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2 Aug 2010, 10:55 am by Larry Cox
I am thrilled to share with you a deeply moving moment in a long-awaited, hard-fought, and historic victory for Native American and Alaska Native peoples in the United States. [read post]
27 Jul 2010, 7:30 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
  7.9% were Hispanic or Latino, 65.6% were White, 18.0% were Black or African American, 5.8% were Asian, 0.3% were Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 1.7% were American Indian/Alaska Native, and 0.7% were persons of Two or More Races. [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 3:37 pm by Angela Chang
  The report revealed shocking statistics of violence such as the fact that Native American and Alaska Native women are more than two and a half times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than women in the United States in general. [read post]
12 May 2010, 8:29 pm by David Doniger
Congress must enact a comprehensive clean energy and climate bill this year that puts America back in control of our energy situation. [read post]
20 Apr 2010, 5:17 pm by Greg Guedel
Signing and implementing this landmark law constitutes a major step toward fulfilling our national responsibility to provide high-quality, affordable health care to all citizens, including American Indians and Alaska Natives. [read post]
21 Mar 2010, 12:19 pm by admin
— Chris Whitley, EPA, March 15, 2010 The University of Central Missouri (UCM) has agreed to pay a $14,988 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations related to improper management of hazardous wastes at its campus in Warrensburg, Mo. [read post]
14 Mar 2010, 10:47 pm by admin
The following is a summary review of articles from all over the nation concerning environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 1:55 pm by Quanah Spencer
As many economists have detailed in reports and the President stated Wednesday night, government programs designed to bolster the nation’s small businesses will help set the country on a speedier path to an economic recovery. [read post]
29 Dec 2009, 5:50 pm by admin
— Mireya Navarroa, The New York Times, December 22, 2009 Air quality in the New York tri-state region stands to benefit from a court settlement requiring Duke Energy, one of the nation’s largest electric power companies, to drastically cut sulfur dioxide emissions from a coal-fired plant in Indiana, state and federal officials said Tuesday. [read post]
29 Dec 2009, 5:46 pm by smtaber
— Mireya Navarroa, The New York Times, December 22, 2009 Air quality in the New York tri-state region stands to benefit from a court settlement requiring Duke Energy, one of the nation’s largest electric power companies, to drastically cut sulfur dioxide emissions from a coal-fired plant in Indiana, state and federal officials said Tuesday. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 12:22 pm by Juliette Rousselot
Our research found that Native American and Alaska Native women are more than 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than women in the United States in general. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 12:00 pm
The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916, in New York.IT Congress first passed a resolution designating November 1990 as National American Indian Heritage Month. [read post]
25 Apr 2009, 3:21 am
  The 1975 changes also brought in other minorities - American Indians, Asian Americans, Native Alaskans, and citizens of Spanish heritage. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 7:50 am
TESTIMONY OF ERNIE ALLEN President & CEO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN for the UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY "SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT (SORNA)" March 10, 2009 Mr. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 8:05 am
The Mountain States Legal Foundation filed a brief supporting the State in which it addressed the question whether Native Hawaiians deserve special deference from Congress similar to that given to American Indians; the Alaska Federation for Natives filed a brief in response. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 7:51 am
Regardless, Congress would not have altered the State's substantive rights by implication. [read post]
14 Feb 2009, 5:15 am
Funds will be available on a competitive basis for drug enforcement and other law enforcement activities in rural states and rural areas, including for the hiring of police officers and for community drug prevention and treatment programs;" o The report text on the victims' compensation section reads as follows: "to support State compensation and assistance programs for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse,… [read post]