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Tuesday Afternoon News Briefs & Summary’s January 31, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

Tribal leaders cheer Obama rejection of XL Pipeline Native Times 30 at 6:30 pm Throughout the latter half of 2011, American Indian and other activists mustered opposition to the proposed line connecting Alberta Province tar-sands pits to Texas Gulf Coast refineries via Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas…..

The Native American SOTU: A Call on Obama to Advance Indigenous Rights New America Media Presented by the National Congress of American Indians and following the US President’s State of the Union, the SOIN sets the tribal agenda for a new year of politicking on Capitol Hill. While there were few surprises in Thursday’s speech….

First Nations & Indigenous Briefs & Summary’s

A stroll down memory lane Sydney Morning Herald The NSW Land and Environment Court has upheld an appeal from local Aborigines enabling them to successfully claim ownership of the recently closed Malabar police station under the Native Title Act. The decision found that the land, which was…

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

Lansing Mayor: Think of the Children for $245M Casino – Daily News Article GlobeSt.com While the majority of the opposition comes from the supporters of other casinos in Detroit, Mt. Pleasant and Battle Creek, they also point out that it’s a long shot that tribe would be allowed to run a tribal casino on non-Indian land…

SBA Kicks Off Emerging Leaders Initiative for 2012, Maintains Focus on … MarketWatch (press release) The Emerging Leaders initiative has been a catalyst for expanding opportunities for both urban small business owners and Native American communities. In 2011, there were 17 urban host cities and 10 Native American host….

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

Wanted posters issued for 3 suspected Native Mob gang members Minneapolis Star Tribune Federal authorities in Minnesota are turning to the public for help in hunting down three men among many who are charged with being part of one of the nation’s most violent American Indian gangs. The US Marshals Service on Tuesday released wanted…

South Dakota Sioux Tribe File Voting Discrimination Case The Takeaway Members of the Oglala Sioux tribe live on the very rural Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, most of whom do not have cars. Traveling during winter months is compounded by infrequently plowed gravel and dirt roads. Given that their county only has six days…

Native American Energy Group Announces Dismissal of Lawsuit MarketWatch (press release) FOREST HILLS, NY, Jan 31, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Native American Energy Group, Inc. (otcqb:NAGP) (pinksheets:NAGP) (the “Company” and “NAGP”) today announced the dismissal of the lawsuit, with prejudice, filed in March 2010…

Hutterites sentenced in illegal pesticide case that killed horses KXLH Helena News … trial the following: On April 15, 2011, a Cut Bank area resident, identified here as “John Doe”, found his horse lying dead approximately 75 yards from the fence line his pasture shared with the Seville Colony on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation…

National task force tackles children’s exposure to violence, focus on tribal … The Republic Eric Holder is in New Mexico to gather testimony on the epidemic of children’s exposure to violence in rural and Native American communities. US Attorney Kenneth Gonzales of New Mexico says the state is proud of its Native American heritage….

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

Lakota Language Loses Fluent Speaker Indian Country Today Media Network.com During that time he met US President John F. Kennedy in the White House to try and improve housing on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The website GoNativeAmerica.com calls Holy Rock “one of the most respected elders….

Longtime Yup’ik Leader Leaves Many Legacies KTUU.com He was also one of the first health aides in the region, and although the Bureau of Indian Affairs only paid him 25 cents a day as a maintenance man when he was young, decades later he was treasured in both Western and Native cultures for his knowledge…

Begay to Receive GWAA’s Bartlett Award Cybergolf National Notah Begay, whose tireless passion, commitment and advocacy for the health and well-being of Native American youth led to the founding of the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation in 2005, is the recipient of the Golf Writers Association….

Debut Novelist Mac Laird Brings Virginia History to Life MarketWatch (press release) “Dangerous Differences” ( www.quailhigh.com ) hinges on the clash of Native American and European cultures as settlers flocked to the New World. “‘Dangerous Differences’ is a beautifully written history about those early struggles in Virginia….

Assorted News Briefs & Summary’s

“Chiefs” director nominated for an Oscar for documentary work in Pakistan County 10 A Cheyenne native who spent over a year on the Wind River Indian Reservation in 2001-02 documenting the story of the Wyoming Indian High School basketball program has been nominated for an Academy Award. Daniel Junge’s latest documentary project…

Scott County turns 175 Quad City Times First is the county’s very early days in which the area that is now Davenport was the site of a treaty that opened 6 million acres of former American Indian land to settlement and the raucous dispute over where the county seat should….

TOP TEN TUESDAY: The Best Of Clint Eastwood (The Actor) We Are Movie Geeks During his flight to safety in the Indian Nations, Wales collects a ragtag group of citizens (a Native American man and woman, two Kansas women, a Mexican, etc.) who seem willing to forgive whatever crimes are in his past and follow…

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Elko overland trail center plans week highlighting Nevada’s pioneer, cowboy … The Republic Staff members will also present Native American oral histories selected from Great Basin College’s Indian Archives. The California Trail Interpretive Center is operated by the Bureau of Land Management and is located 8 miles west of Elko….

Connect with our nation’s past at the Thunder on the Beach Pow Wow TCPalm VERO BEACH — These days, the term “pow wow” is often used to describe a meeting of any kind, but there was a time when it only meant a special gathering of North America’s native tribes. You can relive those special times in our history by attending…

Jim Mayfield: Upcoming entertainment events have ‘western’ appeal TCPalm It’s time to head to “The Rez,” otherwise known as the Seminole Brighton Reservation, for the first Seminole Wind Bluegrass Festival. Organizers said the lineup set to take the Fred Smith Rodeo Arena stage is top-shelf…

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Cherokee Freedmen: One Year Later Indian Country Today Media Network.com Tony Seybert writes, in “Slavery and Native Americans in British North America” and the United States, “By 1824, it is estimated that the Cherokee owned 1277 black slaves; the Choctaw and Chickasaw held over 5000 blacks in slavery….

GIAGO: RST Constitution is supposed to be ‘law of the land’ Tulsa Native American Times How can a tribal court be fair if the judges are afraid of losing their jobs? Therein lays the dilemma facing Native American tribal courts all around Indian country. In 2007 a group of Sicangu ladies (Rosebud) formed a group they called Lakota Women…

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Monday Evening News Briefs & Summary’s January 30, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

American Indian population grows in US MSU State News By Kellie Rowe | Originally Published: 10 minutes ago | No comments – 5.2 million people in the US identified as American Indian and Alaska Native in the 2010 Census. – The American Indian and Alaska Native population increased almost twice as…

Census: Native American Count Jumps by 27 Percent New America Media The American Indian and Alaska Native population increased by 26.7 percent in the last decade, compared to 9.7 percent for Americans as a whole. This means Natives are now a slightly larger minority, comprising 1.7 percent of the population versus…

USDA offers rural grants to promote business North Platte Bulletin by The North Platte Bulletin – 1/30/2012 RBEGs are available to public bodies, non-profit entities and Indian tribes who desire to finance and develop small and emerging private businesses in rural areas. Grants may be used for technical assistance…

Salazar: Interior closing in on gas ‘fracking’ rules The Hill (blog) Interior has been consulting with Native American tribes on the upcoming proposal, and Interior employees in the field have reviewed the proposed rules, he said. The rules will require companies to disclose chemicals used in the fracking process…

Reservation & Tribal Government Briefs & Summary’s

Warm Springs reservation getting broadband service CanadianBusiness.com (AP) — Ten years ago, only homes in certain areas on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation had telephone service. Soon, many will have access to high-speed Internet, allowing them to access YouTube, Facebook and Netflix. Community members….

