Tribes call for amendment or repeal of P.L. 280

Gale Courey Toensing
December 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Ca – It was violence and the tragic deaths of members of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians this year that reignited a long running controversy over Public Law 280 and... Read more

12/31/08 - CRIT elects new chair

December 31, 2008
Eldred Enas was elected as the new Chairman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes in the Tribes' elections on Dec. 6. Enas defeated Rayford Patch and Wendell Goodman, Jr... Read more

Sex offender registries raises sovereignty issues

Gale Courey Toensing
December 31, 2008
WASHINGTON – Two laws authorizing national sex offender registries were highlighted during the year... Read more

Presidential election excited and ignited

Rob Capriccioso
December 31, 2008
WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama wasn’t the only one making history this election year... Read more

Sharing the wealth

Gale Courey Toensing
December 31, 2008
PRIOR LAKE, Minn... Read more

Tribal casino Industry 2008

Patti Jo King, Today correspondent
December 31, 2008
I n 2008, the current national economic crisis created serious challenges for tribal casinos... Read more

First step taken

Gale Courey Toensing
December 31, 2008
NEW YORK, N.Y... Read more

12/31/08 - TEMECULA: Milestone in water rights negotiations

December 31, 2008
Leaders of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians and the Rancho California Water District say they have put together the framework for lasting water rights peace in the Temecula Val... Read more

12/31/08 - Arizona Poker Room Raided After Indian Casinos File Lawsuit

December 31, 2008
The was no Christmas spirit in Arizona recently, as the City of Tucson’s Police Department, assisted by agents from the Arizona Department of Gaming, raided and closed a local priv... Read more

The worst natural disasters to strike tribal nations in 2008

Terri C. Hansen, Today correspondent
December 31, 2008
The winds of destruction lived up to their name this year, as the deadliest of natural disasters to strike the country’s tribal nations, uprooting trees, roofs and sometimes, entir... Read more

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