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 Mystery Writer 
 Tony Hillerman 
 Dead at 83 

Penned police novels infused with Navajo culture

Associated Press Associated Press Oct 27, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bestselling author Tony Hillerman died yesterday at 83 of pulmonary failure, the AP reports. He was known for his mystery novels, which featured two Navajo policemen with distinct views on their people, constantly balancing the Navajo world with the Anglo one. A onetime journalist, he found success with Skinwalkers in 1987 and made bestseller lists with A Thief of Time . More »

More about:  obituary • book • literature • novel • mystery • Native American

 Feds May Return
 Badlands to Sioux 

Tribe ousted from Badlands in 1942

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Jun 8, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The National Park Service might return half of South Dakota's Badlands National Park to the Oglala Sioux, reports the LA Times, some 6 decades after the US military ousted 800 members from the territory during World War II. The measure still needs Congressional approval, and tribal members remain unsure whether they want to build homes or keep the land as a nature preserve. More »

More about:  national park • South Dakota • Native American • Native Americans • National Park Service • Sioux • Indian Tribes

American Languages Nearly Extinct

Hundreds of tongues are down to their last few speakers

Smithsonian Smithsonian Dec 2, 07 1:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Johnny Hill Jr., a 53-year-old Arizonan, talks to himself in Chemehuevi, a language once spoken by many Southwestern Native Americans. He does that because there's rarely anyone for him to speak Chemehuevi with; Hill tried to teach the language to his stepson without success. There is every chance that the tongue will die with him, Smithsonian magazine writes, in a feature on Native American languages at risk of extinction. More »

More about:  language • Native American • anthropology

First Americans Migrated From Siberia

Research contradicts theory of multiple arrivals from Asia

AFP AFP Nov 27, 07 8:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Native Americans are descended from a single group that migrated from Siberia 12,000 years ago, new genetic research suggests. An alternate theory suggested that Native American ancestors migrated in several waves over land and sea from Asia, but the new study shows that native peoples from all over the Americas share a single gene mutation also seen in Siberian natives, AFP reports. More »

More about:  genetic mutation • genetic research • Native American

9,300-Year-Old Bones Shouldn't Be Buried

Tribes' claims on skeleton inspire ire of  National Review editors

National Review National Review Oct 8, 07 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has made a two-word correction to federal law that jeopardizes the study of pre-Columbian history, National Review's editors argue. The 9,300-year-old bones known as Kennewick Man—featured on a Time cover after they were unearthed in 1996—are the subject of a dispute between scientists who want to study them and a coalition of Pacific Northwest tribes that wants to bury them.  More »

More about:  Native American • Kennewick Man

Reno Thrives Although Most Bets Are Off

Tribal gambling hurts city, but Renoans
find ways to adapt

Economist Economist Sep 29, 07 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reno's lost billions to Native American casinos, yet the Nevada town is growing again, even thriving. How did Renoans react when Tribal casinos lured away their business? They put up shop as gambling consultants and sold even more slot machines. Now downtown is growing: Developers are free to build without powerful casinos blocking their path, the Economist reports. More »

More about:  Wal-Mart • Nevada • gambling • casino • Native American • Reno • red tape

Mum's Almost The Word for Endangered Languages

Native American speech among vanishing

Yahoo! Yahoo! Sep 19, 07 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A language dies about every two weeks and thousands are at risk, warned linguists, who yesterday identified five global hotspots where languages are most endangered. Several native American languages are dying out in the Southwest and regions including British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. Indigenous communication is also vanishing in rural Australia, Siberia and central South America. More »

More about:  language • mathematics • Native American • linguistics

5  Held in Whale Shooting

Makah machine gun marine mammal off Washington coast

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 9, 07 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Five members of Washington's Makah Tribe were being held today after a harpooned California gray whale died as it headed out to sea. The AP reports that yesterday the tribesmen harpooned and shot the animal mammal with a .50 caliber machine gun. While the tribe has exercised its whaling rights for cultural purposes before, this shooting was probably illegal. More »

More about:  Washington • whale • Native American • tribal leaders • Native Groups • Makah tribe

Tribes Sell Memberships to Illegal Immigrants

Sham offer won't make aliens legal, Feds warn

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 18, 07 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two unofficial Indian tribes have sold thousands of memberships to illegal immigrants with the promise that the paperwork will make them legal. Some buyers have reported paying as much as $1,200 for the memberships, which federal officials warn don't offer any protection from deportation. "You can't just decide to become a member and legalize your status," said an immigration spokeswoman. More »

More about:  immigrant • illegal immigration • citizenship • Native American • tribes

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