Stillaguamish Tribe donates $590000 to Arlington police & fire departments … Arlington Times From left, Arlington Police Chief Nelson Beazley, Stillaguamish Tribal Chair Shawn Yanity, Arlington Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle, Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert, Arlington City Council member Chris Raezer and Stillaguamish Tribal elder LaWana Bruner…

IHS & Indian Community Health Briefs & Summary’s

“Spam” meat tied to diabetes risk in Native Americans: study Reuters (Reuters) – Native Americans who often ate processed meat in a can, generically known as “spam” and a common food on reservations, one subsidized by the government — had a two-fold increased risk of developing diabetes over those who ate little…

More efforts needed to address motor vehicle deaths among American Indians and … EurekAlert (press release) More research and programs are needed to address the elevated rate of motor vehicle-related deaths among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy…

Education & History Briefs & Summary’s

S.P.I.R.I.T and Oklahoma State Chapter of the NAACP Unite Examiner.com She reported that Land Run Re-enactments have been abolished in Norman Public Schools and Jenks Public Schools and stated there is awareness in the State Department of Education that American Indian parents are gravely concerned and outraged over this….

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

Why not a casino in Bay City? Town Hall questioner wonders The Bay City Times – MLive.com All casinos outside the city of Detroit, Black said, are operated by American Indian tribes. There must be either reservation lands or federal trust lands held in trust for a tribe. However, there is no legal basis for any tribe to make any…

Some worried gambling amendment won’t address addiction Legislative Gazette The state currently allows casino style gaming only on Native American land. Cuomo and other lawmakers support an amendment to the state Constitution to extend full gambling rights statewide. Without sending out a press release or officially…

Museum & Exhibit Briefs & Summary’s

Native Voices Frybread Queen (photo: Elizabeth Frances) Westside Today NATIVE VOICES AT THE AUTRY is the country’s only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to producing new works by Native American playwrights. The company has been hailed by critics as “a virtual who’s who of American Indian theatre artists….

Custer Battlefield Museum Files Lawsuit Against the United States In US … MarketWatch (press release) Kortlander said, “Our courts have created a special class of citizens who are federal agents. These special citizens are granted ‘qualified immunity’ by the courts for their wrongful, even unconstitutional actions.” Although private citizens are…

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

Tribal school files complaint over alcohol inquiry KHQ Right Now BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A school district on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation says 2 of its best basketball players were wrongfully accused of consuming alcohol and asked to take a Breathalyzer test before a game in Clark County….

Procopio awards Native American law internship San Diego Source (subscription) By Daily Transcript Staff Report California Western School of Law student Jaclyn Simi is the recipient of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP’s 2012 Native American Law Educational Internship. Comments are moderated by SDDT, in accordance….

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

Collard plate sale Laurinburg Exchange The speaker series of UNC Pembroke’s Department of American Indian Studies presents Anishinaabe poet Jim Northrup Feb. 21, at 7 pm in the University Center Annex. The event is free and open to the public. Northrup is an Anishinaabe author…

Objectors to $3.4B Settlement Get Angry Calls ABC News Four people who are objecting to a $3.4 billion settlement over misspent Native American land royalties have received angry calls and letters after plaintiffs’ attorneys published their phone numbers and addresses. The attorneys have spent nearly…

Tribes Rip Lansing Mayor’S Comments; Apology Made WSLS (AP) Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero was criticized Monday by Native American tribal representatives who say he made racially insensitive comments at a fundraising event last week, as heated debate continues over his plans for opening a casino…

Assorted News Briefs & Summary’s

Sundance 2012 Review: Fascinating ‘Room 237′ Will Forever Change ‘The Shining … Film School Rejects To each one of them, the film represents something different, ranging from Kubrick’s take on the Holocaust, to the plight of Native Americans who had everything taken away as the United States claimed the continent….

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Hoop dancers compete for top honors at Heard Museum YourWestValley.com The Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest combines artistry, sheer athleticism and cultural traditions to create a unique competition. Top American Indian and Canadian First Nations hoop dancers from the United States and Canada…

Arlington-Stillaguamish Eagle Festival celebrates local wildlife, environment Arlington Times ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington and the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians are staging the fifth annual Eagle Festival on Saturday, Feb. 4, in Arlington. The Stillaguamish watershed hosts large concentrations of bald eagles during the winter when…

JOGS Gem and Jewelry Show Announces its Southwestern Jewelry Pavilion Tucson Citizen Tucson,AZJanuary 29, 2012: JOGS Gem and Jewelry Show proudly hosts more than 20 top regional Native American and Southwestern jewelry makers at its Southwestern Pavilion. Located in the Tucson Expo Center….

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

TEXT: S&P Assigns Rtgs To Mohegan’s Credit Fac & 2nd-Out Term Loan Reuters Standard & Poor’s does not assign recovery ratings to Native American debt issues, as there are sufficient uncertainties surrounding the exercise of creditor rights against a sovereign nation. These include (1) whether the US Bankruptcy Code….

Canadian Keystone XL Oil Pipeline: Why the Deception? Huffington Post (blog) When you get past the Republican hype designed to politically embarrass President Obama for refusing to approve the project’s route across the American heartland, you discover the pipeline is not the economic bonanza or environmentally benign…

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Monday Afternoon News Briefs & Summary’s January 30, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

Obama to Native Americans: The cost of access in the age of spying The NarcoSphere By Brenda Norrell While many Native Americans were cold and hungry this winter, President Obama charged $10000 to $35000 per ticket for American Indians to attend his political campaign fundraiser on Friday targeting the money of Native Americans….

First Nations Development Institute Awarded $2.88 Million To Improve Food … MarketWatch (press release) … control over reservation-based food systems, such as a higher proportion of traditional and local foods, as well as better linkages with local producers, all with the hope of creating positive outcomes in the lives of America’s Indian children…

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

Pacific Coast SONAR Challenged Newstalk 1450 KBKW Seattle, WA – A coalition of conservation and Native American groups is challenging permits issued to the US Navy to expand the use of sonar in training exercises along the Pacific coastline, from Washington to northern ….

