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Sunday, 07 March 2010
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For the first time in a couple generations, young people are speaking ancient
words of hope for Native Americans on the brink of losing the first language of
the Inland Northwest. Thanks to an innovative language acquisition program,
Salish is being spoken on the Kalispel Indian Reservation in northeastern
Washington, not just by a dwindl...
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Friday, 05 March 2010
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For 15 years, Jennifer and Kevin Johnson lived in a 700-square-foot rental
house, where they raised three children.
Thursday, the Tulalip tribal
members were presented with the keys to a new house more than three times the
size of their rental.
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Thursday, 04 March 2010
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A Tulalip man was sentenced late yesterday to nine years in federal prison for
the beating and kidnapping of a Canadian tribal member last
year.
Prosecutors said the March 5 beating was the second time in less
than a month that Elijah Pacheco, 32, attacked someone on the Tulalip Indian
Reservation. Two other Tulalip tribal members also...
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Thursday, 25 February 2010
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When Stillaguamish tribal leaders
found out they were about to buy some commercial condos in Arlington for
$2,750,000, something seemed wrong with the deal.
Now in a lawsuit filed in Federal Court, they say there was. The sale price
the suit contends was $850,000 over market value.
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Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Port Madison Enterprises, the business arm of the Suquamish Tribe, has
purchased White Horse Golf Course near Kingston along with 159 undeveloped lots
surrounding the par 72-course.
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A water use dispute in Mason County is headed for the desk of Gov. Chris
Gregoire.
The Squaxin Island Tribe has asked the governor to order the state Department
of...
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Yakama Nation police are investigating the deaths of at least 11 horses near the
southern boundary of the reservation over the past few months.
Tribal Council Chairm...
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A former federal law enforcement agent, who was fired after he investigated
police corruption on the Spokane Indian Reservation, has won a $400,000 lawsuit
against the B...
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A 28-year-old member of the Swinomish Tribe died Tuesday morning while
participating in a ceremony in the tribe's traditional long house near La
Conner, Skagit County.
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The House Judiciary Committee has voted unanimously to introduce legislation
proposed by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe regarding cooperative agreements between
tribal police a...
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Good news for Lummi Island residents.
The Lummi Nation and Whatcom
County have reached an agreement ensuring that ferry service between Gooseberry
Point and the isla...
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The organizer of an effort to educate American Indians about HIV/AIDS and
provide opportunities to get tested is looking for donations to help pay for the
weekl ong effo...
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Tribal casinos in Washington state are no longer a sure bet.
The Seattle Times reports that revenues were down as much as 30 percent in
2009. The Nooksack tribe is in...
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A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted three Yakama tribal members of charges of
conspiracy to traffic untaxed cigarettes.
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