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Combating Childhood Obesity in Indian Country

While nearly 1/3 of children in the US are overweight or obese – a rate that has tripled in adolescents and more than doubled in younger children since 1980 – the overweight/obesity rate is even higher among AI/AN children, approaching 50%.

(3/10/2010)

NCAI Honors Distinguished Leaders at Leadership Awards Banquet
(2/25/2010)

Indigenous Language Institute Received Grant for Native Youth Language Project

The Native Youth Language Project will train 30 students from the Santa Fe Indian School on the use of technology tools to create digital stories and short films.

(2/4/2010)

2010 Rosebud Renewable Energy Conference

Renewables on Tribal Homelands: A Rosebud Sioux Tribe Renewable Energy Conference will be held April 28-30, 2010, at the Rosebud Casino & Hotel in South Dakota.

(1/26/2010)

Honoring Nations Awards Program: An Invitation

Honoring Nations is a national awards program that identifies, celebrates, and shares outstanding examples of tribal governance. Deadline is January 29, 2010.

(1/21/2010)

Inauguration Set for Hopi Chairman, Vice Chairman

Inauguration ceremonies will be held Jan. 7 at the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center for new tribal Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa and Vice Chairman Herman Honanie.

(1/4/2010)

The Meadows at Mystic Lake Selected as #10 Best Casino Golf Course in Country

The Meadows at Mystic Lake has been selected as the tenth Best Casino Golf Course in the country by Golfweek magazine.

(12/14/2009)

Blackfeet Modernize Communications With Membership

Tribal Council solicits member email addresses to enable new “community-building” website, which will include a Facebook-type social networking site, forums / discussion groups, and directories.

(12/14/2009)

Cobell: Government Settles Trust Fund Suit for $3.4B

A proposed Settlement has been reached with American Indian Plaintiffs
in a long-running class action lawsuit against the federal government
for mismanagement of individual Indian trust accounts and trust assets.

(12/8/2009)

White House Announces End to Cobell Lawsuit

The White House announced a settlement in the 13-year-old Cobell class-action lawsuit Tuesday.

(12/8/2009)

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