Sacred Land & Site Preservation Briefs & Summary’s

Discovery of artifacts delays Ridgefield park work The Columbian One month after Portland-based Archaeological Investigations Northwest labeled Overlook Park a “significant site” for Native American artifacts, the Washington State Department of Transportation and Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic…

Education & History Briefs & Summary’s

On Becoming One of Tucson’s Banned Authors Indian Country Today Media Network.com It turns out that the Tucson United School District (a city adjoining both the US/Mexico border and that of the Tohono O’odham, Yaqui and several other tribal nations) does not want to discuss Native American or Mexican American history….

’500 Years of Chicano History’ Available Free to Local (Former) Mexican … Tucson Weekly “500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures”, edited by Elizabeth Martinez and published by the SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP), is included in a set of primarily Chicano and Native American books that have been banned by the Tucson Independent…

Native Americans As Slaves, Slave Owners In North NPR MacArthur ‘Genius’ Tiya Miles does pioneering research on the relationship between Cherokee Indians and African-Americans. She speaks with host Michel Martin about shedding light on the unexplored history of Native American and African-American…

Penn Anthropologists Clarify Link Between Asians and Early Native Americans PressZoom (press release) PHILADELPHIA — A tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia may have been the genetic source of the earliest Native Americans, according to new research by a University….

Schurz’s history has ties with slaughter at Wounded Knee Reno Gazette Journal Soon, the young American Indian had befriended Wilson’s sons and went to work on the ranch. He even adopted a white man’s name: Jack Wilson. Meanwhile, his father had begun listening to the teachings of Wodziwob, a Fish Lake Valley Paiute….

BIA’s Impact on Indian Education Is an Education in Bad Education Indian Country Today Media Network.com The schools had to assimilate them completely in American culture. In “Archaeology of the Phoenix Indian School,” Owen Lindauer writes that Harwood…

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

Tribe Calls On Lansing Mayor To Apologize For ‘Racial Slurs’ CBS Local LANSING (WWJ) – The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe wants Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero to issue a formal apology after he reportedly used profanity and racial slurs at a fundraiser last week. Tribe spokesman Frank Cloutier said Bernero also wore….

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero called tribal spokesperson ‘Chief Chicken Little … The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com “He was saying some pretty disparaging things about Native American culture, and he referred to our coalition spokesperson, James Nye, as Chief Chicken Little.” Nye is the spokesperson for a coalition of tribes and casinos opposed….

Museum & Exhibit Briefs & Summary’s

Pequot Museum Shows Films About Native American Boarding Schools Hartford Courant The Mashantucket Pequot Museum, 110 Pequot Trail in Mashantucket, will host a February Film Series focusing on Native American boarding schools, which were used in decades past to remove Indian children from their native cultural influences….

Black History Month Events From The Smithsonian W*USA 9 The National Museum of the American Indian will show two films that explore identity, community and tradition in honor of Black History Month. Wapawekka (2010, 16 minutes), directed by Danis Goulet, tells the story of the cultural distance between…

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

Native Americans, given less time to vote for president, sue SD msnbc.com Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, a heavily Democratic group, are getting only six days for early voting in the presidential primary election, while the rest of the state gets 46….

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

Soto hands out punishment Porterville Recorder By ALEX KW SCHULTZ TULE RIVER RESERVATION — Joe Soto didn’t fight like someone who nearly went blind in one eye a year ago. He didn’t fight like someone who suffered two consecutive losses over a recent 11-month span after rattling off nine wins…

Author Puts Job Skills To Work in New Book HispanicBusiness.com “I was teaching at an Indian Reservation in New Mexico and had a lot of free time on my hands, so I wrote the inventory at the back of the book, and then I added more and finally had it published last year,” he said. “I’m going to call them and try to…

Gold Procrastinators: The Endless Agony Gold Seek My father-in-law was a missionary to the Western Shoshone Indian tribe in Nevada/Idaho from 1945-1955. He and an alcoholic physician with the Indian Health Service were the only full-time white men on the reservation. There would occasionally be…

Native American Rapper Shoots for the Stars Indian Country Today Media Network.com Harvey put together a rap group named Mixed Breed and they have had their music played on radio stations across the US Harvey’s mother Karen Liston e-mailed 50 Native American radio stations asking them to play Mixed Breed’s ….

Assorted News Briefs & Summary’s

Outdoors: A devil of a canyon Arizona Daily Sun Further, Native Americans such as the San Carlos Apache tribe and the Navajo Tribal Council oppose the mine due to religious and cultural ties to the landscape. RCC is now drilling test holes as is its right under the outdated 1872 Mining Law…

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Native American mockumentary “More Than Frybread” debuting at Wild Horse Pass East Valley Tribune “It has kind of become that food that is especially Native-related.” The film is a mockumentary that follows five individuals from different Native American tribes as they compete in a frybread-making competition, and will be having its world….

Native American art draws attendees to expo at Monterey Fairgrounds The Salinas Californian Travis Geske/The Salinas Californian Representing the work of thousands of years of Native American craftsmanship was Sunday’s Indian Art Expo at the Monterey Fairgrounds. Thirty vendors were on hand to share their unique wares and specialties with…

Winterfest: ‘It’s a tradition now’ Brandon Sun As native people we hold the eagle up high.” For others the powwow is more of a … but we’re all over North America,” powwow emcee Bill Taylor …

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Don Lemon, CNN (blog) Freedom for whom? The Native American tribes that the whites tried to obliterate when they came to this land and spread across? Or the African tribes that the whites shipped to this land? We are talking perspective here. You’re trying to wipe out ….

A Public Letter From the Cobell Lawyers Prompts Ethics and Harassment Concerns Indian Country Today Media Network.com Several lawyers and legal experts involved in tribal and Indian law across the nation have called the letter disturbing. Some say it appears to violate the District of Columbia Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically section 4….

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Welcome to Reznews! Helping to bring news to you that matters! Monday Morning News Briefs & Summary’s January 30, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

REGION: Indian reservation expansions drawing objections from neighbors North County Times Fueled by gambling profits, local American Indian tribes are looking to expand their reservations, and their neighbors are beginning to take notice. For decades, tribes were largely poor and dependent on the federal government to provide them land…

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

How would a new approach to managing endangered salmon affect Idaho? The Idaho Statesman Interior contains the US Geological Survey and the Bureau of Indian Affairs along with the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Minerals Management Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service…

Sacred Land & Site Preservation Briefs & Summary’s

Gila River tribe split on freeway AZ Central.com Some, like former District 7 Councilman Devin Redbird, say that allowing the freeway on tribal land would save sacred South Mountain from damage and put money in the pockets of Gila River residents. Others, including a small group of residents…

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

Ledyard’s costly but necessary legal battle TheDay.com Though the town grudgingly concedes it can’t collect these revenues, it has for years been trying to levy taxes on personal property owned by non-Indians on reservation lands – specifically slot machines that a New Jersey company leases…

MICHIGAN BRIEFS: Lansing casino announced — but that was easy part Crain’s Detroit Business The Lansing casino would mark a return to off-reservation gambling for the tribe, which formerly was the majority owner of Detroit’s Greektown Casino. The tribe operates several Michigan casinos under the Kewadin name. • The Saginaw Chippewa…

State Increases Projection Jamestown Post Journal There are other tribes and nations within the state, however. The state had been trying to collect a tax on cigarette sales made to non-Indians on Native American territory for years. Attempts resulted in everything from protests to court….

