In 1995, a benefit album to raise funds to fight the allegedly wrongful imprisonment of convicted murderer Leonard Peltier was supposed to come out on Columbia. The record– dubbed Exiled in the Land of the Free– was to feature feature rare, live, and unreleased tracks from Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Superchunk, Mike Watt, [...]

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by hunwut
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by calajan
Jimi Castillo is the first Native American to run for the office of Lt. Governor in California on behalf of the Green Party.

Posted on February 10th, 2010 by hunwut
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Allies take both houses of the legislature
By Rick Kearns, Today correspondent
In a victory for both the candidate and his allies, President Evo Morales of Bolivia won the presidential election and the allied MAS Party (Movement Towards Socialism) took control of both the Senate and Lower House of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, the successor to the [...]

Posted on December 20th, 2009 by hunwut
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Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer
A handful of wealthy California gaming tribes - which together gave nearly $130 million to political causes in 2008 - rank as the nation’s largest special-interest donors to campaigns, according to a study released Monday.

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by hunwut
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National Congress of American Indians’ conference comes to Palm Springs
Debra Gruszecki • The Desert Sun
The National Congress of American Indians, the oldest and largest organization representing tribal governments, will formally launch its 2010 Census Campaign, “Indian Country Counts,” on Monday.

Posted on October 8th, 2009 by hunwut
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We mourn the loss with the rest of America for the Lion of the Senate has gone home at last to be with his brothers and other cherished family members.
Written by Ryan Wilson
Today thousands of Indian children will return to school for a new year some will be attending their first day of school ever. [...]

Posted on August 27th, 2009 by hunwut
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Vicki Vasques, who served as director of the Office of Indian Education during the Bush administration, is seeking public office in Virginia.
Vasques announced her candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates, 45th District, yesterday. She is running as a Republican.

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by hunwut
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