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Melanie Dene still remembers the harrowing ordeal of driving through fiery hell during the evacuation of Fort McMurray six months ago with her two young daughters. The chaos of traffic-choked roads, the thick smoke from the massive northern Alberta wildfire and flames so hot that her car stalled — its engine on fire — are all still fresh in her mind. "It was scary and I was like 'Oh my God," she said. "I just started praying and telling my girls that it was going to be OK. http://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/180761/Fire-effe...
Robert Jessepe and Cecily Wabaunsee are slowly recovering after a fire ripped through their southeast Topeka home on Sept. 19, leaving them with only the clothes on their back. “It’s been really hard on us,” Jessepe, who’s on disability, said. “I’m trying to do what I can with what we’ve got.” Wabaunsee added that they try to stay positive and keep a sense of normalcy for their 13-year-old daughter. http://cjonline.com/news/2016-11-13/southeast-topeka-family-works-restore-house-after-september-fire-caused-heavy-damage...
disputed easement for the Dakota Access pipeline, tamping down expectations that the project could see a green light as soon as Monday. "The process is ongoing and no decisions have been made," an administration official said. Sources familiar with the process said earlier Friday that a go-ahead for the $3.7 billion project was expected as soon as Monday, raising concerns about nationwide protests planned against the project on Tuesday. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/obama-approve-dakota-access-pipeline-231255...
While the world’s attention focused on the U.S. Presidential election, Dakota Access, LLC released a statement on November 8th denying claims by the Army Corps of Engineers that they had agreed to a slowdown in construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Further, they stated their intention to drill under the Missouri River, even without the permits to do so, within the next couple weeks. http://lastrealindians.com/dakota-access-llc-announces-plan-to-drill-under-missouri-river/...
Nearly three-dozen water protectors were arrested Friday morning at multiple locations near land being excavated for the Dakota Pipeline Access pipeline and on a road where a number of people were blocking police from gaining access to the site. The protest took place around 10:00 central time. “There was a prayer led march on the disturbed land,” said Jolie Verela, a Paiute from California who witnessed part of the protest. “The group marched to where we couldn’t see them, and as they were coming back we heard that there was about 20 police...
Even former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a close Trump confidante and advisor, compared Trump favorably with Jackson. "This is like Andrew Jackson's victory. This is the people beating the establishment. And that's how he [Donald Trump] posited right from the beginning, the people are rising up against a government they find to be dysfunctional. And yes, it's a defeat for the Democrats, but this is a defeat for some Republicans too," he told MSNBC. Old Hickory. The hero of the Battle of New Orleans. The champion of the common man. Bloody...
The Keystone XL tweets started early. So it looks like KeystoneXL is back from the dead. Good news for Alberta! — Blaise Boehmer (@boehmerB) November 9, 2016 And then they came fast. Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive victory. Canada/US partnership is strong. There is much to do, incl moving ahead with KXL. — Stephen Harper (@stephenharper) November 9, 2016 The final ballots were still being counted when speculation began about the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline. President Obama killed the project a year ago, which led the pro...
HELENA – Nine Native American lawmakers will serve in the 2017 session of Montana's Legislature, an increase over last year, though members of the American Indian Caucus are concerned about how they will work with a state government that is more dominated by Republicans. American Indians make up 7.4 percent of Montanans but have historically been under-represented in the Legislature. In the 2015 session, there were eight American Indian legislators – three in the Senate and five in the House – for 5.3 percent of the 150 members. In 2017, it wi...
A Haskell Indian Nations University counselor has dropped her federal Title IX lawsuit against the school, opting instead to pursue a whistleblower complaint through the federal government. Angelina Adams has alleged she faced retaliation from Haskell administrators for advocating a rape victim’s Title IX rights. Adams last month filed a federal lawsuit seeking relief from Haskell, but that case against Haskell, the United States and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has been dismissed at Adams' request, according to U...
Earlier this year, APTN reported about a young First Nations girl that urgently needed braces for teeth. But ended up in a costly legal fight with the federal government who her family says should pay for dental procedure. Turns out the family is still fighting. http://aptn.ca/news/2016/11/08/first-nations-family-still-fighting-feds-to-pay-for-daughters-braces/...
Tony Dearman, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, was appointed director of the Bureau of Indian Education on November 2, taking over a troubled agency in the midst of radical reforms. He talked to ICTMN about where the BIE is headed and how he plans to make it a student- and school-focused organization. BIE is responsible for the education of nearly 50,000 American Indian and Alaska Native students in 183 tribally-controlled and bureau-operated elementary and secondary schools and dormitories and it oversees two institutions of higher education,...