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

Fighting for Veronica: Lowcountry offers support for Capobiancos Charleston Post Courier Brown is a registered member of the Cherokee Nation, and a family court judge ruled in his favor under the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law designed to preserve Native American families. The judge ordered the Capobiancos to turn over….

Fugitive Focus: Billy Dean Brown In-Forum In 2001, he was convicted in Fargo’s US District Court on four counts of assault that caused serious bodily injury to a child on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation. The US Attorney’s Office prosecutes crimes that occur on North Dakota’s…

Racial bias case begins Charlotte Observer Robinson’s jury had nine white jurors, one American Indian and two blacks, according to court filings. In Robinson’s trial, according to his Racial Justice Act claim, prosecutors struck half the blacks eligible for the jury and only 15 percent…

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

Crumb’s music holds its edge at Trinity Center Philadelphia Inquirer Crumb’s inclusion of Native American chants was more poetic than faithful – in contrast to his contemporary, David Amram, who enshrined Native American music in pieces such as Trail of Beauty, written for the Philadelphia…

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Classes GoErie.com GENERAL CUSTER — AMERICAN HERO OR TAVERN LEGEND?: Today, 7-8:30 pm; lecture will focus on whether Custer is a hero, a goat who blundered badly because of his ego, or someone who was poorly served by his fellow officers…

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Letter: Registering to vote Topeka Capital Journal … other documents or methods of proof of citizenship issued by the federal government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952; Bureau of Indian Affairs card number, tribal treaty card number or tribal enrollment…

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Welcome to Reznews! Helping to bring news to you that matters! Sunday Evening News Briefs & Summary’s January 29, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

Lands bill goes to commission Thursday The Record-Courier Etchegoyhen pointed out that much of the land suggested is owned privately or held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He said that recreation areas are often operated by the National Park Service, which charges fees. Rather than invite ….

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

Two Ounces of Kafka: How a Little Oil Caused a Ton of Trouble Huffington Post (blog) For years, Seattle salmon fisherman Pete Knutson has developed pioneering environmental alliances between commercial fishermen, Native American tribes, conservation groups, and even highly conservative Pentecostal churches, successfully defeating….

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

TRIBAL JUSTICE NEWS: Public Safety Initiatives in Indian Country Tulsa Native American Times 18, 2012, that the comprehensive grant solicitation for funding to support improvements to public safety, victim services and crime prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native communities was posted at www.justice.gov/tribal/open-sol.html…..

Correctional facility goes on lockdown Republican Eagle Minnesota Correctional Facility-Red Wing was on lockdown for more than 24 hours this week as authorities conducted a sweep targeting Native American gang members…..

Two accused of stealing scrap metal from home Buffalo News Two men were arrested on burglary charges Saturday for taking scrap metal from a home on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Erie County sheriff’s officials said. Bradley E. Gabel, 25, of Gowanda, and Seneca Mohawk, 31, of Brant, were….

Navajo Nation/San Juan County, NM Law Enforcement Tension Indian Country Today Media Network.com Much of it, 65 percent, lies within the Navajo and Ute Mountain Reservations. Another 25 percent belongs to the United States government. The State of New Mexico owns 3.55 percent and the remaining 6.5 percent is privately….

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

A Week in the Life of the Stereotypical Indian Indian Country Today Media Network.com By Vincent Schilling The portrayal of American Indian stereotypes: When is it all going to stop? I begin my rant on what “we as Native people” face in terms of stereotypes in media, films and even little plastic toys found in the bargain ….

Farewell, Florence: Career Journalist Retiring Southern Pines Pilot But the rally was more for the press than a cause, with the Native Americans routing the Klan. “I never saw a robe or a hood, just lots of Indians with guns,” she recalls. Gilkeson quit the Exchange in 1978, in a huff with the publisher….

OSU men’s basketball: Basketball creates path to opportunity for Burton Albany Democrat Herald Gunfire was a part of life on the Soboba Indian Reservation, located in Riverside County, Calif. “There was a lot of killings up there,” Burton said. “Any given night there would be (AK-47s)…

Assorted News Briefs & Summary’s

Native filmmakers draw funding Variety Org came to Park City to announce the scholarship winners — including the attending Guatemalan poet Rosa Chavez (of Maya K’iche’ origin) — at a luncheon ceremony hosted by Bird Runningwater, director of the Sundance Native American and Indigenous….

Navajo filmmaker still shining at Sundance Native Times … and the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco. “I knew at a very young age that I wanted to make films and somehow I have managed to keep at it for many years. The ability to transfer those early memories on the reservation of going….

Custer dealer seeks return of seized artifacts Fox News The government dropped its investigation in 2009, and most of the items seized during the raids — including 7th Cavalry memorabilia, other American Indian artifacts and thousands of pages of documents — have since been returned….

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Arvel Bird pays tribute to the Titanic with ‘musical journey’ Tulsa Native American Times Celtic fusion recording artist, Arvel Bird, is known around the world for his dramatic connection between Celtic and Native American traditions, creating a musical experience that audiences love. Dubbed “Lord of the Strings” by fans and music…

Battle of Queenston Heights in War of 1812 to be re-enacted Buffalo News Neither of the two major combatants lost any of its territory to the other, but the hopes of American Indians for their own independent nation in the western United States were ended. The Historical Association of Lewiston, which is supporting many…

Warm up for the OKC Memorial Marathon in April Tulsa Native American Times Red Earth is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 with a mission to promote the rich traditions of American Indian arts and cultures through education, a premier festival, a museum and fine art markets. To learn more visit www.redearth.org….

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Reisman column: Cuomo will get legal casino gambling, but maybe shouldn’t The Journal News | LoHud.com Five casinos already exist on upstate Indian reservations. There are video slot machines at nine racetrack racinos that have brought in more than $3.3 billion in revenue for the state since 2004, according to the New York Gaming…

You’re a cultural thief! Ten-year feud over Native American ‘fraud’ who … Daily Mail He told the Herald-Tribune: ‘Our ancestors fought and died to preserve and protect our culture, not for these people to wake up one day, put some feathers in their hair and decide to be Indian. ‘It would dishonor my ancestors if I didn’t get out there….

