Monday August 15, 2011

National Navajo Code Talkers Commemoration Ceremony Set for Tomorrow

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Navajo Nation Code Talker WeekCode Talker Week

Native Brief: WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - Navajo President Ben Shelly will speak at the National Navajo Code Talkers Day Commemoration Ceremony at the Navajo Veterans Park in Window Rock, Arizona tomorrow. Read More »

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Two American Indian Tribal Colleges Receive Grant Funding from NASA

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NASA$600,000

Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Two American Indian tribal colleges are among four higher education institutions have received funding from NASA to strengthen programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, commonly known as STEM. Read More »

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American Indian Leaders Meet with Obama Administration on Economic Growth

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Kimberly Teehee, Cherokee and Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs of the White House Domestic Policy CouncilKimberly Teehee-Cherokee

Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Last week, the Domestic Policy Council and National Economic Council convened a meeting with Native American economic development experts for a White House Native American Business Leaders Roundtable. Kimberly Teehee, Cherokee and Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs of the White House Domestic Policy Council, writes on the White House blog that was posted late Monday. Read More »

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Native-owned Business Gains Veteran-owned Status

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Jeff StyersJeff Styers of Arrow

Native Brief: BINGHAM FARMS, MICHIGAN - Arrow Strategies, an American Indian-owned business, announced Tuesday that they have received their Veteran-owned Small Business Status Certification and have been added to the verified Veteran business database at Read More »

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Navajo President Ben Shelly Vetoes Smoking Regulation

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Navajo Nation President Ben ShellyProtection

Native Brief: WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly today vetoed the Navajo Nation Smoking Regulation Act of 2011, passed during the summer session of the Navajo Nation Council. Read More »

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Navajo and Pascua Yaqui Heads Meet to Discuss Tribal ID Cards

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US Department of Homeland SecurityUS Customs

Native Brief: TUSCON, ARIZONA - Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly met with Pascua Yaqui Tribal Chairman Peter S. Yucupicio, council members and US Customs officials, to discuss Tribal ID Card Issuance Policies, including ways to develop a Navajo tribal ID process to use for border states travel, medical history and tribal enrollment numbers. Read More »

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Freedom Walk to Celebrate Sobriety Pictures

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MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN - Earlier today, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan during its annual powwow hosted the Freedom Walk to Celebrate Sobriety. Read More »

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American Indian College Fund Receives $50,000 from Citi Foundation

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American Indian College Fund$50,000 Grant

Native Brief: DENVER - The American Indian College Fund has received a $50,000 grant from the Citi Foundation's Scholarship & Career Exploration Program.

This program provides scholarships to Native students attending the following tribal colleges and universities Read More »

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Health of American Indians Overburdened by Pollution

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Environmental Justice and Executive OrderHealth Hazards

Native Brief: WASHINGTON - For decades, American Indians have had to deal with environmental and health hazards near their tribal lands throughout Indian Country. Read More »

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Cherokee Nation Doing Well Financially Despite Tough Economy

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Aron Dunlap-CherokeeAron Dunlap-Cherokee

Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - While many municipal, state and federal governments are faced with budget shortfalls and spending cuts, the Cherokee Nation is proposing a budget that keeps much-needed services. Read More »

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Cherokee Nation Gets Praise from HUD

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Cherokee NationModel Program

Native Brief: TAHEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation recently received exceptional praise from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, staff for performing a high quality internal review of funds awarded to the tribe by the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act. Read More »

