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Well the Obama Administration has made an offer which looks positioned to settle Infamous Cobell Lawsuit. More Info (HERE). Of the most important information to me are the proposed changes in the Trust Administration processes. The paternal government policy which simply says we must care for you because you can not care for yourself. How [...]
I have written before about the lack of desire for Tribes to welcome home students particularly. After a good conversation yesterday with a friend who is now running his tribes Cultural programming, I feel I have some further input to the topic. First, if we look back to federal policy and how NDNs have been treated [...]
This morning I read an article about the future of NDN country’s economies. (HERE) First, I am a big supporter of Economic Growth in NDN country. I have committed my time, money, labor, and now all of the above, to pursue more education in order to assist NDN communities in building sustainable and developing economies. [...]
Did you know that the person who sells art to you could be a felon? Or you could be one for purchasing any art with a component of wood or plant fiber? Yep. According to provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, aka Public Law 110-246, an amendment to the Lacey Act [...]
By Ann Woolner If the Indians had been AIG, the $3.4 billion settlement announced this week would have been many times larger. The real AIG–insurance giant American International Group Inc.–sopped up $180 billion in government aid after helping to create the economic havoc felt around the world. The Indians sought no bailout, no handout when [...]
The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to hear a lawsuit on behalf of Native American activists who assert the Washington Redskins‘ football team name is so offensive that it does not deserve trademark protection. The decision lets stand a lower court ruling that under the legal doctrine of “laches”, the plaintiffs waited [...]
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