Trenton, New Jersey (AP)
An executive order signed by Gov. Jon Corzine calls for lawmakers and state agencies to enact programs and policies designed to improve the lives of American Indians in New Jersey.
The order, signed Oct. 1, calls on the state to adopt recommendations of a committee Corzine appointed two years ago after the fatal shooting of a member of the Ramapough tribe by a state park police officer.
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By Heather Clark
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP)
A state committee has approved a proposal from five American Indian tribes to give central New Mexico’s Mount Taylor temporary protection as a cultural property at a contentious meeting attended by hundreds of people.
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By Heather Clark
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama appealed to Hispanic voters in the swing state of New Mexico on Oct. 25 with promises of lower taxes and more jobs that would lead to a better economic future for the middle class.
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By Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola
Gallup, New Mexico (AP)
Mark Charles would like Native Americans to start thinking outside the box about themselves and their political voice – or lack of voice – in the United States.
Charles, of Fort Defiance, Ariz., spoke to a small...04-20-2009, 02:19 PM -
By Carolyn Thompson
Buffalo, New York (AP)
New York’s latest attempt to tax lucrative Native American smokeshop sales to non-Indian customers has generated mountains of legal briefs, hours of argument and a seemingly constant flurry of court decisions.
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Buffalo, New York (AP)
New York state says it will return a truck full of untaxed cigarettes that was seized by taxing agents as it made deliveries between two Seneca Indian Nation reservations.
State Taxation and Finance spokesman Brad Maione said that while July 9th stop...08-18-2010, 05:38 PM