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Enrollment in the Detroit Public Schools Community District is up 3.8% this year - a gain of 1,808 students over what the district projected -- boosting the count to its highest levels in years. The total increase was nearly 5,000 students - with enrollment rising from 45,500 in fall 2016 to 50,100 this school year. http://www.freep.com/story/news/2017/10/26/detroit-public-school-enrollment-growth/801988001/...
Former Baltimore County School Superintendent Dallas Dance spent more than a third of the school days in 2016 traveling to out-of-state education conferences at a cost of tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars, public records show. During his five-year tenure, Dance hopscotched from city to city and coast to coast, traveling far more often than other superintendents in the region, according to records obtained by The Baltimore Sun through a Maryland Public Information Act request. Dance made the trips with the approval of a series of county...
Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby toured the Riverwind Casino and Hotel Monday, October 23 to inspect the damage caused by a tornado that struck the facility Saturday night. "We are very pleased that there were no injuries as a result of the tornado," said Gov. Anoatubby. "We take great pride in all the members of our security team and casino staff who worked through a very difficult situation to ensure the safety of our guests." Bill Lance, Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw...
ST. PAUL – The city of Echo will receive more than $4 million in grants and loans from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for infrastructure improvements. The city of 278 people in Yellow Medicine County will use the funding to replace underground water and sewer pipes in the community. “Communities across Minnesota face serious water quality challenges,” said Governor Mark Dayton. “Last spring, I worked with the Minnesota Legislature to establish a grant program to help cities afford to make...
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed today a new Palmer amaranth find in Douglas County. The invasive weed has now been detected in four Minnesota counties: Douglas, Lyon, Todd, and Yellow Medicine. The Douglas County infestation was found through MDA’s investigation into a Palmer amaranth find in Todd County. That investigation is still ongoing as the Department searches for the source of the weed seed. “It is fortunate that we are finding these infestations early on,” said Geir Friisoe, the MDA’s Director of Plan...
Minnesota's minimum-wage rates will be adjusted for inflation beginning Jan. 1, 2018, to $9.65 an hour for large employers and $7.87 an hour for other state minimum wages. To help employers understand the requirements, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has updated its minimum-wage fact sheets at http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcxMDI3LjgwMDYwMDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MTAyNy44MDA2MDA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4MTI1NDU3JmVt...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST OSHKIIMAAJITAHDAH (NEW BEGINNINGS) Open: October 27, 2017 Closing: November 10, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m. POSITION SUMMARY: The Financial Eligibility Specialist serves as a primary contact and resource for any client who is receiving Cash and Food benefits in the Bemidji area. Reports to Oshkiimaajitahdah Lead in Bemidji Office Location and Executive Director, full-time position with benefits, salary; DOQ. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: • Provide...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES/CASE MANAGER OSHKIIMAAJITAHDAH (NEW BEGINNINGS) Open: October 27, 2017 Closing: November 10, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m. Position Summary: The Employment Service Case Manager will work in the Bemidji or Redby locations assisting clients by assessing needs, providing employment training, and job seeking skills to meet the client's employment and training goals. Reports to the Oshkiimaajitahdah Lead and Executive Director, full-time positions with benefits, salary;...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT TEACHER AIDE RED LAKE NATION HEAD START PROGRAM Open: October 27, 2017 Closing: November 10, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m. PRIMARY FUNCTION: Assists the teachers with a group of no more than 20 preschool children in a supportive role while carrying out developmentally appropriate activities; promotes the health, nutrition, and education of the children; and attend to their safety and welfare. Reports to Director, full-time position with benefits, salary; DOQ. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES...
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT BUS DRIVERS (Part-time) RED LAKE HEAD START PROGRAM Open: October 27, 2017 – UNTIL FILLED PRIMARY FUNCTION: To operate school passenger buses on assigned routes and/or on demand from program(s). Reports to Head Start Director, part-time position(s), salary; $20.00 hrly (2 daily Bus Routes; pick up @ 7:30 a.m. and home transports @ 3:00 p.m.) ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Be familiar with student names, route schedules and changes. • Must have knowledge of emerg...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Teacher HEAD START PROGRAM Open: October 27, 2017 Closing: November 10, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m. PRIMARY FUNCTION Supportive role while carrying out developmentally appropriate activities; promotes the health, nutrition, education of the children and attend to their safety and welfare. Reports to Director, full-time position with benefits, salary; DOQ. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Part A Implement educational program for children assigned • Assesses the needs of each c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former business associate, Rick Gates, have been told to surrender to authorities. Those are the first charges in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign. The Times on Monday cited an anonymous person involved in the case. http://www.twincities.com/2017/10/30/paul-manafort-1-other-told-to-surrender-in-russia-probe-nyt-reports/...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — American Indian tribal members and their descendants have until Nov. 27 to ask for their share of the remainder of $3.4 billion in settlement money awarded to Native Americans after a major class-action lawsuit against the federal government. The Cobell v. Salazar case began in 1996 when Blackfeet Nation banker Eloise Cobell claimed the Bureau of Indian Affairs had been mismanaging, squandering and stealing billions of dollars in land-lease royalties and other tribal property for a century, The Billing Gazette r...
