Aabitoose News Gathering

Noongom @ LLTC:

• LLTC Student Senate meets at 12 noon in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204.
• The LLTC Wellness Center presents "Boost Your Mood with Food" at 3 p.m. in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room.

Tribal nations are included in the United States' plans to prevent drug trafficking across borders: http://www.nativetimes.com/news/crime/6691-new-us-plan-to-stop-drug-flow-over-northern-border-includes-tribes

The Fond du Lac area has a new suicide prevention texting hotline: http://www.postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1483466

Mille Lacs leader Marge Anderson's 2012 State of the Band address is summarized here: http://hometownsource.com/2012/01/24/marge-anderson-to-ojibwe-band-we-can-do-more/

Red Lake elder Mary Neadeau Roberts is remembered in this Bemidji Pioneer obituary: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/obituary/id/100036037/

A woman has been convicted of hiding a November 2010 shooting suspect in Red Lake Nation:

• "Federal Jury Convicts Redby Woman for Trying to Hide Suspect in Red Lake Shooting" (Columbus Republic) http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c4797daba91045da850fc0438a1d4528/MN--Red-Lake-Shooting/ 
• "Minnesota Woman Found Guilty of Hiding Boyfriend from Agents" (Duluth News Tribune) http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/220963/ 
• "Red Lake Woman Convicted for Trying to Hide Boyfriend Charged in Death" (Bemidji Pioneer) http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100036068/ 
• "Red Lake Woman Convicted of Hiding Boyfriend from Police" (Duluth News Tribune) http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/220930/
• "Redby, Minn., Woman Convicted for Role in Shootout" (Grand Forks Herald) http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/227472/ 
• "Redby Woman Convicted of Trying to Hide Suspect" (Bemidji Pioneer) http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100036061/ 

In adorable makwag news, a newborn makoons screams in its mother's den at the North American Bear Center in Ely, Minnesota: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/220938/

The projects Heart of the Bitterroot and Remembering the Songs preserves traditional songs of several nations including Salish, Pend d'Oreille, Zuni, and Navajo: http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/142097-sounds-stories-native-america-cds-film-explore.html

More on the proposed mining projects in Wisconsin that would affect Native nations:

• "Bad River's Sacred Tradition" (Ashland Current) http://www.ashlandcurrent.com/article/12/01/24/bad-rivers-sacred-tradition 
• "Committee Advances Mining Bill" (Milwaukee Public Radio) http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=9787 
• "Committee Endorses Bill to Ease Mine's Creation" (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/committee-endorses-bill-to-ease-mines-creation-k83u7bm-138012983.html 
• "Committee Vote Advances Mining Bill to Assembly" (Milwaukee Public Radio) http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=9791 
• "Editorial: Take Closer Look at Other States' Mining Laws" (Appleton Post Crescent) http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20120125/APC0602/201250380/Editorial-Take-closer-look-other-states-mining-laws 
• "Full Assembly to Consider Mining Bill" (Ashland Current) http://www.ashlandcurrent.com/article/12/01/24/full-assembly-consider-mining-bill 
• "GOP Sends Streamlined Mining Bill to Assembly" (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter) http://www.htrnews.com/article/20120125/MAN0101/201250662/GOP-sends-streamlined-mining-bill-Assembly 
• "Honadel: Wisconsin's Trifecta of Jobs Must Include Mining" (Oak Creek Patch) http://oakcreek.patch.com/articles/honadel-wisconsin-s-trifecta-of-jobs-must-include-mining 
• "Mining Bill Ready for Assembly Vote" (Wisconsin Radio Network) http://www.wrn.com/2012/01/mining-bill-ready-for-assembly-vote/ 
• "Rallies Expected in Madison as Assembly Mining Bill Moves Forward" (Milwaukee Public Radio) http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=9793 
• "Tuesday Roundup: Wild Rice or Mining Jobs" (Daily Yonder) http://www.dailyyonder.com/tuesday-roundup-fastest-growing-towns/2012/01/24/3711 
• "UPDATE: Wisconsin Committee Approves Mining Bill" (News8000) http://www.news8000.com/news/UPDATE-Wisconsin-committee-approves-mining-bill/-/326/8492208/-/64y1f9/-/index.html 
• "Wis. Panel OKs Mining Bill, Sends It to Assembly" (CBS News) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505244_162-57364890/wis-panel-oks-mining-bill-sends-it-to-assembly/ 
• "Wisconsin Assembly Schedules Vote on Iron Ore Project Bill" (MineWeb) http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=144021&sn=Detail&pid=102055 
• "Wisconsin's Controversial Mining Bill Moves One Step Closer to Passage" (Pierce County Herald) http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/42440/ 

More on yesterday's summit between First Nations and Canadian federal leadership:

• "First Nations Chiefs Skeptical after Summit with Stephen Harper" (Toronto Star) http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1120830 
• "Let's Start Working Together on Some New Rules - Patrick Madahbee Grand Council Chief" (NetNewsLedger) http://netnewsledger.com/2012/01/25/lets-start-working-together-on-some-new-rules-patrick-madahbee-grand-council-chief/ 
• "Manitoba Reserve Illustrates First Nations Challenges" (CTV Edmonton) http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120123/wasagamack-reserve-manitoba-120123/20120123/ 
• "My Hope Is That This Gathering Will Serve as the Foundation for a Renewed and Strengthened Relationship" (NetNewsLedger) http://netnewsledger.com/2012/01/24/my-hope-is-that-this-gathering-will-serve-as-the-foundation-for-a-renewed-and-strengthened-relationship/ 
• "National News: Crown - First Nations Gathering Outcome Statement" (Northumberland View) http://www.northumberlandview.ca/index.php?module=news&func=display&sid=12736 
• "9 Aboriginal Movers and Shakers You Should Know" (Vancouver Sun) http://www.vancouversun.com/business/aboriginal+movers+shakers+should+know/6038773/story.html 

A letter to the Delta Optimist asserts First Nations' rights to declare "not in my backyard" regarding development of certain economic properties: http://www.delta-optimist.com/Bought+buttons+poisoned+blankets/6045838/story.html