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Dorgan: We need better response to abuses
Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, who was chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee until his retirement in 2010, remembers a girl named Tamara, whose sad story drew him to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation many years ago.
Saturday, July, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, who was chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee until his retirement in 2010, remembers a girl named Tamara, whose sad story drew him to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation many years ago.
Saturday, July, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Advocate speaks on child protection in Spirit Lake
Betty Jo Krenz can’t forget the desperate faces and voices she came to know while working with Head Start and foster-care children at Spirit Lake Nation.
Saturday, July, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Betty Jo Krenz can’t forget the desperate faces and voices she came to know while working with Head Start and foster-care children at Spirit Lake Nation.
Saturday, July, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Family grapples with the death of a baby girl
Deborah Kaye Anderson will be mourned Saturday at a funeral on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, home for all her brief life. The infant girl, 2 months old when she died last week, will be laid to rest wearing a white christening dress and an Indian headband decorated with a white plume.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Deborah Kaye Anderson will be mourned Saturday at a funeral on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, home for all her brief life. The infant girl, 2 months old when she died last week, will be laid to rest wearing a white christening dress and an Indian headband decorated with a white plume.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Lines drawn on school nicknames
As the University of North Dakota prepares for a new academic year, the first in many years without the ubiquitous presence of the Sioux name, the debate over use of American Indian names and imagery continues around the country.
Tuesday, July, 03, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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As the University of North Dakota prepares for a new academic year, the first in many years without the ubiquitous presence of the Sioux name, the debate over use of American Indian names and imagery continues around the country.
Tuesday, July, 03, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Nickname supporters renew claims against NCAA
Three days after their effort to keep the Fighting Sioux nickname at the University of North Dakota was roundly rebuffed by state voters, nickname supporters at Spirit Lake filed documents outlining issues they want to address at the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Tuesday, June, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Three days after their effort to keep the Fighting Sioux nickname at the University of North Dakota was roundly rebuffed by state voters, nickname supporters at Spirit Lake filed documents outlining issues they want to address at the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Tuesday, June, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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UND ties up loose ends as nickname is retired
University of North Dakota’s transition from the Fighting Sioux nickname was largely completed before the filing of referral petitions brought the name and logo back, but several loose ends remain now that state voters have given the university the authority to move on.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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University of North Dakota’s transition from the Fighting Sioux nickname was largely completed before the filing of referral petitions brought the name and logo back, but several loose ends remain now that state voters have given the university the authority to move on.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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It’s not over: After nickname vote is determination to move on — in different directions
Many of the headlines suggested it’s over. “Dispute over N.D. Fighting Sioux nickname nears end,” the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Wednesday, and newspapers around the country echoed that.
Thursday, June, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Many of the headlines suggested it’s over. “Dispute over N.D. Fighting Sioux nickname nears end,” the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Wednesday, and newspapers around the country echoed that.
Thursday, June, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Retire name: Early returns favor retiring nickname
Early returns in the statewide vote concerning the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname show North Dakotans favoring retirement of the name.
Wednesday, June, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Early returns in the statewide vote concerning the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname show North Dakotans favoring retirement of the name.
Wednesday, June, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Sioux nickname supporters at big financial disadvantage
Campaign finance reports filed recently with the North Dakota secretary of state’s office document the significant edge enjoyed by those who would allow the University of North Dakota to retire its Fighting Sioux nickname.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Campaign finance reports filed recently with the North Dakota secretary of state’s office document the significant edge enjoyed by those who would allow the University of North Dakota to retire its Fighting Sioux nickname.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Sioux nickname supporters travel state
Traffic was slow in the Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot Thursday morning, slow to nothing, actually, in terms of people stopping by to visit or sign a petition. But that didn’t mean Eunice Davidson wasn’t busy.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Traffic was slow in the Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot Thursday morning, slow to nothing, actually, in terms of people stopping by to visit or sign a petition. But that didn’t mean Eunice Davidson wasn’t busy.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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‘Save the Sioux’ campaign plans Fargo stops
Supporters of the University of North Dakota keeping its Fighting Sioux nickname plan “Save the Sioux Truth Tour” stops in Fargo Friday and Saturday to promote a “no” vote on Measure 4 in Tuesday’s North Dakota primary.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Supporters of the University of North Dakota keeping its Fighting Sioux nickname plan “Save the Sioux Truth Tour” stops in Fargo Friday and Saturday to promote a “no” vote on Measure 4 in Tuesday’s North Dakota primary.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Spirit Lake to appeal U.S. court’s dismissal of its suit against NCAA
Fighting Sioux nickname supporters at the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe have signaled they intend to appeal U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson’s dismissal of their lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Saturday, June, 02, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Fighting Sioux nickname supporters at the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe have signaled they intend to appeal U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson’s dismissal of their lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Saturday, June, 02, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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N.D. delegation heads to Norway to examine country’s energy industry
A North Dakota delegation of state, local, business, education and other leaders will travel to Norway on Saturday for a weeklong examination of that country’s energy industry and how lessons learned there might be applied here.
