Native Briefs – Informative News and Announcements As It Happens
Tiger Woods In for Sixth Annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
VERONA, NEW YORK – Notah Begay Monday announced the field and format for the sixth annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge, an annual fundraising event supporting the Foundation's mission to Read More »
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Proud To Be Indigenous Week Underway at United Nations
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
NEW YORK – Indigenous Peoples from around the world are in New York City for the Twelfth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues beginning Read More »
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The Native Week: Day Makes History, No-Shows, We said No, Shoni's Hopes, Wolf Hunt
Mike Mohan, publisher in Native Briefs »
This week's five most interesting Native News Network stories. Read More »
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Volunteers Requested for "Indian Land Dancing" Mural Cleanup Project
Monica Whitepigeon in Native Briefs »
CHICAGO – On Monday, May 20th, Chicago Title VII and the Native American Indian Housing Council are working together to bring Chicagoan Natives to help clean up the Bricolage "Indian Land Dancing" mural Read More »
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WANTED: Director of Bureau of Indian Education
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON – Indian Affairs, which is housed within the US Department of the Interior, is seeking a new director of the Bureau of Indian Education Read More »
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Webcast
Watch Dr. Jill Biden LIVE: Navajo Technical College Commencement Address
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
CROWNPOINT, NEW MEXICO – The Navajo Technical College's 2013 commencement will be webcasted live tomorrow. Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will be the keynote speaker for the 33rd graduating Read More »
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BIA Office Justice Services Provides More Training - VAWA Training Underway in Montana
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WASHINGTON – Due to high interest and popularity of legal training, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services has announced it will provide legal training it successfully held last year to new groups of tribal Read More »
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Native American Journalists Association Responds to Immigration Terminology in News
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NORMAN, OKLAHOMA – American Indians have their own opinions when it comes to immigration that most times takes a completely different worldview than non-Native Read More »
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The Native Week: 15,000 served, Jade NYC, Wood Bones Opens, Washburn's Children, Wounded Knee Pirates
Mike Mohan, publisher in Native Briefs »
This week's five most interesting Native News Network stories. Read More »
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NMAI & BIA to Co-host Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Exhibit
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WASHINGTON – For the first time in their histories, the National Museum of the American Indian and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, BIA, Office of Justice Services will co-host a special exhibit of the Indian Country Law Read More »
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Southern California Native Community to Welcome Rick West to the Autry
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
LOS ANGELES – W. Richard West, Jr, the founding director of the National Museum of the American became the president and chief executive officer of the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, California last Read More »
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Paiute/Washoe Sherry Rupert is Named to Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
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WASHINGTON – Sherry Rupert, the vice president of the American Indian Nevada Native Tourism Association, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been selected by the US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank to Read More »
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President Obama Reappoints Suquamish Chairman to Historic Preservation Council
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON – Leonard Forsman, chairman of the Suquamish Tribe, has been be reappointed by President Barack Obama to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Read More »
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Tribal Judges and Attorneys to Receive Training in Minnesota
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA – Indian Affairs will hold the second of three training workshops designed for tribal judges and attorneys on the topic of secured transactions. The training, to be held today and Read More »
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Kansas Declares First Wednesday in February as
"Native American Legislative Day"
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
TOPEKA, KANSAS – Jefferson Keel, president of the National Congress of American Indians, and Ernie Stevens, Jr, chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association, will join Kansas American Indian tribal leaders at Read More »
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation Casino Hotel Adding 100 New Jobs
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA – In preparation of a new 262 room hotel opening, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation's business enterprise, Grand Casino Hotel Read More »
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Whitesand First Nation Model Jade Willoughby Signs with Top New York Agency
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
OTTAWA – It is a long journey from a one room cabin in Ontario's Thunder Bay to New York City, both in distance and destiny. For 22 year old Ojibwa, Jade Willoughby, a member Read More »
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$7 Million for Tribal Communities to Promote Clean Energy
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WASHINGTON – Tribal lands contain approximately five percent of the United States' renewable energy resources. The US Energy Department is making up to $7 million available in tribal communities to assist Read More »
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Native Travel
New North Dakota Visitor Center is Named for Legendary Sioux Leader Sitting Bull
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FORT YATES, NORTH DAKOTA – The Stand Rock Sioux Tribe will partner with Sitting Bull College for the ribbon cutting and open house of the highly anticipated Sitting Bull Visitor Center on May 15 Read More »
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New Date Set for Hip Replacement for Oglala Sioux Tribe's President Bryan Brewer
