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Federal officials address concerns with Spirit Lake Tribe's social services
Federal officials are stepping up oversight of the Spirit Lake Tribe’s social services programs in response to warnings that children’s health and safety are endangered by mismanagement. Michael S. Black, director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has outlined plans for corrective action with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and members of his staff.
Saturday, May, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Federal officials are stepping up oversight of the Spirit Lake Tribe’s social services programs in response to warnings that children’s health and safety are endangered by mismanagement. Michael S. Black, director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has outlined plans for corrective action with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and members of his staff.
Saturday, May, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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N.D. gives Spirit Lake Tribe until late March to address foster care deficiencies
State officials have given the Spirit Lake Tribe until the end of March to correct deficiencies found in its administration of 36 foster children whose care is paid for by a program under an agreement with the Department of Human Services. Case plans for the children either didn’t exist, were incomplete or not up to date, a state review in January found.
Wednesday, February, 29, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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State officials have given the Spirit Lake Tribe until the end of March to correct deficiencies found in its administration of 36 foster children whose care is paid for by a program under an agreement with the Department of Human Services. Case plans for the children either didn’t exist, were incomplete or not up to date, a state review in January found.
Wednesday, February, 29, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Appeals court upholds N.D. woman's conviction, sentence
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a North Dakota woman convicted of embezzling from the Spirit Lake Tribe.
Thursday, March, 14, 2013 - - News
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A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a North Dakota woman convicted of embezzling from the Spirit Lake Tribe.
Thursday, March, 14, 2013 - - News
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Devils Lake woman gets probation for stealing from Spirit Lake tribe
A Devils Lake woman has been sentenced to two years of probation for stealing from the Spirit Lake tribe.
Tuesday, February, 15, 2011 - - News
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A Devils Lake woman has been sentenced to two years of probation for stealing from the Spirit Lake tribe.
Tuesday, February, 15, 2011 - - News
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BIA officials prepare for handover of Spirit Lake Tribe social services
Officials are preparing for a handover of social services programs from Spirit Lake Tribe to the Bureau of Indian Affairs that will take place on Oct. 1.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Officials are preparing for a handover of social services programs from Spirit Lake Tribe to the Bureau of Indian Affairs that will take place on Oct. 1.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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St. Michael, N.D., woman sentenced for embezzling from Spirit Lake Tribe
Patricia Robertson, 53, will spend six months of her time on home confinement. U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says the woman who also is known as Patricia Cavanaugh was ordered to pay back the tribe nearly $5,500.
Tuesday, December, 20, 2011 - - News
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Patricia Robertson, 53, will spend six months of her time on home confinement. U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says the woman who also is known as Patricia Cavanaugh was ordered to pay back the tribe nearly $5,500.
Tuesday, December, 20, 2011 - - News
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Spirit Lake Nation responds to critics, challenges motives of 'whistleblowers'
In a lengthy statement published this week in the Devils Lake Journal, the Spirit Lake Tribe decried recent criticism of tribal social service programs involving child protection.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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In a lengthy statement published this week in the Devils Lake Journal, the Spirit Lake Tribe decried recent criticism of tribal social service programs involving child protection.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Feds indict Spirit Lake leader for fuel assistance fraud
An official of the Spirit Lake Tribe at Fort Totten, N.D., has been charged in federal court with embezzling federal funds in the low-income fuel assistance program on the reservation at Devils Lake.
Wednesday, April, 06, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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An official of the Spirit Lake Tribe at Fort Totten, N.D., has been charged in federal court with embezzling federal funds in the low-income fuel assistance program on the reservation at Devils Lake.
Wednesday, April, 06, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Former Spirit Lake official guilty of embezzlement
The former coordinator of the Spirit Lake Tribe’s Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program has been found guilty of embezzling funds from the program.
Saturday, October, 22, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The former coordinator of the Spirit Lake Tribe’s Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program has been found guilty of embezzling funds from the program.
Saturday, October, 22, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Spirit Lake tribe members team up against violence
An "Awareness and Healing" conference, which continues Friday with presentations on child protection, family violence and other issues, is part of the Spirit Lake tribe’s response to highly publicized concerns about child welfare on the reservation.
Friday, October, 26, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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An "Awareness and Healing" conference, which continues Friday with presentations on child protection, family violence and other issues, is part of the Spirit Lake tribe’s response to highly publicized concerns about child welfare on the reservation.
