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President names adviser for Native American affairs (USA Today)

The White House just announced that President Obama is putting Kimberly Teehee, a lawyer and member of the Cherokee Nation, on the Domestic Policy Council. Teehee, in photo, will serve as the president's top adviser on Native American affairs...

15 June, 2009

Ainu still lead underprivileged lives, survey finds (The Japan Times)

Many Ainu lead underprivileged lives, with their income and university advancement rate remaining low, according to a survey by the Hokkaido University Center for Ainu & Indigenous Studies and the Ainu Association of Hokkaido. Their average annual household income stands at ¥3.56 million, around 60...

10 June, 2009

Pearson to sue on wild rivers threat to jobs (The Australian)

ABORIGINAL leader Noel Pearson will launch legal action against the Queensland Government over its declaration of three waterways in Cape York as "wild rivers", claiming the protected status would ruin the future of a generation. . . go to article...

07 May, 2009