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Pawnee Nation summer learning program a success

PAWNEE, Okla. – The Pawnee Nation held a free, fun-filled educational summer camp June 8-19 called “Pirates & the Deep Blue Sea.” ...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation honors vets during celebration

OKMULGEE, Okla. – The Muscogee (Creek) Nation held an emotional ceremony on Saturday, June 20 in Okmulgee, Okla. to honor war veterans. ...

Nebraska crowds welcome Oklahoma Pawnees hom

KEARNEY, Neb. – A crowd estimated at more than 2,500 got a glimpse of Pawnee culture June 20 before rain forced an early ending for the powwow and homecoming....

BIA letter causes ripples through Indian Country

WASHINGTON – Questions over the ramifications of February’s Carcieri v. Salazar Supreme Court ruling have stalled the approval of an Oklahoma-based tribe’s land-into-trust application. It has also raise...

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	ONE-WOMAN NATIVE AMERICAN... Wednesday, 01 July 2009\|\| LINCOLN, Neb.— Verna Yahola’s All Nation’s... Read more...
	Arvel Bird - The Tribal M... Wednesday, 01 July 2009\|\| “It is about what we know and love and the bond that e... Read more...
	CD Review: Midnight Expr... Wednesday, 01 July 2009\|\| The CD ends with a grass dance, which is interesting since t... Read more...
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Second impeachment petition filed on Muscogee (Creek) chief

Written by JoKAY DOWELL, Native American Times
OKMULGEE – Conflict continues within the Muscogee Creek Nation with the filing of a second impeachment petition against Chief A.D. Ellis.
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BIA letter causes ripples through Indian Country

Written by LISA SNELL, Native American TImes
WASHINGTON – Questions over the ramifications of February’s Carcieri v. Salazar Supreme Court ruling have stalled the approval of an Oklahoma-based tribe’s land-into-trust application. It has also raised the issue as to whether or not any tribe organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 may have land put into trust.
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BIA letter causes ripples through Indian Country

Written by LISA SNELL, Native American TImes
WASHINGTON – Questions over the ramifications of February’s Carcieri v. Salazar Supreme Court ruling have stalled the approval of an Oklahoma-based tribe’s land-into-trust application. It has also raised the issue as to whether or not any tribe organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 may have land put into trust.
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Sacagawea honored at statue in Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – After years of debate, a change has been made at a famous Charlottesville statue to honor the contribution... Read more...

Southern Utah Indian tribe plants donated trees

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) – A California foundation has donated dozens of fruit trees to two southern Utah bands of the Paiute tribe.Volun... Read more...

Mascot menagerie: W&M gets 300-plus suggestions

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) – It’s a mascot menagerie.Suggestions for The College of William and Mary’s new mascot have topped ... Read more...

HUD offering assistance to Americans with disabilities

Agency seeking comment on how to allocate vouchers to support independent living Read more...

Politics

BIA letter causes ripples through Indian Country

WASHINGTON – Questions over the ramifications of February’s Carcieri v. Salazar Supreme Court ruling have stalled the approval o... Read more...

Crow tribe elects vice chairman

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Unofficial results show Calvin “Coolidge” Jefferson, Jr., has been elected vice chairman of the Cro... Read more...

Native Hawaiian bill gets new airing

WASHINGTON (AP) – Granting Native Hawaiians the chance to form their own government, like those established by many of the nation&rsqu... Read more...

Sickey re-elected as Coushatta tribal chairman

ELTON, La. (AP) – Kevin Sickey has been re-elected to a second four-year term as tribal chairman of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana i... Read more...

Law & Crime

Library compiling info for Indian law Web site

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) – The State Law Library of Montana plans to unveil what it claims will be the nation’s first comprehensive I... Read more...

Court backs Neb. tribe in children’s cases

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that federal law trumps the state’s legal procedures, saying American ... Read more...

Bill to fight crime, drug use in Indian housing introduced

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) today introduced legislation to reauthorize funding for the Public and Indian Housing Cri... Read more...

Kansas ruling protects tribal children

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation celebrated a legal victory and created a precedent for Indian Child Welfare cases nationally in... Read more...

Gaming

RI slot parlor files for bankruptcy protection

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The owners of the largest slot parlor in Rhode Island filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday as they struggle... Read more...

Seminole lawyer expects Fla. gaming deal

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – It’s unlikely the Seminole Indians can accept the Legislature’s proposal to expand gaming at thei... Read more...

Wampanoags back off deal with casino investors

MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) – The new leadership of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has put a deal with casino investors on hold saying terms are ... Read more...

Senecas want more say in Buffalo casino challenge

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – The Seneca Indians are asking a federal judge to make them defendants in a lawsuit aimed at shutting down their B... Read more...

Native Sports

Native American 5K National Championships Crowns Ten National Champions

(Albuquerque, NM – June 1, 2009) Competing in five age divisions, ten individuals have been crowned national champions at the se... Read more...

4 Love of the Game debuts basketball event in July

4LOTG has already received commitments from teams in South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota and NevadaMUSKOGEE, Okla. – To all the fans... Read more...