Friday, October, 26, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Court documents detail tribal fraud case
According to federal court documents and a court official, two council members of the Spirit Lake Tribe at Fort Totten, N.D., were indicted initially in a case alleging three years of fraud and theft of tribal fuel assistance funds.
Friday, April, 08, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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According to federal court documents and a court official, two council members of the Spirit Lake Tribe at Fort Totten, N.D., were indicted initially in a case alleging three years of fraud and theft of tribal fuel assistance funds.
Friday, April, 08, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Reprimand lifted for Spirit Lake whistleblower
The Indian Health Service has rescinded its reprimand of a clinical psychiatrist who sounded the alarm over what he regarded as systemic failures to protect endangered children of the Spirit Lake Tribe.
Friday, August, 03, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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The Indian Health Service has rescinded its reprimand of a clinical psychiatrist who sounded the alarm over what he regarded as systemic failures to protect endangered children of the Spirit Lake Tribe.
Friday, August, 03, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Two plead guilty to Spirit Lake Tribe embezzlement
William Kazena, 67, and Martina Kazena, 66, both of Fort Totten, N.D., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Chief Judge Ralph Erickson to charges of conspiracy to embezzle from an Indian tribal organization and aiding and abetting.
Saturday, January, 14, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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William Kazena, 67, and Martina Kazena, 66, both of Fort Totten, N.D., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Chief Judge Ralph Erickson to charges of conspiracy to embezzle from an Indian tribal organization and aiding and abetting.
Saturday, January, 14, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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St. Michael, N.D., woman pleads to theft and conspiracy
A St. Michael woman has pleaded guilty to theft from a tribal organization and conspiracy to embezzle from a tribal organization in two separate cases.
Wednesday, May, 09, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A St. Michael woman has pleaded guilty to theft from a tribal organization and conspiracy to embezzle from a tribal organization in two separate cases.
Wednesday, May, 09, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Psychologist: Spirit Lake social services in crisis
A suicidal girl who was allowed to be shuttled between homes with sex offenders. Reports of suspected child abuse and neglect left ignored. A child protection worker convicted of felony child abuse.
Sunday, April, 15, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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A suicidal girl who was allowed to be shuttled between homes with sex offenders. Reports of suspected child abuse and neglect left ignored. A child protection worker convicted of felony child abuse.
Sunday, April, 15, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Eunice Davidson, Devils Lake, column: Saving nickname is enough reward
Why am I in favor of saving the Fighting Sioux nickname? The reason simply is this: I am proud of the name. I have gone back into my genealogy and have found some amazing facts about my ancestors who earned the name Fighting Sioux.
Thursday, April, 16, 2009 - - Opinion
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Why am I in favor of saving the Fighting Sioux nickname? The reason simply is this: I am proud of the name. I have gone back into my genealogy and have found some amazing facts about my ancestors who earned the name Fighting Sioux.
Thursday, April, 16, 2009 - - Opinion
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OUR OPINION: U.S. Senate could have a role at Spirit Lake
In the statement, the tribal government suggests that it inherited the problem, that it’s dealing with it effectively and that whistleblowers and a malevolent press have made things worse. This level of defensiveness undermines the effectiveness of the tribe’s statement.
Sunday, August, 12, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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In the statement, the tribal government suggests that it inherited the problem, that it’s dealing with it effectively and that whistleblowers and a malevolent press have made things worse. This level of defensiveness undermines the effectiveness of the tribe’s statement.
Sunday, August, 12, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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Nickname survives another month
DEVILS LAKE — UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname has survived another month after the State Board of Higher Education decided not to retire it on Thursday when it met here at Lake Region State College.
Friday, February, 19, 2010 - - News
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DEVILS LAKE — UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname has survived another month after the State Board of Higher Education decided not to retire it on Thursday when it met here at Lake Region State College.
Friday, February, 19, 2010 - - News
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Nickname referendum still on
Opponents of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname in the Spirit Lake Tribe were unable to convince a judge to halt the nickname referendum scheduled for Tuesday.
Friday, April, 17, 2009 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Opponents of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname in the Spirit Lake Tribe were unable to convince a judge to halt the nickname referendum scheduled for Tuesday.
Friday, April, 17, 2009 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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OUR OPINION: Spirit Lake and other tribes need a free press
Many tribes across America desperately need a free and independent press. And the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota just might be first on the list.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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Many tribes across America desperately need a free and independent press. And the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota just might be first on the list.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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