Tribal citizenship in crisis

Letter to the Editor
September 18, 2009
S everal serious issues concerning tribal citizenship threaten the future of American Indian nations... Read more

No justice

Letter to the Editor
September 18, 2009
O nce again Leonard Peltier’s hopes of returning home to his family a free man were crushed. Parole denied... Read more

The land of many welcomes

By Richard Walker, Today correspondent
September 17, 2009
2 of 3 in a series Hoonah/Icy Strait Point Xuna: “Shelter from the north wind” T hat this is a sensitive environment was clear as we walked the wooden boardwalk to a forested viewi... Read more

EPA and IHS partner to enhance water services for tribes

Rob Capriccioso
September 17, 2009
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency, long an ally on certain tribal issues, is stepping up its commitment to enhancing water services in Indian country by working with... Read more

General Mills and American Dietetic Association partner to help kids

Staff reports
September 17, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS – The General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Program , in partnership with the American Dietetic Association , has awarded $500,000 in grants to community-based organ... Read more

Downsized Wigwam remains an upbeat event

Kathleen Edgecomb, The Day, New London, Conn.
September 17, 2009
MONTVILLE, Conn... Read more

Permanent Forum wants forced labor stopped

Staff reports
September 17, 2009
F ollowing a recent mission to Bolivia and Paraguay, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues released two reports expressing grave concern over forced labor suffere... Read more

Interior stalls tribe’s water development

Rob Capriccioso
September 17, 2009
WASHINGTON – Members of the Tule River Tribe of California are growing increasingly frustrated with the Department of the Interior as it continues to stall the tribe’s ability to s... Read more

Puyallup Tribe project uses stimulus funds

By Katie Zemtseff, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
September 17, 2009
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – A multifamily project on the Puyallup Tribe’s reservation in Tacoma recently received $3 million in federal stimulus funds... Read more

New energy products safe for diabetics

Staff reports
September 17, 2009
PACOIMA, Calif. – The high and steadily increasing prevalence of diabetes (mostly Type 2) amongst Native Americans is largely due to lifestyle factors... Read more

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