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Groups raising funds for arrest, conviction in white buffalo slaying

The senseless loss of the White Buffalo known the world over as Lighting Medicine Cloud and his mother Buffalo Woman is a tragedy that has many American Indians asking why?The American Indian all C....

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Lakota Man Accuses Hospital of Healthcare Hate Crime

Rapid City, South Dakota – A member and resident of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota came home from a 14-day stay in the hospital to find he had been horribly mutilated.  Three K....

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SD woman pleads guilty to bootlegging charge

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A Porcupine woman has pleaded guilty to dispensing alcohol on the dry Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota.U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson announced Thursday that ....

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Eastern Shoshone move to enter bald eagle case

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – The Eastern Shoshone Tribe wants to argue against the Northern Arapaho Tribe’s plan to kill bald eagles for religious purposes on the reservation the two tribes share in c....

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Wyoming got EPA to delay frack finding

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Wyoming’s governor persuaded the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to postpone an announcement linking hydraulic fracturing to groundwater contamination, gi....

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Life

Has one-drop rule on race identification been overruled?

So what if Elizabeth Warren claims to be part Native American? She’s entitled, according to historical documents. Besides, Americans never have been all that clear or consistent about what distin....

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GIAGO: ‘Beer sniffing’ reporters invade Pine Ridge

Notes from Indian Country© 2012 Unity South Dakota The “beer  sniffing” reporters from across the country, particularly those of the New York Times, descended upon the Pine Ridge Reservation ....

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Haskell Upward Bound program seeks to make largest Round Dance in Kansas

On June 21, 2012 our Haskell Upward Bound program along with other Upward Bound programs in the surrounding area would like the community, friends, and family to join us in making the largest round....

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U.N. investigator visits Tulsa, hears tribal concerns

TULSA, Okla. – After six weeks in the first grade, Beverly Patchell’s grandson decides, “‘I don’t want to be Indian anymore; they’re bad.’”Patchell provided this personal testimony ....

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Aztec Ruins to join National Geographic trail

AZTEC, N.M. (AP) – Aztec Ruins National Monument is slated to play host to a National Geographic “geotourism” trail of the Four Corners.The launching of a geotourism trail is scheduled June 2....

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Business

BCBSOK weaves Native culture into corporate culture

TULSA, Okla. – Today’s continually changing corporate culture can sometimes seem worlds away from Native American culture, focused on the preservation of traditions and tongues of distant ances....

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Judge rejects Okla. tribe’s motion to dismiss suit

TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A tribe seeking to build a casino in Broken Arrow can’t use sovereign immunity as an argument to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office, a feder....

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Mass. tribe unveils details of casino plan

BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts Indian tribe unveiled new details Thursday of a proposed $500 million resort casino, while a second tribe threatened court action over the state’s contention that ....

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Appeals court hears Arizona tribe’s casino project

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court on Monday took up an Arizona Indian tribe’s complicated legal fight to build a massive casino and resort near a Glendale, Ariz., neighborhood, on pr....

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Judge lets Kansas to join dispute over tribal land

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – The state of Kansas received permission Thursday to join the legal fight over the Wyandotte Nation’s efforts to build a casino in Park City, a case that pits American India....

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Sports

SDSU joining growing number of schools to snub UND

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The leader of University of North Dakota’s alumni on Tuesday kicked off a campaign to dump the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname by reeling off a list of schools that will n....

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Judge throws out tribes’ lawsuit on Sioux nickname

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit by a committee of tribal members trying to save the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, an issue that has been deba....

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$46K for Fighting Sioux legal bills

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A dispute over whether North Dakota voters should decide if the University of North Dakota should keep its Fighting Sioux nickname cost taxpayers more than $46,000 in lawyer....

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Compromise sought in Native American mascots use

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Opponents of a proposal to ban the use of Native American names and images as mascots for Oregon high schools are seeking a waiver to allow districts to work out agreements wit....

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Athleticism of indigenous cultures on display at Alaska’s annual NYO Games

 

Open to Alaska students from 7th through 12th grades, the NYO Games provide insight into Alaska’s rich cultural heritage while promoting a healthy lifestyle and good sportsmanship.

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Featured Jobs

Medicaid Medical Director/CMO

 

This position exists to provide leadership, direction, and management within a stand-alone state Medicaid agency. This position will oversee operations of the Medical Professional Servic....

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Tule River Indian Tribe of CA openings

Chief Financial OfficerTribal AdministratorEducation DirectorPublic Works DirectorAssistant ControllerStore ManagerClosing Date: Until FilledApplicants must submit to a pre-employment drug screen a....

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Cook

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....

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Wellness Center Attendant

Delaware Tribe of Indians current opportunities:1.   Executive Assistant to the Chief, position will be responsible for assisting the Chief on correspondence, scheduling, and other tasks as assig....

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Financial Controller

Kialegee Tribal Town requests resumes for the position of Financial Controller for oversight of financial operations and to coordinate year-end audits. Governmental accounting, pre-audit, budget de....

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