Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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WASHINGTON, December 19 – In the face of the Trump Administration’s continued failure to hold Amazon accountable for endemic abuses at its warehouses, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) are demanding detailed information from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding injury reports at Amazon facilities over the past three years. “Working conditions in the United States of America should be the best and safest in the world,” write Sanders and Omar. “Unfortunately,” workers at Amazon f...
BEMIDJI -- One after another, multiple Native American activists stepped forward Tuesday, Dec. 17, to air grievances about the deep distrust they have with law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice system overall. Held on the BSU campus, Tuesday's session was just one of several meetings held statewide by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, focusing on ways to reduce deadly force encounters between law enforcement and local residents. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4830928-Deadly-force-mee...
Reward offered in Cass Lake, Minnesota, for information leading to arrest in fatal dog stabbing case Dec. 20, 2019- The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fatal dog stabbing that occurred in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The Case: On December 6, Leech Lake Tribal Police Officers were dispatched to the Allen's Bay Housing area of rural Cass Lake,...
St. Paul, MN: Insects and diseases can hitchhike on trees and holiday greenery brought into Minnesota from other states. Now, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is asking residents to properly dispose of greenery and trees after the holiday season. The MDA inspects holiday products for elongate hemlock scale, boxwood blight, Oriental bittersweet, gypsy moth, and many more. These diseases, pests, and plants can easily hitchhike into and around Minnesota. For instance, boxwood blight...
DENVER, CO – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (The National Center) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) are hosting the first Native Edge Institute (NEI) of the new decade in Denver, Colorado on January 30. With a schedule packed with expert speakers and training events designed for establishing and aspiring business owners, NEI Colorado will have a strong focus on government and small business contracting and procurement. The event will take place at the downtown Denver headquarters of the Native American...
An appellate court decided a fishing dispute between the Yurok Tribe and a member of the Resighini Rancheria should be kicked back down to district court, but both parties had a different take on the ruling. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Dec. 12 that the district court “abused its discretion in dismissing the Yurok Tribe’s” claim against Resighini Rancheria member Gary Dowd for illegally fishing within the Yurok Reservation and should allow court proceedings to continue. https://www.times-standard.com/2019/12/2...
CATOOSA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Indian Affairs recently signed a memorandum of understanding to improve tribes’ and tribal citizens’ access to farm conservation programs to advance conservation in Indian Country. The MOU was signed at the Cherokee Nation’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa, where USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey was joined by BIA Director Darryl LaCounte at the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance – National Tribal Conservation Districts Conference. https://w...
GREAT FALLS—A Browning man who admitted to sexually molesting two children on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 27 months in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and ordered to pay $442 restitution, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Edward Dean Cassidy, 53, pleaded guilty in September to abusive sexual contact of a minor. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Court records filed by the prosecution said that from 2014 to 2016, Cassidy sexually molested two minor children, who were under the age of 12 years. A...
A long-running dispute between the Indian Health Service and a county in Montana has escalated with a lawsuit and a prominent citizen of the Blackfeet Nation accusing the federal agency of putting the lives of his fellow people at risk. According to Glacier County, the IHS has failed to pay for care provided to Blackfeet citizens despite promising to do so as far back as 2014. A complaint filed in federal court on Tuesday demands "no less than" $1.8 million from the federal agency, which has gone without a permanent leader for more than four...
Eva was found at dusk in late December 2016, standing in an Albuquerque parking lot. The 15-year-old Navajo girl had been missing more than two weeks when her grandmother got a call from the Bernalillo county sheriff's office – saying her silver Ford truck had been recovered. "I don't care about the truck, what about my granddaughter?" Heidi demanded. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/18/native-american-women-trafficked-searchlight-new-mexico...
A year later, family and friends continue to mourn the loss of two cousins shot at a liquor store in Banning as police have issued a nationwide search for the killer. Brody Baca, 20, of Banning, allegedly shot Alex Marcotte, 18, of Banning, and Dylan Artea, 19, after an argument on December 28, 2018. https://kesq.com/news/2019/12/20/family-seeking-justice-as-suspect-remains-on-the-loose/...
Anyone wondering why the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to be taking its time with one of the most closely-watched controversies in Indian Country history finally got a glimpse with the addition of a new case to the docket. In an order on Friday, the justices agreed to hear McGirt v. Oklahoma, a criminal jurisdiction case that had been lurking under the radar. In fact, when tribal leaders were recently given an update on the Supreme Court, the petition wasn't even brought up by Indian law experts at...
DULUTH, Minn.- A Northland family is doing everything they can to raise money for their daughter. The 15-year-old was diagnosed with brain cancer and is now facing complications from the surgery where her tumor was removed. https://www.fox21online.com/2019/12/20/family-raises-money-for-15-year-old-girl-post-brain-cancer/...
In Bemidji, you do not need a calendar to know when the first day of the month is. When you go to get groceries at Walmart at this time, it is similar to a Black Friday-esque experience; the parking lots are as packed as the aisles, shoulder-to-shoulder. Witnessing this, it made me wonder why there seems to be a lack of access to grocery stores nearby, specifically on reservations. Along with this, it makes you wonder as to if there is a correlation between this fact and the high rates of...
