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Cowlitz: Corps of Engineers presses ahead with plan to raise Toutle River spillway - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is sticking to its plan to raise the spillway of its Toutle River sediment-retaining dam, rebuffing calls by the Cowlitz Indian tribe and others for a full environmental impact study of the flood-control project. "Based on our analysis, we have come to the conclusion that there are no significant (environmental) impacts," Tim Kuhn, coordinator of the corps' Mount St. Helens flood control effort, said Tuesday. Comment: I read the Corps of Engineers preliminary report on the SRS. It stated that the SRS was doomed to fail. When I asked why the SRS was built, I was told the decision was made by politicians. If they follow through with plans to raise it a total of 30', it will destroy what is left of the wild salmon run, there.
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Education: Oregon votes to ban American Indian mascots - The state Board of Education voted 5-1 Thursday afternoon to adopt a rule prohibiting all Oregon public schools, kindergarten through 12th grade, from using Native American names, symbols, or images as school mascots.
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Gaming: Trying to Beat the Odds - Promoters of a private casino are betting they have a better story than in 2010. Bruce Studer and Matt Rossman of Lake Oswego—are back. They are again financed by Clairvest, a Canadian investment firm that specializes in gambling. The new version of their proposal would kick open the doors to more private gambling palaces across the state.
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Jamestown S’Klallam: The conservationist as casino builder — W. Ron Allen - W. Ron Allen is not known for blowing smoke, although the air was fragrant the time in Vancouver, B.C., when Allen as president of the National Congress of American Indians celebrated a cooperation accord with Canada’s Aboriginal First Nations. Allen is the longtime chairman and CEO of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe on the Olympic Peninsula, known to U.S. 101 travelers for its Seven Cedars Casino plus a variety of tribal businesses and health facilities just east of Sequim. He was honored on Thursday by Forterra (formerly the Cascade Land Conservancy) with its Frank Pritchard Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor goes with another not long ago, Indian Gaming Advocate of the Year from the National Indian Gaming Association.
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Karuk: Riverkeeper files Dwinell lawsuit - Lake Shastina, Calif. — Klamath Riverkeeper (KRK) announced in a press release today that it has filed its lawsuit against the Montague Water Conservation District (MWCD) over its operation of Dwinell Dam on the Shasta River. The release also states that the Karuk Tribe will be joining the lawsuit.
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Lummi: Father Arrested For Homicide Of 6-Month-Old Daughter - A baby on the Lummi Indian Reservation is dead, and her father is arrested for murder. Whatcom County Medical Examiner Gary Goldfogel says 6-month-old Casey Tom died Sunday from inflicted head injuries, and he’s listing the death as a homicide. Goldfogel reports the father, Lawrence Tom, was arrested following the death, and Lummi Tribal Police and the FBI are investigating.
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Muckleshoot: Tribe establishes Higher Education Scholarship program - The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe today announced the establishment of a Higher Education Scholarship program to support Native American students enrolled at one of 12 state universities, community colleges or technical colleges in the 2012 school year. "This new program reflects the Muckleshoot Tribe's strong commitment to education," said Muckleshoot Tribal Council Chair Virginia Cross.
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Nez Perce-Umatilla-Warm Springs-Yakama: Treaty tribes dedicate final replacement fishing site - On April 25, 2012, representatives from four tribes, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Army Corps of Engineers all stood by the Columbia River to mark the end of a construction project both useful and symbolic. It was the completion of the 31st -- and final -- fishing access site on the river, giving tribes the ability to use their traditional fishing grounds and village sites, which they had lost access to due to dams on the river.
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Nez Perce: Former tribal employee's lawsuit is rejected - A Nez Perce Tribal Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former employee against the tribe, stating it is immune to such actions. Judy K. Oatman, of Kamiah, alleged her civil rights were violated and the tribal human resource manual was not adhered to when she was asked to resign as Tribal Employments Rights Ordinance director or face termination on March 4, 2011.
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Nisqually: Red Wind Casino Uses TransAct Technologies' EPICENTRAL(R) Print System to Tremendous Effect - With the installation of the EPICENTRAL(R) Print System in early February on all 975 of its slot machines, Red Wind Casino has seen significant increases in new player enrollment, visits per player and overall player spend. Since launching their EPICENTRAL(R)-powered Windfall promotional campaign in February, Red Wind has seen a roughly 30% increase in new player enrollment in their player loyalty club, as well as an increase in number of visits per player, with top-tier player visits in particular increasing by over 10%.
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Politics: House Passes Hearth Act, Senate May Address Soon - On May 16, the House of Representatives, by a vote of 400 to 0, passed HR 205 the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs passed S 676, their version of the HEARTH Act. When the SCIA passed S 676, it was amended by Chairman Akaka to include a legislative fix to the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. The “Carcieri fix” reaffirms the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take lands into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes, and not only those recognized prior to the enactment of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.
