By Emiley Morgan, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY - Despite the suicide death of the government’s main witness, prosecutors say they plan to proceed with the criminal cases against those accused of stealing Native American artifacts.

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by hunwut
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By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji)
There is a colonization connection the indigenous people of Australia and America share.
Both were driven to the brink of annihilation by invaders. Both had their children ripped from their arms and placed into institutional boarding schools intent upon acculturation by whatever means (See the movie Rabbit Proof Fence).

Posted on March 1st, 2010 by hunwut
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SWC alum represents Navajos in the Miss Indian World pageant
By: Holly Angeles
Sheilah Naajiibah Dasher is a young woman warrior with strength and fearlessness in her name. Naajiibah means “woman who went to war many times” in Navajo. Dasher wears her Native-American heritage proudly and will represent her people as a candidate in the Miss Indian [...]

Posted on February 28th, 2010 by hunwut
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The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO-A man has been charged with illegally buying the gun that a former Indian casino worker used to kill his ex-boss and commit suicide last year in San Diego County.

Posted on February 11th, 2010 by hunwut
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By Matt Kettmann
Though local lore held that the so-called “scorpion tree” had been the work of cowboys, paleontologist Rex Saint Onge immediately knew that the tree was carved by Indians when he stumbled upon it in the fall of 2006.

Posted on February 9th, 2010 by hunwut
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Wayne Newton advocates for Virginia state recognition of Patawomeck Indian tribe
By Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post Staff Writer
RICHMOND — When Capitol Hill rolls out the red carpet for celebrity lobbyists, it gets Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. On Tuesday, Richmond got Las Vegas crooner Wayne Newton, who blew into town on behalf of his [...]

Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by hunwut
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — A casino gaming commissioner killed by a former employee was about to leave his job and move back to Arizona because he didn’t like being ordered to fire people, his wife said.

Posted on December 31st, 2009 by hunwut
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By Staff reports
SACRAMENTO - The California Tribal Business Alliance (CTBA) announced Dec. 7 the election of its 2010 officers. Leslie Lohse, treasurer of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, was elected chairwoman of the CTBA at a meeting of the Board of Directors Dec. 3. Other officers elected include Jessica Tavares, chairwoman of the United [...]

Posted on December 11th, 2009 by hunwut
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Tiger Woods’ mistress Jaimee Grubbs was brought up on a Colville Native American Reservation in Washington state and her father is a Native American but that didn’t stop the fame-seeker from ranting against her people in TV reality show audition tape obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com.

Posted on December 6th, 2009 by hunwut
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By Roy Cook
Moonchildren settle back. Remember the cold. Remember the dark nights and short days of time before time and when the Earth is at rest. Sit closely together in the long nights of time and recall the stories told and retold.

Posted on December 4th, 2009 by hunwut
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