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• Tribes promote census count

  April 15, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 PLUMMER, Idaho – The crowd chuckled appreciatively when Ernie Stensgar began singing “One little, two little, three little Indians” during a U.S. census rally Wednesday on the Coeur d’Alene Indian … 1

• Idaho tribes seek Cabinet post

  December 31, 2009 in City on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Indian leaders want Gov. Butch Otter to create a Cabinet post dedicated to improving tribal relations, including resolving law enforcement disputes that erupt because no agreements exist …

• U.S., tribes settle claims for $3 billion

  December 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed spending more than $3 billion to settle claims dating back more than a century that American Indian tribes were swindled out of … 1

• Court rules for state in Indian land trust case

  February 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the federal government’s authority to hold land in trust for Indian tribes, a victory for Rhode Island and other states …

• Fuel tax pacts clear panel

  February 7, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – An Idaho Senate panel has voted unanimously to ratify fuel tax agreements that Gov. Butch Otter negotiated with the Coeur d’Alene, Nez Perce, Kootenai and Shoshone-Bannock tribes. “These …