Friday, June, 01, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A North Dakota delegation of state, local, business, education and other leaders will travel to Norway on Saturday for a weeklong examination of that country’s energy industry and how lessons learned there might be applied here.
Friday, June, 01, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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GF refugee-aid agency gets grant from Bremer
Grand Forks’ Global Friends Coalition, which works with international refugees resettled in the city, said Wednesday that it has received a new grant of $42,850 from the Otto Bremer Foundation.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Grand Forks’ Global Friends Coalition, which works with international refugees resettled in the city, said Wednesday that it has received a new grant of $42,850 from the Otto Bremer Foundation.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Northwood boy makes national spelling bee
Ty Korsmo, the North Dakota spelling champ from Northwood, is among 50 young spellers out of 278 to advance to Thursday’s semifinals in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Ty Korsmo, the North Dakota spelling champ from Northwood, is among 50 young spellers out of 278 to advance to Thursday’s semifinals in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Heading to the National Spelling Bee: Northwood boy wins N.D. championship and moves on to nationals
Ty Korsmo of Northwood can say the alphabet backwards in four seconds, but North Dakota’s champion speller probably won’t have to do that this week as he competes in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Ty Korsmo of Northwood can say the alphabet backwards in four seconds, but North Dakota’s champion speller probably won’t have to do that this week as he competes in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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GF peregrine falcons apparently add to brood
Roosevelt and Terminator appear to have added to their family once again, as Grand Forks birdwatcher Tim Driscoll reports “clear evidence” that the resident peregrine falcons have hatched at least two young. The pair produced three, one male and two females, each of the past three years at their nest atop the University of North Dakota water tower, where they returned in late March.
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Roosevelt and Terminator appear to have added to their family once again, as Grand Forks birdwatcher Tim Driscoll reports “clear evidence” that the resident peregrine falcons have hatched at least two young. The pair produced three, one male and two females, each of the past three years at their nest atop the University of North Dakota water tower, where they returned in late March.
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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N.D. pilot not forgotten by French village
Two weeks before he died in a World War II bombing raid on the German submarine base at Lorient, France, 2nd Lt. Roy W. Christianson wrote home to Edmore, N.D., to the aunt and uncle who raised him after his parents died.
Monday, May, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Two weeks before he died in a World War II bombing raid on the German submarine base at Lorient, France, 2nd Lt. Roy W. Christianson wrote home to Edmore, N.D., to the aunt and uncle who raised him after his parents died.
Monday, May, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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‘Slapshot’ town embraces Indian nickname, logo: Johnstown, Pa., revives North American junior hockey league’s Chiefs team under new name: Tomahawks
While the trend nationally has been for prep and collegiate sports teams to move away from American Indian-themed nicknames and logos, the new North American Hockey League Junior A team in Johnstown, Pa., announced Wednesday that it will be known as the Tomahawks.
Friday, May, 25, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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While the trend nationally has been for prep and collegiate sports teams to move away from American Indian-themed nicknames and logos, the new North American Hockey League Junior A team in Johnstown, Pa., announced Wednesday that it will be known as the Tomahawks.
Friday, May, 25, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Nickname fans angry at UNDAA
Fighting Sioux nickname supporters Wednesday challenged the campaign mounted by the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation seeking a “yes” vote on Measure 4 in the June 12 primary election, which would allow UND to retire the name.
Thursday, May, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Fighting Sioux nickname supporters Wednesday challenged the campaign mounted by the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation seeking a “yes” vote on Measure 4 in the June 12 primary election, which would allow UND to retire the name.
Thursday, May, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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