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Institutions that have an American Indian (AI) community on their campus, offer cultural support for their native students, and they graduate a good percentage of their tribal youth undergraduates.

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No. 13 San Diego State beats Wyoming 52-42
By BOB MOEN, Associated Press
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP)—Jamaal Franklin had 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 13 SDSU extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 52-42 victory over Wyoming on Tuesday night.
Chase Tapley added 12 points for the Aztecs (18-2, 4-0 Mountain West).
The victory was the 250th at San Diego State for coach Steve Fisher, who is in his 13th season with the Aztecs.
Leonard Washington had 12 points and eight rebounds and Luke Martinez added 11 points for Wyoming (16-4, 2-2).
The Cowboys trailing only 25-22 at halftime behind Washington’s 10 points and five rebounds.
But San Diego State opened the second half with a 16-4 run, keyed by seven points from James Rahon, to open a 41-26 lead with 12:15 to go.
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Aztecs up to 12th, 13th in hoop polls
San Diego State continues to move up the rankings in college basketball, rising to 12th in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll and 13th in The Associated Press media poll.
The Aztecs are 17-2 after winning their last nine games. They are 3-0 in the Mountain West, the lone unbeaten team in the conference.
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Museum gives back artifacts to Native Americans
3:14 PM, Jan. 26, 2012
By Andy Fitzpatrick, Battle Creek Enquirer
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WTW) — In the basement and back rooms of Kingman Museum, the remains of people from long ago wait to return home.
That's the goal of the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which became law in 1990. Since then, the museum has been working to return the remains of Native American people and artifacts back to the tribes from which they originated.
It can be a daunting task, correctly identifying and returning such materials for any institution; notices of the remains have to be sent to the relevant tribes and the National Park Service's NAGPRA Program, which then publishes notices for Native American tribes to review to see if there are remains to be repatriated to them.
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Census: Native count jumps by 27 percent
By Cindy Yurth
Tsé;yi' Bureau
WINDOW ROCK, Jan. 26, 2012
america's Native population climbed by nearly a third between 2000 and 2010, surprising U.S. Census Bureau data analysts and delighting managers of federally funded programs whose budgets depend on official head counts.
"I think the numbers surprised us all," said Tina Norris, an analyst with the Census's Racial Studies Branch who authored a brief that was presented to the press Wednesday.
The American Indian and Alaska Native population increased by 26.7 percent in the last decade, compared to 9.7 percent for Americans as a whole.
This means Natives are now a slightly larger minority, comprising 1.7 percent of the population versus 1.5 in 2000.
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Sacramento Lawyer Responsible for California Gaming Tribes’ Wealth Takes the Hot Seat
By ICTMN Staff January 23, 2012
Sacramento lawyer Howard Dickstein, 67, earned his riches representing California Indian tribes—cutting deals with governors and paving the way for the state’s $7 billion-a-year Indian casino industry, reported the Sacramento Bee.
But recently the man—who helped defend about 200 Oglala Lakota and followers of the American Indian Movement against charges stemming from the 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation—has come under the microscope for amassing great wealth at the expense of his clients.
Dickstein negotiated the compacts for three of the region’s top casinos: Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel, Cache Creek Casino Resort and Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Contract terms required the immensely successful Thunder Valley to give 2 percent of its share to Dickstein’s firm until 2009—funneling about $23 million Dickstein’s way. But the Sacramento Bee reports that legal experts and rival tribal lawyers say the arrangement is unusual. Dickstein defends every dollar. “A tribe’s financial relationship with me is a phenomenal net benefit to the tribe,” he said.
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P-card abuse empties tribal office's budget
By Marley Shebala
Navajo Times
WINDOW ROCK, Jan. 26, 2012
A former accountant in the Navajo Nation's Division of Economic Development wiped out an entire department's operating budget of about $157,000 with purchases of personal luxury items, travel and other purchases, all made on a tribal credit card, or P-card, an audit reveals.
A December 2011 audit reveals that an employee, who worked in DED's Real Estate Department, allegedly used the card to buy designer handbags, perfume, cosmetics, Pendleton bags and blankets, jewelry, tickets to the National Finals Rodeo, ceiling fans, groceries, appliances, baby items, pet food and supplies, CDs, DVDs, video games, an iPhone, iPod, iMac, a leather coat, saddle blanket, circular saw, torch kit, entertainment center, fire pit, and men's hat, tie and coat.
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ANA is pleased to anounce the inclusion of AIR's Pride for Life Project within "Fiscal Year 2008 Report to Congress on Impact and Effectiveness of Administration for Native American Projects" and the inclusion of AIR's Voices of Tomorrow Project within "Fiscal Year 2009 Report to Congress on Impact and Effectiveness of Administration for Native American Projects"


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USD Sports News

Sacre leads Gonzaga over San Diego 77-60
Jan 21, 10:23 pm EST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP)—Robert Sacre had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Gonzaga beat San Diego 77-60 on Saturday night.
Elias Harris and Sam Dower scored 15 apiece for Gonzaga (16-3, 6-1 West Coast) and Gary Bell Jr. added 11. Dower scored 13 of his points in the second half and Harris finished with 13 rebounds.
Darian Norris led San Diego (7-12, 2-5) with 20 points. Dennis Kramer had 14 and Johnny Dee added 10.
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