GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Tens of thousands of acres in Oregon’s drought-stricken Klamath Basin will have to go without irrigation water this summer after the Klamath Tribes and the federal government exercised newly confirmed powers that put the tribes in the driver’s seat over water use – a move ranchers fear will be economically disastrous. [...]
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South Dakota Officials Miss Historic Meeting With Tribes
By admin on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 | Comments Off
Federal officials met with South Dakota’s nine Sioux tribes on Wednesday for a historic summit in Rapid City. A year in the making, it was an effort to address long standing concerns over the high number of Native American children the state places in white foster homes. State officials, however, didn’t show up for the [...]
Read More...Government watchdog questions tribe’s recognition
By admin on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 | Comments Off
SAN FRANCISCO — A government watchdog is criticizing an official’s decision to grant a Central California American Indian tribe federal recognition, which gave it the right to federal benefits and a reservation where it could pursue a casino. The federal Office of Inspector General said in a report Tuesday that it found no discernible process [...]
Read More...The State of Indian Country: Global Tribes?
By admin on Friday, February 15th, 2013 | Comments Off
Two days after President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, the president of the National Congress of American Indians held his own address about how tribes across the country are faring. Host Michel Martin speaks with Jacqueline Pata, the group’s executive director, to learn more about this year’s priorities for Indian Country. Politics
Read More...Old Traditions Ease Tribes’ Modern Warfare
By admin on Thursday, September 27th, 2012 | Comments Off
The Enga people of Papua New Guinea have long been used to a culture where small-scale wars were common, short-lived and ended in peaceful relations between clans. But in 1990, the younger generation ditched their bows and arrows for shotguns and semiautomatics, and the Enga experienced 20 years of runaway violence that claimed nearly 5,000 [...]
Read More...Tribes work for record Native American vote
— The head of the largest group representing Native Americans and Alaska Natives said federal and state governments should provide voter registration at Indian Health Service facilities. Jefferson Keel, president of the National Congress of American Indians, said in a phone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press that the health facilities should be designated voter [...]
Read More...Federal Government To Pay Indian Tribes $1 Billion Over Mismanagement
By admin on Friday, April 13th, 2012 | Comments Off
The U.S. government will pay more than $ 1 billion to settle lawsuits filed by 41 American Indian tribes, who had accused federal agencies of mismanaging tribal money and resources. The agreement ends nearly two years of negotiations; some claims date back more than 100 years. Environment
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