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 Mohawk Warriors vow to storm border post
 
 
By David Gonczol, Canwest News ServiceMay 30, 2009
 
 

 
Tiffany Cook (left) and other women at the Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve led a march against the introduction of guns by border guards at the Canada border post on the reserve near Cornwall.
Photograph by: David Gonczol, Ottawa Citizen
AKWESASNE, Ont. — Mohawk Warriors from [...]

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May 24, 2009
Sacred Sites –vs- A Modern Day Disease, Greed
“Our Sacred Ground is Not Your Playground”
By Tamra Brennan
Founder/Director
Protect Sacred Sites Indigenous People, One Nation
Bear Butte is a sacred site located in the Black Hills, eight miles east of Sturgis South Dakota.
The mountain is sacred to many of the Plains Tribes, including Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Northern [...]

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Action Alert and Upcoming Hearing!
On June 2nd at 3:00 pm the Meade County Commissioners will be meeting regarding the issuance of new liquor licenses, renewals and transfers for Sturgis Rally Venues. Please attend to oppose in person, if you are able!
New License – The new owners of Glencoe Campground and Rock’N the Rally have applied [...]

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For Immediate Release:
Eyewitness to Murder at Indian Residential School to go Public and Name Killer at Press Conference this Wednesday
Breaking News: May 24, 2009
Vancouver, Canada
The sister of a nine year old girl who was murdered at an Indian Residential School in Alberta will go public this Wednesday with an eyewitness account of her sister’s death [...]

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Lawmakers Move To Curb Rape On Native Lands
by Laura Sullivan

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May 3, 2009 · The federal government has recently announced plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to improve medical clinics, buy more rape kits and bolster the police response to what authorities say is an epidemic [...]

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EchoHawk sworn in as head of Indian Affairs
May 22, 2009
 
BYU law professor Larry EchoHawk was officially sworn in Friday as the new assistant Interior secretary for Indian Affairs, allowing him to get a quick start on his work, after the Senate confirmed him earlier this week.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar swore him in and said, “I [...]

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Small town resisting prison on tribal land
Sahuarita residents: Tohono’s planned facility to hurt property values, peace of mind
9 commentsby Dennis Wagner – May. 21, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
SAHUARITA – Feuds between Indians and settlers go way back in Arizona history, but a burgeoning dispute near Tucson features a curious twist: The Native Americans are [...]

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Tribes get $500M in stimulus money for health projects
BY LEDYARD KING • Gannett Washington Bureau • May 16, 2009
WASHINGTON — Native American tribes will get money to replace aging ambulances, clinics and medical equipment as part of $500 million in economic stimulus aid.
The announcement was made Friday by Yvette Roubideaux, newly installed director of the [...]

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Buffalo Field Campaign
P.O. Box 957
West Yellowstone, MT  59758
406-646-0070
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http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org
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<> TRADITIONAL CEREMONY HONORING WILD BUFFALO ON HORSE BUTTE <>
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Generation Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe to lead a Traditional Ceremony on Horse Butte Peninsula in Montana to Honor Wild Buffalo
Press Contacts:
* Rosalie Little Thunder, Seventh Generation Fund’s Tatanka [...]

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Arizona reports 2nd death tied to swine flu
by Eddi Trevizo – May. 20, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Arizona learned of its second H1N1-flu related death on the same day a Phoenix Elementary School announced it would close for the week due to a flu outbreak.
Authorities said Tuesday that a 57-year-old woman who lived in the [...]

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