• • Maine commission launches initiative to heal tribal-state wounds (Indian Country Today) 6/20/08

• • El Paso border fence opposition pushes forward (Las Cruces Sun-News) 6/24/08

• • Colorado Commission on Indian Affairs appoints two (Indian Country Today) 6/23/08

• • Compact delay lets tribe forgo $30-million payment to California (Los Angeles Times) 6/22/08

• • Indian group cancels meeting (Bangor Daily News) 6/14/08

• • Agreement between tribes and state may open up oil tap (The Bismarck Tribune) 6/11/08

• • North Dakota, tribe reach accord on reservation oil taxes (Indian Country Today) 6/9/08

• • Conflict feared in oil-gas rules (Rocky Mountain News) 6/5/08

• • Administration moves to avert a late rules rush (The New York Times) 5/31/08

• • Farm Bill is good to go (Indian Country Today) 5/30/08

• • Violation of Constitution is alleged; County joins suits opposing barrier (El Paso Times) 5/28/08

• • Brown County, Oneidas OK service agreement (Greenbay Press-Gazette) 5/28/08

• • State to seek dismissal of voter ID challenge (KPHO) 5/26/08

• • Hearing depicts BIA as awash in chaos (Billings Gazette) 5/23/08

• • Clinton outlines plans for tribes (Billings Gazette) 5/23/08

• • Obama pledges new era for federal-Indian relations (The Salt Lake Tribune) 5/20/08

• • Farm bill passed by senate includes provisions to benefit Native Americans (United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs) 5/15/08

• • Soboba to sue county sheriff after latest killings by deputies (Indian Country Today) 5/16/08

• • Maliseet denounces state's budget cut (Indian Country Today) 5/9/08

• • Appeals court judge strikes blows against Indian rights (Indianz.com) 5/5/08

• • Severing relations: Penobscot cuts state ties in unprecedented move (Indian Country Today) 5/2/08

• • Regret expressed for treatment of Indians (The Denver Post) 5/1/08

• • Court decision questions governor's deals with tribes (The San Diego Union-Tribune) 4/30/08

• • Native Hawaiians blockade historic palace (CNN) 4/30/08

• • Tribal gamble (Bangor Daily News) 4/30/08

• • Meacham says state moving slowly toward single tobacco tax rate (Tulsa World) 4/29/08

• • Building relationships (Indian Country Today) 4/21/08

• • Endorsing their rights (Indian Country Today) 4/21/08

• • Cherokee Nation tobacco tax to be addressed by Governor (The Muskogee Phoenix) 4/20/08

• • Shendo rakes in Indian cash — but not all of it (The Santa Fe New Mexican) 4/16/08

• • Commissioners approve agreement with tribe (The Norman Transcript) 4/15/08

• • House Resources hearing on five Indian bills (Indianz.com) 4/9/08

• • Salmon recovery: working in unison (The Seattle Times) 4/9/08

• • Clinton says he would commit to Indian Country (Great Falls Tribune) 4/2/08

• • Creek Nation council to mull pact with DEA (Tulsa World) 3/29/08

• • Tribe faces constitutional decisions in May election (Newport News-Times) 3/28/08

• • Nation-county session seen as positive step (The Post-Standard) 3/28/08

• • Sen. McCain releases Native American policy (Indianz.com) 3/20/08

• • Dems reach out to Native Americans (High Country News) 3/13/08

• • USET president gives White House briefing on Indian country (Indian Country Today) 3/7/08

• • State, tribe form emergency response commission (East Valley Tribune) 3/7/08

• • Baucus pushes Indian bonds (Billings Gazette) 3/6/08

• • Tribal-state relations (Bangor Daily News) 3/5/08

• • Tribal donations rise (Tulsa World) 3/2/08

• • Tribal president calls for greater cooperation with Legislature (Indian Country Today) 2/29/08

• • Study of tribal justice good for reservations (Rapid City Journal) 2/28/08

• • Native Americans want committee to bridge gap to state capitol (KTIV) 2/24/08

• • Convention to highlight Indians (The Missoulian) 2/22/08

• • House considers Native American commission (Sioux City Journal) 2/22/08

• • Congress may apologize to American Indians (Diverse) 2/20/08

• • Pueblos in line for capital funds (Santa Fe New Mexican) 2/19/08

• • A Hollow Apology to Indian People (Rexnet) 2/18/08

• • Restore federal trust for Hawaiian Natives (Indian Country Today) 2/15/08

• • Tribe suing WA gov over cigarette sales deal (KGW.com) 2/7/08

• • AG Bruning sues tobacco company (Lincoln Journal Star) 2/6/08

• • Bush seeks to cut vital Indian programs (RezNet News) 2/4/08

• • Obama addresses economics, immigration and Indian sovereignty (Las Cruces Sun-News) 2/1/08

• • Aboriginal leaders welcome apology (CNN) 1/31/08

• • $1B owed in tribal taxes (Capital Newspapers) 1/30/08

• • Tribal interests at stake in national elections (Politicker ME) 1/25/08

• • Sen. Obama addresses Indian issues in Nevada (Indianz.com) 1/23/08

• • A season of neglect for Native people (RezNet News) 1/11/08

• • An Indian Brown v. Board of Education? (Indian Country Today) 1/11/08

• • Fuel-tax deals go to Legislature (The Spokesman-Review) 1/10/08

• • Tribes agree to comply with financial disclosure laws (The Union-Tribune) 1/9/08

• • Native American issues lost in State of State address (The Rapid City Journal) 1/9/08

• • Two tribal leaders reject secession (The Rapid City Journal) 1/8/08

• • U.S. Supreme Court supports Colville Tribes (Colville Tribes) 1/7/08

• • U.S. tribes back Titla’s run for Congress (East Valley Tribune) 1/3/08

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