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION – The scheduled surgery for Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer, Sr. was delayed because of the storm that hit the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation last Read More »
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Native American Energy Policy
Navajo Nation Hosts Energy Officials from Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Tribes
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WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA – Energy leaders from the Three Affiliated Tribes from North Dakota visited Navajo Nation leaders in Window Rock to share information about tribal energy Read More »
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RES California Coming to Pechanga Resort & Casino in June
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
MESA, ARIZONA – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, which hosts the National Reservation Economic Summit, commonly known as National RES, is expanding the RES brand with regional Read More »
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Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Create "American Indian Heritage Day"
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
AUSTIN, TEXAS – The Texas State Legislature passed a bill to create an American Indian Heritage Day on the last Friday in September each year. Read More »
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Meeting with Special UN Rapporteur James Anaya Possible on May 20 & 21
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NEW YORK – On May 20 and 21, Special United Nations Rapporteur James Anaya will hold individual meetings with representatives of indigenous peoples and organizations during the twelfth session of the United Nations Read More »
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Trust Commission Meets in Nashville Today
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – The Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform will hold a public meeting today in Nashville today Read More »
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Native American Contractors Association Announces B2B Conference
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WASHINGTON – The Native American Contractors Association announced Thursday that it will hold its first annual conference in Palm Springs, California at the Miramonte Hotel Read More »
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Chickasaw Nation Head Start Accepting Enrollment Applications
Gene Lehmann in Native Briefs »
ADA, OKLAHOMA The Chickasaw Nation Head Start program is accepting spring enrollment applications for the 2013-2014 school year at the Ada, Ardmore, Sulphur and Tishomingo, Oklahoma Read More »
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation Releases Juvenile Bald Eagle with GPS Tracking Device
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA – Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Raptor View Research Institute of Missoula and Comanche Nation Sia have joined forces to rehabilitate, release and track a Read More »
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Review Funding Priorities for Key Tribal Programs
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON – The US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a hearing entitled, "The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Tribal Programs," on Read More »
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Today is Navajo Nation Sovereignty Day
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA – Today the Navajo Nation celebrates its right to sovereignty to exist as a nation. Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly released the following Read More »
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Cherokee Nation Mobile Registration ID Unit Returns to California
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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Nation has announced an additional drive to get more of their citizens who live in California certified with new photo ID Cherokee citizenship cards Read More »
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Native American Journalists Association Remembers USA Today Founder Al Neuharth
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NORMAN, OKLAHOMA – Al Neuharth, the founder of USA Today, died on Friday at the age of 89. Neuharth, who began USA Today in 1982, is now viewed as an innovator for creating the highly successful national Read More »
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Dr. Jill Biden to Deliver Navajo Technical College Commencement Address
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
CROWNPOINT, NEW MEXICO – Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will deliver the commencement address this spring in Indian country at Navajo Technical College Read More »
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Sally Jewell Gets to Work as Secretary of the Interior
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WASHINGTON – Assuming her responsibilities as the 51st Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell spent her first full day in the office meeting some of the Department's more than Read More »
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Cherokee Nation Issues Proclamation
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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring April "Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness Read More »
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Sally Jewell Sworn in as the Secretary of the Interior
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON – Sally Jewell was sworn in as the 51st Secretary of the Interior on Friday. The Department of the Interior is important to Native people because the Read More »
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WANTED: American Indian Extras for TNT "Franklin and Bash" Episode
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
LOS ANGELES – An extras casting call is out for a popular TNT show. American Indians in the LA Area are needed to be extras in an upcoming TNT "Franklin and Bash" episode. The casting director is currently identifying Read More »
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This Budget… Would Get Us Out of the Ditch
Secretary Salazar Discusses 2014 Federal Budget
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WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar discusses the President Barack Obama Administration's 2014 budget proposal. President Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget for Indian Affairs includes a Read More »
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President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Includes $2.6 Billion for Indian Affairs
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget for Indian Affairs includes a $31.3 million increase above the FY 2012 enacted level for a total of $2.6 Read More »
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Sally Jewel Confirmed by US Senate to be Secretary of the Interior
