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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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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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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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Shooting of pugilistic deer ‘justifiable’
Mark Christianson, the Fertile area farmer who trailed by points in a boxing match with a whitetail deer until he shot the buck, won’t be charged for shooting a deer out of season.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Mark Christianson, the Fertile area farmer who trailed by points in a boxing match with a whitetail deer until he shot the buck, won’t be charged for shooting a deer out of season.
Wednesday, August, 29, 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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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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Fire takes life of former GF prosecutor
Fred Arnason, a longtime Grand Forks attorney and prosecutor, died Wednesday from effects of a fire at his home at 4841 Lark Circle. He was 84.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Fred Arnason, a longtime Grand Forks attorney and prosecutor, died Wednesday from effects of a fire at his home at 4841 Lark Circle. He was 84.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Young girl fights to keep traffic signals
Grace Weiler, 6, often crosses South Fifth Street near downtown Grand Forks, walking hand in hand with her grandmother, Pam Schumaker.
Tuesday, August, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Grace Weiler, 6, often crosses South Fifth Street near downtown Grand Forks, walking hand in hand with her grandmother, Pam Schumaker.
Tuesday, August, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Sioux nickname appeal: Group accuses NCAA of trying to erase Sioux history
In their campaign earlier this year to persuade North Dakota voters to rally to the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, proponents regularly argued that university leaders were exaggerating the potential harm that keeping the name and logo could do.
Saturday, August, 11, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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In their campaign earlier this year to persuade North Dakota voters to rally to the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, proponents regularly argued that university leaders were exaggerating the potential harm that keeping the name and logo could do.
Saturday, August, 11, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Tribe denies accusations on social service programs
In a lengthy statement published this week in the Devils Lake Journal, the Spirit Lake Tribe decried recent criticism of tribal social service programs involving child protection.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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In a lengthy statement published this week in the Devils Lake Journal, the Spirit Lake Tribe decried recent criticism of tribal social service programs involving child protection.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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American Indian students’ suit dismissed
Declaring that the long, contentious fight over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname appears to be over, U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed almost a year ago by six American Indian students at the university.
Wednesday, August, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Declaring that the long, contentious fight over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname appears to be over, U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed almost a year ago by six American Indian students at the university.
Wednesday, August, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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IHS reassigns psychologist who warned of problems
FARGO — A clinical psychologist who wrote a letter expressing “grave concern” about endangered children on the Spirit Lake reservation has been reprimanded and reassigned.
Saturday, July, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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FARGO — A clinical psychologist who wrote a letter expressing “grave concern” about endangered children on the Spirit Lake reservation has been reprimanded and reassigned.
Saturday, July, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Arrest made in 2011 killings of two children
After an agonizing 14 months of waiting and wondering, the people of the Spirit Lake Nation learned Monday that federal authorities had arrested a St. Michael, N.D., man over the weekend and charged him with the brutal killings of two children.
Tuesday, July, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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After an agonizing 14 months of waiting and wondering, the people of the Spirit Lake Nation learned Monday that federal authorities had arrested a St. Michael, N.D., man over the weekend and charged him with the brutal killings of two children.
Tuesday, July, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Indian culture expert: Big hurdles in protecting reservation children
As a member of the University of North Dakota’s Indian Studies faculty, Greg Gagnon used to give students a “pre-test” to see what they knew about American Indians.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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As a member of the University of North Dakota’s Indian Studies faculty, Greg Gagnon used to give students a “pre-test” to see what they knew about American Indians.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Priority is safe children
Children are at risk in North Dakota’s Indian country, and the official response thus far has been mostly finger-pointing, buck-passing and a few innings of the blame game.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Children are at risk in North Dakota’s Indian country, and the official response thus far has been mostly finger-pointing, buck-passing and a few innings of the blame game.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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