12/31/08 - Stillaguamish Tribe opens expanded casino

December 31, 2008
The grand opening ceremony for the newly expanded Angel of the Winds Casino in Arlington ended at noon on Sunday, and about 400 people were already lined up, waiting to get inside. Read more

Industry continued to grow

Patti Jo King, Today correspondent
December 31, 2008
I n 2007, the National Indian Gaming Association reported that there were 423 Indian gaming establishments operated by 225 tribes in 28 states... Read more

12/31/08 - 2 eagles die in Oregon, victims of gunshots

December 31, 2008
The first eagle was found in the snow, its wings spread far and wide, feathers scattered about its body. Jennifer Merritt and her boyfriend T.O... Read more

New IHS director faced difficult year

Rob Capriccioso
December 31, 2008
WASHINGTON – Soon after Robert McSwain was sworn in as director of IHS May 7, he was an optimistic man... Read more

Struggles and persistance

Rick Kearns, Today correspondent
December 31, 2008
I ndigenous Latin Americans were fighting for their rights in 2008... Read more

Canadas tarnished international image

Kate Harries, Today correspondent
December 31, 2008
TORONTO – Canada was once viewed as a beacon of enlightenment on the world stage – a leader in the field of human rights and peacekeeping... Read more

12/31/08 - Tribal casinos cope with recession, lure Nevada-bound customers

December 31, 2008
Hard economic times are pinching California, driving the jobless rate up to 8.4 percent and forcing the state to consider major tax increases and draconian cuts in public services... Read more

Looking for right kind of progress on NCLB

Rob Capriccioso
December 31, 2008
WASHINGTON – Native educators in 2008 continued to make their Indian-focused education priorities under the No Child Left Behind Act known to policymakers... Read more

Bush administration put the wreck in federal recognition

Gale Courey Toensing
December 31, 2008
WASHINGTON – While no whistleblower has come forward – yet - to confirm definitely that the Bush administration’s unwritten federal recognition policy was not to acknowledge any mo... Read more

Forty years of tribal colleges

Rob Capriccioso
December 31, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Va... Read more

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