This Week from Indian Country Today

Alaska Natives prepare for Palin’s exit
WASHINGTON – Gov. Sarah Palin’s surprise announcement that she would resign from her position, effective July 26, has some Alaska Natives reflecting on her past and hoping for better policies under her successor. Read more »

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It was 20 years ago today. …
Alaska Natives prepare for Palin’s exit
Tiger Woods is ‘icing on the cake’
Work continues on Cherokee Nation park in Oklahoma
National American Indian Veterans organization seeks charter, financial support
Cherokee sisters and EarthKeepers plant 12,000 trees
Micmacs acquire 600 acres of trust land on former air force base
Move It! kits meant to motivate educators and parents
County Commission split over Fond du Lac land acquisition
Together we can make a difference in a child’s life
Tibetan monks, Maidu Native Americans celebrate similar cultural experiences
Minnesota tribes fight Enbridge oil pipeline
Exit strategy
Umatillas and USFS reach grazing agreement
Poarch Creek donates $500,000 to Alabama Department of Archives and History
Court upholds dismissal of SD tribe’s land lawsuit
Neb. court: Tribe can intervene in kids’ cases
Thune, Dorgan seek to boost Standing Rock patrols
Shingle Springs funds county law enforcement services
NAIHC names Arizona tribal member executive director
Court supports opposition to HUD cutbacks in Oklahoma tribal housing
Educator recognized for spreading Native culture
Nkwusm works to preserve Salish language
Schwarzenegger amps up canal campaign, war on fish
Hopi Head Start parents plant for the future

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Newcomb: Mapping Indian nations
It is beyond dispute that American Indian nations were originally free and independent of the thoughts and ideas of Europeans. For thousands of years, Christian Europeans obviously had at that time no influence over the lives and existence of American Indian peoples. Read more »

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