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In lobbying, tribes must use their own best people
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Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
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March 15, 2006
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- Wilkins, David E.
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Wilkins, David E.
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
03-15-2006
Jack Abramoff's indecent and illicit lobbying affair has received ample --
if long-overdue -- attention in the news. And while Abramoff's nefarious,
if not unprecedented, activities threaten to ensnare several national (both
tribal and federal) lawmakers and may lead to much-needed lobbying reform,
more attention needs to be paid to one of the key constituencies in this
sleazy imbroglio: the American Indian nations who were directly involved
with Abramoff and his partner, Michael Scanlon.
As someone who studies indigenous politics for a living, I, like others who
knew about the tribes' increasing reliance on well-connected Washington
...
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DNC: Dr. David Gipp
Targeted News Service;
August 26, 2008 ;
444 words
......Senator Barack Obama for accepting tribal nations and their citizens into the...blood. Our status as sovereign tribal nations is specially recognized in the U.S. Constitution. Our rights as tribal nations to determine our destiny within...
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The Lemhi Shoshoni.(culture and social identity)
The American Indian Quarterly;
September 22, 2001 ;
Campbell, Gregory R.;
787 words
......AND SOCIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS OF TRIBAL NATIONS Central to comprehending the perpetuation...autonomous identity is understanding how tribal nations are formed, how they change once they are brought into existence, and how tribal nations must alter themselves periodically...
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Let's really be real.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
June 9, 2000 ;
Colebut, Joseph;
610 words
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Tribe Makes $1 Million Challenge Donation to...
The Native Voice;
April 17, 2006 ;
Anonymous;
277 words
......American Indians (NCAI) Embassy of Tribal Nations Capital Campaign. "This is a tremendously...securing a home in Washington where tribal nations and American Indian organizations can...Crooks announced the grant at NCAI's Tribal Nations Legislative Summit: 109th Congress...
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SMSC Pays Portion Of $1 Million Challenge Grant To Support Embassy Of...
Targeted News Service;
November 7, 2007 ;
398 words
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INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT:MARK FOX & MILO YELLOW HAIR
Congressional Testimony;
October 29, 1997 ;
787 words
......McCain from the vantage point of the Tribal Nations of the upper Great Plains of our nation...information to the public about our Tribal Nations -- our cultures, our peoples, our histories...tiny fraction of the many needs our Tribal Nations have for additional resources. While...
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Native visionary spoke for all disadvantaged Americans
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times);
December 7, 2005 ;
Wilkins, David E.;
787 words
......in fact, the principal champion of tribal nations since he wanted -- no, demanded...oppressed groups -- beginning with tribal nations. Still, his unique human quest cannot...institutions, power brokers, or even tribal nations to interfere with his ability to speak...
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READERS WRITE.(SOUTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
April 14, 2004 ;
200 words
...Tribe's contributions We are writing on behalf of the Great Plains tribal nations, which consists of the tribal nations in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, to address recent...
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New appointee to improve U. Arizona's American Indian communications
University Wire;
October 29, 1999 ;
Stephanie Corns;
511 words
......relationship between the university and tribal nations. Likins also created the position in...requests for donations from Arizona's 21 tribal nations. "It helps us as an institution in...Fox would help communications with tribal nations. "It puts the president in more direct...
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Addressing Indian Child Welfare and Meth Addiction
Children's Voice;
July 1, 2006 ;
Anonymous;
382 words
......cities, nor remote Indian reservations. Tribal nations, in particular, face unique challenges...and Drug Partnership Act, and that tribal nations have full access to Title IV-E foster...regular substance abuse addictions" for tribal nations, said Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) in...
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STATE OF THE TRIBAL NATIONS ADDRESS TO BE DELIVERED JAN. 31
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
January 29, 2007 ;
65 words
...Gov. Brian Schweitzer, D-Mont., issued the following press release: The State of the Tribal Nations Address will be held on January 31, 2007 at 1:00 pm in the House Chambers. The address will be given by the Chairman of the Tribal...
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Indian Family Exception Doctrine: Still Losing Children Despite the Indian...
Child Welfare;
July 1, 2006 ;
Cross, Suzanne L;
787 words
......Indian children from their homes and tribal nations (Jones, 1995). "As a result, Indian...changes for American Indian families, tribal nations, and the work of child welfare administrators...contact periodhad large numbers of tribal nations organized in political and military...
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SMSC $1 Million Challenge Grant to NCAI Will Fund Embassy of Tribal...
Ojibwe News, The;
March 10, 2006 ;
553 words
......other tribes to support an Embassy of Tribal Nations in Washington, D.C. The SMSC announced...we gave $25,000 for the Embassy of Tribal Nations but we wanted to do more so I am announcing...operating expenses. The Embassy of Tribal Nations will establish a permanent national...
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