I should mentiont for every red round-up, I'm trying to avoid using the major native news outlets. This isn't an act of spite or anything, but an attempt to show how Natives appear through non-Native media outlets. It's an interesting comparison that I should probably read up on more sometime. Anyway! News!
South Dakota Native American business owners part of White House meeting
from the Seattle Times:
The owners of an American Indian-owned business on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation were among those who attended a White House meeting announcing the administration's plans to boost small business lending.
Carpinteria to retain most Native American imagery
from the Daily Sound:
With a divisive 3-2 vote, symbolic of the rift that has formed in the community over the last year on this issue, the board chose to rid the school of two Native American images despite a recommendation from a 15-person committee to abolish or alter six of the school’s most prominent Native American displays.
Native American Groups Speak Out On Proposed Mascot Bill
from Channel 3000:
The legislation would allow the state Department of Public Instruction to investigate claims of discrimination because of Native American mascots, which is a fight many have taken to school boards in the past. Some of the bill's proponents hope the measure would move all schools to change the mascots, but it remains to be seen how it would affect the districts involved.
Cooper testifies before Senate committee on smoking ban
from the Hancock County Journal-Pilot:
Cooper said he spoke about 10 minutes. His point was simple: the Illinois law violates the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, a federal law passed in 1978 that guarantees freedom of religious expression for native peoples. He used the three denials above to illustrate his point.
Senecas to stop selling cigarettes that fail to meet fire safety standards
from the Buffalo News:
Cigarettes that fail to meet fire-safe standards will no longer be sold by Seneca Nation smoke shops, a change that likely will affect millions of cigarettes sold each year by the several hundred Indian retailers operating on the tribe’s reservations.
Goshute Tribe Opposes Draper Transit Community
from KCPW:
"The tribe, we were concerned and we felt that you know it wasn't good for taking that action because it's just like building a house on top of a grave. They should seek alternative things rather than building a rail station on top of it," Steele said.
Spending bill nets Navajo Nation $3 million
from the Daily Times:
Udall helped include $2.96 million in the bill to fund several Nation projects, according to a prepared statement issued Thursday by the Democratic senator's office. The bill provides $12 million total for New Mexico tribes.