SPIRIT LAKE NATION
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Hoeven pushes for federal engagement 
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., met Wednesday with Kevin Washburn, President Obama’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary for Indian Affairs at the Interior Department, pressing him “to be fully involved in the effort to address allegations of abuse and neglect at Spirit Lake.”
By Herald Staff Report , September 13, 2012
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Spirit Lake child protection leader knows what it means when children are removed from home
When he was named the new director of social services for the Spirit Lake Nation last month, Mark Little Owl put himself on the department’s on-call list, available anytime to handle a crisis.
By Chuck Haga , September 13, 2012
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After 20 years, one American Indian-based logo makes a limited return for Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University’s marching band stepped onto the field Saturday during the school’s game against Illinois State, they wore their “Eagles” nickname on the back of their uniforms. Inside their uniform jackets, though, they wore another logo: an American Indian head with feathers, with the name “Hurons” stitched alongside.
By Chuck Haga , September 10, 2012
Offer from feds allows Spirit Lake prosecutor to take certain cases to federal court
Federal prosecutors have offered to make the Spirit Lake Tribe’s prosecutor a special U.S. attorney and to help the tribe develop a strategic plan to protect children from violence.
By Patrick Springer , September 05, 2012
Man sentenced for child abuse on Spirit Lake Reservation
A Tokio man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for abusing a 2-year-old boy on the Spirit Lake Reservation.
By Associated Press , August 28, 2012
Interior sends high-level officials to Spirit Lake
The U.S. Department of the Interior will dispatch a “strike team” of senior officials including the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Spirit Lake Nation Monday, according to the department.
By Chuck Haga , August 24, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Crisis at Spirit Lake transcends partisanship
The origins of the crisis crossed party lines — and leaders will need to cross party lines to find solutions, too.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , August 23, 2012
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Conrad: Spirit Lake lacks leadership on child protection
Saying that the Spirit Lake Nation “seems to be a rudderless ship” lacking the leadership necessary to deal with a crisis in child protection on the reservation, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said he will call Interior Secretary Ken Salazar “and ask him to send in a team” to do what needs to be done.
By Chuck Haga , August 23, 2012
NCAA scoffs at ‘discrimination’ claim
Fighting Sioux nickname supporters at Spirit Lake Sioux Nation base their appeal of a federal judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit against the NCAA on a claim that was never raised at trial and “has no support in fact or law,” the NCAA argues in a brief filed Wednesday with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
By Chuck Haga , August 23, 2012
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State says it offered to help tribe protect children
Tara Muhlhauser, director of the Children and Family Services Division, also advised Tom Sullivan that her office “has repeatedly offered to provide technical assistance… to help the tribe better serve children,” but the tribe “has not taken advantage of our offer.”
By Chuck Haga , August 23, 2012
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Did Legislature miss chance to protect Spirit Lake children?
Democrats say Republicans would not approve federal grants for a home-visitation program that could have protected vulnerable children on reservations because of its link to “Obamacare.” Republican say they were concerned the program would violate privacy rights and long-term federal funding was uncertain. Nonprofit groups are now pursuing the grants.
By Chuck Haga , August 22, 2012
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Official: Safety of Spirit Lake children not better
A federal human services administrator who called on state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency for children at the Spirit Lake Nation has submitted another scathing indictment of child protection services there, alleging that little has been done to improve the situation.
By Chuck Haga , August 17, 2012
Nickname appeal: NCAA used ‘cartel powers’
In their campaign earlier this year to persuade North Dakota voters to rally to UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname, proponents regularly argued that university leaders were exaggerating the potential harm that keeping the name and logo could do.
By Chuck Haga , August 10, 2012
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Betty Jo Krenz, Jamestown, letter: Authorities need to deal with Spirit Lake kids issue
I am very happy for Michael Tilus and his recent almost-never-heard-of “win,” but the unfortunate truth is, this does nothing for the immediate safety and well-being of the children on the reservation.
By Betty Jo Krenz , August 10, 2012
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UND Indian culture expert: Big hurdles in protecting reservation children
Recent deaths of children at the Spirit Lake Nation have brought a spotlight on child abuse and neglect, from federal and state authorities and from the news media. Greg Gagnon, a now retired Indian studies professor, says those problems are real, but many outsiders do not appreciate the enormous hurdles tribal officials face in dealing with the problem.
By Chuck Haga , July 21, 2012
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