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TNB->Colville Tribes: Sinixt Lake indians fact sheet
Posted on Tuesday, July 01 @ 12:09:14 CDT (769 reads)

Today the Sinixt, or Lake Indians, as they are also known, live primarily on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State, where they form part of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which is recognized by the United States government as an American Indian Tribe. A few Sinixt live in their traditional West Kootenay territory, particularly the Slocan Valley. They are no longer legally recognized by the Canadian government.

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TNB->Nez Perce: Human skull found near Snake River may be ancient Nez Perce
Posted on Thursday, June 12 @ 19:19:13 CDT (1733 reads)

A partial human skull and bone fragments found near a site known for its American Indian petroglyphs, pictographs and ancient graves may be the remains of a Nez Perce ancestor.

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TNB->Makah Indians: Makah whale-hunting proposal rated 'least impact' in study
Posted on Thursday, May 22 @ 17:05:42 CDT (3294 reads)

AUTHOR: Richard Walker

The Makah Indian Nation's proposal to hunt gray whales has fewer negative impacts than five of six alternatives considered in a draft federal study released May 9.

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TNB->Yakima: Saturday is 150th anniversary of Battle of Steptoe
Posted on Monday, May 19 @ 04:42:54 CDT (3499 reads)

AUTHOR: Nicholas Geranios

The situation was desperate for Lt. Col. Edward Steptoe and his men, down to their last few rounds of ammunition after a day of fighting Indian warriors from numerous tribes.

But darkness came, and Steptoe's force managed to escape, ending a battle 150 years ago that eventually led to the brutal subjugation of the tribes in the Inland Northwest.

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TNB->Shoshone Indian: Shoshone try to gain ownership of historic Washakie Cemetery
Posted on Sunday, January 13 @ 19:20:41 CST (2012 reads)

AUTHOR: Kristen Moulton

The patch of ground isn't much to look at. Surrounded by sagebrush and tall, dry grass on a hillside just south of the Idaho state line, there's no water - and the only access is a two-track dirt path. But looks deceive.

The parcel, just shy of 5 acres, is the resting place of more than 200 Northwestern Shoshones, including Sagwitch, the chief who led survivors of the 1863 Bear River Massacre into the Mormon Church.

And now the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone, headquartered in Brigham City nearly 35 miles to the south, is taking steps to gain ownership of the Washakie Cemetery, surrounded on all sides by the band's 180-acre "reservation" near Portage.

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TNB->Cherokee Indian: Quarterback Sam Bradford is source of pride for the Cherokee Nation
Posted on Saturday, December 01 @ 20:18:24 CST (2738 reads)

AUTHOR: Vahe Gregorian

J.R. Cook, executive director of United National Indian Tribal Youth in Oklahoma City, believes Bradford is the first quarterback with American Indian heritage to start for a major college program since Sonny Sixkiller at Washington in 1972.

"Obviously, Oklahoma football is huge all over the state, and in the Cherokee Nation it's the same," Miller said. "The quarterback on an Oklahoma team who's done as well as he has is a rock star in Oklahoma, and now we feel like he's our rock star."

Sports, of course, aren't always the most meaningful endeavor, Cook said. But he understands their visibility and likes to note an old American Indian saying: "The honor of one is the honor of all."

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TNB->By State: Montana's Blackfeet Tribe celebrated in Smithsonian exhibit
Posted on Saturday, September 15 @ 21:53:00 CDT (3148 reads)

AUTHOR: FAITH BREMNER

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian opened an exhibit Friday celebrating the history and culture of Montana's Blackfeet Tribe.

Titled "We Are the Continuum of Creation," the exhibit features stories and more than 30 objects highlighting important events and cultural practices, such as the tribe's creation story, the introduction of the horse in the 1700s and the connection of the lodge, or tepee, to the environment.

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TNB->Makah Indians: Makah tribal member kills whale without permits or tribal sanction
Posted on Tuesday, September 11 @ 21:43:28 CDT (3090 reads)

AUTHORS: Lynda V. Mapes and Jonathan Martin

It was about 6:30 on a beautiful summer morning, with gray whales all around, when Wayne Johnson decided he had waited long enough: It was time to hunt whales again.

Within minutes Saturday, Johnson and four other Makah tribal members were on the downtown dock at Neah Bay, boarding two motorized boats. By the end of the day, the men were in handcuffs and a whale was dead.

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TNB->Makah Indians: Makah tribal member kills whale without permits or tribal sanction
Posted on Tuesday, September 11 @ 21:43:22 CDT (2038 reads)

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TNB->Shoshone Indian: Duck Valley Indian Rez without water, running low on food after fire destroys village
Posted on Monday, July 30 @ 23:45:05 CDT (2362 reads)

There is a dire emergency at the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee, Nevada. It's a very isolated reservation on the Nevada/Idaho border. One of the many fires that have been burning out of control in the west devastated this little village and people have been suffering without water and electricity for 8 day now with no relief in sight.

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TNB->Cherokee Indian: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is trying to break a treaty signed in 1866
Posted on Thursday, June 21 @ 15:44:33 CDT (2981 reads)

AUTHOR: George Wickliffe

Federally-recognized tribal governments are in a better position with the United States than ever before. And because of that, I am concerned that the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is trying to break a treaty signed in 1866 with the original Cherokees. It is dangerous to try and break a treaty. It opens doors for Congress to abolish their government-to-government relationship with the tribes.

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State recognized Lumbee Indians cross major hurdle in battle for federal recognition
Posted on Tuesday, June 12 @ 21:14:52 CDT (2464 reads)

AUTHOR: Barbara Barrett

It took 100 years and dozens of visits to Washington, but the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina crossed their most significant hurdle yet Thursday in their ongoing quest for full federal legitimacy.

After hours of debate that pitted North Carolina congressmen and Indian tribes against one another, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to give the Lumbee a status that could bring hundreds of millions of tax dollars in housing, education and health benefits.

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TNB->Cherokee Indian: Cherokee healer says to remember and follow the traditions
Posted on Tuesday, April 24 @ 23:08:45 CDT (3571 reads)

AUTHOR: Betty Smith

Crosslin Smith, Cherokee Traditionalist

Cherokee traditionalist Crosslin Smith explains the principles set down by the creator. "Maintaining the spiritual tradition handed down through centuries is vital to a person’s health in today’s society," Smith said Friday.

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TNB->Cherokee Indian: Old Indians mounds claimed by Eastern Cherokee tribe
Posted on Tuesday, April 24 @ 22:57:33 CDT (3759 reads)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Monday officially reclaimed one of the few undisturbed Indians mounds remaining in Western North Carolina. “This property is not just about a mound,” said Principal Chief Michell Hicks. “It is about a way of life.”

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TNB->Cherokee Indian: Cherokees Vote Out Slaves' Descendants
Posted on Sunday, March 04 @ 19:10:06 CST (2937 reads)

AUTHOR: Murray Evans

Cherokee Nation members voted Saturday to revoke the tribal citizenship of an estimated 2,800 descendants of the people the Cherokee once owned as slaves.

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