01/30/29 - O'odham to build largest AZ casino-resort near Glendale

January 30, 2009
The Tohono O'odham Nation plans to build the state's largest casino-resort on unincorporated land close to the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale... Read more

01/30/09 - Cayuga Indian Nation to reopen two stores today

January 30, 2009
The Cayuga Indian Nation was to reopen its two LakeSide Trading gas station/convenience stores this morning, two months after authorities seized all 17,600 cartons of cigarettes in... Read more

Richard Pound on the s-word

Kate Harries, Today correspondent
January 30, 2009
TORONTO – “The word civilization – when used to denigrate peoples classed as ‘savage’ by colonizers – has an explosive power,” author Charles Mann wrote in “1491, New Revelations o... Read more

Tax benefits

Letter to the Editor
January 30, 2009
Indian Country Today is to be commended for covering the latest news in Indian country concerning the taxation of cigarettes... Read more

Inquiring mind

Letter to the Editor
January 30, 2009
So, when will one of our own kind run for Commander-in-Chief?... Read more

EchoHawk spawns concern as likely BIA chief

Rob Capriccioso
January 30, 2009
WASHINGTON – News that President Barack Obama is close to selecting Larry EchoHawk as assistant secretary of Indian affairs is receiving mixed reactions from tribal officials and t... Read more

Judge issues new injunction against cigarette tax law

Gale Courey Toensing
January 30, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A New York judge has extended a ban against a cigarette tax bill aimed at forcing reservation smoke shops to collect taxes for the state. At a hearing Jan... Read more

01/30/09 - Auburn celebrates its cultural diversity

January 30, 2009
Uniquely Auburn, a community-sponsored celebration of cultural diversity recognizing people, places, and events that make the city unique, came to life at the Performing Arts Cente... Read more

Parents proud, son Barack Black Eagle enters White House

Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Special to Today
January 30, 2009
HELENA, Mont... Read more

01/30/09 - 'First Nations' event to honor native heritage

January 30, 2009
Before the state of Oregon celebrates its 150th birthday in February, more deeply rooted cultures will celebrate, adding a more seasoned, farther-reaching historical dimension to t... Read more

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