Buffalo's Fire http://buffalosfire.com Inviting a conversation on tribal community, culture and communication Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ICT: Coffee Good! http://buffalosfire.com/ICT-Coffee-Good!/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ICT-Coffee-Good%21 http://buffalosfire.com/ICT-Coffee-Good!/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:02:56 +0000 Editorial http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/ict-coffee-good/ Here.
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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/ICT-Coffee-Good!/feed/ 0 Michigan COA Conditionally Reverses For Another ICWA Notice Violation http://buffalosfire.com/Michigan-COA-Conditionally-Reverses-For/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Michigan-COA-Conditionally-Reverses-For http://buffalosfire.com/Michigan-COA-Conditionally-Reverses-For/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:02:56 +0000 Editorial http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/michigan-coa-conditionally-reverses-for-another-icwa-notice-violation/ Here.
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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/Michigan-COA-Conditionally-Reverses-For/feed/ 0 Timbisha Shoshone Tribe vows to continue battle for trust fund http://buffalosfire.com/timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund-2 http://buffalosfire.com/timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:13 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund-2/ The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Nevada will continue to fight a law that requires the distribution of a $185 million…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund-2/feed/ 0 Opinion: Non-Indian cashes in on tribal payday loan businesses http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses-2 http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:12 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses-2/ “According to a class-action suit, Johnson County businessman Scott Tucker for years has presided over a vast web of Internet…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses-2/feed/ 0 Native Sun News: Lakota mother chides paper for report on son’s death http://buffalosfire.com/native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death-2 http://buffalosfire.com/native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:12 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death-2/ The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death-2/feed/ 0 The Votes: Crossing party lines on Violence Against Women Act http://buffalosfire.com/the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act-2 http://buffalosfire.com/the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:11 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act-2/ The House voted largely along party lines on Wednesday to approve H.R.4970, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act-2/feed/ 0 Opinion: Native women deserve protection from their abusers http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-native-women-deserve-protection-from-their-abusers-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-native-women-deserve-protection-from-their-abusers-2 http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-native-women-deserve-protection-from-their-abusers-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:11 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-native-women-deserve-protection-from-their-abusers-2/ “Native women face the highest rate of domestic violence in the United States, nearly 31/2 times the national average. According…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-native-women-deserve-protection-from-their-abusers-2/feed/ 0 BIA disputes Republican report on Violence Against Women Act http://buffalosfire.com/bia-disputes-republican-report-on-violence-against-women-act-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bia-disputes-republican-report-on-violence-against-women-act-2 http://buffalosfire.com/bia-disputes-republican-report-on-violence-against-women-act-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:11 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/bia-disputes-republican-report-on-violence-against-women-act-2/ The Bureau of Indian Affairs is disputing a Republican-approved report that accompanies H.R.4970, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/bia-disputes-republican-report-on-violence-against-women-act-2/feed/ 0 DEA agents claim they didn’t fire weapons in Honduras incident http://buffalosfire.com/dea-agents-claim-they-didnt-fire-weapons-in-honduras-incident-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dea-agents-claim-they-didnt-fire-weapons-in-honduras-incident-2 http://buffalosfire.com/dea-agents-claim-they-didnt-fire-weapons-in-honduras-incident-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:11 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/dea-agents-claim-they-didnt-fire-weapons-in-honduras-incident-2/ The Drug Enforcement Agency said its agents did not fire their weapons in an incident that left four people in…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/dea-agents-claim-they-didnt-fire-weapons-in-honduras-incident-2/feed/ 0 Byron Dorgan: Indian Country is proud of all its achievements http://buffalosfire.com/byron-dorgan-indian-country-is-proud-of-all-its-achievements-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=byron-dorgan-indian-country-is-proud-of-all-its-achievements-2 http://buffalosfire.com/byron-dorgan-indian-country-is-proud-of-all-its-achievements-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:10 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/byron-dorgan-indian-country-is-proud-of-all-its-achievements-2/ “Nicholas D. Kristof is right that Indian country faces disparities with the rest of the nation, especially in health care,…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/byron-dorgan-indian-country-is-proud-of-all-its-achievements-2/feed/ 0 Broken Arrow Casino Project Enjoined http://buffalosfire.com/Broken-Arrow-Casino-Project-Enjoined/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Broken-Arrow-Casino-Project-Enjoined http://buffalosfire.com/Broken-Arrow-Casino-Project-Enjoined/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:03:27 +0000 Editorial http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/broken-arrow-casino-project-enjoined/ Here and here.
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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/Broken-Arrow-Casino-Project-Enjoined/feed/ 0 ICWA By The Numbers http://buffalosfire.com/ICWA-By-The-Numbers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ICWA-By-The-Numbers http://buffalosfire.com/ICWA-By-The-Numbers/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:03:27 +0000 Editorial http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/icwa-by-the-numbers/ This information is from a presentation I gave today at the Minnesota CLE. In 2011 there were 199 ICWA cases (249 in the allstate-cs Westlaw database using “Indian Child Welfare Act” search. 50 were not ICWA cases.). Of those 122 … Continue reading →
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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/ICWA-By-The-Numbers/feed/ 0 National American Indian Court Judges Association 2012 Conference Request for Proposals and Save the Date http://buffalosfire.com/National-American-Indian-Court-Judges-A/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=National-American-Indian-Court-Judges-A http://buffalosfire.com/National-American-Indian-Court-Judges-A/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:03:26 +0000 Editorial http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/national-american-indian-court-judges-association-2012-conference-request-for-proposals-and-save-the-date/ The conference is October 18-19, 2012 at Mystic Lake Resort Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Save The Date NAICJA Proposal RFP
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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/National-American-Indian-Court-Judges-A/feed/ 0 Native News Update May 17, 2012 (TV) http://buffalosfire.com/Native-News-Update-May-17-2012-TV/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Native-News-Update-May-17-2012-TV http://buffalosfire.com/Native-News-Update-May-17-2012-TV/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:00:34 +0000 Editorial http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13144&Itemid=131 Another Native News Update with anchor Paul DeMain from the studios of IndianCountryTV.com.

