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UND Law School’s Joseph Morsette inspires American Indian youth to consider careers in law
Theres no fixed path to the law. Just ask Joseph Morsette, director of theUND School of LawNative Americans Into Law Programand faculty fellow at theNorthern Plains Indian Law Center. Though most fo...
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Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas; Tens of thousands of Native Americans could be forced to start paying for insurance

Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas; Tens of thousands of Native Americans could be forced to start paying for insurance PIERRE, S.D. — A quirk in the federal health care law that could force tens of thousands of people who identify as Native American to start paying for insurance or pay a fine isn’t expected to affect many people in the Dakotas.

By Chet Brokaw , May 16, 2013

Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas

PIERRE, S.D. — A quirk in the federal health care law that could force tens of thousands of people who identify as Native American to start paying for insurance or pay a fine isn't expected to affect many people in the Dakotas.

By CHET BROKAW , May 15, 2013

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Standing Rock unveils Sitting Bull Visitor Center

FORT YATES — A tourist information center honoring a former Dakotas tribal leader is scheduled to open on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

May 15, 2013

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Dakotas tribal officials sentenced for embezzling

ABERDEEN, S.D. — The last two officials convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux tribe in the Dakotas have been sentenced for their roles in the crime.

May 10, 2013

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ND Senate approves $5M grant for tribal colleges

BISMARCK — North Dakota's Senate has approved a measure that would provide $5 million to tribal colleges for job training.

April 19, 2013

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ND reservation, abuse focus of 2-part documentary

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Robin Poor Bear was reluctant to speak out about the sexual abuse she said she experienced as a child living with an adoptive family.

March 31, 2013

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Spirit Lake Tribal Council denounces remarks by Rep. Kevin Cramer

The Spirit Lake Tribal Council issued a statement Friday harshly criticizing comments attributed earlier this week to Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., regarding the protection of women and children on the reservation, including that he reportedly wanted to “ring the Tribal Council’s neck and slam them against the wall.”

By Chuck Haga , March 29, 2013

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ND tribe stops construction of oil waste landfill

WHITE SHIELD — The Three Affiliated Tribes has shut down construction of a landfill for oil waste on the Fort Berthold Reservation in northwestern North Dakota.

March 20, 2013

Proposed wells draw controversy: Rancher, tribal member oppose drilling in Killdeer Mountains

Home to one historic battlefield site already, the Killdeer Mountains are the subject of a new North Dakota fight. This time, however, the battle is not between the U.S. Army and tribes of Native Americans, but rather between the oil industry and the people who live near and use the mountains, which begin about eight miles northwest of Killdeer.

By Bryan Horwath , October 23, 2012

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Human trafficking added to list of crimes affecting Native Americans

FARGO — Dusty J. Morsette recruited minors and young adults to be part of a gang on the Fort Berthold Reservation that he called the Black Disciples — a group recently found to engage in human trafficking.

By Patrick Springer , July 18, 2012

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Widow of civil rights activist who disappeared in Wounded Knee, S.D.,wants him home

Widow of civil rights activist who disappeared in Wounded Knee, S.D.,wants him home SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When civil rights activist Ray Robinson arrived at Wounded Knee in April 1973 to stand alongside Native Americans in their fight against social injustice, he excitedly called his wife back home and told her, “This could be the spark that lights the prairie fire.”

By Dirk Lammers , April 28, 2012

Former GF resident heads Dorgan’s new Center for Native American Youth

GRAND FORKS — Erin Bailey lined up a job in New York City as she prepared to graduate from college, but family ties — and a quick meeting with her father’s one-time employer, former Sen. Byron Dorgan — instead helped her become part of a team now working to address youth suicide in American Indian communities.

By Ryan Johnson , June 09, 2011

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Foster families incorporate Native American culture

Social Services workers and families agree there is a definite need for more foster care families, especially Native American foster families.

May 12, 2011

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Indian tribes prepare way for buffalo's return

Indian tribes prepare way for buffalo's return POPLAR, Mont. (AP) — American Indians depended on the buffalo for hundreds of years for food, clothing, tools and medicine. Now today's tribes want to return the favor by helping preserve one of the last genetically pure herds in North America.

March 27, 2011

Priests agree to pay $166.1 million to hundreds of abused Native Americans, Alaska Natives

SEATTLE (AP) — In one of the largest settlements in the Catholic church's sweeping sex abuse scandal, an order of priests agreed Friday to pay $166.1 million to hundreds of Native Americans and Alaska Natives who were abused at the order's schools around the Pacific Northwest.

March 25, 2011

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