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The voice of Tillie Black Bear won’t be silenced Says funding freeze is an effort by Tribe to take away Society’s independence.
ST. FRANCIS, S.D.  – Tillie Black Bear is tired. But, that fatigue will not stop her iconic voice against domestic violence.
Choctaw volunteers aid elderly, clean up Oklahoma highways, earn awards DURANT, Okla. – The AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) builds permanent infrastructures in non-profit organizations to help effectively bring individuals and communities out of poverty.
Kiowa soldier honored for service HOBART, Okla. – Virgil Hovakah Wolf, the only remaining survivor of an all-Native American tank crew, was honored recently for his military service at a veterans’ powwow at Kiowa Tribal Headquarters in Carnegie, Okla. Virgil, of Hobart,
Original Navajo Code Talker still tells his story ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Tourists hurry inside a shop here to buy books about the famed Navajo Code Talkers, warriors who used their native language as their primary weapon.

FBI investigates death on Wind River Reservation

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FORT WASHAKIE, Wyo. (AP) – The FBI is investigating the death of a 19-year-old man on the Wind River Reservation.
FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright said Wednesday the victim was Shyrone R. Brown.
She says the death is being investigated as a homicide.
Wright says Brown wasn't shot but she didn't release the cause of death. She says no other details are being disclosed.
Wright says the Wind River Police Department reported the death to the FBI on Monday.
The FBI has jurisdiction on American Indian reservations.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Like the proverbial lemon that became lemonade, a racial insult aired on an Anchorage radio station has been embraced as a teaching tool, in an Alaska Native effort to heal the...

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The first commercial showing of “Pearl” in Oklahoma will begin Friday, Sept. 10 at the Warren Theater, 1000 Telephone Road, Moore, Okla.
Produced by the Chickasaw Nation, “Pearl” focuses on...

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) – Terre Haute's mystic Tootooch, or “Thunderbird,” is getting a much-needed makeover.
The 20-foot totem pole that faces South Sixth and Washington streets is getting a...

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PHOENIX (AP) – Members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community will vote for a tribal president next week in an election that will also gauge how they feel about a new casino resort and spring-training...

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Proposal would create tribal national park
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Thousands of acres taken from the Oglala Sioux Tribe nearly 70 years ago would be returned...

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PEMBROKE, N.C. (AP) – The Lumbee Indians of North Carolina are not slowing down in their effort to win federal recognition by January.
The Robesonian of Lumberton reports that a new campaign office...

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(Open only to Indian-Owned Companies and/or Enterprises)

DATE ISSUED: September 8, 2010

BY: Choctaw Housing Authority

PROJECT: Project 92-34 & 92-35
32 New Housing...

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(Open only to Indian-Owned Companies and/or Enterprises)

DATE ISSUED: September 8, 2010

BY: Choctaw Housing Authority

PROJECT: Project 92-36 
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CATTARAUGUS INDIAN RESERVATION, New York (AP) – As New York state's tribal leaders battle in courtrooms to preserve their tax-free cigarette market, tensions are rising on reservations, where the state's...

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Verona, N.Y. (August 30, 2010) – The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3 Foundation) today announced the names of 14 Native American youth selected to participate in the NB3 Foundation Course Crew, an initiative...

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SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, N.M. (August 24, 2010)– The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3 Foundation) helped the San Felipe Pueblo community officially open its brand-new, $785,000 soccer field and community park. ...

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Albuquerque, New Mexico  will be the site of the 2010 Native American Amateur Boxing Championships. The prestigious tournament will be held on October 14,15,& 16 in conjunction with the Native American...

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  • INVITATION FOR BIDS - 32 New Housing units (Open only to Indian-Owned Companies and/or Enterprises) DATE ISSUED: September 8, 2010 BY: Choctaw Housing Authority PROJECT: Project 92-34 & 92-35 32 New Housing units LOCATION: Tiak Chitto Subdivision, M.B.C.I. Pearl River Reservation, Philadelphia, MS COUNTY: Neshoba County   CONTRACTING...
  • INVITATION FOR BIDS - 10 New Housing Units (Open only to Indian-Owned Companies and/or Enterprises) DATE ISSUED: September 8, 2010 BY: Choctaw Housing Authority PROJECT: Project 92-36  10 New Housing units LOCATION: Pearl River, Tucker, and Red Water Communities located on the M.B.C.I. Pearl River Reservation COUNTY: Neshoba County and...
  • Parenting Para-Professional Cherokee Nation whose headquarters are located in beautiful Tahlequah, Oklahoma is a national leader in Indian tribal governments and economic development in Oklahoma, We are a dynamic, progressive organization, which owns several business enterprises and administers a variety of services for the...
  • Electrician Cherokee Nation whose headquarters are located in beautiful Tahlequah, Oklahoma is a national leader in Indian tribal governments and economic development in Oklahoma, We are a dynamic, progressive organization, which owns several business enterprises and administers a variety of services for the Cherokee...
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