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Yankton still Spirit Lake chairman
GRAND FORKS – Roger Yankton Sr. remains chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, says Leander “Russ” McDonald, the man elected to replace him at an emergency general assembly on Sunday.
Wednesday, April, 17, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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GRAND FORKS – Roger Yankton Sr. remains chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, says Leander “Russ” McDonald, the man elected to replace him at an emergency general assembly on Sunday.
Wednesday, April, 17, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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Child abuse a concern at Spirit Lake
‘Pedophiles welcome,’ administrator warns, urges halting tribe’s funding
FARGO – A federal human services administrator is urging sweeping steps to correct what he calls bureaucratic “inaction and excuses” in failing to protect endangered children at Spirit Lake Nation.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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‘Pedophiles welcome,’ administrator warns, urges halting tribe’s funding
FARGO – A federal human services administrator is urging sweeping steps to correct what he calls bureaucratic “inaction and excuses” in failing to protect endangered children at Spirit Lake Nation.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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A long six months at Spirit Lake
Correspondence shows BIA persistently urging tribe to fix serious problems
GRAND FORKS – Correspondence obtained by Forum Communications between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Spirit Lake Tribe over the past six months shows the federal agency persistently urging the tribe to fix serious problems in its management of Tribal Social Services.
Sunday, September, 02, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Correspondence shows BIA persistently urging tribe to fix serious problems
GRAND FORKS – Correspondence obtained by Forum Communications between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Spirit Lake Tribe over the past six months shows the federal agency persistently urging the tribe to fix serious problems in its management of Tribal Social Services.
Sunday, September, 02, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Many families optimistic about life at Spirit Lake
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – Paul Matheny’s sons are talkers like their father, the affable general manager of the Spirit Lake Resort and Casino.
Monday, September, 24, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – Paul Matheny’s sons are talkers like their father, the affable general manager of the Spirit Lake Resort and Casino.
Monday, September, 24, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Special report: Protecting Spirit Lake's Children
The unsolved murders of two children who died in May 2011 and recent critical reports have focused a spotlight on the Spirit Lake Tribe’s child protective services and child welfare programs. In installments that are running periodically, Forum Communications examines the effectiveness of efforts to protect endangered children on the reservation.
Sunday, July, 22, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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The unsolved murders of two children who died in May 2011 and recent critical reports have focused a spotlight on the Spirit Lake Tribe’s child protective services and child welfare programs. In installments that are running periodically, Forum Communications examines the effectiveness of efforts to protect endangered children on the reservation.
Sunday, July, 22, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Spirit Lake murder suspect waives detention hearing
GRAND FORKS – The man charged with murdering two children last year in their home on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation near Devils Lake waived his right to a detention hearing that was scheduled for Monday in Grand Forks.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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GRAND FORKS – The man charged with murdering two children last year in their home on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation near Devils Lake waived his right to a detention hearing that was scheduled for Monday in Grand Forks.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Protecting Spirit Lake's Children: No word on cause of baby’s death
Autopsy completed but investigators still await lab test results on 2-month-old girl
FARGO – An investigation into the July 7 death of a 2-month-old on the Spirit Lake Reservation continues.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Autopsy completed but investigators still await lab test results on 2-month-old girl
FARGO – An investigation into the July 7 death of a 2-month-old on the Spirit Lake Reservation continues.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Spirit Lake official faces charges in domestic disturbance
GRAND FORKS – Mark Little Owl, hired last summer by the Spirit Lake Sioux to manage the tribe’s beleaguered child protection program, faces assault and other charges in connection with an Aug. 21 domestic disturbance at a Grand Forks apartment.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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GRAND FORKS – Mark Little Owl, hired last summer by the Spirit Lake Sioux to manage the tribe’s beleaguered child protection program, faces assault and other charges in connection with an Aug. 21 domestic disturbance at a Grand Forks apartment.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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Disputed progress on child protection at Spirit Lake
Chairman says situation getting better; critics disagree
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. – In the nearly four months since the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs took over child protection services on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, tribal and BIA officials say they’re working well together, the system has been made more professional and accountable and reservation children are safer from abusers and sexual predators.
Saturday, January, 19, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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Chairman says situation getting better; critics disagree
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. – In the nearly four months since the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs took over child protection services on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, tribal and BIA officials say they’re working well together, the system has been made more professional and accountable and reservation children are safer from abusers and sexual predators.
Saturday, January, 19, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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Trial in killings of Spirit Lake siblings delayed until April
A federal murder trial in the abuse and deaths of two Spirit Lake Nation children last year has been rescheduled from later this month to April.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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A federal murder trial in the abuse and deaths of two Spirit Lake Nation children last year has been rescheduled from later this month to April.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Official: Spirit Lake children's safety not improved
Allegations include retaliation against whistleblower, inaction, cover-up
GRAND FORKS – A federal human services administrator who called on state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency for children at the Spirit Lake Nation has submitted another scathing indictment of child protection services there, alleging that little has been done to improve the situation.
Saturday, August, 18, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Allegations include retaliation against whistleblower, inaction, cover-up
GRAND FORKS – A federal human services administrator who called on state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency for children at the Spirit Lake Nation has submitted another scathing indictment of child protection services there, alleging that little has been done to improve the situation.
