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Federal judge stays order for governor, Rincon band to reach gambling agreement

(CALIFORNIA) -- A federal judge has put on hold, for now, his order that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and North County's Rincon Indian band reach an agreement on a gambling expansion by July.

From: PECHANGA.net

Senate passes casino limits / Measure bars Indian gaming compacts without land deals.

(CALIFORNIA) -- In a signal that lawmakers aren't pleased with the recent deal for a casino along Highway 99, the state Senate today passed a bill that would prohibit the governor from negotiating gambling compacts with Indian tribes until they have qualified gaming land.

From: PECHANGA.net

STORY TO WATCH: State cracks down on electronic bingo machines in Sacramento County

(CALIFORNIA) -- The future of electronic bingo games and the local charities supported by them in Sacramento County is being thrown into question as a number of the bingo operators have been ordered by the state attorney general's office to stop using slot-machine look-alikes.

From: PECHANGA.net

Two dead in second gunbattle in a week on Soboba land

(CALIFORNIA) -- Sheriff's deputies shot two people to death Monday night in the second fatal shooting on the Soboba Indian Reservation in a week, authorities said.

From: PECHANGA.net

County not sure Okla. tribe will make meeting

(OKLAHOMA) -- Ponca Indian Tribe officials have been invited to attend Tuesday's Cowley County commission meeting to discuss the tribe's proposal to fund improvements to some county roads as part of a $60 million casino and hotel project.

From: PECHANGA.net

Poll shows growing public support

(MASSACHUSETTS) -- The gambling issue just won't go away. Despite the devastating legislative defeat of his casino initiative two months ago, the governor is asked at nearly every turn whether he'll continue to push for expanded gaming, especially as the debate over next year's budget heats up.

From: PECHANGA.net

Casino Battle: Warm Springs Also You-Tubin'

(OREGON) -- Last week, Wwire posted a new video from opponents of the proposed Warm Springs casino in the Columbia River Gorge town of Cascade Locks.

From: PECHANGA.net

Supreme Court turns down Blue Lake Rancheria case

(CALIFORNIA) -- The United States Supreme Court denied Monday a request to review a lawsuit between the Blue Lake Rancheria and a Sacramento area resident regarding her home after lower courts threw out the case citing tribal sovereignty.

From: PECHANGA.net

Input sought on Makah Nation whale hunt (5/13)

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Indianz.Com Casino Stalker (5/13)

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Federal Recognition Database 2.0 (5/13)

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In The Hoop Column (5/13)

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Indian Gaming News (5/13)

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The Federal Register (5/13)

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Senate hearing on 20 years of self-governance (5/13)

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Indian Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday (5/13)

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'Gentle touch'

No one understands more about the power of a gentle healing touch of a nurse than the patient. This week, members of the profession renewed their nursing oaths at Fort Defiance hospital as part of National Nursing Week.

From: Navajo Times

Film about Navajo vets uncovers painful past

"Spirit Warriors: A Legacy of the Navajo Veteran" got rave reviews when it was unveiled at a Central Agency veterans conference. Some vets wished it could have been longer.

From: Navajo Times

'08 fire season underway

Navajo Hot Shots firefighting crew "itching to go." Crew departed already, May 2, to fight one forest fire. More on way.

From: Navajo Times

Grappling with success

Kyle Simpson is short, skinny and smart: classic bully bait. But the 9-year-old doesn't get bullied at school. Not since the last guy tried it.

From: Navajo Times

Freedmen are confident following Cherokee appeal

WASHINGTON - The Cherokee Nation and its freedmen met in court May 6 in a case over tribal sovereignty and minority rights. A three-judge panel of U.S. Appeals Court raised questions about the tribe;s sove...

From: Indian Country Today

A nuclear problem

Oglala Sioux fight expansion of uranium mine WASHINGTON - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given hope to a growing group of Natives from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in what&ap...

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Backlash: Maliseet denounces state;s budget cut

Tribe withdraws contributions until state restores $38,000 HOULTON, Maine - The chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians has written a scathing letter to Maine Gov. John Baldacci, castig...

From: Indian Country Today

Penobscot launches $6M endowment fund for youth club

INDIAN ISLAND, Maine - The Penobscot Indian Nation was the first tribal nation in the Northeast to establish a Boys & Girls Club. Now, after eight years of successful growth, the club has launched a $6...

From: Indian Country Today

Indigenous diplomacy

UN declaration on rights is gaining momentum NEW YORK - At the recent United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, North American representative Tonya Gonnella Frichner called on Amer...

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;Small price to pay for your conscience'

A conversation with Bob Lovelace Bob Lovelace, former chief of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and Queen;s University professor, is serving a six-month sentence for refusing to promise...

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