Today's stories: Donna Summer, Queen of Disco…
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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/Native-News-Update-May-17-2012-TV/feed/ 0 Tso, Samuel: VP of Navajo Code Talkers Association walks on at 89 http://buffalosfire.com/Tso-Samuel-VP-of-Navajo-Code-Talkers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Tso-Samuel-VP-of-Navajo-Code-Talkers http://buffalosfire.com/Tso-Samuel-VP-of-Navajo-Code-Talkers/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:00:34 +0000 Editorial http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13146&Itemid=57 Farmington, New Mexico (AP)

Samuel Tso, a Navajo code talker who campaigned for a Navajo Code Talkers museum and WWII veteransÂ’…
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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/Tso-Samuel-VP-of-Navajo-Code-Talkers/feed/ 0 Native News Update May 18, 2012 (TV) http://buffalosfire.com/Native-News-Update-May-18-2012-TV/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Native-News-Update-May-18-2012-TV http://buffalosfire.com/Native-News-Update-May-18-2012-TV/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:00:33 +0000 Editorial http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13145&Itemid=131 Another Native News Update with anchor Kimberlie Acosta from the studios of IndianCountryTV.com.

This weekend's stories: Brazilian authorities admit that Awa…
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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/Native-News-Update-May-18-2012-TV/feed/ 0 Timbisha Shoshone Tribe vows to continue battle for trust fund http://buffalosfire.com/timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund http://buffalosfire.com/timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 04:40:09 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund/ The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Nevada will continue to fight a law that requires the distribution of a $185 million…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/timbisha-shoshone-tribe-vows-to-continue-battle-for-trust-fund/feed/ 0 Opinion: Non-Indian cashes in on tribal payday loan businesses http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 04:40:09 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses/ “According to a class-action suit, Johnson County businessman Scott Tucker for years has presided over a vast web of Internet…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/opinion-non-indian-cashes-in-on-tribal-payday-loan-businesses/feed/ 0 Native Sun News: Lakota mother chides paper for report on son’s death http://buffalosfire.com/native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death http://buffalosfire.com/native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 04:40:09 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death/ The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun…

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]]> http://buffalosfire.com/native-sun-news-lakota-mother-chides-paper-for-report-on-sons-death/feed/ 0 The Votes: Crossing party lines on Violence Against Women Act http://buffalosfire.com/the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act http://buffalosfire.com/the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 04:40:09 +0000 Editorial http://buffalosfire.com/the-votes-crossing-party-lines-on-violence-against-women-act/ The House voted largely along party lines on Wednesday to approve H.R.4970, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women…

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