PHOENIX (AP) — A tribal court has cleared the way for gay couples to marry on an American Indian reservation in the Phoenix area after a two-year legal battle that could have repercussions for Native Americans elsewhere. The court ruled that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry under the constitution of the Ak-Chin community and the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968. http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Court-orders-Ak-Chin-tribe-to-recognize-same-sex-12315606.php...
The Trump administration is sending a not-so-subtle message to the Senate about the lack of confirmed officials at the Department of the Interior. In coordinated messages on Wednesday, two representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs drew attention to the leadership void at the department. So far, only two nominees -- Secretary Ryan Zinke and Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt -- are in place. https://www.indianz.com/News/2017/10/26/trump-team-pushes-senate-to-move-on-nomi.asp...
LEECH LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION – American Indian Movement (AIM) co-founder Dennis James Banks, 80, remains in critical condition Sunday night as his family gathers to be at his side. Banks developed a bout of pneumonia as complications arose as the result of undergoing open heart surgery 10 days ago. Native News Online will keep everyone updated. First and foremost ensuring that the family’s wishes are respected. http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/dennis-banks-critical-condition-family-gathering-side/...
BEMIDJI—A draft of Bemidji State University's new five-year strategic plan includes sizeable diversity and programming initiatives. Under the draft plan, which is set to be finalized this winter, university leaders would work to enroll about 100 more American Indian students, nearly 200 more international students, and bring the total number of students of color there from 590 to 700 by 2022. The school has 56 faculty and staff of color, and the tentative plan calls for another 15. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4351027-...
Hunters and Gatherers is series looking at hunting and fishing in northern Ontario, how Indigenous rights can divide people, how some northerners find ways to share the resources and what sharing the land means for reconciliation. Charmaine Saunders got a moose last year. But she knows lots of other people in Brunswick House First Nation who didn't. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/chapleau-moose-hunting-limits-northern-ontario-1.4374646...
MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma - A federal judge recently ruled the descendants of slaves once owned by members of the Cherokee Nation have the right to tribal citizenship. On Friday, they were able to learn more about what it takes to become a citizen. http://www.newson6.com/story/36705838/cherokee-freedmen-celebrate-tribal-citizenship-culture...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A recent report says non-white children in South Dakota are more likely to face poverty and underperform in school compared to their white peers. The Argus Leader reports that the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its "Race for Results" report Oct. 24. The results illustrate achievement gaps and obstacles faced by children of color nationwide. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2017-10-28/native-kids-most-likely-to-face-poverty-in-south-dakota...
WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, yesterday introduced the Tribal Economic Assistance Act of 2017. The bipartisan legislation, which is cosponsored by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), would stimulate economic growth in Indian Country by reducing regulatory burdens to development, incentivizing private investment, and extending and making permanent valuable tax credits for tribal governments and businesses. “As Congress tackles tax reform, it’s important that...
Some 35,000 American Indian tribal members and their descendants have just one month left to claim remaining funds owed to them through a landmark class-action lawsuit settlement that awarded $3.4 billion to Native Americans for decades of alleged mismanagement of property held in trust by the federal government. In an order filed in January, U.S. District of Columbia District Court Judge Thomas Hogan set a deadline of Nov. 27 for tribal members to claim their share of funds from the Cobell v. Salazar settlement. http://bill...
Lower Brule Tribal Council members were among those who received payments from a taxpayer guaranteed loan that was used to buy a failing Wall Street brokerage firm. But the payments to tribal members were not illegal and simply part of doing business in Indian Country. http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2017/10/27/investigation-concludes-tribal-leaders-received-payments-failed-brokerage-deal/806785001/...
It has been more than five years since the members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians voted on referendum issues dealing with alcohol on tribal lands. During that vote, which took place in April 2012, four questions were put forward to the people and only one – allowing alcohol sales at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort property – was passed. Painttown Rep. Lisa Taylor introduced legislation, in Annual Council on Thursday, Oct. 26, calling for a referendum vote on sales outside the property of the casino. After much debate on the issue...
A total of 21 First Nations in northern Ontario are taking the Ontario and federal governments to court, accusing them of failing to uphold a key clause of a treaty their ancestors signed almost 150 years ago. The Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850 states that First Nations people on the land, which spans an area from Sault Ste. Marie to North Bay and north to Kirkland Lake, would receive payments for any revenue generated from their territory. The treaty also stipulated that those payments would increase as revenues increased. h...
