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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Judge sustains part of Mohawk land claim</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20603/20121004/judge-sustains-part-of-mohawk-land-claim</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 4, 2012) Native tribes&apos; claims to ancestral lands in New York haven&apos;t fared so well recently.  In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially dismissed the Oneida Nation&apos;s land claim, saying too much time had passed since the 18th century treaties the claims are based on.  Other courts have followed that ruling with other tribes&apos; land claims.So this week, when a judge recommended throwing out 85% of the Mohawk land claim in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe focused on the 15% that has a chance to survive.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20603/20121004/judge-sustains-part-of-mohawk-land-claim">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Native tribes&apos; claims to ancestral lands in New York haven&apos;t fared so well recently.  In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially dismissed the Oneida Nation&apos;s land claim, saying too much time had passed since the 18th century treaties the claims are based on.  Other courts have followed that ruling with other tribes&apos; land claims.So this week, when a judge recommended throwing out 85% of the Mohawk land claim in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe focused on the 15% that has a chance to survive.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20603/20121004/judge-sustains-part-of-mohawk-land-claim">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, akwesasne, mohawk, land claim, indian, native, law, justice, massena, fort covington, st. lawrence county, franklin county, [loc:44.9389348 -74.5676876], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Vermonters protest Citizens United, call for constitutional amendment</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19171/20120123/vermonters-protest-citizens-united-call-for-constitutional-amendment</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 23, 2012) Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the supreme court Citizens United decision. The court voted 5-4, saying that corporations have the same protected speech rights as people, including the right to make unlimited financial contributions to groups who want to influence elections. That&apos;s upsetting to a lot of Vermonters. And as Sarah Harris reports, they&apos;re working to change it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19171/20120123/vermonters-protest-citizens-united-call-for-constitutional-amendment">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the supreme court Citizens United decision. The court voted 5-4, saying that corporations have the same protected speech rights as people, including the right to make unlimited financial contributions to groups who want to influence elections. That&apos;s upsetting to a lot of Vermonters. And as Sarah Harris reports, they&apos;re working to change it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19171/20120123/vermonters-protest-citizens-united-call-for-constitutional-amendment">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, vermont, bernie sanders, constitutional amendment, first amendment, citizens united, free speech, campaign finance reform, justice, supreme court, [loc:44.2600593 -72.5753869], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Burlington homeless man&apos;s death prompts debate, sorrow</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18993/20111223/burlington-homeless-man-apos-s-death-prompts-debate-sorrow</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 23, 2011) Paul O’Toole, a Burlington homeless man, died of hypothermia Saturday night. He was found sleeping on a heating grate. The temperature was 17 degrees, with windchill around 6. O’Toole’s death has sparked debate about what options the homeless have as the weather gets colder. Some say he could have benefited from a low, barrier, or wet shelter. That means the kind of shelter where you’re allowed in even if you’re intoxicated. But mostly, people were sad that O’Toole couldn’t get the help he needed. Sarah Harris stopped in Georgia Center and Milton, Vermont, to hear what people had to say. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18993/20111223/burlington-homeless-man-apos-s-death-prompts-debate-sorrow">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paul O’Toole, a Burlington homeless man, died of hypothermia Saturday night. He was found sleeping on a heating grate. The temperature was 17 degrees, with windchill around 6. O’Toole’s death has sparked debate about what options the homeless have as the weather gets colder. Some say he could have benefited from a low, barrier, or wet shelter. That means the kind of shelter where you’re allowed in even if you’re intoxicated. But mostly, people were sad that O’Toole couldn’t get the help he needed. Sarah Harris stopped in Georgia Center and Milton, Vermont, to hear what people had to say. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18993/20111223/burlington-homeless-man-apos-s-death-prompts-debate-sorrow">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:29</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>vermont, winter, homelessness, justice, health, human services, shelters, substance abuse, , [loc:44.7275465 -73.1176370], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Lawmakers want better drug enforcement at border</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16885/20101227/lawmakers-want-better-drug-enforcement-at-border</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 27, 2010) Congressman Bill Owens is one of a group of lawmakers working on a law designed to slow drug trafficking from Canada into the U.S.A bill passed by both houses of Congress calls on the Office of National Drug Control Policy to craft a multi-agency and international strategy to tighten up on drug smugglers without hurting tourism and other commercial traffic across the northern border.Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16885/20101227/lawmakers-want-better-drug-enforcement-at-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Congressman Bill Owens is one of a group of lawmakers working on a law designed to slow drug trafficking from Canada into the U.S.A bill passed by both houses of Congress calls on the Office of National Drug Control Policy to craft a multi-agency and international strategy to tighten up on drug smugglers without hurting tourism and other commercial traffic across the northern border.Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16885/20101227/lawmakers-want-better-drug-enforcement-at-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, stlv, border, canada, crime, justice, smuggling, akwesasne, native, drugs, substance abuse [loc:44.6994873 -73.4529124], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Exploring New York&apos;s slave legacy, past and present</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16773/20101203/exploring-new-york-apos-s-slave-legacy-past-and-present</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 3, 2010) This morning in Lake Placid, teachers and historians and activists begin a two-day conference to talk about slavery.  New Yorkers played a big role in the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, financing and profiting from an industry that ruined the lives of more than 12 million Africans.  Slave-owning wasn’t banned in this state until 1827.  Modern-day activists say human trafficking and exploitation is once again on the rise. Martha Swan is with a group called John Brown Lives.  She told Brian Mann that this conference, which is open to the public, will explore the history and present-day reality of slavery. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16773/20101203/exploring-new-york-apos-s-slave-legacy-past-and-present">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This morning in Lake Placid, teachers and historians and activists begin a two-day conference to talk about slavery.  New Yorkers played a big role in the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, financing and profiting from an industry that ruined the lives of more than 12 million Africans.  Slave-owning wasn’t banned in this state until 1827.  Modern-day activists say human trafficking and exploitation is once again on the rise. Martha Swan is with a group called John Brown Lives.  She told Brian Mann that this conference, which is open to the public, will explore the history and present-day reality of slavery. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16773/20101203/exploring-new-york-apos-s-slave-legacy-past-and-present">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, politics, economy, slavery, justice, race, border, human trafficking, agriculture, farm, john brown, abolition, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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