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3 Va. Tribes Gain State Recognition
Offbeat  (tags: tribes, recognition, state, Virginia, great, culture )

Lone
- 11 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Indian Patawomeck Tribe has ended a 16-year battle for state recognition in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Approximately one week after an appearance by Patawomeck tribal member and entertainer Wayne Newton, the Virginia House
Redbone Founder Lolly Vegas Passes Away
Offbeat  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, RedBone, Rock and Roll, Music, Arts Entertainment, culture, society, sadness, obituary )

Kat Offli
- 13 days ago - kmjnow.com
Lolly Vegas, 70, the lead singer and guitarist for Redbone, a Native American rock band that had a million-selling hit in 1974 with the bouncy "Come and Get Your Love," died in his sleep Thursday at his home in Reseda.. .
Stillaguamish Tribe Says It Was Bilked Out of Millions of Dollars
Offbeat  (tags: two former leaders, cheated, Tribe, 30 million )

Lone
- 21 days ago - king5.com
When Stillaguamish tribal leaders found out they were about to buy some commercial condos in Arlington for $2,750,000, something seemed wrong with the deal
Panhandlers Not Good Indian-White Relations
Offbeat  (tags: panhanding, store, drunk, money, not helping )

Lone
- 31 days ago - rapidcityjournal.com
A few weeks back, I stopped by a Rapid City grocery store for a few items before returning to Hot Springs. About 20 yards from the entrance stood six Native American men and one woman. Entering the store, I thought little of it. Upon leaving
Keith Olbermann Names Senate Committee of Indian Affairs to His WORST List
Offbeat  (tags: heating oil fuel, donations, needed, worst storm )

Lone
- 38 days ago - dailykos.com
Keith Olbermann chooses the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs as the WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD segment tonight for their non-response to the disasters in South Dakota
Ex-Choctaw Nation Employee Given Probation
Offbeat  (tags: theft, funds, tribe, embezzling, crime, police )

Lone
- 38 days ago - ktul.com
Oklahoma - MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a former Choctaw Nation employee to four years of probation for embezzling money from the Native American tribe. Prosecutors said Monday Ahdohlowah Esther Tonihka
Men Miss Out On Valentine's Chocolate As Women Treat Themselves
Offbeat  (tags: valentine's day, chocolate, tomo-choco, women, pampering, boyfriend, gift, money )

Naoko
- 41 days ago - search.japantimes.co.jp
Japan's unique Valentine's Day tradition of women giving chocolate to men is melting away as more women show a preference for pampering each other instead of their boyfriends and spouses.
Natives Only, Please (Mixed Marriages )
Offbeat  (tags: mixed marriages, leave reservation, culture, nazi )

Lone
- 41 days ago - nationalpost.com
It sounds like something from a distant, darker time. Acting on anonymous calls to a snitch line, authorities single out people on the basis of their race and order them to leave town. "We trust that you understand the seriousness of this letter and
Tribe Looks to Implement Drug Testing for OST Employees
Offbeat  (tags: funding, snow storm, drug testers, hair )

Lone
- 42 days ago - rapidcityjournal.com
Funding is the only obstacle between Oglala Sioux Tribal employees and mandatory drug testing using hair follicles. At its meeting last month, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council approved an ordinance that requires all employees of the tribe to submit to
Command Posts Established to Deal With Weather-Related Emergency(Navajo Nation)
Offbeat  (tags: Navajo, State of Emergency, deep snow, food donation )

Lone
- 49 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr., told the Navajo Nation Council that emergency command posts have been set up at each of the five Navajo agencies to coordinate with chapters to deal with the current weather-related state of emergency
 
 
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