Abrams is executive director of the Iroquois Nationals and he was left to dwell on what was won and what was lost by refusing to travel to England on non-Native passports.
“Our only goal was to get them to see us … to get them to know us,” said James Swan, organizer of Rapid City’s new Urban Patrols – a program that’s designed to prevent conflict between Indians and non-Indians.
- SAO PAULO (AP) – Protesters released rank-and-file workers early Monday f...
- MAE LA CAMP, Thailand (AP) – “Colonel Peacock, Major Hogan, Captain Bow...
- MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Vermont's commission on Native American Affairs is...
- CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A federal judge is set to hear arguments about what...
- Chickasaw Nation Election Secretary Rita Loder announced the results of the...
Tribe looking for alternate site for prison
Written by . Monday, 01 June 2009 04:52
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Tohono O’odham officials say they no longer plan to build a federal detention facility on their tribal land north of Sahuarita and will begin looking for an alternative site.
The proposal to build a 750-bed facility on land within the tribe’s San Xavier District sparked community protests from nearby Sahuarita residents and was facing opposition from a growing number of community and government leaders.
The San Xavier District was hoping to build a 750-bed, 140,000-square-foot prison on 48 acres just east of the Santa Cruz River.
The prison would create around 300 jobs, and the tribe’s San Xavier District would be paid a percentage of the bed fee.
More than 2,500 Sahuarita residents signed a petition declaring their opposition to the project.
Life
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – With more law enforcement officers needed on American Indian reservations, federal lawmakers and tribal leaders hope to create more opportunities close to home for people to...
Read More...DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) – The remains of an early Deadwood resident, who was either of Native Indian or Asian descent, are back from anthropological examination and will be laid to rest on the afternoon...
Read More...OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Three Oklahoma universities are atop a list that measures the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to students of American Indian descent.
The report by Diverse Issues in Higher...
News
SAO PAULO (AP) – Protesters released rank-and-file workers early Monday from the construction site of an Amazon hydroelectric plant that Indians say is being built on an ancient burial ground.
Only...
MAE LA CAMP, Thailand (AP) – “Colonel Peacock, Major Hogan, Captain Bower ... Shoot from the hip! Quick march! Right turn!” The names, ranks and barked commands of World War II British officers tumble...
Read More...MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Vermont's commission on Native American Affairs is seeking nine new members.
A new state law that sets up a process for state recognition of Native American tribes also has...
Business
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A proposal by the Jemez Pueblo tribe to build a $60 million, off-reservation casino and hotel some 300 miles from tribal land has resurfaced.
Pueblo officials and representatives...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday that he's going to court to try to block a gaming development proposed by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and will hire an outside...
Read More...AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – A new coalition is speaking out against a referendum in November's election asking voters if they want to allow a new casino in western Maine.
The coalition calls itself Citizens...
Sports
Osseo Fairchild has 1 year to comply
MADISON (AP) - The Osseo Fairchild School District in western Wisconsin has been ordered to drop its Chieftains nickname and logo after the state determined...
SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) – Summer has brought another season of Indian Relay racing to the northern Rockies and high plains, sending tribal teams in motion across the region as they haul their horses in search...
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BUFFALO, New York (AP) – Percy Abrams stood outside a lacrosse field downtown, an ocean away from his sport’s world championships.
Abrams is executive director of the Iroquois Nationals and he...
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