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[New York] Judge snuffs bootleg Indian’s cheap cigs

A member of an upstate Indian tribe has been told to butt out of the discount- cigarette business after admitting he sold more than 10,000 bootleg smokes to city residents. A judge ordered Robert Gordon of the Seneca Nation of Indians to stop selling unt
New York Post
added May 24, 2013 11:38
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FDA seeks firm to launch Native American anti-tobacco effort

The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products is seeking a firm to launch an anti-tobacco program targeting Native Americans. The selected firm will help the Center for Tobacco Products create a communications plan for working with Na
PR Week US
added May 16, 2013 14:27
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[Oklahoma] RUCKMAN: Tobacco compacts and the manifestation of destiny

In Oklahoma, we are in the neighborhood of renegotiating the tribal tobacco compacts with the state. ... Maybe the best solution all around would be to strike tobacco peddling from our midst altogether. Even now, some tribes expound the health benefits
Native American Times
added Feb 6, 2013 07:03
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[New York, Oklahoma] VIDEO: ATF agents raid Seneca Falls smoke shop, seize cigs, records

The federal government Wednesday entered a dispute between Native American tribes by raiding a Seneca Falls service station operated by the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. On Wednesday afternoon, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle
added Jan 17, 2013 07:48
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[Canada] MCA gets approval for tobacco pilot project

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has received a $476,115 two-year grant from the Government of Ontario to support the development of an Akwesasne Tobacco Law and Regulatory Framework. The “Akwesasne Tobacco Pilot Project” is one of two First Nation projec
Cornwall (ON) Seaway News (ca)
added May 8, 2013 13:50
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[Canada, New York] Treaty sets out border trade rights

“The Jay Treaty basically recognizes the inherent right aboriginal peoples have to live in their own territory. So while it may seem like the Mohawks are smuggling, they’re just taking goods from one end of their territory to the other.” In a sense, this
Montreal Gazette (ca)
added Apr 17, 2013 07:12
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[Canada] First Nations smoke shop ordered taken over by province

A court order issued on Monday is allowing the Manitoba government to take ownership of a controversial First Nations-owned smoke shop.
First Perspective (ca)
added Nov 6, 2012 16:09
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[Canada] Dakota Battle for Return of $500,000 of Cigarettes Seized in Manitoba Smoke Shop Raids

The Manitoba government has seized nearly $500,000 in legal cigarettes from a Dakota smoke shop that has been raided five times by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), alleges one of the chiefs behind the shop.
Indian Country Today
added Aug 22, 2012 15:06
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[New York] Conviction reinstated in NY cigarette case

The three-judge panel in Manhattan reversed a lower court decision vacating the conviction of Rodney Morrison. The ruling on Monday means the already jailed Morrison must return to court for sentencing on the conspiracy count. No date was set. Morrison
AP - Associated Press
added Jul 17, 2012 06:07
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[Canada] Strong views on aboriginals and tobacco

The Native Takeback of North America’s Tobacco Industry By Jim Poling, Sr. Dundurn, 253 pages $25 THIS is a substantial, and interesting, work on an important topic: the place of tobacco and related issues in North America today.
Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press (ca)
added Jan 5, 2013 15:43
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