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Triple homicide on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Details Through Darren Thompson January 12, 2022 In the early morning hours of January 5, a triple homicide occurred at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. On January 10, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Public Safety of the Oglala Sioux Tribe released the names of […]

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accused sentenced to life in prison for double murder on Indian reservation | USAO-NV

RENO, Nev. –A member of the Fort McDermitt Shoshone Paiute tribe was today sentenced to life imprisonment on two consecutive counts of murdering two women who were also members of the tribe. According to court documents and evidence presented during the trial, on January 31, 2018, Stoney Prior (43) shot dead two women on the […]

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Browning man convicted of child rape on Blackfeet Indian Reservation | ABC Fox Great Falls

GREAT FALLS, Mt. – A Browning man was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by life probation after he admitted to repeatedly raping two children on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, US Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Jonathan Cadotte, 60, pleaded guilty in August to a substitute information charging him with aggravated sexual abuse and […]

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Ashland man convicted of assault on North Cheyenne Indian reservation | criminality

[ad_1] BILLINGS – A 34-year-old Ashland man who admitted assaulting a man, causing him several head injuries while brandishing a gun in the North Cheyenne Indian Reservation, has been sentenced to 48 months in jail followed by three years of interim probation, lawyer Leif M. Johnson said. In April, Channing Lee Ziler pleaded guilty to […]

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Assault on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation Sends Ashland Man to Jail | USAO-MT

[ad_1] BILLINGS – An Ashland man who admitted assaulting a man, causing him multiple head injuries while brandishing a rifle in the North Cheyenne Indian Reservation, was today sentenced to 48 months of jail followed by three years of supervised release, Acting US Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Channing Lee Ziler, 34, pleaded guilty in […]

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Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse on Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming

[ad_1] A man was convicted on Tuesday of assaulting several people on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming for 25 years. Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Murray said after a five-day trial a federal jury found Dalco Gabriel Whiteman, 53, of Riverton, Wyoming, guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and four counts of […]

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Rocky Boy Indian Resident Admits Trafficking In Fentanyl Pills | USAO-MT

[ad_1] GREAT FALLS – Resident of Rocky Boy Indian Reservation accused of helping Michigan fentanyl supplier distribute pills from his Box Elder residence today admitted to a trafficking crime, Acting US Attorney Leif said Mr. Johnson. Larry Albert Bernard, 37, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Bernard faces a maximum sentence […]

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Box Elderly Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl on Rocky Boy Indian Reservation | USAO-MT

[ad_1] GREAT FALLS – A Box Elder man today admitted to selling fentanyl pills on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Timothy Michael Koop, 61, pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl. Koop faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $ 1 million and at least […]

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Revelations by Max Porter of Wooster School on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming

[ad_1] Connecticut Service Group travels to Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming, to connect, build and learn Despite the beating sun and the long hours that caused us terrible sunburns and exhaustion, we persevered. We continued because we knew the end result of this mission. It wasn’t to recreate a beautiful basketball court for the kids […]

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Fire crews on the Crow Indian Reservation tackle one blaze and put out another – Sheridan Media

[ad_1] Photo courtesy of: Ken Wabaunsee – Office of Indian Affairs The 260-acre House Section fire 12 miles southwest of Pryor is 30% contained and surrounded by a bulldozer line, as about 50 people continue on their third day to attack it. The weather will secure or interrupt their progress. The blaze has winds of […]

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Methamphetamine Trafficking in the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation Sends Ashland Man in Jail for 10 Years | USAO-MT

[ad_1] BILLINGS – An Ashland man who admitted to smuggling methamphetamine on the North Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced to 10 years in prison today, followed by five years of supervised release, Acting US Attorney Leif said Mr. Johnson. Robert Joseph Speelman, 48, pleaded guilty on January 27 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. […]

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Oil spill reported on Crow Indian Reservation

[ad_1] Details Through Amanda Eggert May 27, 2021 The extent of the spill is unknown as agencies respond to the incident between Lodge Grass and Fort Smith. Crow INDIAN RESERVATION – An oil spill of unknown size and duration has been reported on the Crow Indian Reservation. Editor’s Note: This article was first published by […]

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East County Group Sues to Stop Wind Project on Campo Indian Reservation

[ad_1] Wind turbines dot the landscape along Interstate 8 in eastern San Diego County. (Michael Schuerman / KPBS) One of the largest renewable energy projects to come up in San Diego County is trapped in a second lawsuit alleging environmental violations. The stake is a construction project of 60 wind turbines on the Indian reserve […]