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Tribal Nations in 4 States to Receive up to 2,000 Satellite Phones
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American Indian College Fund Receives $155,000 Grant
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Indian Wars Battlefield Sites Among Those Preserved by National Park Service
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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chair Named to Kansas Governor's Economic Council of Advisors
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President Obama Issues Statement on 1st Anniversary of Tribal Law and Order Act
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Nine American Indian Tribes in Compliance with Adam Walsh Act
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Keepseagle Settlement Claims Filing Period Opens for Native Farmers and Ranchers
Deadline is December 27, 2011
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Over $10 Million from WK Kellogg Foundation to Medical Center in Indian Country
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Four Tribal Colleges to Each Receive $800,000 for Early Childhood Ed
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Attorney General Holder to Lay Wreath at Wounded Knee
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9th Annual Native American Procurement Conference This Week
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Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Throws Out Election
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Tribal Lands Get $6.3 Million for Clean Energy Projects
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Native American Journalists Association Elects New President and Board
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Dennis Banks on Michigan's Beaver Island This Weekend
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Notah Begay Breaks Silence About When Tiger Woods Will Play Again
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Five Additional Cobell Settlement Regional Tribal Consultations Set
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Navajo Nation Washington Office Names Government & Legislative Affairs Liaison
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Sex Trafficking of Young Native Females Subject of Senate Indian Affairs Committee
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American Indian College Fund Given $100,000 from Wal-Mart Foundation
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Assessment Tools Introduced for Minority Business Owners
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Veterans Administration Official to Meet Northwest Tribal Leaders
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American Indian College Fund Receives $750,000 Matching Grant
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117 Tribes to Benefit from $4.4 Million for Historic Preservation
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Provides American Indian 101 Seminar
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Leonard Peltier in "the Hole" at Lewisburg Prison
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Interior Secretary Salazar Announces Renaming of Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark
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Michigan Affirmative Action Proposal Struck Down by Appeals Court
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Have Fun This Summer, but Exercise Caution
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Election Recount Gives Bill John Baker Cherokee Nation Principal Chief
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Tweet the White House… Tweet the President
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Chrysler Group Named Among "Best Companies for Diversity"
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US Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing on Native Success in Classrooms
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Interior Department Awards Evaluation Contract to Woman-Owned Business
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Keepseagle Class Action Settlement Meetings in Indian Country
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White House Launches New Website for Native Community
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Mortgage Payment Assistance Deadline July 22
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Robbie Robertson Stamp to be Delivered on Time - June 30
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Office of Indian Services Receives Computerworld Award
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Robbie Robertson's Stamp: Stuck on Hold?
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Former Chief of Osage Nation Named Executive of Native American Contractors Association
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US Senate Indian Affairs Hearing on the Indian Reorganization Act - 75 Years Later
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"Language is Heart of the People" Little River's Language Camp is Set
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White Buffalo Naming Ceremony Set for June 29
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American Indian Youth Learn Life Lessons through Ojibwe Language
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Native American Rights Fund to Host Prayer on Tuesday in Anchorage
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16th Annual Inter-Tribal Environmental Council to Meet in Tulsa
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WANTED: Native High School Students for MSU's Summer Business Program
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Navajo Nation Connected Through Gates Foundation Grant
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American Indians at 1.8 Percent of Federal Workforce
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Bureau of Indian Affairs Rescinds Off-Reservation 2008 Memo
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First Regional Tribal Consultation on Cobell Settlement Set for July 15
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Mother Earth 'Turtle Island' Water Walk Ceremony Sunday
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Detroit's 21st Annual "Honoring Mother Earth" Powwow This Weekend
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New York Yankee Joba Chamberlain to have Surgery
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PCI Gaming Authority Announces Major Sponsorship of "Bama Rising" Benefit Concert
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Minority Supplier Expo to be Held in New York City
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Female American Indian & Alaska Native Owned Businesses Growth Up 23.3%
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Three Tribal Communities Receive EPA Brownfields Grants
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James Billie to be Inaugurated Chairman of Seminole Tribe Today
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EPA Commemorates World Environment Day
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First Woman to be Inaugurated of Lumbee Tribe
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US Dept of Interior Authorized to Speak to Tribal Leaders on Cobell Settlement
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EPA Establishes National Tribal Toxics Committee to Address Risks from Toxic Chemicals
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NFL Quarterback Sam Bradford to be at White House 'Three Sister' Planting Ceremony
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Mother Earth 'Turtle Island' Water Walk to Meet in Bad River
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MEMORIAL DAY
NCAI President Keel to place a wreath to American Indians at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Native CBS Correspondent Among Advisors Named to Center for Native American Youth
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Native Language Experts to Testify before US Senate Committee
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Joint Statement between Presidents of United States and Russian Federation
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California Indian Manpower Consortium Works in Chicago to Put American Indians to Work
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American Indian Sexual Assault Training Track to be Presented at Conference
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