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Judge says woman must be paid damages based on 1868 Sioux treaty
Matthew Gruchow • mgruchow@argusleader.com • April 29, 2009
A Native American woman from Rapid City has won a historic ruling in federal court based on a century-old treaty between the U.S. government and the Oglala Sioux Tribe after she was sexually assaulted by a military [...]

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Eastern Band, Cherokee Nation to reunite
by Jon Ostendorff
April 16, 2009
CHEROKEE – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee Nation will reunite this week at the place where they fought government plans to send them west 171 years ago.
The show of solidarity and culture at Red Clay State Park in Cleveland, Tenn., is only [...]

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Bear Butte forum calls for understanding
By Jason Gross, Meade County Times-Tribune staff | Sunday, April 26, 2009
STURGIS — People who consider Bear Butte a sacred site met for three hours Saturday morning to share their views on issues they fear could damage the peaceful atmosphere there and the use of the park as a place [...]

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Interior secretary announces $500M for tribes
By The Associated Press Saturday, April 25, 2009

BISMARCK — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says $500 million in federal stimulus money will go to American Indian tribes across the U.S. for schools, housing, infrastructure improvements and job programs on reservations.Salazar made the announcement Saturday at the United Tribes Technical College in [...]

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South Dakota judge: One trial for two AIM members
By The Associated Press Saturday, April 25, 2009

A U.S. District Court judge has affirmed a magistrate judge’s conclusion that two men charged with the 1975 slaying of a fellow American Indian Movement member can be tried together.John Graham and Richard Marshall are to stand trial May 12 [...]

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OST road debt loan shuts down highways
By Mary Garrigan, Journal staff
The Oglala Sioux Tribe will borrow $1.1 million from a Gordon, Neb., bank to pay off a $1.5 million arbitration award it owes to a Sioux Falls road contractor, the tribal council decided this week.
The OST council voted 16-1 on Monday to end its longstanding [...]

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April 30 , 2009 NCAI Webinar on the Department of Agriculture Provisions for Tribes in the Stimulus
Thursday, April 30, 2009 2pm – 3:30pmCall-In #: (866) 379 – 3045Conference ID #: (to be provided)(To hear the webinar audio, you must dial into the above teleconference. Audio will not be streamed live over the internet.)
Webinar: [...]

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TAMAKI LAW OFFICESSubmitted and written by: Ken Bear Chief 4/21/2009
For Immediate Release
JESUIT SEX ABUSE LAWSUITS FILED ON BEHALF OF NATIVE AMERICANSThe Oregon Province, Society of Jesus is a Jesuit religious organization that staffed and managed Catholic churches, missions, and schools located on Reservations in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Alaska.
For over 40 years the Oregon [...]

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Interior secretary celebrates public lands lawBy the Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday that over the past two centuries America’s best ideas for protecting its vast and open lands have arrived when the country has been facing its most trying times.
Now is no different, Salazar told a crowd of dignitaries, state [...]

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Indigenous people discuss climate changeHundreds converge in Anchorage for global climate conferenceBy Mary Pemberton | The Associated Press April 22, 2009
ANCHORAGE – Hundreds of indigenous people from around the world are gathering in Anchorage this week to discuss climate change and solutions to a warming planet.
The Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change, [...]

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