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  • June 2008

    • Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

      Reznet News  |  Jun 17, 08 2:26 AM CDT

      Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

      (Newser) - Higher gas prices are forcing Native American tribal governments to cut back on transportation services, reports Reznet News. The Rosebud Sioux tribe provides its police, education and social services departments with transportation, as well as rides for the elderly and trips to medical appointments. But with coffers running on empty, the South Dakota tribe is changing its driving practices, reallocating funding—and may be forced to shelve programs entirely. More »

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      gas prices  • Arizona  • New Mexico  • Montana  • transportation  • South Dakota  • Native Americans  • tribes

  • May 2008

    • First Contact With Amazon Tribe

      BBC  |  May 30, 08 7:25 AM CDT

      First Contact With Amazon Tribe

      (Newser) - One of the last remaining Amazon tribal communities yet to have contact with the outside world has been photographed from the air, reports the BBC. The photos show startled, red-painted tribesmen aiming arrows at the aircraft overhead. Members live in thatched huts near Brazil's remote Peruvian border. More than half the world's 100 uncontacted tribes live in Brazil or Peru. Brazil's government took the photos as part of a push to protect the tribes. More »

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      Brazil  • Peru  • Amazon rainforest  • tribes

  • January 2008

    • Kenya Spirals Toward Ethnic War

      Time  |  Jan 2, 08 9:58 PM CST

      Kenya Spirals Toward Ethnic War

      (Newser) - The tribal violence gripping Kenya could reach a bloody climax tomorrow, Time reports, when an opposition leader has urged supporters to converge on a park in Nairobi to protest the results of last month's general election. Raila Odinga blames a rigged vote-count for re-electing President Mwai Kibaki, igniting disarray that has left more than 300 dead in four days. More »

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      election  • Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Rwanda  • Kikuyu  • tribes  • Luo  • ethnic warfare

  • November 2007

    • 8,000 Kenyans Killed by Cops, Lawyers Say

      Associated Press  |  Nov 25, 07 8:30 PM CST

      8,000 Kenyans Killed by Cops, Lawyers Say

      (Newser) - Kenyan cops have killed or fatally tortured more than 8,000 youth since 2002, human rights lawyers charged today. The deaths, along with 4,000 cases of missing men, are allegedly part of a state crackdown on the Mungiki—an outlawed sect the government blames for gang violence. Police have dismissed the report as “fictitious” and “a document not worth responding to.” More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • human rights  • Mwai Kibaki  • gangs  • Kikuyu  • Nairobi  • tribes  • Mungiki

  • August 2007

    • Tribes Sell Memberships to Illegal Immigrants

      Associated Press  |  Aug 18, 07 7:09 AM CDT

      Tribes Sell Memberships to Illegal Immigrants

      (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 »

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      immigrant  • illegal immigration  • citizenship  • Native American  • tribes

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