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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with Native Americans

1969 Alcatraz Takeover 'Changed the Whole Course of History'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: alcatraz, Native Americans, take over, government )

Lone
- 5 days ago - cnn.com
San Francisco, California (CNN) -- Alcatraz Island was a chilly, unwelcoming place once reserved for infamous criminals. Not even the federal government appeared to want it after the penitentiary closed in the 1960s.
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Obama Ushers in a New Era for Indian Country
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, politics, native Americans, native American politics, media, government, usa, GoodNews )

Cal
- 19 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
Fulfilling a pledge to forge a strong and lasting partnership with tribal nations, the leader of the free world took a day out of his schedule to address a plethora of concerns affecting Native American people and their communities
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A Call for Obama Officials to Improve Native Voting Rights
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Native Americans, votes, Overhaul, americans )

Lone
- 44 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
WASHINGTON - Voter rights advocates are calling on the Obama administration's Justice Department to improve the system for Native Americans
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Cheyenne River Soldier's Remains Coming Home After 59 Years
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: korean war, american, remains, found, Native Americans )

Lone
- 77 days ago - rapidcityjournal.com
A South Dakota soldier who fell in the cold and chaos of the North Korean countryside almost 60 years ago is coming home
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President Obama's Dis-Respect Towards Native Americans
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, government, lies, news, obama, Native Americans, American Indians )

Chakwaina
- 83 days ago - twitwall.com
This is a letter I wrote to Obama. Please read & follow the links embedded therein. They will educate & enlighten you. Please make comments there and here. If u r on Twitter, reTwet it. Share it all over. Updates to follow. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Henry Buffalo: Tenacity for Ojibwe Treaty Rights
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Native Americans, injustice, food, jailed, hunting )

Lone
- 111 days ago - indiancountrynews.net
For more than a hundred years the State of Wisconsin illegally enforced fish and game regulations against the Lake Superior Chippewa. Many hunters went to jail for trying to feed their familes, while the people suffered from not getting deer meat and fish
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BIA Public Hearing Gets Heated
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, BIA, culture, society, rights, ethics, freedoms, government, law, news, politics, government, lies, dishonesty )

Kat
- 160 days ago - auburnpub.com
SENECA FALLS - Bureaucratic acronyms were not very popular Wednesday night at New York Chiropractic College, as hundreds of people descended on the school's gym to decry the BIA and its DEIS on an application by the CIN Government officials, business...
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After Losing $20 Million in Equipment, Federal Health-Care Agency Won $500 Million Earmark in Stimulus; Agency's HQ Had 10 Piece
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, IHS, Health & Wellness, Economy, US government, culture, society, abuse, ethics, rights, humans, interesting, news, government, healthcare )

Kat
- 160 days ago - cnsnews.com
(CNSNews.com) - The $787 billion stimulus bill that President Obama signed in February awarded the Indian Health Service with an earmark for $500 million in new funding, including $85 million specifically set aside for "health information technology...
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House Approves Virginia Tribes' Federal Recognition Bill
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, US government, House, Politics, culture, society, ethics, rights, interesting, freedoms, humans, americans, ethics )

Kat
- 162 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
WASHINGTON - With the House of Representatives' June 3 approval, some members of six Virginia Indian tribes say they're hoping their federal recognition bill will become law this year. Members of the House approved for a second time the Thomasina E...
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President Obama Announces Kimberly Teehee as Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, culture, society, ethics, government, obama, politics )

Kat
- 162 days ago - whitehouse.gov
WASHINGTON - Today, in taped remarks to the 2009 National Congress of American Indians Mid-Year Conference, President Barack Obama announced the appointment of Kimberly Teehee as Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs. As a member of the...
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Sign Petition: Release Leonard Peltier!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, AIM, Leonard Peltier, obama, government, GoodNews, ethics, cover-up, propaganda, americans, corruption, crime, constitution, freedoms, culture, society, ethics, freedoms, interesting, humans, politics, rig )

Tom
- 166 days ago - change.org
Let President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, the Federal Prison system, Congress and the media know you HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF LEONARD PELTIER, and you WANT HIM RELEASED! Your emergency action is needed now.
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Obama Wants EchoHawk at BIA
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Obama, BIA, Dept. of Interior, culture, society, politics, ethics, rights, news, interesting, humans, americans, government, politics )

Kat
- 229 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
WASHINGTON - Confirming previous reports by Indian Country Today, President Barack Obama announced April 10 that he plans to nominate Larry EchoHawk as assistant secretary for Indian affairs with the Department of the Interior...
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Interior Secretary Vows Solution to Indian Crime
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, BIA, culture, society, rights, violence, safety, politics, news, interesting, ethics, crime, freedoms, americans, government, politics, crime )

Kat
- 243 days ago - reznetnews.org
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- As the Obama administration sets out its agenda, tribes are wondering how the White House will handle the high crime rate on many of the nation's American Indian reservations. New Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says...
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House Committee Passes Voter ID Legislation
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, culture, society, interesting, humans, ethics, freedoms, news, politics, rights, americans, ethics )

Kat
- 245 days ago - tulsaworld.com
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A state House committee voted along party lines Wednesday for legislation that would require voters to provide identification at the polls in spite of objections by Democrats who warned that the measure will result in eligible voters...
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Office on Violence Against Women Makes Available $23.6 Million in Recovery Act Funds
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, culture, society, women, violence, rights, ethics, interesting, humans, freedoms, news, politics, government, politics )

Kat
- 246 days ago - nativebiz.com
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) announced that it is now accepting applications for $23.6 million in OVW Recovery Act funds to assist American Indian governments and tribal women's coalitions combat violence...
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