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East County Group continues shutdown of wind power project on Campo Indian Reservation

[ad_1] One of the largest renewable energy projects to come up in San Diego County is trapped in a second lawsuit alleging environmental violations. One of the largest renewable energy projects to come up in San Diego County is trapped in a second lawsuit alleging environmental violations. The stake is a construction project of 60 […]

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Man Suspected of Shooting at Crow Indian Reservation Appears for Assault | USAO-MT

[ad_1] BILLINGS – A man suspected of shooting and injuring a pedestrian from his vehicle at the Crow agency on the Crow Indian Reservation appeared for the first time in a criminal complaint today, the Acting US Attorney Leif M. Johnson. Fabian Cruz Dawes, 31, passing through, is accused by a criminal complaint of assault […]

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man from Le Havre admits to trafficking methamphetamine on the Rocky Boy Indian reservation | USAO-MT

[ad_1] GREAT FALLS – A man from Le Havre accused of supplying large amounts of methamphetamine to individuals on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation pleaded guilty to a crime of trafficking today, Acting US Prosecutor Leif Johnson said. Clayton Cree Morsette, 23, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Morsette faces at least […]

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wife Hardin admits torching house on Crow Indian Reservation | USAO-MT

[ad_1] BILLINGS – A Hardin woman today admitted charges accusing her of burning down a house undergoing renovations on the Crow Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Vanessa Faith Prettyontop, also known as Vanessa Faith Gunshows, 34, has pleaded guilty to arson, as an indictment accuses her. Prettyontop faces a maximum sentence of […]

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man from Ashland admits assaulting person with gun in North Cheyenne Indian Reservation | USAO-MT

[ad_1] BILLINGS – An Ashland man accused of hitting another man in the head with a gun pleaded guilty to assault today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Channing Lee Ziler, 33, pleaded guilty to assault causing grievous bodily harm. Ziler faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a fine of $ 250,000 […]

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Browning man admits murder and kidnapping on Blackfeet Indian Reservation | USAO-MT

[ad_1] GREAT FALLS – A man from Browning today admitted to murdering a man and holding a woman hostage with a knife point on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Jason Avery Mattson, 30, has pleaded guilty to second degree murder and kidnapping, as charged in an indictment. Mattson faces a […]

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BIA agent shoots man on Crow Indian reservation

[ad_1] Details Through Indigenous News Online Staff March 14, 2021 recent news LODGE GRASS, Mont. – The FBI is investigating a Sunday morning shooting at Lodge Grass, Mont. on the Crow Indian Reservation involving a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) police officer and a man. The information was released by the Salt Lake City FBI […]

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woman from Spokane admits methamphetamine trafficking on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation | USAO-MT

[ad_1] GREAT FALLS – A woman from Spokane, Wash., Suspected of being a long-time methamphetamine trafficker in and around the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation today admitted trafficking charges, prosecutor said Acting American Leif Johnson. Kristina Dawn Russette, 30, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Russette faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 […]

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Flathead Indian Reservation expands to include national bison range

[ad_1] Details Through Indigenous News Online Staff January 17, 2021 WASHINGTON – The Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana will include the National Bison Chain when a transfer of ownership facilitated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Bureau of Land Management ( BLM) will […]

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Ending Native American Reservation Tragedy – Catholic Philly

[ad_1] Sacred art depicts Saint Kateri Tekakwitha among other Catholic saints. The feast of the first Native American saint is July 14. By Richard May • Posted on July 14, 2020 “We have no hope; it will always be like that. – Lakota Sioux resident of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. *** There are […]

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Supreme Court Says Much of Oklahoma Belongs to Indian Reservation

[ad_1] The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that much of Oklahoma belonged to Native American tribes in a huge victory for a reservation that challenged the state’s authority to prosecute crimes on its territory. In Decision 5-4, the majority ruled that the disputed area covering approximately half of the state and most of the city of […]

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When Native Americans were forcibly removed from a Mendocino Indian Reservation

More California Coastal Trail During our team’s research for the “California Coastal Trail” episode which focuses on MacKerricher State Park in Mendocino County, we learned that the land that is now the park was once part of the reservation. Mendocino Indian, a strip of land ten miles long and three and a half miles wide. […]

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As Obama makes rare presidential visit to Indian reservation, past US betrayals loom

President Obama made his first visit as president to an Indian reservation, where he touted his administration’s progress with Native Americans. (WhiteHouse.gov) CANNONBALL, ND — This isolated town nestled in the rolling prairie of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Nation is so small its only formal sign is a rock spray-painted with “C. Ball.” But […]