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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND Law School’s Joseph Morsette inspires American Indian youth to consider careers in law
Theres no fixed path to the law. Just ask Joseph Morsette, director of theUND School of LawNative Americans Into Law Programand faculty fellow at theNorthern Plains Indian Law Center. Though most fo...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 3:00 PM
US attorneys meet with tribal officials 
Criminal prosecutions have increased by about 25 percent on American Indian reservations in the Dakotas in recent years though tribal officials say public safety personnel and funding are lacking.
By James MacPherson , September 06, 2012
Attorneys from 15 states to discuss Native American justice issues in Bismarck meeting
U.S. attorneys from 15 states in Indian Country will meet here Thursday to discuss Native American justice issues.
By Forum Communications , September 05, 2012
DOJ awards Dakotas tribes $1 million in grants
The Department of Justice has awarded more than $1 million to four Native American tribes in the Dakotas to enhance sex offender registration and notification programs.
By Associated Press , August 30, 2012
Government won't put liens on divided tribal lands
Native American tribes don't have to reimburse the government for buying divided-up tribal land so it can be returned to them, the Department of Interior said Friday.
By Suzanne Gamboa , August 10, 2012
News director in Duluth issues apology for Facebook post
A local TV news director’s Facebook comment about a “drunk, homeless, Native American” who wandered into his yard caused a stir on social media websites Thursday and provoked a request for an on-air apology from two local commissions.
By Christa Lawler , August 02, 2012
New Tonto, familiar feelings for Native Americans
To most people, the upcoming "Lone Ranger" movie is just a normal Disney blockbuster featuring action, adventure and Johnny Depp looking over-the-top. But to Native Americans, it's personal.
By Manuel Valdes , July 25, 2012
‘Slapshot’ town embraces Indian nickname, logo
While the trend nationally has been for prep and collegiate sports teams to move away from American Indian-themed nicknames and logos, the new North American Hockey League Junior A team in Johnstown, Pa., announced Wednesday that it will be known as the Tomahawks.
By Chuck Haga , May 24, 2012
$3.4 billion Indian land royalty settlement upheld
A panel of appellate judges on Tuesday upheld a $3.4 billion settlement between the U.S. government and hundreds of thousands of Native American plaintiffs whose land trust royalties were mismanaged by the Interior Department.
By Matt Volz , May 22, 2012
Native American mascots banned in Oregon schools
Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames and logos.
By Jonathan J. Cooper , May 17, 2012
UN fact finder to recommend some lands be returned to Native Americans, Alaska Natives
A United Nations fact finder surveying conditions of Native Americans and Alaska Natives says he will recommend in his report that some of their lands are returned.
By Associated Press , May 04, 2012
Tribes seek support for Violence Against Women Act
Native American leaders say they need support from two more senators to give the Violence Against Women Act a better chance of going to the Senate floor. As of Tuesday, the legislation that contains measures specifically addressing victims who are Native American or Alaska Native has 58 supporters in the Senate, including its sponsor Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont. Backing from 60 senators would mean a filibuster could be ended if one were launched against it.
By Suzanne Gamboa , March 06, 2012
Sakakawea: What's in a name?
Sakakawea is immortalized in history books, but depending on which one you’re reading or who you ask, the spelling and pronunciation of the legendary woman’s name differs.
By Ashley Martin , December 08, 2011
Tribes asking for more of Obama efforts
There's little doubt President Barack Obama has won high esteem among Native Americans by breaking through a logjam of inaction on issues that matter to them. The Obama administration this week proposed sweeping changes to federal tribal-land leasing rules that had not been touched in 50 years. Obama nominated a Native American to the federal bench, signed a law renewing the Indian Health Care Act and settled a tribal royalties lawsuit that had dragged on through three administrations.
By Suzanne Gamboa , December 02, 2011
Air ambulance to be stationed near S.D.'s Rosebud Indian Reservation
An air ambulance will be stationed just seven minutes from the heart of South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation starting Wednesday, when it begins flying out of nearby Valentine, Neb.
By Dirk Lammers , November 29, 2011
American Indians see lessons in sweat lodge trial
New age guru James Arthur Ray faced more than a judge at his sentencing last week for a sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead.
By Felicia Fonesca , November 23, 2011
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