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Welcome to Reznews! Helping to bring news to you that matters! Sunday Morning News Briefs & Summary’s January 29, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

An ever changing population Norman Transcript NORMAN — Native Americans nationally make up less than one percent of the US population. In Oklahoma, it’s closer to nine percent. Only California counts more Native Americans as residents. Census data released this past week points up the changing…

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge’s gold comes in the form of beautiful … NewsOK.com Once home to famous American Indians including Geronimo and Quanah Parker, who chased wild buffalo across the open plains, this wilderness area is reputed to contain lost bullion that was buried somewhere in its hills by Spanish…

Washington bighorn sheep herds trapped to help others The Spokesman Review A small herd of about 20 California bighorn sheep living on the rocky ridges above Omak Lake on the Colville Indian Reservation is scheduled to get a boost from the Yakima herds as more sheep are trapped at Yakima-area feeding…

Sacred Land & Site Preservation Briefs & Summary’s

Buried in history: Secrecy protects local Indian mounds Charleston Post Courier Tribal groups and archaeologists keep most of them a closely held secret: The mounds are illegally looted for trinkets. It’s a crime that can be prosecuted as a felony under state laws governing burial grounds, archaeological artifacts on public…

Escaped slaves may have lived in Great Dismal Swamp The Virginian-Pilot Archaeological digs in early American plantations and farmsteads have turned … At the bottom of the hole, researchers uncovered pieces of Indian pottery…

Culture & Traditional Briefs & Summary’s

Island project will capitalize on area’s strengths phillyBurbs.com The Indian Genealogical Center and Sculptural Garden will attract anyone who wants to explore and celebrate their American Indian heritage. More than 800 tribes in the United States will be invited to create a sculpture that celebrates their culture…

Native American artifacts tell story of primitive cultures Anderson Independent Mail Deer skins were a common form of trade from the Indians and hundreds of … established the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology…

Predator legend dates back to Native America Wetumpka Herald This behavior has also earned the bobcat the status of “elusive predator” in Native American mythology and early settler folklore. In Native American mythology, the bobcat is often paired with the coyote in a theme of duality…

Education & History Briefs & Summary’s

It’s just like Meriwether and William are back Belleville News Democrat As the exhibit points out, The Corps of Discovery interacted with more than 50 American Indian tribes during its round-trip journey through the Louisiana Territory. The expedition depended on natives for food, horses, direction, supplies…

Rare glimpse offered of native American enslavement The Photo News GOSHEN — Ray Decker discovered a 1720 deed and memorandum on the sale of the Crommelin Plantation that listed all the chattels included in the sale — including three slaves, two of them native Americans. Decker is a renowned…

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

In long history, city once fought for Fond-du-Luth Casino Duluth News Tribune “We feel it is a unique and mutually beneficial relationship which merits strong support from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.” Still, obtaining federal authorization for a new off-reservation gaming establishment in a city would be no small…

Business gearing up for legislative fight Hartford Business Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket and Mohegan Sun resort casino in Uncasville each has about a half dozen registered lobbyists. The Native American-operated businesses advocate for their exclusivity contracts for casino gambling….

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

How a fugitive’s trail of alleged crimes went through Valley Center Kansas.com Years later, he had long black hair and told people he was a Native American. Over the years, he gained 25 pounds. According to a March 1997 plea agreement in Texas, Perez pleaded no contest to second-degree indecency with a child – sexual contact…

14 Year Old Dies In Car Crash WKBW-TV Officials tell Eyewitness News that a silver mustang convertible crashed before 4:30a.m. on Versailles Plank Road near Snow Road on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation. Erie County Sheriff’s tell us a group of teenagers…

Native Mob indictment is full of details Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) Two dozen suspected members of Native Mob, a Minneapolis-born, American Indian gang, were indicted this week. Matt McKinney and I wrote a story today giving more details about the gang and talking to people familiar with Native Mob about its influence…

Wapato, Toppenish join Yakama tribe in call for returned jurisdiction Yakima Herald-Republic But in 1968, Congress amended the law to include a so-called “retrocession” provision to return some or all jurisdiction over American Indians to the federal government, and essentially, the tribes. Before that can happen, the governor …

Assorted News Briefs & Summary’s

Light makes all the difference in landscape photography The Coloradoan Tucked between these awesome places are numerous state parks and Native American reservations that possess fascinating treasures for the eyes to behold at every turn. A few years back, I’d seen an inspiring photograph of an old Anasazi ruin…

Popularity of primitive crafts growing Anderson Independent Mail A spin-off from collecting of Native American artifacts in the revived interest in primitive crafts and survival skills. Skills such as flint knapping, bow and arrow making, fire starting with bow drill or flint and steel are only a few of the ….

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Native American traditions, cultures highlighted at event Parkersburg News By JOLENE CRAIG (jcraig@newsandsentinel.com) , Parkersburg News and Sentinel CUTLER … Pow Wow etiquette, fan making, drumming and traditional dancing…

Senator Square: Join the club… Nevada Appeal … of the club offerings we have here at CHS and the current news of them. … The Pow Wow has many culture related activities, for instance, tribal…

Canoe-building among exhibits at powwow Statesman Journal The canoe exhibits marked a piece of the fourth annual Gathering of Oregon’s First Nations, a Fairgrounds powwow that featured tastes of Native American culture from western Oregon ranging from hand crafts to canoes, along with a plenty of dancing….

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Rufus Ward: The art of history The Commercial Dispatch From the earliest European exploration of North America, many artists have sketched or painted their view of Native American people. Probably the most vivid images were watercolor paintings by John White, who sailed with Sir Walter Raleigh…

Mn. DNR Commish Speaks With Forked Tongue Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) … that a group of Lake MIlle Lacs business owners, fishing guides and local residents, formally asked our Mn. DNR, in writing, to take action to ultimately end the gill-netting of spawning Lake MIlle Lacs walleyes by Native Americans….

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Welcome to Reznews! Helping to bring news to you that matters! Saturday Evening News Briefs & Summary’s January 28, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

Wisconsin GOP Votes To Break Native American Treaties Infoshop News The Wisconsin GOP is attempting to pass a bill called Assembly Bill 426. Assembly Bill 426 is a bill that was introduced without an author, a bill that to this day cannot get a single person to claim ownership. What this bill does is peel back decades…

S. Dakota lawmakers aim to adopt state flag design Black Hills Pioneer The Native American-inspired design, created about 20 years ago by Spearfish artist Dick Termes, sparked debate when it was unveiled Thursday. AP photo PIERRE (AP) — At least 80 South Dakota lawmakers say it’s time the state fly more than just…

Rift Grows Between Tribes, Lawmakers Ashland Current The vote came over the objections of Native Americans who say it would hurt land that’s sacred to them. As lawmakers gathered to start their day in the State Assembly, members of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa gathered outside the….

