Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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One nursing home worker threw a glass of water in a resident's face. Another nursing home worker was seen spitting at one resident and pinching another. And at a St. Louis Park facility, a female resident was kissed and molested, according to government records. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) evaluates nursing homes and conducts health and fire-safety inspections. When evaluating a home's performance, it considers nurse staffing levels and quality-of-life issues, among other factors. For this week's list, I've included...
Leech Lake Reservation - A 2011 Band Election for the position of Secretary/Treasurer challenged results in two appeal decisions on whether a fair election had been held. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe held a Special Tribal Election to fulfill a vacancy for Secretary/Treasurer a position formerly held By Michael J. Bongo who had been recalled by the Band voters for Election fraud and misappropriating tribal funds. In the Primary Election candidates Donald “Donnie” Headbird and Donald “Mick” Finn moved forward as the two candidates in the Gen...
The family of Alan “Baby Al” Oliver wishes to thank Red Lake Public Safety and the EMT’s who responded to my son’s sad and unexpected death at his home. Thanks to all who brought food, fire wood, drum singers and everyone else who helped in any way. A special thanks to Sue Antone for her help with arrangements. A thank you to Joe Vene for his beautiful singing at the church and to Kelly and Virgil for their special project for the funeral. Words cannot express how grateful I am for the support I received. Special thanks to Cheri Goodwin...
A big thank you from our hearts to the Red Lake Tribal Council, the Red Lake Casino, Father Jerry and all Audrey’s relatives and friends for making her 99th birthday a day to remember! The food was delicious, the band great, our own John Fogerty AKA Billy Whistle did a rare performance with his awesome songs which made the party a huge success!! Special thanks to Sue Antone who worked diligently to bring everything together. And last but not least – a big thank you to the drum group and to Chairman Jourdain for his honor song to Audrey. The...
Frustrated by Sanford Bemidji Medical Center’s refusal to meet in a timely fashion and fearing for the safety of their patients and each other, nurses delivered a formal 10-day informational picketing notice Friday to hospital officials....
WASHINGTON - With a growing number of states rebelling against the No Child Left Behind law and stalled efforts in Congress to reform it, the Obama administration says it will grant waivers to liberate states from a law that it considers dysfunctional....
Washington, D.C.- Nevada Senator Harry Reid issued the following statement following Senate passage of a short-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration: “On Monday 74,000 Americans will go back to work because the Senate passed a bi-partisan compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. I have received assurances from Secretary LaHood that the rural communities whose economies rely on air service will be protected. "The hard-working men and women affected by this standoff should never have bee...
Were the 22 letters pried off the granite face of the I-35W Remembrance Garden in Minneapolis stolen for their value as scrap metal? Or were they chosen for a more calculated reason?...
A new federal framework to assist American Indian and Alaska Native communities in achieving their goals in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse was announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar, and Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder. The framework, captured in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by Secretary Sebelius, Secretary Salazar, and Attorney General Holder was published in...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2011 – More than 1,000 new farmers markets have been recorded across the country, according to results released today in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2011 National Farmers Market Directory. The annual report indicates a total of 7,175 farmers markets operate throughout the United States as more farmers are marketing their products directly to consumers than ever before. Last year, the USDA reported that 6,132 markets were operating across the country. "The remarkable growth in farmers markets is an excellent i...
Try to find a good parking space during the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival. Go on. Just try. Cars were lined up and down the streets surrounding the Bemidji waterfront Saturday, Aug. 6, as 75 teams raced in the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival. Library Park was packed with team tents while hundreds of spectators navigated through the chaos in hopes of finding an area to clearly see the waves of dragon boats racing each other. In the large crowd forming around the waterfront, Chris Westlund ate cheese curds and cheered on the teams. “It’s re...
The sixth annual Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival culminated in a climactic finish Saturday with teams coming from first to fourth place in less than one second apart. The River City Dragons from Winnipeg, Manitoba, crossed the line in the Gold Division race in 1:.27.34, winning by a dragon nose over the second-place The Eh Team at 1:27.85, Prostate Paddlers at 1:27.87 and HydraHeads at 1:28.22. “Wow! What a race,” announcer Brian Bissonette shouted to the crowd. “That’s dragon boat racing...
While Concha Ross was attending Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Ore. she learned about the school’s boxing club. Ross considered joining the club but she was already a member of the school’s track and field team and the coach told her that boxing was off limits. “But boxing intrigued me,” Ross said. A few years later Ross moved to Bemidji and learned about the Leech Lake Boxing Club headed by Henry Harper. Ross took her boxing baby steps at Leech Lake and eventually continued her training...
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2011 - On August 15-17, President Obama will travel to the Midwest on a three-day bus tour. As part of the bus tour, on August 16th, the President and members of his Cabinet will host the White House Rural Economic Forum at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, Iowa. The Forum will bring together small business owners, private sector leaders, rural organizations and government officials to discuss ideas and initiatives to promote economic growth, accelerate hiring, and spur innovation in rural communities and small...
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Lacking the needed 12 councilors for a quorum, the Tribal Council wasn’t able to hold a scheduled special meeting today after six councilors skipped....
TAHLEQUAH — A special meeting of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council never materialized Friday after only nine of 17 councilors showed up....
Burr on the bull......
Why do treaties matter? A new traveling exhibition being unveiled in White Earth is not only explaining the answer to that question, but also showing the answer. Twenty large, freestanding banners now line the halls of the White Earth Tribal Headquarters Building, each displaying portraits and stories of historical treaties and where they stand today. The display, which will eventually travel all over Minnesota, is open to the public, and is intended to serve as an educational tool. The Minnesota Humanities Center, the Smithsonian and the...
The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry is pushing ahead with forums in nine northern B.C. communities, despite scorn from a growing number of first nations organizations....
WASHINGTON – Forget about the Interior Department. The Obama administration is increasingly using the Department of Justice as its major pathway to achieve a lasting legacy in Indian country by reducing the crime that runs rampant on many reservations....
A news release issued by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says Guy Lonechild is under suspension as chief of the main organization representing First Nations in the province, a move Lonechild vows to fight....
Following his temporary suspension as chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), Guy Lonechild's uncle, Vice Chief Morley Watson, will serve as interim chief....
Tucson, Ariz. —Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly met with Pascua Yaqui Tribal Chairman Peter S. Yucupicio, council members and U.S. Customs officials, to discuss Tribal ID Card Issuance Policies, including ways to develop a Navajo tribal ID process to use for border states travel, medical history and tribal enrollment numbers....
The United States Supreme Court has denied the State of South Dakota and Charles Mix County’s petition for writ of certiorari, ending years of litigation and affirming an Eight Circuit Court of Appeals decision that the Yankton Sioux Reservation was not disestablished, but only diminished by a series of acts earlier in the 20th century....
A Native American NBC studio technician was tormented about his ethnicity by cruel colleagues, who strung up an Indian doll on a noose and called it his "long-lost daughter," he claims in a lawsuit. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/angry_nbc_tech_quits_siouxs_tLbbyT7iJWtTQHOkfusICN#ixzz1UFpaemZT...
