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U.S. Mint to Launch 2011 Native American $1 Coin in Plymouth
The 2011 Native American $1 Coin will be launched at U.S. Mint in Plymouth, Mass., on Jan. 12. Starting in 2009, the U.S. Mint began minting and issuing $1 coins featuring designs celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes …
U.S. District Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Cobell Settlement
U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan has given preliminary approval to the $3.4 billion Cobell Settlement, the class-action lawsuit over the government's mismanagement of Native American trust
HHS Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee to Meet for First Time this Week
Members of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ new Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) are having their first meeting this week (Dec. 13-14). The committee
Obama Signs Cobell Settlement
The settlement resolving Cobell v. Salazar, a 14-year class-action lawsuit against the federal government for mismanagement of Indian trust accounts, is just about a done deal. President
Bill Seeks Eliminating Alaska Native Corp. Advantage in SBA Program
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), who chairs the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, is expected to introduce legislation this week that would get rid of the advantage
EPA to Disallow over $700,000 in Costs under $748,000 Grant Award
The grantee, a non-profit organization in Montana, has been cited for engaging in questionable purchasing practices under its award ending in November 2009. The EPA alleges that the
National American Indian Heritage Month: Facts & Figures from the Census Bureau
The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. Red Fox James, a Blackfeet Indian, rode horseback from state to state, getting endorsements from
Quechan Tribe Files Suit to Halt Massive Solar Project
The Quechan Tribe has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior in federal court in San Diego to prevent a major solar project in
DOJ Needs a Medicine Man
If you’re Native American medicine man, one with experience conducting Native American ceremonies and familiar with medicine wheels, sweat lodges, sacred pipes and eagle feathers, the U.S.
FCC Establishes Office of Native Affairs and Policy
The Federal Communications Commission has established an Office of Native Affairs and Policy, according to a press release issued by the commission on Aug.12.
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