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Oglala Sioux Tribe
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION
Loretta Afraid of Bear~Cook
“Anpetu Luta Win”
Post Office Box 2070 ~ Pine Ridge, So. Dakota ~ 57770
Mobile: (605) 441 | 5692 ~ Fax: (605) 867 | 6076
Email: Loretta@oglala.org
Office of Public Relations
Tuesday, January 26, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE:
OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE’S POSITION ON RECENT FINANCIAL SOLICITING IN THE NAME OF THE OGLALA SIOUX [...]

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Storm Takes Steep Toll on Destitute Tribe
By JOEL MILLMAN
 
Juanita Oros/West River Eagle News
Fallen power poles at a community pow-wow ground after a storm hit Ziebach and Dewey counties in South Dakota.
A tiny tribe of Lakota Sioux has been battling wind, rain and subzero temperatures this week as ice storms lash one of the U.S.’s [...]

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For immediate release:
Lillian Sparks joins other prominent American Indian appointments in the Obama Administration including; Interior Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk, White House Senior Policy Adviser for Native American Affairs Kim Teehee, White House Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Jodi Gillette, and Indian Health Service Director Yvette Roubideaux.
As some of you might [...]

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For Immediate Release:
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Incident Command System
For further information:
Joe Brings Plenty, Tribal Chairman (605) 964-4155
Leo Fischer, Tri-County/Mni Waste Water System (605) 365-6940
Natalie Stites, Public Information Officer, Incident Command System
(715) 896-0158, Natalie.stites@gmail.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 28, 2010
DISASTER DECLARED ON THE CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX INDIAN RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Severe Ice Storms and Freezing Tempratures Have [...]

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Tuesday, January 26, 2009 – The Sweat Lodge Bill:
A bill has been introduced in the Arizona state legislature by a Native lawmaker to regulate traditional Native spiritual practices, including sweat lodge ceremonies. Presumably, the bill is in response to an incident at a retreat near Sedona in which three people died while participating in [...]

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Published January 11, 2010 12:15 am – Applications are available to award up to 20 fellowships in the Tribal Heritage Research Project, a 26-month program sponsored by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums.
“There is a growing interest on the part of American Indian Nations to research, write and present accurate portrayals of their [...]

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Thousands of Native American artifacts were stolen then sold for profit. An Illinois man has been convicted of not only stealing those artifacts, but causing devastating damage to the Cypress Creek Wildlife Refuge where he found them.

The Southern Illinois refuge, two hours from St. Louis, is protected or it was supposed to be. But authorities [...]

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All Americans should be heartened by the recent announcement [1] that the Department of Justice, under the leadership of Attorney General Eric Holder, is strengthening its commitment to fighting crimes of violence against Native American women.
As part of broader DOJ reforms to dramatically improve public safety in tribal communities, the Attorney General recognized that though [...]

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LBHC celebrates 30th
Little Big Horn College will observe its 30th anniversary with a four-day long look at their past, present, and future.
LBHC President Dr. David Yarlott Jr. said plans for the occasion were shaped by those that came before him.
“When I thought about the progression of the college, I knew it had to start with [...]

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FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press Writers, JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press

PHOENIX – An Arizona lawmaker wants to regulate the use of traditional Native American practices after three people died last year in a northern-Arizona sweat lodge ceremony.
Sen. Albert Hale, D-St. Michaels, announced on Tuesday that he plans to introduce [...]

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