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OTTAWA — A he-said-she-said debate over what was, or wasn't said about the ongoing crisis on Attawapiskat continued Monday, as the minister overseeing the file had his competency publicly questioned. Read more: http://www.canada.com/life/More+modular+homes+Attawapiskat+arrive+weeks/5848633/story.html#ixzz1gPhUsaYL...
FLAGSTAFF — Prosecutors who secured negligent homicide convictions against self-help author James Arthur Ray plan to challenge his sentence and other rulings in the case. Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/12/12/20111212sweat-lodge-case-prosecutors-file-cross-appeal.html#ixzz1gPjRJZaF...
WASHINGTON - Seeking to improve an education system he says is failing Indian country, a House lawmaker wants to overhaul the nation's tribal schools....
FARGO, N.D.—On the day after Christmas last year, a drunken Roman Cavanaugh Jr. beat up his 11- and 12-year-old sons, punching both in the face. The older boy was hit so hard he couldn't speak for a full day because his jaw was swollen shut....
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA -- The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council approved a resolution endorsing the Oglala Lakota College’s efforts in developing a police academy to be located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation....
WATERLOO, Iowa --- The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed a complaint against a Minnesota attorney who represented the Sac and Fox tribe in Iowa, also known as the Meskwaki. Read More: http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/complaint-against-tribal-attorney-dismissed/article_b90be7b8-dde2-5fcc-b5db-ced00e187c47.html#ixzz1gPmVq0fL...
MACY, Neb. (KTIV) - The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has taken a significant step to crack down on sex offenders. The U.S. Justice Department notified the tribe that it's now in "substantial compliance" with the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act....
For everyone in Kamloops who doesn’t have a family physician, there is another argument for putting nurse practitioners in positions of primary care....
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Institute for Child Health Policy in partnership with Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Services has received a $4.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study ways to prevent underage drinking....
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION – In the not too distant past, women serving in the armed forces was rare and women serving in a war zone or conflict theater just didn't happen very often. In the last 20 years, more and more women, especially Native women have joined the service and have been stationed in many parts of the world including Kuwait and Iraq in both Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan....
Minneapolis — Some people take one look at Native American artist Bobby Wilson's long, braided hair and start treating him like he just stepped out of a 19th-century Edward Curtis photo....
All he wanted was a good pair of shoes for Christmas. He knew if he had a good pair of shoes he would be able to get to where he wanted to go....
Devils Lake, ND — MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A second charge has been filed against one of two men accused of threatening two people with a gun while driving on a North Dakota Indian reservation....
A former Gila River council member was sentenced Monday to five years probation, 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay restitution for embezzling from the tribe, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced....
Two young men were sentenced this morning in Portland to long terms in federal prison for their roles in unrelated shootings in Warm Springs -- one that left an innocent bystander dead, another that sent police ducking bullets....
Congress has a long to-do list to complete before the end of the year. It must enact a budget, either a real one, or for most federal agencies, a Continuing Resolution that funds the government after the current one expires on December 16. Many ask: “Why doesn’t Congress just pass the budget?” Because neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have enough votes to say yes, but they do have enough votes to reject the alternative....