A group of American Indians are hoping to earn a Pepsi Refresh Grant to open an American Indian Center in Shakopee.
The center would provide programs in language, American Indian arts, and a dance troop for the students and young adults of the community.
The proposal is seeking a $50,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh project. The [...]
June 16, 2010
American Indian center in the running for $50,000 grant
Kiowa filmmaker premieres film at OKC Film Festival
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Kiowa filmmaker returned home to premiere his latest project, a movie that highlights Native American cultures and history in Oklahoma.
“Indian Girl” debuted June 11 at the 10th Annual deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City.
The film’s director, Christopher McKenzie, is a Kiowa Tribal citizen from Mustang, Okla., and says that the film’s [...]
Tucson, Arizona Pascua Yaqui Tribe breaks ground on new multi-purpose facility
TUCSON – The Pascua Yaqui Tribe will celebrate the groundbreaking Tuesday of a $20 million multi-purpose complex facility to be built on its reservation.
The Tribe received the funding from a United States Department of Justice grant as part of President Obama's American Reinvestment Recovery Act initiative.
“It's huge because we can finally put a lot of [...]
Calls grow against Marysville official over racial comments
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville School Board at a Monday night meeting joined the call for board member Michael Kundu's resignation.
Kundu connected learning ability to racial genetics in e-mails sent June 3 and 7 among the board and school administrators.
“A lot of damage has been done, but hopefully we will be able to fix this,” school [...]
Last-minute changes threaten to upend tribal lands deal
WASHINGTON – The head of the country's most prominent Native American organization is asking Congress to make last-minute changes to the historic settlement of a class-action lawsuit over federal mismanagement of revenue from the use of tribal lands.
The National Congress of American Indians wants several changes, including the capping of lawyers' fees and greater tribal [...]
Oglala Lakota College’s art series kicks off
KYLE, S.D. (AP) Oglala Lakota College's 7th annual Summer Artist Series kicks off this week.
The event will run Monday through Sept. 4 at the school's historical center, about six miles southwest of Kyle.
It will feature work from a dozen Oglala Lakota artists to promote public awareness of the arts of the people of the Pine [...]
Blackfeet continue work with Defense Department
BROWNING — A new spin-off company is set to start up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation this month to continue research and development for the U.S. Army, with hopes of creating more jobs in a place where they are much-needed.
This new corporation, Blackfeet Advanced Technologies, aims to continue the work done through the partnership between [...]
Moose hunting ban, treaty rights at odds
ABORIGINAL hunters should not be exempt from a ban on moose hunting in parts of Manitoba, the Manitoba Wildlife Federation says.
Manitoba Conservation announced the ban recently after aerial surveys showed moose populations in the Duck Mountain and Lac du Bonnet areas at a staggering low.
The number of moose in Duck Mountain has dropped to 1,349 [...]
Szakacsy’s camp, players leaving & more predictions
Reserve quarterback Samson Szakacsy told The Republic's Paola Boivin in April about his decision to spring break on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, 130 miles east of Phoenix. At the time, Szakacsy spoke of starting a summer football camp on the reservation.
Now he has a date.
The First Annual San Carlos Apache ASU Football Camp will take place July [...]
State Supreme Court provides legal precedent for officers
FARMINGTON — The New Mexico State Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday, which said law enforcement officers can pursue and question suspects of a crime onto reservation land, provides a legal precedent for standard practice in San Juan County.
“It reaffirms that what we have been doing is correct,” said Farmington Police Captain Keith McPheeters. “Once we [...]
