By Deb Haaland U.S. Secretary of the Interior The federal government’s responsibility to America’s combat veterans is personal to me. While my dad served two consecutive tours in Vietnam, my siblings and I would send letters to him not knowing if he would come home. Our country’s obligation to our
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Vacant lot off Las Vegas strip purchased for $12M by North Dakota Native American Tribe. RAPID CITY—One of the abiding realities of Indian Country is that some tribes benefit better from casino and gambling operations than others. All the Oklahoma tribes, and tribes like Shakopee and Nebraska Winnebago have casinos
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RAPID CITY—On May 16, 2014, Diane Humetewa (Hopi) became the first Native American woman jurist ever appointed to a federal bench. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to the United States District Court in Arizona. Only seven Native Americans have ever been appointed to a federal court, although two
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—Jim James is enrolled in the Santee Sioux Tribe, Nebraska: a respected tribal elder: retired owner of Isanti Construction having built thousands of HUD homes, hospitals, and schools across Indian country: recipient of national HUD awards and a former Tribal President. Now relocated to Lincoln to be close to
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Jim James enrolled member of the Santee Sioux Tribe. Part two of a two part series LINCOLN, NEBRASKA: As reported in last week’s issue, Jim James, Santee Sioux now residing in Lincoln, Nebraska reported that he felt a victim of discrimination at the Big Reds Keno establishment on July 14,
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WASHINGTON DC—Old photographs reveal Zitkala-Ša (Red Bird) to be one of the most beautiful women of the 19th Century, but she has been selected as one of five women to appear on newly minted US Treasury Department 2024 quarters for more than just her exceptional looks. Zitkala-Ša was born in
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Several converging factors make the recent tribal casino battles in Oklahoma something to which the rest of Indian Country should pay attention. Although an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, has worked tirelessly against tribal interest since becoming governor in 2019. Stitt has
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Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship approved the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act (S. 1156). The legislation, sponsored by Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), would create a permanent Associate Administrator at
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BILLINGS – The Not Invisible Act Commission has scheduled a public hearing in Billings, MT on July 25-26, 2023, for anyone who wishes to appear before the commission in person. In addition, the Commission has scheduled two days of virtual hearings in August and is also accepting written testimony, recommendations,
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“We applaud the Senate’s passage of our bill, and we hope the House of Representatives considers it in short order.” SD Senators Thune and Rounds WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed their Tribal Trust Land Homeownership
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