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WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior announced today that more than 10,000 landowners with fractional interests at the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota have been sent more than $36 million in purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations. The Buy-Back Program implements the land consolidation component of the Cobell Settlement, which provided $1.9 billion to consolidate fractional interests in trust or restricted land within a 10-year period set to expire in November 2022. Interests consolidated through t...
New videos, titled “On the Autism Spectrum: Families Find Help and Hope,” are now available on the Department of Human Services (DHS) YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/MinnesotaDHS The videos are intended to provide support and raise awareness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and available treatments among the African American, American Indian, Hmong, Latino and Somali communities. The videos feature Minnesotans from these communities talking about their experiences with ASD and resources they found in Minnesota to help. Click on the...
The Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter received a $1,000 donation from the Bemidji Jaycees today. The check was presented on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in Bemidji. Presenting the check is Bemidji Jaycee President Becky Kummet, left. Pictured on behalf of The Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter is Executive Director Andrea Kingbird, middle, and Executive Assistant Allison Forte, right....
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The state has adopted new rules for discipline in public schools, aimed at limiting the number of Washington students who are suspended or expelled. Put in place by the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the new rules: http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/education/washington-adopts-new-rules-for-discipline-policies-in-public-schools/article_f1e9f1cc-a012-11e8-9a5f-63b0ef957062.html...
Violent incidents in schools increased 113 percent during the past school year, a new study finds. Schools saw 279 violent incidents during the 2017-18 school year, up from 131 the previous year, according to a study by the Educator's School Safety Network, a national non-profit school safety organization. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/14/school-violence-us-schools/987901002/...
Washington, D.C. - In response to historic wins by Ilham Omar, who could be one of two Muslim women going to Congress for the first time ever, Christine Hallquist, who won her primary for governor and will be the first transgender gubernatorial nominee for a major party in Vermont’s history, and Jahana Hayes, who could be the first Black woman elected to Congress to represent Connecticut and the first Black woman to represent a New England state in Congress, Women’s March released this statement: “Last night, we watched women all over the c...
Pension plan double-dipping is prompting the Cherokee Tribal Council to consider tripling the number of years required to draw from the tribe’s retirement plan from five to 15. Supporters of the resolution, introduced during an Aug. 2 meeting, said that passing it would save the tribe money, allow for a more engaged labor force and give young Cherokee people with a solid education but little experience a better chance at finding a job at home. https://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/25340-cherokee-looks-to-increase-retir...
(Montana Free Press) Fort Peck Indian Reservation tribal chairman Floyd Azure said he plans to urge the tribes’ executive board to join a lawsuit that accuses the federal government of failing to address the threat a foreign-owned oil pipeline poses to the tribes’ drinking water. According to Azure, officials for Canadian oil giant TransCanada met with leaders of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation last year to discuss the pipeline route. https://missoulacurrent.com/business/2018/08/fort-peck...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today nearly $9 million in funding for 15 tribal energy infrastructure projects. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will help Native American and Alaska Native communities harness their vast undeveloped energy resources to reduce or stabilize energy costs, as well as increase energy security and resilience. These energy projects, valued in total at nearly $25 million, are the result of a competitive funding opportunity announcement (FOA) announced February 16,...
Chitimacha Tribal members have elected its newest Tribal Council members for the 2018-2020 term in a General Election on June 9, 2018. The run-off election was held on July 14, 2018. Tribal members had the opportunity to vote on two Councilman-At-Large positions. Brennan Fangue and Ann Kimberly Cook were elected as Council-At-Large. Cook took her oath of office on July 2, 2018 and Fangue followed after the run-off on August 1, 2018. Council members are responsible for overseeing government operations and several tribal enterprises. Fangue has...
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund distributed $501,481.14 to 45 organizations on Aug. 3 as it continued its quarterly donations to nonprofit groups. Nestucca High School, Football – replace helmets and shoulder pads; Cloverdale, OR; $1,160 https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/sports/wrestlers-gridders-helped-by-siletz-gift/article_4118fe6a-a0b2-11e8-b31c-175bdd9345ef.html...
DFLers in southern Minnesota like gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz. GOP candidate for governor Jeff Johnson was most popular in far-flung suburbs. Democrats in the Twin Cities picked Keith Ellison for attorney general with near unanimity. Clear geographic trends emerged as Minnesotans narrowed the crowded fields in numerous contested primary races Tuesday. From the dramatic governor’s race to the nationally-watched battles for U.S. House seats, voting precinct data shows which candidates were favored in certain parts of Minnesota. h...
