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EchoHawk: Generational trauma haunts Indian Country

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

High rates of child abuse, crime and other violence on reservations stem from the federal government’s historical mistreatment of American Indians, Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk said on Tuesday….

Baby killed in dog attack on Iowa land was 8 months old

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

Authorities identified the infant who was killed after being attacked by a dog on Iowa Tribe land in Oklahoma as Justin Lopez. Lopez was 8 months old, The Oklahoman reported….

Lobbying firm presses government on tribal trust funds

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

Sixteen tribes with trust fund management lawsuits have hired Quinn Gillespie & Associates to lobby the Obama administration to settle their cases, Roll Call reports. Jack Quinn and Manuel Ortiz…

Congress slow to move on Cobell trust fund settlement

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

It’s been three months since the plaintiffs in the Cobell trust fund settlement and the Obama administration announced a $3.4 billion settlement to the case. But even though key lawmakers…

Osage Nation eyes rehearing in reservation status case

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

The Osage Nation of Oklahoma will ask the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a case over the status of its reservation, Chief Jim Gray said. Gray said the…

Alcohol blamed for crash that killed two Navajo sisters

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

A New Mexico man accused in connection with an accident that killed two sisters from the Navajo Nation has a long history of drunk-driving, according to court documents, and a…

Taos Pueblo man filed suit over tribal court proceedings

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

A Taos Pueblo man says his tribe’s court violated the Indian Civil Rights Act and tribal law by convicting him and sentencing him without a trial and without an attorney….

California names first official for Native veterans affairs

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

California appears to be the first state in the nation with a post dedicated to Native American veterans affairs. Pedro Molina, a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of…

10th Circuit split on uranium activity on Navajo Nation

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

A split decision of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a federal permit for uranium activity on land held in trust for the Navajo Nation and on…

Navajo man declares candidacy for Arizona Legislature

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:46:06 +0000

Jack C. Jackson, Jr., a member of the Navajo Nation, announced his candidacy for the Arizona Legislature on Monday. Jackson wants to represent Legislative District 2 in the state Senate….