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Reorganization: Meet the 'new' BIA
Bush administration officials say the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee won't be complete for a few more months....
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Indian energy title adopted without changes
A Senate panel approved a broad Indian energy package on Tuesday over concerns that it could undermine the federal government's trust responsibilities....
Mapuche Tribe fights encroachments on land
Mapuche Indian leaders in Chile are fighting commercial tree development that has destroyed their water sources....
Colorado River Tribes sign compact with Ariz.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes reversed course and signed a gaming compact with the state of Arizona....
Trump still upset he's been dumped by tribe
Casino mogul Donald Trump is still complaining about being dumped by the Eastern Pequot Tribe of Connecticut....
U.S. seeks exemption clause in tobacco treaty
The United States said it won't sign a global tobacco treaty unless it is altered to allow the federal government to opt out of clauses deemed objectionable....
Senate confirms Sutton to federal appeals court
The Senate voted 51 to 42, largely along party lines, to confirm attorney Jeffrey Sutton to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals....
Apache tribe in N.M. holds annual pow-wow
The Mescalero Apache Nation of New Mexico holds its annual Southern Eagle Contest Pow-Wow Friday through Sunday....
N.M. high school kicks off Native American week
It's Native American Week at Kirtland Central High School in Kirtland, New Mexico....
Calif. tribe petitions for federal recognition
The Esselen Nation of California is asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs for federal recognition....
N.C. budget cut funds for Lumbee recognition
The North Carolina House and Senate have passed versions of the state budget that cut funds to help the Lumbee Tribe seek federal recognition....
Judge dismisses Conn. recognition lawsuit
Connecticut officials opposed to the recognition of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation downplayed a federal judge's dismissal of a lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
Wis. governor expects $162M from tribal casinos
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (D) expects to take in an extra $162 million, in the coming year, from 11 tribal casinos....
Minn. governor seeks end to nuclear plants
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty set out his energy policy on Tuesday and said the state should move toward renewable energy sources instead of relying on nuclear power....
A third of O'odham tribal members lack papers
About 8,400 members of the 25,000-member Tohono O'odham Nation lack documentation to prove their U.S....
Man sentenced to prison for stalking Miss S.D.
A state judge in South Dakota sentenced a man to one year in prison for stalking Miss South Dakota Vanessa Shortbull, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe....
Rosebud Sioux Tribe to dedicate wind turbine
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is dedicating its wind turbine on Thursday....
For Cayuga Nation, a day a century in the making
The Cayuga Nation of New York took the first steps to reclaiming its homeland on Tuesday with the opening of a simple gas station....
Goshute meeting said to be 'usual shouting match'
The Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah held its semi-annual meeting last Saturday with one dissident characterizing it as "the usual shouting match."
The tribe's leaders are being accused of corruption by dissidents, all of whom have filed lawsuits challenging the leaders....
Meskwaki leadership dispute continues
Factions of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa continue to disagree over who runs the tribe and its casino....
Mont. bill creates Indian veterans monument
The Montana Legislature approved a bill to create a monument to Indian veterans....
Brun of Red Lake wasn't your ordinary chairman
Friends, associates and tribal officials recalled Gerald "Butch" Brun, the Red Lake Nation chairman who died Saturday, as compassionate, humble and forward-thinking....
Ariz. board to vote on Squaw Peak Freeway
The Arizona State Transportation Board will meet Thursday to consider renaming Squaw Peak Freeway in honor of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Alleged Indian man deported from Canada
A man who claims he is Indian but lacks written documentation was deported to the United States from Canada....
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