Saturday, August, 18, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Reprimand lifted for Spirit Lake whistleblower Dr. Tilus
FARGO – The Indian Health Service has rescinded its reprimand of a clinical psychiatrist who sounded the alarm over what he regarded as systemic failures to protect endangered children of the Spirit Lake Tribe. A letter of reprimand has been ordered removed from the personnel file of Dr. Michael Tilus, and an offer for him to serve an IHS posting at Fort Belknap in Montana has been restored, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Human Services, which oversees the IHS, said Thursday.
Friday, August, 03, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – The Indian Health Service has rescinded its reprimand of a clinical psychiatrist who sounded the alarm over what he regarded as systemic failures to protect endangered children of the Spirit Lake Tribe. A letter of reprimand has been ordered removed from the personnel file of Dr. Michael Tilus, and an offer for him to serve an IHS posting at Fort Belknap in Montana has been restored, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Human Services, which oversees the IHS, said Thursday.
Friday, August, 03, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Spirit Lake Nation claims progress being made
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – In a lengthy statement published this week in the Devils Lake Journal, the Spirit Lake Tribe decried recent criticism of tribal social service programs involving child protection. The statement challenged the motives of “whistleblowers” and faulted media reports on the issue as inaccurate and misleading but offered no specific examples, citing confidentiality and other legal concerns.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – In a lengthy statement published this week in the Devils Lake Journal, the Spirit Lake Tribe decried recent criticism of tribal social service programs involving child protection. The statement challenged the motives of “whistleblowers” and faulted media reports on the issue as inaccurate and misleading but offered no specific examples, citing confidentiality and other legal concerns.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Spirit Lake infant died from SIDS
FARGO – A 2-month-old girl whose July death was seized upon as an example of endangered children on the Spirit Lake reservation died of natural causes. The cause of Debra Kay Anderson Dogskin’s July 7 death at her mother’s home in St. Michael was sudden infant death syndrome, Tim Purdon, the U.S. attorney for North Dakota, said Thursday.
Friday, November, 30, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – A 2-month-old girl whose July death was seized upon as an example of endangered children on the Spirit Lake reservation died of natural causes. The cause of Debra Kay Anderson Dogskin’s July 7 death at her mother’s home in St. Michael was sudden infant death syndrome, Tim Purdon, the U.S. attorney for North Dakota, said Thursday.
Friday, November, 30, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Feds to send ‘strike team’ to Spirit Lake, including BIA head
GRAND FORKS – The U.S. Department of the Interior will dispatch a “strike team” of senior officials to the Spirit Lake Nation Monday, including the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, according to the department.
Saturday, August, 25, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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GRAND FORKS – The U.S. Department of the Interior will dispatch a “strike team” of senior officials to the Spirit Lake Nation Monday, including the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, according to the department.
Saturday, August, 25, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Offer allows Spirit Lake prosecutor to take cases federal
FARGO – Federal prosecutors have offered to make the Spirit Lake Tribe’s prosecutor a special U.S. attorney and to help the tribe develop a strategic plan to protect children from violence.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – Federal prosecutors have offered to make the Spirit Lake Tribe’s prosecutor a special U.S. attorney and to help the tribe develop a strategic plan to protect children from violence.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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BIA to take control of Spirit Lake social services programs
FARGO – The Bureau of Indian Affairs will assume control of social services programs for the Spirit Lake Tribe, which has been beset with criticisms that it has failed to protect endangered children.
Friday, September, 14, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – The Bureau of Indian Affairs will assume control of social services programs for the Spirit Lake Tribe, which has been beset with criticisms that it has failed to protect endangered children.
Friday, September, 14, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Conrad: Interior says more help on the way to Spirit Lake
In response to a call for action Thursday from Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., the U.S. Interior Department has dispatched additional personnel to the Spirit Lake Sioux Nation to help the tribe deal with challenges in child protection.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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In response to a call for action Thursday from Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., the U.S. Interior Department has dispatched additional personnel to the Spirit Lake Sioux Nation to help the tribe deal with challenges in child protection.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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South Dakota tribal court offers no hope of appeal for Spirit Lake
FARGO – The door to the appeals courtroom has been slammed shut for more than a year for American Indian residents of Spirit Lake Nation. Criminal defendants and parties in civil lawsuits under the jurisdiction of Spirit Lake Tribal Court have no access to appeals because the tribe failed to renew a contract for appellate services, according to two former tribal judges.
Sunday, September, 30, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – The door to the appeals courtroom has been slammed shut for more than a year for American Indian residents of Spirit Lake Nation. Criminal defendants and parties in civil lawsuits under the jurisdiction of Spirit Lake Tribal Court have no access to appeals because the tribe failed to renew a contract for appellate services, according to two former tribal judges.
Sunday, September, 30, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Baby born addicted to meth reportedly returned to mother on Spirit Lake Reservation
Woman refused to take drug tests associated with program required by BIA, official says
FARGO – A baby born addicted to methamphetamine reportedly has been returned to a mother from the Spirit Lake reservation who an official said failed to submit to drug tests.
Sunday, November, 11, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Woman refused to take drug tests associated with program required by BIA, official says
FARGO – A baby born addicted to methamphetamine reportedly has been returned to a mother from the Spirit Lake reservation who an official said failed to submit to drug tests.
Sunday, November, 11, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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