Reservation & Tribal Government Briefs & Summary’s

Oklahoma tribal leaders sound off on water rights with public statements that … The Republic AP OKLAHOMA CITY — The leaders of two Oklahoma-based American Indian tribes that sued the state and the city of Oklahoma City over water rights in southeastern Oklahoma say the legal case was born out of frustration. Pyle says the tribes tried…

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

WA measure aims to slow down spread of E-Verify Deseret News Elaine Thompson, File, Associated Press FILE In this file photo taken April 27, 2009, Latino workers till an asparagus field near Toppenish, Wash., on the Yakama Indian Reservation. Bringing unlikely allies together, a measure being backed….

Sacred Land & Site Preservation Briefs & Summary’s

Indian tribes join forces to save petroglyph site Atlanta Journal Constitution The site, whose name means “newspaper rock,” contains some 5000 petroglyphs of Hopi clan symbols, the largest known collection of such symbols…

Education & History Briefs & Summary’s

Outer Space Could Be Close As A College Degree – NewsOn6.com – Tulsa, OK … News On 6 By Type By Specialty By Darren Brown, News 9 – bio | email Astronaut John Harrington visited with Native American students gathered at Rose State College Friday. Harrington encouraged them to continue their educations. Herrington was part…

Aug. 27, 1862: The Dakota Conflict Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) One hundred and fifty years ago, the US-Dakota War erupted in the Minnesota River valley and ended with the largest mass execution in American history. More than 400 soldiers and settlers and an unknown number of Dakota were killed in the conflict…

Rosebud students in video Daily Republic After watching an ABC special about the hardships of growing up on a reservation, several students at the Rosebud Reservation high school worried that American Indian students were being portrayed incorrectly and decided to create….

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

On Tails of Navajo Controversy, Urban Outfitters’ Stock Plunges, CEO Resigns Indian Country Today Media Network.com The letter cited The Federal Indian Arts and Crafts act of 1990 and the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibiting US retailers and manufacturers from misleading costumers in any way that a product is Native American…

Oklahoma tribal leader says proposed casino an economic development … The Republic The head of a branch of the Muscogee Creek Nation says his tribe has jurisdiction over land in Broken Arrow where a casino is to be built. Kialegee Tribal Town King Tiger Honobia told the Tulsa World () the Red Clay Casino is an economic…

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

Thursday Drummer Arrest Called Desecration Ashland Current A brief arrest of a Native American ceremonial drummer who was escorted out of the Wisconsin Capital building yesterday is causing reverberations through tribal communities. They’re comparing it to arresting a clergy who was in prayer…

Lawsuit challenges naval sonar testing Summit County Citizens Voice Last week, a coalition of conservation and American Indian groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect thousands of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea lions from US Navy warfare training exercises along the…

Sheriff: 14 Year Old Killed in Crash WGRZ-TV ERIE COUNTY, NY — A spokesperson for the Erie County Sheriff’s Office tells 2 On Your Side that a 14 year old girl died in an early morning crash Saturday on Versailles-Plank Road on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation…

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

Feared American Indian Boxer Makes Professional Debut Indian Country Today Media Network.com The former Native American national champion is with his trainer-coach, Keith Tebear, left If you feel a rumbling on January 28, don’t panic. More than likely, you’ll be feeling the tremors spreading out from the Menominee Casino…

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Native American movie debuting next week at Wild Horse Pass Ahwatukee Foothills News “More Than Frybread” is a mockumentary that follows five individuals from different Native American tribes as they compete in a frybread-making competition, and will be having its world premiere at the nearby Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino on Feb. 3….

Powwow going strong at the State Fairgrounds Statesman Journal The event features tastes of Native American culture from western Oregon ranging from crafts to canoes, along with a plenty of dancing and native sounds. The free event is presented by Oregon’s Western Tribes: Confederated Tribes of Coos…

Honoring an unsung hero with Dorothy’s Grove Pekin Daily Times Skyler Edwards / Times staff By Shanna Shipman The Native American Winter Gathering held at Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown Saturday offered a glimpse into traditions of previous generations, as well as an opportunity to celebrate …

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Immigration: From Florida to Arizona, and Hispanics to Native Americans—A … Indian Country Today Media Network.com Immigration has been a perennial issue in the United States, one that began for Indians with the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Native Americans know first-hand what immigration feels like; they know what it feels like to be pushed off their land…

OP-ED: Telling the story of Alaska Native Corporations San Mateo Daily Journal Speier may question our indigenous land claims settlement. In 1971, Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The act extinguished Alaska native land claims in order to facilitate the development of the Alaska pipeline….

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Welcome to Reznews! Helping to bring news to you that matters! Saturday Morning News Briefs & Summary’s January 28, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

New COINTELPRO: Same old tactics targeting American Indians The NarcoSphere These cultures were destroyed and are being destroyed by the corporate state, starting with Columbus’ state-sponsored invasion of North America more than five hundred years ago. This invasion is not something to celebrate. Occupy Austin recognizes that…

Pipeline rejection is a huge Native American victory The Tennessean First, make no mistake: It was Native Americans who spearheaded and bore the brunt of the campaign against the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline. The news media continue to engage in loathsome racist marginalization by ignoring Native involvement…

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

State, tribal biologists help strengthen the herd Yakima Herald-Republic OMAK — A small herd of about 20 California bighorn sheep living on the rocky ridges above Omak Lake on the Colville Indian Reservation is about to get some new blood thanks to some transplants from the Yakima area. Tribal and state biologists….

Sacred Land & Site Preservation Briefs & Summary’s

Oregon Trails: Old Perpetual KDRV White explorers in the 1830′s noted the springs and Native Americans using them as therapeutic treatments for all sorts of ailments. It was about 1920 that Harry Hunter, a land developer from Minneapolis, realized the potential of the site….

Education & History Briefs & Summary’s

Way Back When: Today In History Tulsa World By Gene Curtis Charles Curtis of Kansas became the first American Indian US senator when he was appointed by the Kansas Legislature. He was appointed again in 1915 and elected in 1920 and 1926 and became vice president under President Herbert Hoover…

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

Sault tribe would pay $1.24M for city land Lansing State Journal An Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe that wants to build a casino in downtown Lansing would pay the city $1.24 million for property for the project. It would be a two-part land purchase that could start by summer. Details of the proposed…

Gretna officials see gaming as road to self-sufficiency Tallahassee.com The majority owner of the complex is the Poarch Band of the Creek Indians, an Indian tribe that operates three casinos in Alabama and a dog track in Pensacola. / Mike Ewen/Democrat By Gerald Ensley Democrat files Holly Tiszai guides Triggers….

Casino a win-win for Hardeeville and the region Savannah Morning News During a joint meeting recently, we heard details about the plans from investors, who have partnered with a Cherokee Native American tribe in Oklahoma for the project. We were pleasantly surprised when they told us they are seeking any state…

Museum & Exhibit Briefs & Summary’s

Exhibit sets record straight on Quileutes The Spokesman Review “Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves” opened this month at the National Museum of the American Indian with 23 objects that depict the tribe’s true cultural heritage. It’s a heritage that runs counter to an image depicted….

