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UND Indian students end lawsuit effort
Six American Indian students at the University of North Dakota who sued the university and several state officials over use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo have decided not to appeal a U.S. District Court judge’s dismissal of the lawsuit.
Saturday, September, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Six American Indian students at the University of North Dakota who sued the university and several state officials over use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo have decided not to appeal a U.S. District Court judge’s dismissal of the lawsuit.
Saturday, September, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Hoeven urges tribal leaders to act fast
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., huddled here Friday with Spirit Lake tribal leaders and urged them to act fast and openly to resolve deficiencies in the tribe’s social services program, under fire recently for allegedly leaving children at risk.
Saturday, September, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., huddled here Friday with Spirit Lake tribal leaders and urged them to act fast and openly to resolve deficiencies in the tribe’s social services program, under fire recently for allegedly leaving children at risk.
Saturday, September, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Rally Day set at United Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Church will begin its Christian education program with Rally Day activities Sunday. Breakfast snacks and refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall at 9 a.m. Sunday school classes for ages 3 to adult also begin at 9 a.m. There are no enrollment fees.
Friday, September, 07, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Religion
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United Presbyterian Church will begin its Christian education program with Rally Day activities Sunday. Breakfast snacks and refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall at 9 a.m. Sunday school classes for ages 3 to adult also begin at 9 a.m. There are no enrollment fees.
Friday, September, 07, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Religion
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Crisis at Spirit Lake transcends partisanship
When it comes to improving child protection on the Spirit Lake Sioux reservation, this much is clear: Partisanship doesn’t help.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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When it comes to improving child protection on the Spirit Lake Sioux reservation, this much is clear: Partisanship doesn’t help.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Feds make offer to Spirit Lake Tribe’s prosecutor: Proposal for deeper partnership between federal prosecutors part of broader offer of support for tribe
Federal prosecutors have offered to make the Spirit Lake Tribe’s prosecutor a special U.S. attorney and to help the tribe develop a strategic plan to protect children from violence.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Federal prosecutors have offered to make the Spirit Lake Tribe’s prosecutor a special U.S. attorney and to help the tribe develop a strategic plan to protect children from violence.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Trial in killings of Spirit Lake siblings delayed
A federal murder trial in the abuse and deaths of two Spirit Lake Nation children last year has been rescheduled from later this month to April. The trial of Valentino “Tino” James Bagola was set to begin in U.S. District Court in Grand Forks on Sept. 25, but defense and prosecution attorneys agreed to a delay at a hearing in Fargo on Thursday.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A federal murder trial in the abuse and deaths of two Spirit Lake Nation children last year has been rescheduled from later this month to April. The trial of Valentino “Tino” James Bagola was set to begin in U.S. District Court in Grand Forks on Sept. 25, but defense and prosecution attorneys agreed to a delay at a hearing in Fargo on Thursday.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Feds have sought Spirit Lake changes for months
Correspondence obtained by Forum Communications between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Spirit Lake Tribe over the past six months shows the federal agency persistently urging the tribe to fix serious problems in its management of Tribal Social Services.
Monday, September, 03, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Correspondence obtained by Forum Communications between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Spirit Lake Tribe over the past six months shows the federal agency persistently urging the tribe to fix serious problems in its management of Tribal Social Services.
Monday, September, 03, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Tribe's child protection problems draw criticism
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Spirit Lake tribe has left children on its reservation vulnerable to abuse because of shortcomings in its social welfare programs, a federal administrator said.
Monday, September, 03, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Spirit Lake tribe has left children on its reservation vulnerable to abuse because of shortcomings in its social welfare programs, a federal administrator said.
Monday, September, 03, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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ND National Guard to dedicate Lakota helicopter
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Army National Guard is partnering with several tribes in the Dakotas to dedicate the Guard's newest Lakota helicopter.
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Army National Guard is partnering with several tribes in the Dakotas to dedicate the Guard's newest Lakota helicopter.
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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DOJ awards tribes $1 million in grants
The Department of Justice has awarded more than $1 million to four Native American tribes in the Dakotas to enhance sex offender registration and notification programs.
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The Department of Justice has awarded more than $1 million to four Native American tribes in the Dakotas to enhance sex offender registration and notification programs.
