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National Native American NewsBlizzards in Indian country: Navajo Nation Inclement weather on the Navajo Nation comes with the territory ? it rains, it snows, it floods ? and residents have learned to prepare for it and hunker down when it happens. But they really got socked this time and it?s not over yet by any means. Major storm recovery effort underway for SD reservations Record winter storms have left households vulnerable and in dire need on South Dakota Indian reservations. Heat, food and water have been in short supply and volunteers from as far away as the San Francisco Bay Area are sending help. Rights are sometimes absent in Indian country BOULDER, Colo. ? The Constitution is often given short shrift in Indian country, where it?s unlikely there will be a jury of one?s peers, a federal courthouse within a reasonable driving distance, or a grand jury convened nearby. Eroding Alaska village appeals lawsuit?s dismissal ANCHORAGE, Alaska ? One of Alaska?s most eroded villages wants to revive a lawsuit that claims greenhouse gasses from oil, power and coal companies are to blame for the climate change endangering the tiny community. Coeur d?Alene Tribe wants broader arrest authority COEUR D?ALENE, Idaho (AP) ? The Coeur d?Alene Tribe in northern Idaho is proposing legislation that would give tribal police the authority to arrest or cite non-tribal members and send them to state court. Weather ravaged communities receive support HIGHLAND, Calif. ? The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians donated $220,000 to assist the American Red Cross and nine Native American communities affected by the severe winter weather that has blanketed the Midwest. Fluent Arikara speaker dies WHITE SHIELD, N.D. (AP) ? The Three Affiliated Tribes in North Dakota says one of the remaining few elders who could teach the Arikara language has died. NAGPRA suffers surprising proposed budget cut WASHINGTON ? One area of the Obama administration?s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget sticks out like a sore thumb. While most Indian-focused programs are remaining steady or are set to make increases, the National Park Service has proposed to dramatically reduce the amount available for NAGPRA grants. Indian programs largely protected from budget freeze WASHINGTON ? Fears that President Barack Obama would freeze or cut Indian country programs in his fiscal year 2011 budget have been alleviated. Comanche Nation blasted by ice LAWTON, Okla. ? In the aftermath of a brutal ice storm Jan. 28, the Comanche Nation went into full emergency management system mode and opened a command center to field response operations, officials said. |
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