Wisconsin museums cultivate large art exhibits Green Bay Press Gazette The Indian Bowl powwow grounds entrance would be anchored by a canopy that resembles an elongated, inverted canoe with a fabric….

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Five Tribes, Fourth Year: The Gathering of Oregon’s First Nations … Indian Country Today Media Network.com What started out as a reminder to Oregonians that Native peoples had called the … Nations Powwow at the Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion…

Tribal gathering Tbo.com American Indians demonstrate their cultural heritage by performing traditional dances, drumming and singing at the annual powwows presented by….

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Column: Spreading casinos to cities like Jackson not so crazy anymore The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com (blog) Even if most Jackson residents wanted a casino — and there was no evidence they did — it was absurd to think an empty hotel off Michigan Avenue qualified as tribal land. Indian tribes told Jackson thanks, but no thanks. They did not want casinos…

FLANAGAN: Taking care with ethnic adjectives Attleboro Sun Chronicle It has been brought to my attention that calling the withdrawal of a gift “Indian giving” is offensive to Native Americans. Thinking about it, the coiner of the term was guilty of some mix of hubris and hypocrisy to disparage Native Americans….

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Welcome to Reznews! Helping to bring news to you that matters! Friday Evening News Briefs & Summary’s January 27, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

Obama holds campaign fundraiser with American Indian supporters Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, raising money for his campaign among tribal leaders, says he wants American Indians to be “full partners” in the economy. Obama was meeting in Washington with about 70 to 75 supporters from Native American….

Nominees sought for BLM advisory council Bismarck Tribune Open positions on the council are from three categories: ranching, energy or mineral development, timber or commercial recreation; environmental, archaeological or historical organizations; or elected offices, American Indian tribes, state agencies…

Obama Cites ‘Turning Point’ in Relations With American Indians BusinessWeek “As long as Native Americans face unemployment rates that are far higher than the national average, we’ve got more work to do,” Obama said. “We want new businesses and new opportunities to take root on the reservation. We want to stop repeating…

Proposed Lansing, Fruitport casinos seeking approvals differently Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com Any lands acquired using amounts from interest or other income of the Self-Sufficiency Fund shall be held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the tribe.” It appears the city of Lansing and the tribe plan to have the tribe purchase land…

Reservation & Tribal Government Briefs & Summary’s

Cherokee Heritage Center announces ‘Call For Entries’ Tulsa Native American Times The exhibition had 35 winners in nine categories with nearly $10000 awarded and included 93 Native American artists from 13 Tribal Nations featuring 155 art pieces. “We are looking forward to another great year for the Trail of Tears Art Show….

IHS & Indian Community Health Briefs & Summary’s

United Way surpasses goal, breaks fundraising record Bismarck Tribune Wilson also opened a free clinic on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that served the Selfridge Community for six years. The United Way also announced the 2012 campaign co-chairs: Craig Lambrecht, Medcenter One president and CEO…

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

Coal Fuels a Fight in Oregon Wall Street Journal Meanwhile, this month the Sierra Club joined a coalition of Native American tribes, the Seattle-based Earthjustice and Oregon’s local Greenpeace office to appeal Oregon’s Department of State Lands’ permission to allow “dredging” at Coos Bay…

Sacred Land & Site Preservation Briefs & Summary’s

Ancient walled city, older than Egypt’s pyramids, unearthed off Georgia coast Examiner.com Some of the earliest pottery in North America was also found buried in the remains of this lost city. The site is quite an enigma because at the time of its construction the Native Americans living in the area were simple hunters and gatherers….

Culture & Traditional Briefs & Summary’s

Colville Tribes hope to boost small bighorn herd near Omak The Wenatchee World Online (Yakima Herald-Republic photo/Gordon King) OMAK — A small herd of about 20 California bighorn sheep living on the rocky ridges above Omak Lake on the Colville Indian Reservation is about to get some new blood pumped into..

Education & History Briefs & Summary’s

Native Americans originated in Russia Examiner.com Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Russia have confirmed the region in Russia that the original native American ancestors came from through an exhaustive genetic analysis according to an article in the January 26, 2012…

Native Americans May Have Trekked From Siberia U.S. News & World Report 27 (HealthDay News) — The earliest Native Americans may have originated in a tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia called the Altai, according to anthropologists. The Altai is at the intersection of Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan…

Genetic link between Native Americans and Asians strengthened Medill Reports: Chicago Native Americans are genetically linked to the people of the Altai Republic, a part of Siberia that straddles the borders of Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan. by Gloria Oh Anthropologists believe Asians migrated to North America thousands….

U of M President pleads his bonding bill case at Capitol MinnPost.com He also described what university officials hope to build and renovate: a heating and power plant, an American Indian resource center in Duluth and an environmental lab in Itasca, to name a few. This is the university president’s first full…

SD students combat American Indian stereotypes Yankton Daily Press By KRISTI EATON They’re powerful words routinely used to stereotype people living on American Indian reservations: poor, violent, alcoholic and obese. Students at one high school on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Rosebud Sioux….

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

Fresh off Navajo controversy, Urban Outfitters stock plummets, CEO exits Retail Customer Experience The Federal Indian Arts and Crafts act of 1990 and the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibit US retailers and manufacturers from even implying that a product is Native American-made when it is not. The Navajo Nation has a long history…

Warm Springs Telecom Open for Business KTVZ After five years of planning,the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs became the ninth tribe to start up their own telecommunications company. Warm Springs leaders say it’s a big step in connecting them beyond the reservation and improving their…

Restaurant Profile: Momma Mary’s Navajo Tacos Springfield News-Leader “We told them we’re Native American Indian. Even though the food has taco flavor, we’re Native American Indian.” The city settled on “fast-food, homemade, Mexican Native American Indian restaurant,” she said. Word of mouth: The restaurant arose…

Catawba Indians and York County Politicians Clash with Casino Plan WTMA (CATAWBA INDIAN RESERVATION) — The Catawba Indian Nation has pushed for a plan to open a casino on its York County reservation, but it’s not without controversy and opposition from county politicians. The State reports that the main issue at stake…

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

Native Mob members arrested in county Princeton Union Eagle Membership is estimated at 200, with new members, including juveniles, regularly recruited from communities with large, young, male, Native American populations. Association with the gang is often signified by wearing red and black clothing or sporting…

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

Testament Frontman Appears on Native American Radio Show Metal Underground Chuck Billy of Testament is currently on “Native in the Spotlight”, a radio program directed at the American Indian community. Billy will be discussing his heritage as well as his role in the heavy metal scene. Testament fans can listen….

Indian war: Men feud over Native American heritage Sarasota Herald-Tribune Englewood resident Ed Winddancer, left, claims Native American descent and performs at festivals. Sarasota resident Sal Serbin, right, protests Winddancer’s appearances, calling him an imposter. By Chris Anderson The notes from the flute flutter….