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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DOJ awards Dakotas tribes $1 million in grants
The Department of Justice has awarded more than $1 million to four Native American tribes in the Dakotas to enhance sex offender registration and notification programs.
Thursday, August, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The Department of Justice has awarded more than $1 million to four Native American tribes in the Dakotas to enhance sex offender registration and notification programs.
Thursday, August, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Protecting kids, Federal official renews criticism of state officials’ actions
A federal official has renewed his criticisms that state human services officials have not acted aggressively enough to protect endangered children from the Spirit Lake reservation.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A federal official has renewed his criticisms that state human services officials have not acted aggressively enough to protect endangered children from the Spirit Lake reservation.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Men sentenced for child abuse on ND reservation
A Tokio man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for abusing a 2-year-old boy on the Spirit Lake Reservation.
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A Tokio man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for abusing a 2-year-old boy on the Spirit Lake Reservation.
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Tribe seeks child services solution
Spirit Lake officials met here Monday with a “strike team” of U.S. Interior Department officials, hoping to reassure the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and others that they are making progress on improving the tribe’s embattled social services department. Tribal chairman Roger Yankton said that he and other tribal leaders “are reassuring them that we’re working on this.”
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Spirit Lake officials met here Monday with a “strike team” of U.S. Interior Department officials, hoping to reassure the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and others that they are making progress on improving the tribe’s embattled social services department. Tribal chairman Roger Yankton said that he and other tribal leaders “are reassuring them that we’re working on this.”
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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‘Hard deadline’ set for tribe: Hoeven says officials will decide Sept. 10 on Spirit Lake Tribe running social services programs
Sen. John Hoeven, declaring “hard timelines are needed,” says officials have set Sept. 10 as the date to decide whether the Spirit Lake Tribe can continue running its social services programs or federal officials should.
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Sen. John Hoeven, declaring “hard timelines are needed,” says officials have set Sept. 10 as the date to decide whether the Spirit Lake Tribe can continue running its social services programs or federal officials should.
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Feds heading to Spirit Lake: Interior sending special team to review child protection programs
The U.S. Department of the Interior will dispatch a “strike team” of senior officials including the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Spirit Lake Nation Monday, according to the department.
Saturday, August, 25, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The U.S. Department of the Interior will dispatch a “strike team” of senior officials including the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Spirit Lake Nation Monday, according to the department.
Saturday, August, 25, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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State says it has offered to help tribe protect children
An official in the North Dakota Department of Social Services has told a federal whistleblower that circumstances he reported concerning children at risk at Spirit Lake should go to the tribe’s social services office.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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An official in the North Dakota Department of Social Services has told a federal whistleblower that circumstances he reported concerning children at risk at Spirit Lake should go to the tribe’s social services office.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Conrad to seek federal intervention at Spirit Lake
Saying that the Spirit Lake Nation “seems to be a rudderless ship” lacking the leadership necessary to deal with a crisis in child protection on the reservation, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said he will call Interior Secretary Ken Salazar “and ask him to send in a team” to do what needs to be done.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Saying that the Spirit Lake Nation “seems to be a rudderless ship” lacking the leadership necessary to deal with a crisis in child protection on the reservation, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said he will call Interior Secretary Ken Salazar “and ask him to send in a team” to do what needs to be done.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Did rejection of grant also mean missed chance to protect Spirt Lake children?
A refusal by the 2011 North Dakota Legislature to advance anything linked to “Obamacare” blocked a federally-funded program that could have aided child protection on the Spirit Lake Sioux reservation, according to two House Democrats and the head of a state group working to end child abuse.
Thursday, August, 23, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A refusal by the 2011 North Dakota Legislature to advance anything linked to “Obamacare” blocked a federally-funded program that could have aided child protection on the Spirit Lake Sioux reservation, according to two House Democrats and the head of a state group working to end child abuse.
Thursday, August, 23, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Official: Safety of Spirit Lake children not better
A federal human services administrator who called on state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency for children at the Spirit Lake Nation has submitted another scathing indictment of child protection services there, alleging that little has been done to improve the situation.
Saturday, August, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A federal human services administrator who called on state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency for children at the Spirit Lake Nation has submitted another scathing indictment of child protection services there, alleging that little has been done to improve the situation.
Saturday, August, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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