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28 Jan 2013, 2:51 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
An excerpt: James Anaya, a United Nations fact-finder, has learned that vibrant Indian cultures are often invisible in the United States mainstream and that problems of Indians today seem trivial to U.S. citizens who tend to believe Natives and Native issues exist only in the distant past. [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 8:18 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
An excerpt: The Hopi of northern Arizona were among the first in the nation to increase criminal sentences under the law. [read post]
3 Dec 2012, 8:50 am by Greg Guedel
Cultural appropriation is not limited to incidents of "hipsters in Navajo panties and pop stars in headdresses," said Sasha Houston Brown, a member of the Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 7:45 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Sioux Nation: 51 percent to 49 percent This was the closest match-up so far, with just a few votes separating the cases. [read post]
4 Sep 2012, 7:44 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Sioux Nation (448US371) — Feds must compensate Sioux Nation for Black Hills taking Take Our Poll Match-up No. 11 (6) Winters v. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 1:00 am
Tribal sovereignty is subject to the control of Congress, but without congressional authorization, the Indian Nations are exempt from suit. [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 5:35 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Jacobs Director Office of Indian Tribal Governments, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 5:35 am by Howard Wasserman
Primary voters in North Dakota yesterday voted in favor of legislation that will allow the state Board of Education to retire the controversial Fighting Sioux nickname of the University of North Dakota.The NCAA has been pressing UND to get rid of its logo and nickname for several years because it deems it offensive to American Indians; schools that continue to use offensive nicknames are barred from hosting NCAA tournament events and cannot use the name and logo in NCAA … [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 5:28 am by Howard Wasserman
The state was unable to get approval for continued use of the name from the two area nations, Standing Rock and Spirit Lake Sioux; the latter passed a resolution supporting the nickname but the latter never held a vote. [read post]
4 May 2012, 7:54 am by Patrick
The truth about Elizabeth Warren is that she probably displaced an actual Cherokee Indian, or Sioux Indian, or Kiowa Indian, or an Australian Aborigine, from the Harvard Law School faculty when she chose to call herself a Cherokee Indian. [read post]
26 Apr 2012, 9:47 am by Kate Fort
From the press release: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today announced the release of the final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the South Unit of Badlands National Park, recommending the establishment of the nation’s first tribal national park in partnership with the Oglala Sioux Tribe. *** The South Unit of Badlands National Park is entirely within the Pine… [read post]
21 Apr 2012, 3:35 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
American Indian Stories by Zitkala-Sa presents a narrative of Sioux life around the time of the claims emergence. [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 12:49 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to hold  Consultation at Sinte Gleska University,  Sicangu Lakota Oyate/Rosebud Sioux Tribal Nation, South Dakota,  May 1 st  – 2 nd , 2012 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Professor James Anaya, will hold a consultation with Indigenous Peoples at Sinte Gleska University, Sicangu Lakota Oyate/Rosebud Sioux… [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
"The recipients of the 2012 grant include:- Alaska Native Health Consortium (Anchorage, Alas.), $62,500- Hoopa Valley Food Distribution Program (Hoopa, Calif.), $52,804- Sherwood Valley Food Program (Willets, Calif.), $36,711- Quechan Food Distribution Department (Winterhaven, Calif.), $10,811- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (Cass Lake, Minn.), $45,703- Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation (Box Elder, Mont.), $85,805- Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (Pablo, Mont.),… [read post]
30 Nov 2011, 8:22 am by Kedar
Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 1:59 am
 Food Safety News decided to test honey sold in various outlets after its earlier investigation found U.S. groceries flooded with Indian honey banned in Europe as unsafe because of contamination with antibiotics, heavy metal and a total lack of pollen which prevented tracking its origin.Food Safety News purchased more than 60 jars, jugs and plastic bears of honey in 10 states and the District of Columbia.The contents were analyzed for pollen by Vaughn Bryant, a professor at Texas… [read post]