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NYTs Article on Saving the Siletz Language
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News
IPR on Derek Bailey Campaign for State House
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NYTs Article on Inter-Tribal Conflicts Arising from Off-Reservation Gaming in California
Here is the article.
NYTs: IHS Rescinds Punishment of Psychologist over Reporting of Spirit Lake Child Abuse Concerns
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Report on Anti-Indian Activity in the Klamath River Basin
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An excerpt:
An accord known as the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA), aimed at settling long-standing conflicts over resource and water rights between Indian Nations, farmers, environmentalists and dams in the Klamath River Basin, has been derailed by Tea Party Patriots members in that area, according to a story in the July 18 edition of the New York Times. An IREHR investigation, however, has found that a combination of Tea Party groups, anti-Indian sentiment and “property rights” groups have combined to make a just solution to this dispute difficult. To understand the significance of this story, however, we begin not with the Tea Party but with the Klamath River Basin itself.
President Obama Nominates Dean Kevin Washburn for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
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From the White House press release:
President Obama Announces More Key Administration PostsWASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
- Kevin K. Washburn – Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
- Jenny R. Yang – Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
President Obama said, “These individuals have demonstrated knowledge and dedication throughout their careers. I am grateful they have chosen to take on these important roles, and I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come.”President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:Kevin K. Washburn, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the InteriorKevin K. Washburn is Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, a position he has held since June 2009. Prior to that, he served as the Rosenstiel Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law from 2008 to 2009 and as an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School from 2002 to 2008. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Washburn was the Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School. Previously, he served as General Counsel for the National Indian Gaming Commission from 2000 to 2002, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Washburn was a trial attorney in the Indian Resources Section of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Washburn is a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. He earned a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
Two Year Anniversary of TLOA
Here is the announcement from the White House.
Update in Spirit Lake Child Abuse Story
HEARTH Act Signing
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President Barack Obama signs H.R. 205, the HEARTH Act of 2012, in the Oval Office, July 30, 2012. Standing behind the President, from left, are: Bryan Newland, Senior Policy Advisor at the Department of the Interior; Governor Randall Vicente, Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico; David Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior; Jefferson Keel, President of the National Congress of American Indians; Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.; Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; interior Secretary Ken Salazar; Cheryl Causley, Chairperson of the National American Indian Housing Council; Governor Gregory Mendoza, Gila River Indian Community of Arizona; and Del Laverdure, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior.
Boston Globe on Mashpee Compact Revenue Sharing Provisions
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