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON – By a vote of 87 to 11, Sally Jewel, the chief executive officer of the outdoor company Recreational Equipment Inc., was confirmed on by the US Senate Read More »
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US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Hold Hearing on Tribal Housing Today
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WASHINGTON – The US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing to address housing issues and challenges in Indian Country today at 2-15 pm Read More »
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Fort Sill Apache Receive Support to Return to New Mexico from Doña Ana County Commission
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AKELA, NEW MEXICO – On Tuesday, the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners formally approved a resolution supporting the Fort Sill Apache's return to its New Mexico Homelands and its economic development and Read More »
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Oglala Sioux Tribe President Brewer to Undergo Hip Replacement Surgery
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PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION – Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer, Sr. will undergo surgery tomorrow for a hip replacement at the Rapid City Regional Hospital, according to a news Read More »
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Little River Casino Resort Names Wendell Long General Manager
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MANISTEE, MICHIGAN – Little River Casino Resort has announced the appointment of Wendell Long to General Manager. Long, who has served as chief executive officer for the last seven years at Read More »
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Cherokee Women Discuss Leadership to Talking Leaves Job Corps
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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – American Indian youth need strong role models. With that in mind, some youth from the Talking Leaves Job Corps invited three American Indian women role models in to talk about what it takes to be Read More »
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Around the web
Far From Reservation, Sisters Lead Louisville
Jere Longman, New York Times
OKLAHOMA CITY – Louisville had just advanced to the women's Final Four, and the sisters Shoni and Jude Schimmel had helped cut the nets in celebration, a rare achievement for American Indian athletes. But it was not Read More »
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American Indian Science and Engineering Society Names Sarah EchoHawk CEO
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ALBUQUERQUE – The American Indian Science and Engineering Society, known commonly as AISES, has named Sarah EchoHawk as its Read More »
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Around the web
Incident at Oglala
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
After forty-six years as the Chicago Sun-Times film critic, Roger Ebert passed away this week. His depth of knowledge and passion for celebrating excellence in film, set him apart and carried him off the page and on to TV and the Internet. Back in June 26, 1992 his millions of Read More »
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Proposed State Legislation Would Allow Arizona Tribes to Compete for Airport Funding
Native News Network staff in Native Briefs »
PHOENIX – Legislation sponsored by Arizona State Senator Jack Jackson, Jr., D-District 7, would allow publically owned airports on Indian reservations to be eligible for grants from the Arizona Read More »
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"Powwow for Hope" Benefit Earring Released to Aid American Indian Cancer Foundation
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MINNEAPOLIS – The American Indian Cancer Foundation has partnered with Navajo, Hopi, Santa Clara Pueblo artist Maria Bird, of Mea B'flly Designs, to create the first limited edition "Powwow for Hope" earring Read More »
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HHS Secretary Sebelius: Need to Look at Opportunity to Improve Minority Health
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WASHINGTON – The White House released Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' statement on April being Read More »
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Sitka, Alaska Ranks Nine on Smithsonian's Top 20 Best Small Towns to Visit
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
SITKA, ALASKA – The Sitka Tribe of Alaska hard work to develop tourism has paid off nicely. Sitka, Alaska, the home of American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association, AIANTA, member Sitka Tribe of Alaska, has landed at number nine Read More »
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Grand Opening Set for Internet Library & Tech Center on Pine Ridge
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION – The Oglala Sioux Tribe Office of Economic Development is hosting a Grand Opening tomorrow for its new Internet Library and Technology Center, located at Read More »
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Remembering the Grocer who Invested on Navajo Nation
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WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA – Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly on Friday expressed fond remembrances of an Arizona grocer Read More »
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World Bank: Policies Should Help Indigenous Peoples
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – On March 21 and 22, James Anaya, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, participated in an "Expert Focus Group Seminar on Free, Prior and Informed Consent of Read More »
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Detour Road - Navajo Route 20 - Pavement Project Called Dangerous
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA – Navajo Council Delegates Katherine Benally and Jonathan Nez expressed their frustrations with the proposed plan to pave Navajo Route 20 on the Navajo Read More »
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Human Traffickers Target Aboriginal Girls, Women
Stephanie Wesley in Native Briefs »
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO – The reality of the sex trade in Canada, which involves for the most part victimized young girls hidden in underground sex trade and human trafficking networks, was a topic of discussion during two separate Read More »
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Cheyenne River Youth Project Receives $125,000 from TECA Fund 3
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
EAGLE BUTTE, SOUTH DAKOTA – The Cheyenne River Youth Project is pleased to announce that it has received $125,000 in grant funding from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's Tribal Equitable Compensation Act, TECA Read More »
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