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Compact for North Fork's Madera casino passes Assembly
Fresno :: TX :: USA | 1 month ago
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North Fork casino compact passes Assembly Capitol Alert: North Fork casino compact passes Assembly California's North Fork Rancheria Band of Mono Indians is a step closer to getting a casino after the Assembly narrowly ratified a gambling compact on
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Government watchdog questions tribe's recognition
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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A government watchdog is criticizing an official's decision to grant a Central California American Indian tribe federal recognition, which gave it the right to federal benefits and a reservation where it could pursue a casino. The federal Office of
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2 tribes move closer to securing FM radio stations
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | 3 months ago
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Ariz. (AP) Two Southwest tribes are moving closer to securing radio stations that others in Indian Country have turned to for emergency alerts, health tips, the latest rodeo news, traditional stories and language lessons. American Indian tribes hold
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Tribe hosts Mich.'s first legal same-sex marriage
Harbor Springs :: MI :: USA | 3 months ago
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EDT March 15, 2013 The Odawa tribal council approved a resolution recognizing gay marriage earlier this month...Tim LaCroix and Gene Barfield became the first same-sex couple to be legally wed in Michigan, after the tribal chairman of the Odawa
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Tribal chairman to OK same-sex marriage, wed 2 men
Harbor Springs :: MI :: USA | 3 months ago
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Mich. (AP) The chairman of a northern Michigan Indian tribe says he'll sign a same-sex marriage bill Friday, then preside at the wedding of two men. The legislative body of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians voted 5-4 on March 3 to amend
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Bill gives tribes new authority over non-Indians
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | 3 months ago
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Ariz. (AP) American Indian tribes have tried everything from banishment to charging criminal acts as civil offenses to deal with non-Indians who commit crimes on reservations...Supreme Court ruled in 1978 that tribal courts lack criminal jurisdiction
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Indian casino case challenges tribe’s access to protected land
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
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A Washington state tribe's controversial bid to build a big casino comes to court this week, in a case that's being closely watched on and off reservations nationwide. For the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, the casino proposed near La Center, Wash., is a
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Wilton Rancheria to present plan for casino in Sacramento County near Galt
Elk Grove :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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The Wilton Rancheria informed Sacramento County by letter dated Feb. 19 of their intent to take the 160-acre property south of Arno Road between Highway 99 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks into trust and ultimately build a casino on the property.
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Tribes campaign to save Native American languages
San Luis Obispo :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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The Luiseno language is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to the efforts of tribal leaders on the Pechanga Indian reservation in Southern California. The Riverside Press Enterprise (http://bit.ly/YlLnnY ) reports the tribe recently began
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Idaho tribe's bid for liquor license draws foes
Boise :: ID :: USA | 4 months ago
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Idaho (AP) Some lawmakers have contended there is a struggle with alcohol on the Nez Perce Reservation that gives them reason enough to block the tribe from getting a liquor license for its new $16 million convention center and hotel. The Nez Perce
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