BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
BIA sets abuse training for tribal court staff 
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has scheduled a series of legal training seminars for judges, prosecutors and defenders who work in tribal courts, including a four-day session in Grand Forks June 17-20.
By Chuck Haga , May 13, 2013
BIA superintendent, criticized by some, takes early retirement
Rod Cavanaugh, superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs agency at Fort Totten, N.D., and a key figure in the continuing child protection issue at the Spirit Lake Nation, has taken early retirement, officials confirmed Wednesday.
By Chuck Haga , May 01, 2013
BIA, FBI hear stories of child abuse, vow to ‘make improvements’ at Spirit Lake
A dozen high-ranking federal officials spent three hours listening to Spirit Lake tribal members talk about their concerns for the safety of reservation children.
By Chuck Haga , February 27, 2013
Hoeven: Meeting at Spirit Lake on tribe’s child protection services efforts open to public
A meeting scheduled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide Spirit Lake Sioux leaders and members an update on efforts to improve the tribe’s child protection services will be open to the public, a spokesman for Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and tribal officials confirmed.
By Chuck Haga , February 26, 2013
Whistle blower criticizes feds, own superiors for not protecting children at Spirit Lake Nation
Most of the cases involving at-risk Spirit Lake Nation children cited in earlier reports of suspected child abuse have not been investigated or dealt with by responsible federal, state or tribal officials, a federal whistle blower alleges in his 12th such report.
By Chuck Haga , February 22, 2013
Spirit Lake: No word yet if public can attend ‘town hall’ on child protection
A meeting of senior Bureau of Indian Affairs officials and leaders of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe to assess BIA progress in dealing with child protection issues on the reservation has been scheduled for Wednesday, but it is not clear how public that discussion will be.
By Chuck Haga , February 22, 2013
Federal officials plan town hall meeting at Spirit Lake
Senior officials from the U.S. Interior Department and its Bureau of Indian Affairs have agreed to conduct a “town hall meeting” on the Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation to update members of the tribe on efforts to better protect the tribe’s children.
By Chuck Haga , February 08, 2013
BIA providing fingerprint training to ND tribe
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced an initiative to expedite fingerprinting of foster parents on the Fort Totten Indian Reservation.
By Associated Press , January 10, 2013
12-year-old boy survived New Town, N.D., shooting by playing dead
New Town, N.D., grandmother, 3 grandchildren dead; man questioned in crime kills himself, authorities say
By Amy Dalrymple and Stephen J. Lee , November 20, 2012
Victim of shooting was prominent New Town community member
The woman who was killed here Sunday was president of her church council, served on many community boards and cut fabric squares for the quilting club, neighbors and friends said Monday.
By Amy Dalrymple , November 19, 2012
BIA officials prepare for handover of Spirit Lake Tribe social services
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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.
By Patrick Springer , September 18, 2012
BIA to take control of Spirit Lake social services programs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will assume control of social services programs for the Spirit Lake Tribe, which has been beset with criticisms that it has failed to protect endangered children.
By Patrick Springer , September 14, 2012
Top BIA official to return to Spirit Lake to supervise social workers
A top Bureau of Indian Affairs official will return to the Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation for two weeks starting Tuesday to supervise BIA social workers detailed to the tribe’s social services department, the Interior Department announced today.
By Chuck Haga , August 31, 2012
‘How can you lose a girl for 90 days?’
Former Sen. Byron Dorgan: Child abuse on reservations needs better, more coordinated response“There aren’t enough resources, and there aren’t enough people to care,” he said following the death of a a two-month-old child at the Spirit Lake Nation. Child abuse and neglect is one of the most vexing problems facing Indian country today, experts say. Dorgan chaired the Senate Indian Affairs Committee until 2010.
By Chuck Haga and Patrick Springer , July 13, 2012
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