PARKER, AZ - Tribal officials say arrests have been made in the death of a woman found in western Arizona earlier this year. The body of Cynthia Williams was found in an irrigation canal in Poston , about 15 miles from Parker, on March 9. Family members previously told ABC15 she was bound and had been severely beaten. Poston is part of the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation, which includes land on both sides of the Colorado River along the Arizona-California state line. The tribe's police department and the Federal Bureau have been...
Byron Russell says his grandfather, James, was severely beaten Thursday night after three people thought he was the driver responsible for a crash. Russell says they followed James home to Red Clay State Park. He's a Native American and park ranger there. http://newschannel9.com/news/local/family-members-of-native-american-man-who-was-beaten-calling-it-a-hate-crime...
FBI agents and the Quinault Nation Police Department are asking the public to come forward with any information that may help them determine the details surrounding the suspicious death of Quinault Tribal Elder Justine James Sr. last Sunday morning. “Investigators ask the public to contact QNPD if they have any information related to the last days of Justine James Sr. or his death,” said Ayn Dietrich-Williams, FBI Seattle’s media coordinator. “No piece of information is too small, as details combined may help paint a complete picture of what...
As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closes in on an announcement regarding the final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline crossing, and after the corps asked the company twice to stand down for 30 days to de-escalate surrounding tensions, Dakota Access LLC said Friday it will stop work if the corps guarantees a completion date. “If we can agree on a date certain upon which we can complete construction, Dakota Access is prepared to suspend construction activities near Lake Oahe for a reasonable time period as part of an effort to defuse t...
Last night, we brought you part one of the group from Red Cliff Indian reservation making their way to Standing Rock and the message they wanted to accomplish. In part two, Fox 21 gets a close look at what the group experienced from military and law enforcement protecting the pipeline. As members of the Red Cliff Indian reservation made their way to Standing Rock they say that they didn't really know what it would be like. http://www.fox21online.com/news/local-news/red-cliff-tribe-shares-experience-with-authorities/42475060...
The Nooksack Tribe of Washington plans to "immediately" disenroll 306 people, based on the results of a referendum that concluded last week. According to results posted by the tribe on Facebook, 209 people voted for disenrollment while only 8 were against it. The individuals facing removal -- also known as the The Nooksack 306 -- must now participate in 10-minute hearings over the phone, The Bellingham Herald reported. The referendum came after the Bureau of Indian Affairs said it would not recognize any actions taken by the tribal council due...
Almost all small-business owners dream of the day when they can expand nationally. This has proved to be a unique challenge for those in the marijuana industry because the products they create are illegal under federal law, and the checkerboard of states that permit marijuana sales have complex and constantly changing regulations. Dixie Brands, a company in Denver that creates drinks and other products using marijuana, is aiming to navigate those hurdles and become one of the first companies in the industry to build a national presence....
MORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION, CA – The Morongo Band of Mission Indians is giving $20,000 to the families of two Palm Springs Police officers who were killed in an ambush attack last month, officials said. The money, which will be split up evenly between the two families, is going into college funds for the daughters of both Officer Jose "Gil" Vega and Officer Lesley Zerebny. "[Officer] Vega and Officer Zerebny bravely served the community and we should never forget their heroic sacrifice and the heartbreaking loss that their loved ones are s...
Democracy Now! covers our investigation into police killings of Native Americans, showing that Natives are more likely to be killed by police than any other group. Amy Goodman spoke with reporter Stephanie Woodard as well as James Rideout, the uncle of Jacqueline Salyers, a 32-year-old pregnant mother and member of the Puyallup Tribe who was killed by police earlier this year in Tacoma, Washington. http://inthesetimes.com/video/19628/the-quiet-epidemic-of-native-american-killings-by-police...
(MTN News-BILLINGS) A Lame Deer woman who admits she stabbed her boyfriend to death in 2014 will spend no time in prison, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. Tawnya Bearcomesout, 40, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Billings on the charge of involuntary manslaughter. Bearcomesout admitted she stabbed Brett Beckman to death at a residence on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. http://www.ktvh.com/2016/11/lame-deer-woman-fatally-stabbed-boyfriend-gets-no-prison-time...
MARQUETTE, MI – A man who assaulted two Bay Mills tribal police officers with a knife was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. Eric Michael Verwiebe, 37, of Sault Ste. Marie, was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney after pleading guilty to assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. The prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release. http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/11/lengthy_prison_term_for_assaul.html...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings contractor has been convicted of defrauding the Chippewa Cree Tribe and bribing tribal officials to get preferential treatment for $2.5 million in federally funded contracts. The Billings Gazette reports a jury found Kevin McGovern guilty of conspiracy and scheme to defraud the tribe and the federal government and bribery. His company, CMG Construction, was convicted of the same charges. McGovern is accused of paying kickbacks to tribal officials in exchange for noncompetitive and unadvertised construction c...
