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29 Mar 2013, 7:47 am
Here is our guide to the amici (we’ve highlighted the must-read briefs in red): The United States: Here. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 6:34 am
Governor, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma and President, National Congress of American Indians · Hon. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 7:41 am
NCAI President’s Address, President Jefferson Keel National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Executive Council Winter Session Washington, DC – March 5, 2013 – L’Enfant Plaza Hotel It’s only been a few weeks since I delivered the State of Indian Nations address and while much of the speech is still relevant – already many things have changed related to a number of the issues that I addressed. [read post]
14 Feb 2013, 8:17 am
As President of the National Congress of American Indians, and as one of more than 5 million American Indian and Alaska Natives of the 566 federally-recognized tribal nations and many state-recognized governments of Indian Country, it’s an honor to speak to you today. [read post]
29 Jan 2013, 4:31 am
The #IdleNoMore movement in the United States is coalescing around environmental and sacred sites issues, and will put significant pressure on the Administration to respond to Indian Country on these issues. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 7:35 am
“The National Congress of American Indians applauds the creation of this new initiative,” said Jefferson Keel, president of the organization, which is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native tribal government organization in the United States. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 7:30 am
“The National Congress of American Indians applauds the creation of this new initiative,” said Jefferson Keel, president of the organization, which is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native tribal government organization in the United States. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 11:19 am
Promoting clean energy in the American power sector: a proposal for a national clean energy standard. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 2:30 pm
The Commerce Clause is found in the United States Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, and states that Congress shall have power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. [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… [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 8:56 am
Maternal mortality ratios for American Indian and Alaska Native women were 4 times higher than the US goal of 4.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. [read post]
24 Sep 2011, 3:58 am
In 1991 they entered the United States on visitor visas and, after they overstayed their visas and the Immigration and Nationalization Service issued orders to show cause why they should not be deported, Arturas applied for asylum. [read post]
9 Sep 2011, 1:21 pm
The weather was perfect: a cloudless Indian-summer day. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 3:00 pm
Indian Health Service: The Indian Health Care Improvement Act was permanently authorized as a part of the Affordable Care Act, and updates and modernizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to address the health needs of eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives. [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 9:45 am
It is in this spirit that the United States today proudly lends its support to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Declaration). [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 8:36 am
It serves as a guide for consultations among Indian and Alaska Native nations and U.S. governmental departments and agencies to improve the government-to-government relationship among Indian and Alaska Native nations and the United States. [read post]
14 Nov 2010, 7:00 pm
Census Bureau: In 2009, there were 21.9 million military veterans in the United States — 1.5 million were female, 2.3 million were black, 1.1 million were Hispanic, 258,000 were Asian, 153,000 were American Indian or Alaska Native, 30,000 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 17.7 million were non-Hispanic white. [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 8:52 pm
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 included a permanent requirement for language assistance for Puerto Rican voters educated in Spanish and ten years later Congress banned English-only elections in certain covered jurisdictions, expanding the support to include Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian-language voters and Spanish-language voters. [read post]
24 Sep 2010, 3:08 pm
Kaltag Tribal CouncilDocket: 09-960Issue(s): Whether Indian tribes in the State of Alaska have authority to initiate and adjudicate child custody proceedings involving a nonmember and then to compel the State to give full faith and credit to the decrees entered in those proceedings.Certiorari-Stage Documents:Opinion below (unpublished, 9th Circuit)Petition for certiorariBrief in oppositionPetitioner's replyAmicus brief of Edward Parks and Donielle… [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 7:28 am
Under the terms of a separate settlement, the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), will begin a comprehensive investigation of the levels of uranium and other contaminants in the waste, soils and groundwater at the Tuba City Dump Site in Arizona. [read post]
