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Tribe suing beer companies for alcohol problems

An American Indian tribe sued some of the world's largest beer makers Thursday, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota said it is demanding $500 million in damages for the cost of health care, social services and child rehabilitation caused by chronic alcoholism on the reservation. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court of Nebraska also targets four off-site beer stores in Whiteclay, a Nebraska Panhandle town ...
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Celebrating the Two Year Anniversary of Let’s Move! and work in Indian Country

Posted by Kimberly Teehee on February 09, 2012 at 11:15 AM EST Today, First Lady Michelle Obama is hitting the road to kick off a three day, nation-wide tour celebrating the second anniversary of Let’s Move!.  Since launching Let’s Move! on February 9, 2010, significant progress has been made to solve the problem of childhood obesity. Over the past three decades, rates of childhood obesity in this country have tripled.  Today, nearly one in every three children in the U.S. are overweight ...
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Native News Update October 6, 2011 (TV)

The latest edition of the Native News Update from the studios of IndianCountryTV.com with host Paul DeMain. Today's Stories: SD man seeks to continue school abuse lawsuit - FBI offers reward Blackfeet Reservation hit and run death - Company seeks permits for new copper mine in UP - Tribe receives oldest Kalapuya river canoe - Tribal chairman Bailey to run for Congress - Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby begins 7th term. Click here to watch this edition of the Native ...
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