Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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GREELEY, Colo. – Battles for Native sovereignty are increasingly complex. Since the 1960s voting rights era, the intricacies of Indian water rights, protective laws for Native women, environmental justice, and other essentials of American Indian life have moved center stage....
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. — A possible new home for the Sault Police Department and an unexpected financial contribution from the Sault Area Sportsmen’s Club highlighted Monday’s city commission meeting. Derek Myerscough, flanked by fellow club members Chuck Norton and Roger Greil, delivered a $3,000 check to the City of Sault Ste. Marie to help defray the costs of Ashmun Bay Boat Launch dredging. Myerscough explained the club had approved donations totaling $12,000 — in four equal payments through 2014 — requesting only that the city consider...
FARMINGTON — Ashley Nez was taught that family comes first. But on July 7, 2010, the then 15-year-old girl faced a situation that put that lesson to the test....
Addiction is “not simply a behavioral problem involving too much alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex,” the American Society of Addiction Medicine declared this week. Instead, the society notes, “Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry....
Recent postings at Indian Country Today Media Network have highlighted roadblocks that stand in the way of many Native Americans receiving quality oral health care. It is apparent that there is a need for better education about oral health, tribal outreach and the coordination and facilitation of care in many communities....
CHEROKEE — A man has taken out a criminal complaint against a Cherokee Tribal Council member, claiming the government official assaulted him because he would not vote for Principal Chief Michell Hicks....
PORCUPINE, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Russell Means may well be facing the toughest adversary in all of his almost 72 years on this earth: cancer....
A group of casino operators has taken to radio and television with ads urging state lawmakers to legalize Internet poker in California, prompting opponents to step up pressure for legislators to table the proposal for the year....
The California Online Poker Association, backed by the Morongo and San Manuel bands of Indians as well as many card rooms, has begun airing radio and television ads urging the Legislature to pass Senate Bill 40 by Sen. Lou Correa. The bill would make internet poker legal and tax it, potentially bringing hundreds of millions of dollars to state coffers. Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/the-debate-over-legalizing-int.html#ixzz1VIw1orWX...
Business at River Rock Casino slipped 4 percent in the second quarter, as high gas prices kept players at home, a casino executive said Tuesday....
