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Indian lawsuit to pay out billions
... lawsuit over federal management of tribal lands won't change life immediately for Native Americans. One day after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar hailed the resolution of the 13-year-old Cobell lawsuit, senators were grilling Bureau of Indian ... Comment?
Indian lawsuit to pay out billions
... lawsuit over federal management of tribal lands won't change life immediately for Native Americans. One day after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar hailed the resolution of the 13-year-old Cobell lawsuit, senators were grilling Bureau of Indian Affairs ... Comment?
Tribes get billions in lawsuit
... livestock, mine, cut timber and drill for oil and gas on Indian lands. 'We are here today to right a past wrong,' Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said. 'To forge a solution to ongoing and worsening problems and to lay out a path for the responsible ... Comment?
Tribes get billions in lawsuit
... livestock, mine, cut timber and drill for oil and gas on Indian lands. "We are here today to right a past wrong," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said. "To forge a solution to ongoing and worsening problems and to lay out a path for the responsible ... Comment?
Family albums 'n four-speeds - early evidence of our love of old cars
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If we needed any proof that old cars are in our blood, we sure have it now. When we put out the call for your family album photos with old cars in 'em the other day, we got plenty of responses and some great stories. Comment?
'I'm on your side,' Obama tells tribes
... of 386 federally recognized tribes, including all nine from South Dakota, paid their way to come to the Interior Department for the summit, which featured discussion panels with Cabinet secretaries, federal lawmakers and the heads of agencies that ... Comment?
'I'm on your side,' Obama tells tribes
... of 386 federally recognized tribes, including all nine from South Dakota, paid their way to come to the Interior Department for the summit, which featured discussion panels with Cabinet secretaries, federal lawmakers and the heads of agencies that ... Comment?
Utilities chair testifies today
... Power Act. Others expected to testify are Energy Secretary Steven Chu; Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood; Interior Secretary Ken Salazar; Dan Richer, director of Google's climate and energy initiatives, and Bill Klesse, chairman and CEO of Valero ... Comment?
State PUC chairman to testify before Senate on Wednesday
... Power Act. Others expected to testify are Energy Secretary Steven Chu; Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood; Interior Secretary Ken Salazar; Dan Richer, director of Google's climate and energy initiatives and Bill Klesse, chairman and CEO of Valero ... Comment?
Invitation to all Indian tribes: Obama wants to meet, listen
... water rights and education, she said. Also important to Native American interests: HEALTH: A $32.1 billion Interior-Environment measure that has been moving through Congress would provide an increase of $450 million for the Indian Health Service. ... Comment?
Interior Proposes Preserves To Protect Wild Horses
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wants to create wild horse preserves in the Midwest and East to protect wild horses and burros that now roam the West. Comment?
Science center changed dynamics of farm town
... mainframe computer in South Dakota. Today, it houses one of the largest computer complexes in the Department of the Interior and has 600 employees. Comment?
Tribe Gets $25-Million For Ne...
... have to travel to Artesia, N.M., for training at the Indian Police Academy. One answer being considered in a Senate Interior Appropriations bill is $500,000 for the Indian Police Academy to set up satellite training centers, including one in ... Comment?
Editorial: Jail project bodes well for reservation
... communities. So, it's at least good to hear the that U.S. Senate is considering a measure to include $500,000 in an Interior Department appropriations bill that would create satellite training centers for the Indian Police Academy. The academy, ... Comment?
Thune makes mark with frugality push
... voting for more spending even if it benefits his home state. He was one of 21 senators to oppose a $32.1 billion Interior-Environment spending bill Thursday because it "irresponsibly adds to our exploding national debt and deficits." That hasn't ... Comment?
Senator Thune wins a victory over "cow tax"
Senator John Thune gets his way when it comes to the 'cow tax.' The Interior Spending Bill will prevent the environmental protection agency from taxing livestock emissions. Comment?
Senator Johnson secures funds for Wildland Fire
Senator Tim Johnson secured $6 million in funding for South Dakota in the Interior Appropriations Bill passed Thursday night. Comment?
Senate endorses plan to block 'cow tax'
... nation's farmers are a step closer to avoiding a tax based on the methane gas that their livestock produce. The Interior-Environment spending bill that the Senate passed Thursday in a 77-21 vote contains language preventing the EPA from regulating ... Comment?
... federal help under a spending bill moving through Congress. The Senate is expected to vote on the $32.1 billion Interior-Environment bill this week, which would fund environmental and cultural programs such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the ... Comment?
Herseth Sandlin discusses tribal law enforcement issues
Wednesday, Rep. Herseth Sandlin met with U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk and other officials to discuss tribal law enforcement issues, according to a news release from congressional staff. Comment?