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WASHINGTON - As Gov. Sarah Palin worked overtime at the Republican National Convention to make her views better known, Native Republicans began to speak out on their admiration for the governor from Alaska.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain;s presidential campaign announced the leaders of the American Indians for McCain Coalition at a Sept. 3 meeting in St. Paul, in time for the two-month home stretch to the Nove

WASHINGTON - The next time the Republican Party holds a national convention, planners might want to check in more than 48 hours in advance with one of the nation;s more powerful Indian leaders about their

WASHINGTON - Delegates and leaders of the Republican National Convention have approved a national party platform for the next four years that includes several Indian-focused provisions.

DENVER Six trout were caught - one over the legal limit of five - and some license plate numbers were recorded by law enforcement during a recent fish-in at a lake in South Dakota, according to a long-time Nati

Is Todd Palin the next LaDonna Harris? WASHINGTON - Some Alaskan politicos say that Todd Palin, the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin, has held unprecedented power over her decision-making process

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A federal judge has denied the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation;s appeal to restore its federal recognition in part because federal decision makers said they were not influenced by the frenzy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Hundreds of tribal leaders will travel to Alaska later this month for a historic meeting with Bolivian President Evo Morales. Morales, Bolivia;s first fully indigenous head of state, w

LA PAZ, Bolivia - In the three weeks after the contentious national referendum vote, anti-government forces from Bolivia;s half-moon region staged a series of protest actions including: attacks against Cub

WASHINGTON - Justice came to Jack Abramoff Sept. 4 as U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle sentenced him to 48 months in prison for corrupting public officials, evading taxes, and defrauding tribes, other cl

Gulf Coast, La. - The eye of Hurricane Gustav slammed into Morgan City on the Louisiana Gulf coast about 30 miles southeast from Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana just after noon yesterday, causing heavy damage. Th

DENVER - By the close of the Democratic National Convention, many Indian attendees seemed confident that Sen. Barack Obama would be the best pick in terms of advancing Native issues. But just hours after Obama

DENVER - A key bill assuring health care for Natives is stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives where adjournment is only a few weeks away, but legislators and tribal leaders hope for a last-minute strateg

ALBANY, N.Y. - The ongoing sovereignty battle over untaxed cigarette sales on tribal land heated up again recently when the New York state legislature passed a bill intended to enforce the collection of state s

BANGOR, MAINE - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of Passamaquoddy Indians against the BIA over the leasing of tribal land for a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal, but rendered a sc

LIMA, Peru - Peruvian lawmakers handed President Alan Garcia a significant defeat Aug. 22 by voting 66 - 29 to repeal Garcia;s controversial 'forest laws,' which had been the subjects of fierce p

DENVER - Members of the Democratic National Committee;s Native American caucus have backed off plans to directly call for condemnation of the Republican Party and Sen. John McCain over issues related to lo

DENVER - The official Democratic Platform is more Native-specific than any other party platform in history. The document serves as a guide map of principles and efforts the Democratic Party aims to achieve ove