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City moves closer to selling water for snow in San Francisco Peaks

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

The city of Flagstaff, Arizona, is moving closer to a decision on selling water to a ski resort in the sacred San Francisco Peaks. The city’s water commission held a…

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Senate plans separate legislation for Cobell trust fund settlement

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

The Senate will vote on a stand-alone bill with the Indian trust fund settlement and a settlement for African-American farmers, The Hill reprots. The vote is scheduled for Monday. John…

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US Attorney objects to lawsuit against BIA officers in Yankton court

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Dakota says a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe should not be able to sue Bureau of Indian Affairs police officers. in tribal court….

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Appeals court denies Mashpee Wampanaog claim to ancestral land

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Two members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts lost their land claim before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals today. Amelia Bingham and her son, Steven, sued the state…

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Obama ‘working’ with Congress to authorize trust fund settlement

Friday, July 30th, 2010

President Barack Obama mentioned the Indian trust fund settlement at the White House on Thursday. The Obama administration reached a $3.4 billion settlement to the case last December. Congress has…

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Editorial: Tribal Law and Order Act a good first step in South Dakota

Friday, July 30th, 2010

“A bill signed Thursday by President Obama should lend a bit more stability to American Indian reservations nationwide. The Tribal Law and Order Act is designed to strengthen tribal law…

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Opinion: Obama, the Tribal Law and Order Act and immigration laws

Friday, July 30th, 2010

” Comes now President Obama, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States, sworn to faithfully execute the federal laws, who instructs Attorney General Holder to march into federal court…

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Blog: Tribal Law and Order Act empowers women to combat assault

Friday, July 30th, 2010

“One in three Native American women will be raped at least once in her lifetime. And that’s why President Obama’s signing of the Tribal Law and Order Act today is…

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Interview: Sen. Murkowski on need for the Tribal Law and Order Act

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The Tundra Drums interviewed Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and asked about the Tribal Law and Order Act and its effect on Alaska….

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NPR: Tribal Law and Order Act boosts law efforts for Indian Country

Friday, July 30th, 2010

“MICHELE NORRIS, host: President Obama signed a bill into law today that gives American Indian tribes more authority to combat crime. President BARACK OBAMA: I have no interest in just…

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