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Siletz: Tribe donates funds in Waldport - The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund distributed $126,729 to 48 organizations on May 4 as it continued its quarterly donations to nonprofit organizations. The checks were presented at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City.
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Siletz: County Receives Grant from Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for 7th Annual “Striking Out Meth in Marion County” - A grant award of $1,000 from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund was presented to Marion County for the 7th annual “Striking Out Meth in Marion County.” The grant will support a drug abuse prevention event centered on a professional baseball game set for Friday, August 10, at Volcanoes Stadium.
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Snoqualmie: Hospital construction gets delayed by red tape - Site grading for the new Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is completed, and architects and contractors are waiting in the wings for the go-ahead from the state, but a delay is holding up construction. The district sold the current hospital building and land to the Snoqualmie Tribe in July 2008 for $30 million, and the tribe is allowing the hospital to continue to operate in the building. The tribe is currently paying $100,000 a month and will pay the remaining balance in a balloon payment May 1, 2015, expected to come in at about $29 million.
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Snoqualmie: Mattson to give Tribe economic briefing at Chamber lunch - Tribal Administrator Matt Mattson is the keynote speaker at the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce's May luncheon. Set for noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, at at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, the luncheon will see Mattson give an update into the Snoqualmie Tribe's economic activities in the Valley. The Tribe is the region's largest employer.
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Spokane: Possible casino site part of city - Airway Heights’ annexation of 145 acres owned by the Spokane Tribe of Indians intended for a possible casino and resort was formally approved this week when Spokane County’s assessor’s office recorded the transaction. The land is held in trust for the tribe and is intended for a casino and tribal resort, if the Spokanes’ request to the federal government is approved.
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Suquamish: White Horse Enjoys New Look & Brighter Future - When White Horse Golf Club opened in 2007 on Washington's Kitsap Peninsula, it was heralded as one of the state's most promising tracks and received recognition by Golf Digest as one of the top-10 new affordable courses to open that year. The Suquamish Tribe purchased the golf course as well as development rights to 159 housing lots - 400 acres in all - in March 2010.
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Suquamish: Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me—and My Tribe - For four years, Heather Purser fought quietly but persistently for the right to get married. Then last summer, she captured the attention of state politicians and national media when she persuaded her small tribal community in western Washington to write gay marriage into its constitution. Comment: This helped to pull all tribes into a mainstream political issue that, under a president opposed to issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, would threaten tribal sovereignty.
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Tlingit: Cedar Logs Received for Chief Shakes Tribal House, Land for Carving Shed - While the Chief Shakes Tribal House in Wrangell will have a new floor and footings, the centerpiece of the structure, the fire pit, has been preserved: carbon dating conducted on the ash dated the pit back to the late 1800’s.
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Tlingit-Haida: Penn and Genographic Project scientists illuminate the ancient history of circumarctic peoples - Two studies led by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and National Geographic's Genographic Project reveal new information about the migration patterns of the first humans to settle the Americas.
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Umatilla: Info on dead man’s last days sought by tribal police - Umatilla Tribal Police are reaching out to the public to help find information about what led up to the death of Orval Kipp. A resident of the Umatilla Indian Reservation found the body of Kipp, 56, Sunday morning in the Umatilla River near Highway 331 bridge on the reservation.
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Umatilla: National Forest office moves to new location - Starting Monday, the Umatilla National Forest headquarters will be in a new location. The office is moving to a new building at 72510 Coyote Road on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Forest Supervisor Kevin Martin said in a release.
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Warm Springs: Tribe Sinks New School Proposal - Plans for a new K-8 school in Warm Springs have fallen through. Too few Warm Springs tribal members cast ballots Monday. Just over 500 of the 3,066 qualified tribal members voted in favor, while 147 voted against. But the reservation’s constitutional law requires that one-third of eligible voters cast ballots for the results to count.
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Yakama: Nation opens $12 million, state-of-the-art jail - Born of controversy over unsafe conditions at the previous facility, a new state-of-the-art jail was unveiled Wednesday by the Yakama Nation. Situated near the intersection of Fort and Robbins roads, the new jail will begin housing inmates today.
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Yurok: Tribe celebrates Wellness Court justice system - The Yurok Tribe is inviting the community to learn about its developing justice system that incorporates traditional tribal values into its services. The tribe will hold a community honoring and informational gathering on Friday to celebrate the Yurok Wellness Court and gather public feedback.
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Yurok: Tribe receives $1.1 million to fix Mouth of Klamath Road - The Yurok Tribe has received two emergency project funding notices, totaling $1.1 million, for the stabilization Mouth of Klamath Road, a critical thoroughfare for tribal members, residents and tourists, according to a press release from the tribe.
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