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Bedouin Tribe Claims
Kinship With Obama

Nomadic clan cheers victory of 'Bedouin Obama'

Times (UK) Times (UK) Nov 13, 08 3:25 AM CST
(Newser) - A Bedouin tribe is northern Israel has claimed Barack Obama as one of its own, the Times of London reports. The sheik of the 8,000-member tribe said he realized the connection after his 95-year-old mother pointed out Obama's striking similarity to an African migrant worker who came to the region in the '30s and went home with a Bedouin bride. He claims the worker was related to Obama's Kenyan grandmother. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Israel • President Obama • tribes

Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

Social service delivery, rides for elderly hit by skyrocketing prices

Reznet News Reznet News Jun 17, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(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 »

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

 First Contact With Amazon Tribe 

Warriors aim arrows at aircraft

BBC BBC May 30, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Brazil • Peru • Amazon rainforest • tribes

Kenya Spirals Toward Ethnic War

Contested election result turns into tribal violence

Time Time Jan 2, 08 9:58 PM CST
(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 »

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

8,000 Kenyans Killed by Cops, Lawyers Say

Police call charges against outlaw sect 'fictitious'

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 25, 07 8:30 PM CST
(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 »

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

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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