Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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More than 4 million people in the United States identify themselves as either American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN), a diverse group of people who come from more than 500 tribes. Access to quality health care by AI/AN is often compromised by poverty, lack of health insurance, and the fact that many live in isolated regions. Although as a group, AI/AN have a lower incidence of most types of cancer than non-Hispanic white Americans, they are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage disease, and their cancer survival is generally poorer...
Joe Bendickson comes from a Dakota Indian family, but he didn’t know about his ancestors’ language until he was in high school....
Forty years after being hunted to near-extinction in many parts of the U.S., black bears have become so plentiful that they are causing trouble for their human neighbors—ripping open camping tents in Colorado, attacking dogs in New Jersey, even breaking into a home in Florida to nab a birthday cake from the kitchen counter....
BOISE, Idaho — A former Nez Perce Tribe employee has been convicted of using a government-issued credit card to make more than $20,000 in illegal purchases....
A massive leadership failure within the Vancouver Police Department stalled the investigation into reports of missing sex workers in the late 1990s, the public inquiry into the Robert Pickton case heard Monday....
(SEATTLE, WA) -- Jonathan H. Jack, an enrolled member of the Swinomish Indian Tribe in Skagit County, pleaded guilty last Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to domestic assault by a habitual offender, according to information supplied by the FBI....
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Dec. 1, 11 Native American Youth leaders will be honored at the White House as Champions of Change. These young people are Champions in their tribes and communities as they work to improve the lives of those around them through innovative programs that help others, raise awareness of important issues like suicide and bullying prevention, energy efficiency and healthy eating....
Duluth, Minn. — The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has prevailed in its long-running dispute with the city of Duluth over revenue-sharing from the tribe's downtown Fond-du-Luth Casino. Since 1986, the band has shared about $6 million in revenue annually with the city. Two years ago, the Band stopped making revenue sharing payments to the city. The city sued. The band argued their contract violated the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. In a decision Monday, federal district judge Susan Nelson agreed. She ruled the tribe did n...
ruling could put the city of Duluth in a major financial jam. On Monday, a federal judge ruled in favor of the Fond du Lac Band, saying a 25–year agreement between the city and the band is officially null and void....
Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - The Fond du Luth Casino has been a cash cow for the city of Duluth paying out millions of dollars, but the cash strapped city may soon find itself scrambling to replace that 25 year lucrative revenue stream....
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa no longer has to make payments to the city of Duluth for the right to operate the downtown Fond-du-Luth Casino, but also that the band must pay the city for missed payments since 2009....
