WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a round of new funding under the “Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Grants” banner to hundreds of tribes with the intent of improving the safety of tribal citizens.Read more @ ICT - National - Northeast.

VERMILLION, S.D. – During the height of political unrest in Indian country during the 1960s and ’70s, men such as Russell Means, Dennis Banks and Clyde and Vernon Bellecourt were the media-recognized leaders of Red Power, the grass roots movement marked by its activism and a resurgence of Indian cultural identity, pride and traditionalism.Read more @ ICT - Living - Entertainment.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Already at the center of a web of activity that encompasses much of Woodbury County, Iowa, and the surrounding region, Four Directions Community Center is poised for growth. A new alliance with Siouxland Human Investment Partnerships, a 12-year-old area nonprofit, will develop Four Directions’ capabilities, said SHIP’s director, Jim France.Read more @ ICT - National.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a round of new funding under the “Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Grants” banner to hundreds of tribes with the intent of improving the safety of tribal citizens.Read more @ ICT - National.

QUAPAW, Okla. – Pattie Billings plans to make an impact on her local community by facilitating communication and collaboration in the development and delivery of reliable and relevant health information and services to Quapaw tribal members and surrounding communities. Billings, the director of the Quapaw Tribal Library, is one of only seven librarians nationally to be awarded a Sewell Stipend to attend the American Public Health Association’s 138th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Denver, Colo. on Nov. 6 – 10.Read more @ ICT - Living - Education.

HILO, Hawaii – At all universities, student success is the number one goal. At the University of Hawaii at Hilo, this goal goes one step further: Retaining and graduating Native Hawaiian students.Read more @ ICT - Living - Education.

IRVING, N.Y. – Seneca Construction Management Corporation recently celebrated two significant milestones, marking its five-year anniversary and successfully branching out into the federal contracting sector.Read more @ ICT - National - Northeast.

WASHINGTON – For a good chunk of this year, tribal energy prospects seemed dim in D.C., as politicians turned their minds to other issues, including re-election. But a couple new developments show promise.Read more @ ICT - National - Northeast.

DENVER – Power plant coal byproducts and their potential threat to drinking water were the subject of federal rule-making and the object of Native concern at an Environmental Protection Agency public hearing.Read more @ ICT - National - Midwest.

WASHINGTON – For a good chunk of this year, tribal energy prospects seemed dim in D.C., as politicians turned their minds to other issues, including re-election. But a couple new developments show promise.Read more @ ICT - National.