ICT - National - Southeast http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast RSS Feed for ICT - National - Southeast en-us Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT New Trail of Tears markers to go up in Arkansas http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/69075512.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – New signs and markers along Arkansas’ portions of the Trail of Tears should be erected by spring, officials said after President Barack Obama signed an act that expands the historic trail to more than 4,900 miles in nine states. Cyrus Ben: A career under construction http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/66401792.html CHOCTAW, Miss. – Whenever Cyrus Ben needs some motivation, he simply looks at his desk. April Locklear offers addicts options to lead productive lives http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/65168217.html LUMBERTON, N.C. – April Whittemore Locklear offers people with substance abuse addictions options when they think there are none, and hope for a future they often can’t see. Locklear is a clinical counselor who offers substance abuse services for Robeson Health Care Corporation. NC video poker machine ban judged by appeals court http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/65162167.html RALEIGH, N.C. – Appeals court judges hearing arguments Oct. 14 on the legality of North Carolina’s video poker ban sounded wary of negating the will of the General Assembly when it granted an exception to machines on the Cherokee Indian reservation. Training center for parents of children with disabilities receives federal grant http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/63995937.html A private, nonprofit Florida organization has received a grant to provide training nationwide to American Indian parents whose children have disabilities. Master Key combines wellness with success http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/63292852.html BETHESDA, Md. – In a move to cut the high costs of health insurance, Native-owned and operated Master Key Consulting launched the Master Key for Life wellness program for employees wanting to lose weight and better their health. NC senators introduce bill to recognize Lumbees http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/65272552.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina’s senators have introduced a bill to provide federal recognition to the state’s Lumbee Indian tribe. Cherokee capitalizing on its culture: Tribal council seeks more retail opportunities http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/57705097.html CHEROKEE, N.C. (MCT) – Over the last decade, this sovereign nation on the southern end of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been undergoing an economic transformation. Artist’s statues honor Indians in all 50 states http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/42899482.html EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) – Follow the Trail of the Whispering Giants in all 50 states to discover Peter Wolf Toth’s life story. Landowner opens museum of native American pieces http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/27906774.html MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) – It’s not hard to get Leon Cooper talking about history – or maybe it’s just the locale. Cooper spoke in a small museum he began, surrounded by American Indian artifacts, some of which were estimated at 12,000 years old.