015/08/14/brother-of-tina-fontaine-says-teen-was-pregnant-at-the-time-of-her-death/...
“Not everyone can be like Nelson Mandela. Some of us are just ordinary,” I explained to a younger relative who was complaining about my mother’s challenging behavior and lack of motherly love towards the family. I told her that my mother was raised in an Indian boarding school with precious little experience of family life or examples of good parenting skills. The mere fact that she actually stayed around and tried to mother us at all was a miracle in itself. The young relative had scoffed at this explanation and asked, “What about Nelson...
I had my first pelvic exam at age 13 in a juvenile detention center. It was a frightening, humiliating experience. There was no mother, auntie or other supportive female present to guide me and explain the procedure. Afterwards, as my fellow inmates and I stood naked in a line to receive uniforms, the nurse told us that the doctor had been especially disgusted by our lack of hygiene. I was a runaway and had been sleeping rough for several nights. Sexually abused as a youngster, I was acting out. Although it happened more than 40 yeas ago, the m...
In my last column I talked about the Toby Eagle Bull Classic skateboarding competition and how beautiful of an event it is. This year was no different as hundreds of youth from all across the reservation descended upon the Toby Eagle Bull Memorial Wounded Knee Four Directions Skate Park in Pine Ridge. Although, I have enjoyed helping my family put on the competition each year, this year, I came to the realization that there is a skateboarding movement taking hold on the reservation thanks in large part to community members taking action. With t...
OLJATO, UTAH — Two community involvement representatives from EPA Region 9, David Yogie and Secody Hubbard, provided an update on the toxic spill of the Animas River that made its way into the San Juan River to Navajo citizens on Monday in Oljato, Utah. “The EPA is taking this very seriously and it’s working to control this, first and foremost,” Yogie said. He said two EPA contractors have been sampling the water along the San Juan River with representatives from the Navajo EPA Surface Mining Program. http://nativenewsonline...
Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to stop handing out forms to Navajo citizens impacted by the Animas River spill that would effectively waive an individual’s rights to sue the agency for any future damages caused by contaminated water released from an abandoned mine upstream in Colorado last week. “The people that live up and down the river, the Navajo people, many do not speak English, and those that do may not comprehend legal language,” Begaye said. http://america.alja...
LAME DEER, Mont. –– Northern Cheyenne activists recently obtained a copy of Tribal Council Resolution (DOI-028-2015) detailing a settlement agreement between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, reached in December, 2014. That added fuel to simmering community complaints and unrest related to the settlement. Heretofore, the Tribal Council had not released the details of that controversial settlement. In keeping with section J, the Tribe agrees to keep the terms of settlement confidential other than to inf...
The federal government is spying on innocent Canadians says a group of concerned citizens gathered outside a secret hearing in downtown Vancouver. The hearing is so secret the lawyer for the citizens bringing the complaint forward is forbidden from talking to his clients. http://aptn.ca/news/2015/08/13/vancouver-group-accuses-canada-of-spying-and-holding-secret-hearings/...
There’s a new café in Montreal that only hires Aboriginal employees. No, it’s not an experiment in reverse racism. But rather a way to lend a hand to Indigenous people who have had a hard time in the job market – and elsewhere. http://aptn.ca/news/2015/08/12/montreal-cafe-only-hires-aboriginal-employees/...
All 11 tribes in Minnesota have endorsed the creation of the Tribal Sovereignty Institute at the University of Minnesota in Duluth. The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council passed a resolution last month to support the new endeavour. Through the institute, tribes will play a key role in educating students, state employees and the general public about their unique status as governments. “We believe this partnership with Indian tribes is a win-win for the University and the Native nations of Minnesota,” Tadd Johnson, the director of graduate stu...
Forget about weight watchers; new research out of Nunavik suggests the secret to a slim figure might be… marijuana. Recently, researchers from Quebec looked into why levels of Type 2 diabetes were so low among Inuit. The study, called "Cannabis use in relation to obesity and insulin resistance in the Inuit population," analysed health data from 786 adults in Nunavik, and the results took them by surprise. "People who smoked marijuana had lower [body mass index], lower amounts of fat on their bodies, and two-times lower risk of being obese," s...
Against tough odds, Native American women are fighting for a better future for themselves and their tribes. One in four American Indians and Alaskan Natives live in poverty, according to the Pew Research Center, but American Indian/Alaska Native women are going to college, getting better paying jobs, and owning businesses at higher rates than ever before. Their increasing success is not only improving their lives, but also showing younger Native Americans that going to university and having a high-paying career is possible, as their example is...
The N7 Fund is expanding grant opportunities to Native youth. The organization, a non-profit arm of Nike, has already been funding health, wellness and sports programs in Indian Country. Through a partnership with the Center for Native American Youth, young Native Americans will be able to secure money for their own initiatives as well. “N7 has allocated resources for Native youth as a part of N7’s commitment to Gen-I," Sam McCracken, a long-time Nike employee who serves as chairman of the N7 Fund, said in a press release. "We created this opp...
The violent murder and horrific dismemberment of Dwayne Beauty on Yavapai-Apache Nation land by a non-Indian has left his family in mourning and searching for justice. This June, nearly two years after the murder, the killer, Mario Chagolla Jr., took a plea bargain from federal prosecutors for a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter. The deal includes a possible 10-year sentence, with a credit of two years for time already served, and restitution to the family. Chagolla could be released from prison as early as 2023. Read more at...