4 Love of the Game: Youth focused partnership grooms champions

DEWAR, Okla. – A partnership between former college coach Ken Heupel’s Day of Champions organization and 4 Love of the Game, an ... Read more...

Native American 5K National Championships crowns ten National Champions.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Competing in five age divisions, ten individuals have been crowned national champions at the second annual Na... Read more...

Business

New biomass plant up and running in Shakopee

SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) – A new energy plant that generates heat and electricity by exclusively burning natural products is up and runnin... Read more...

Oregon loggers see energy in waste wood

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – Loggers and forest managers in Coos County say they see a lot of energy generation potential in waste wood, or b... Read more...

Crowe & Dunlevy recognized by international legal publisher, Chambers & Partners Twenty attorneys l

OKLAHOMA CITY – Chambers & Partners, an international legal publisher, has once again highly ranked Crowe & Dunlevy in its ann... Read more...

Oweesta Awards Financial Education Grants in South Dakota; Services to Tribal Communities will be En

June 17, 2009, Rapid City, SD – Three Native organizations in South Dakota will enhance their financial education and homebuyer educat... Read more...

Commentary

AROUND THE CAMPFIRE: IN MEMORY OF RAYMOND YELLOW THUNDER

The man who caused the American Indian Movement (AIM) to gain national and worldwide attention was an Indian cowboy from Pine Ridge. His nam... Read more...

Tim Giago: How will Universal Health Coverage Affect Native Americans?

Health care in America is a failing proposition. An estimated 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. And yet Health and Hu... Read more...

Wounded Knee ’73: Looking Back

This is not a story of the occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota in that cold winter in 1973. Although this short period stands out as th... Read more...

Dear Native American Times:

I am writing to seek publicity for childhood cancer, the number one killerof America's children by disease. Each day, seven ... Read more...

Life & Culture

Muscogee (Creek) Nation honors vets during celebration

OKMULGEE, Okla. – The Muscogee (Creek) Nation held an emotional ceremony on Saturday, June 20 in Okmulgee, Okla. to honor war veterans... Read more...

Nebraska crowds welcome Oklahoma Pawnees hom

KEARNEY, Neb. – A crowd estimated at more than 2,500 got a glimpse of Pawnee culture June 20 before rain forced an early ending ... Read more...

Tribal chairman revels in Oval Office meeting

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Call it a White House meeting of brothers.The chairman of the Crow Tribe, Cedric Black Eagle, met President Oba... Read more...

Dig revealing 700-year-old village

LEWISTOWN, Ill. (AP) – The remains of a 700-year-old American Indian village are slowly beginning to emerge from the ground near Dicks... Read more...

Food & Health

Number of Native American HIV/AIDS cases rises in 2008

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota reported 34 new cases of HIV or AIDS in 2008, including two cases in newborns. Read more...

Report: Cancer death rate among Minnesota Indians twice as high as nationwide rate

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A new report from the American Cancer Society shows Minnesota’s efforts to fight some common cancers have... Read more...

Indian Health Care Resource Center to Hold Native American Children’s Art Contest

Tulsa, Okla. – Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa is holding an art contest for Native American children. All participating c... Read more...

IHCRC to promote Healthy Lifestyles at area schools with new three-year grant from the Oklahoma Toba

TULSA, Okla. – Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa has a long and proud tradition of reaching out to improve the health of Ame... Read more...

Arts & Entertainment

ONE-WOMAN NATIVE AMERICAN COMEDY SHOW HITS THE MIDWEST BATTLING STEREOTYPES WITH WIT AND SONG

LINCOLN, Neb.— Verna Yahola’s All Nation’s Café in Sapulpa, Okla., iswhere the all magic—and mayhem—hap... Read more...

Arvel Bird - The Tribal Music Suite - Journey of a Paiute

“It is about what we know and love and the bond that exists between the blood and the land. It is in the drum and the human voic... Read more...

CD Review: Midnight Express/Sharpshooter

The CD ends with a grass dance, which is interesting since the origin of the grass dance was to stomp the tall prairie grasses down so that ... Read more...

CD Release: Buffy Sainte-Marie Running for the Drum

The first new CD in 13 years from the award-winning singer-songwriter and Native American activist includes DVD bio documentary and marks Ap... Read more...

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	ONE-WOMAN NATIVE AMERICAN... Wednesday, 01 July 2009\|\| LINCOLN, Neb.— Verna Yahola’s All Nation’s... Read more...
	Arvel Bird - The Tribal M... Wednesday, 01 July 2009\|\| “It is about what we know and love and the bond that e... Read more...
	CD Review: Midnight Expr... Wednesday, 01 July 2009\|\| The CD ends with a grass dance, which is interesting since t... Read more...
	Pawnee Nation summer lear... Wednesday, 01 July 2009\|\| PAWNEE, Okla. – The Pawnee Nation held a free, f... Read more...
	Muscogee (Creek) Nation h... Wednesday, 01 July 2009\|\| OKMULGEE, Okla. – The Muscogee (Creek) Nation held an ... Read more...

Pawnee Nation summer learning program a success

Muscogee (Creek) Nation honors vets during celebration

Nebraska crowds welcome Oklahoma Pawnees hom

BIA letter causes ripples through Indian Country

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