Last updated: November 19, 2009

Next update is planned for: December 3, 2009

Selected Native American News Stories

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Culture & Tradition

• • Leader laments loss of Indian traditions (Billings Gazette) 11/19/09

• • American Indian culture honored in festival (Gazette) 11/19/09

• • Returning to their roots, health (Journal Sentinel) 11/17/09

• • Native American tribe creates prized baskets (Voice of America) 11/16/09

• • 'Culturecide' began in Indian Country (Indianz.com) 11/16/09

• • Powwow has impact on Oklahoma City school district (Oklahoman) 11/15/09

• • Utah rock art canyon up for historic designation (Washington Post) 11/12/09

Economic Development

• • Tribes invite businesses to reservations (Arizona Republic) 11/19/09

• • Wall Street now home to American Indian firm (National Public Radio) 11/17/09

• • Oklahoma tribes receive millions from stimulus (Oklamhoman) 11/15/09

• • Our view: Red Dog, take two (Anchorage Daily News) 11/14/09

Education

• • MSU adds online Native American studies courses (Missoulian) 11/17/09

• • Navajo Ed Board to target truancy (Gallup Independent) 11/15/09

• • Needs being met (Minot Daily News) 11/13/09

• • Ho-Chunk charter school eyes enrollment expansion (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune) 11/13/09

Environment & Energy

• • American Indians meet in Minnesota on climate change (Duluth News Tribune) 11/18/09

• • World Bank affirms support to Indigenous Peoples in designing climate change responses (World Bank Group) 11/18/09

Fiduciary Duty

• • $756 million distributed to individual Indian and Tribal trust accounts in FY 2009 (U.S. Department of the Interior) 11/18/09

Health & Welfare

• • The lessons we’ve learned (Indian Country Today) 11/16/09

Intergovernmental

• • A promising future in Indian Country (Indianz.com) 11/19/09

• • National Congress of American Indians demands protection of rights under MLPA (YubaNet) 11/17/09

• • Tribal embassy opens to great fanfare (Indian Country Today) 11/17/09

• • City agreement with tribe raises concerns (Billings Gazette) 11/17/09

• • Inland tribe sues state over having to pay income tax (Press-Enterprise) 11/13/09

Land & Water

• • Land into trust issue still alive in Congress (Chariho Times) 11/16/09

Recognition & Enrollment

• • The fast lane to first-class U.S. citizenship (KUAM News) 11/17/09

Sacred Sites

• • Group challenges Mt. Taylor listing (Albuquerque Journal) 11/19/09

• • Tribe scores a key win in fight over Cape Wind (Vineyard Gazette) 11/13/09

Voting

• • Cantu picks up one vote in recount (Morning Sun) 11/18/09

• • Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Traditional Leaders remove Governor Flyingman after election (PR Newswire) 11/17/09

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Arrangement:

Articles are arranged from most recent to least recent for this particular year and topic.

Notes:

Please note: At the time that these news stories were initially indexed by the National Indian Law Library, access to the stories was free. Sources such as the New York Times and L. A. Times may require a Login and Password, even if access is free. Please contact the National Indian Law Library if you need help accessing an article or feel we missed an important one.

Links:

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For a more complete list of recent news stories see
Indianz.com
Indian Country Today
Native Web News Digest
IMDiversity
Native News Online

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For a list of American Indian media see
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