New Maricopans bridging gaps with their music TriValley Central It wasn’t until he and his wife Darlene, of Irish descent, joined up with Youth on a Mission to serve in Arizona on Hopi tribal lands that Terry truly connected and began to immerse himself in his Native American heritage. It was there, learning…

Assorted News Briefs & Summary’s

How aboriginal men became ‘braves’ Globe and Mail What was the origin of the term “braves,” referring to native American men? Anne Hildebrandt of Vineland, Ont., wants to know. The word “brave” was, indeed, once used to refer to “an Indian warrior,” writes Peter Gorman of Toronto….

TEMECULA: American Indian sports group wins grant Press-Enterprise BY STEPHANIE D. SCHULTE On a recent wet and windy morning, children from the La Jolla and Pauma Reservations met at the Pala Sports Complex to compete in a basketball game organized by the Temecula-based Inter Tribal Sports….

Brilliant ‘Shoes,’ bloody ‘Suspiria’ and more OregonLive.com By The Oregonian “Paskenta: Nomlaqa Boda” Documentary about Native Americans in Northern California forced to fight a federal government decision to deny official recognition to their tribe…

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Jesse Jackson adds voice to Grammy protest Reuters Canada In a letter to Recording Academy president Neil Portnow, sent three weeks before the February 12 Grammy Awards show, Jackson said the elimination of awards for Native American and Hawaiian musicians, and cuts in Latin Jazz, R&B and other categories….

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Taking a stand against injustice Ct Post Wouldn’t Native American tribes still be living on their land? Would we have had slavery long ago? Would we have had segregation? Would we be in Connecticut, or even the USA? Life as we know it seems to be too difficult to handle…

Giffords brings for the power of empathy StandardNet Those considered savages were once called Indians but are now called Native Americans, yet the criminals, like all criminals, now obviously come in all colors, all religions and both sexes. At the worst moments, civilization seems under threat…

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Welcome to Reznews! Helping to bring news to you that matters! Friday Afternoon News Briefs & Summary’s January 27, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

Calif. State Assembly hearing says men of color need jobs People’s World The necessity of “wrap-around” services was stressed by Jose Malvido of the American Indian Child Resource Center. While Native Americans urgently need jobs, he said, support systems such as job training and life skills are vital to help young….

Reservation & Tribal Government Briefs & Summary’s

Council confirms Hembree as attorney general Cherokee Phoenix 26 in the Tribal Council Chambers in Tahlequah, Okla. ROBERT STINSON/CHEROKEE PHOENIX By JAMI CUSTER Reporter TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Former Tribal Council attorney Todd Hembree took his oath of office as the Cherokee Nation’s new attorney general…

President Shelly taken out of context, counters with a call for Unity The Navajo Post “Every time you address these state and federal leaders, you are speaking on behalf of the Navajo Nation,” Butler said at the start of the Tribal Council’s winter session Monday in Window Rock. “…We need to strengthen those relationships….

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

Maine Indian tribe aims to build wind project Lewiston Sun Journal Passamaquoddy Chief Joseph Socobasin of the Indian Township reservation said the project should result in 50 to 100 construction jobs and 15 to 20 permanent jobs once it’s built. In order to comment on SunJournal.com, you must use your real name….

Sacred Land & Site Preservation Briefs & Summary’s

Tribes join forces to save petroglyph site Tulsa Native American Times The site contains some 5000 petroglyphs of Hopi clan symbols, the largest known collection of such symbols in the American Southwest. According to researchers with the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office, the many etchings on the boulders….

Culture & Traditional Briefs & Summary’s

Today will be a day for the Ojibwe to remember Lakeland Times The wolf plays a cultural, historical, spiritual, and traditional role to many Native American tribes throughout the United States. One of the largest bands of Native Americans located in the Great Lakes area is the Chippewa or Ojibwe….

Education & History Briefs & Summary’s

SD students combat Native American stereotypes Daily Republic AP – SIOUX FALLS, SD They’re powerful words routinely used to describe people living on American Indian reservations: poor, violent, alcoholic and obese. But students at one high school on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota have a message…

High school students in South Dakota create video to combat stereotypes about … The Republic AP SIOUX FALLS, SD — They’re powerful words routinely used to describe people living on American Indian reservations: poor, violent, alcoholic and obese. But students at one high school on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota have a message….

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

Fruitport Township, Lansing casino proposals feature similarities, differences Michigan Business Review – MLive.com The development, proposed by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, includes a casino, hotels, banquet center and retail development. FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP — An American Indian tribe is proposing construction of an off-reservation casino…

Affordable priced new and used cars for Native Americans The Navajo Post DALLAS – In a company news release, ASEDA Fleet has partnered with Auto Nation to offer affordable priced new and used cars for members of Native American and Alaska Native Tribes. This could be a marketing venture in reaching people….

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

Task force taking on infant issue Rapid City Journal Mi’kaa is a healthy, happy Native American toddler who survived her first year of life – something far too many other Native babies in South Dakota don’t do. Native Americans account for 18 percent of all births in South Dakota, but 32 percent…

6 Plead Not Guilty In ‘Native Mob’ Indictment CBS Local The justice department says the “Native Mob” has also recruited members from communities with young Native American men. Earlier this week, raids were made on White Earth, Mille Lacs, and Leech Lake Indian reservations, as well as in the Twin…

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

Four locals honored as Humanities Heroes by Humanities Montana Great Falls Tribune George Horse Capture, a nationally known expert on Native American culture. He retired in 2005 as senior counselor to the director of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC A Gros Ventre tribal member who grew up….

Delane LaMere makes pro boxing debut tonight in Spokane Great Falls Tribune Fort Belknap Indian Reservation native Delane LaMere will make his professional boxing debut tonight, and may just punch his way onto national TV. LaMere is scheduled to fight Darren Anzai (2-4) in a four-round junior middleweight fight..

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Culture Cal: Chicago Sun-Times Native American Flute Concert: The First Presbyterian Church of DuPage is hosting a Native American Flute Concert by John Sarantos at 7 pm Jan. 28 and 2:30 pm Jan. 29. Tickets are $10. At 180 North Weber Road….

Annual Tulsa Indian Art Festival accepting entries Cherokee Phoenix Along with authentic Native American artwork, authentic Native American foods, storytelling and daily entertainment will be a part of the festival. Entry forms for artists and students are online at www.tulsaindianartfestival.com….

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Navajo Louise Benally: Arizona’s cultural genocide The NarcoSphere Benally said the racism in Arizona now manifests itself in the banning of Mexican American Studies classes and books, including “Rethinking Columbus,” written by Native American authors. Benally said this same racism permeating …

Kevin Kamps: No viable solution for either the management or ‘disposal’ of … YubaNet (press release) DOE’s Nuclear Waste Negotiator dangled money in front of impoverished Native American communities, hoping to entice them into ‘hosting’ hazardous radioactive waste parking lot dumps, an egregious environmental justice….

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