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It only took a several months of constant tribal criticism but Secretary of Interior Gale Norton finally dropped her BITAM proposal a year ago this week....
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Traditional allies of Indian Country were on opposite sides of the fence this week as the Senate took up a bill that seeks to encourage energy development projects on tribal lands....
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Bush official promotes No Child Left Behind reforms
The Bush administration is moving forward with plans to elevate Indian issues within the Department of Education, an official said on Sunday....
Review: 'Ten Little Indians' by Sherman Alexie
Eric Weinberger of The New York Times reviews "Ten Little Indians," a new collection of short stories by Sherman Alexie, and asks why it isn't more "Indian."
"The Indian seems merely incidental, in other words; not integral," Weinberger writes of the nine stories in the book, three of which he says are "wonderful" but the rest not so much....
Yellow Bird: Preserving tribal medicine
"A friend of mind who was seriously ill with gangrene from his diabetes kept the disease at bay for nearly six months using herb medicines prescribed and fixed by one of the medicine men from Sisseton, S.D....
John Potter: The Indigenous Psychic Hotline
"Hosted by Harlan McKosato since 1997, "Native America Calling" is heard on more than 60 stations in the U.S....
Democrats urging Bush on Supreme Court picks
Two Senate Democrats have written letters to President Bush, urging him to work with both political parties on nominations to the Supreme Court....
Indian woman sent to jail for feeding deer herd
A woman in northern California has been sent to jail twice for feeding deer but she says she won't stop doing it....
Diabetes study focuses on new treatment methods
A six-week study in New Mexico will try to determine whether therapeutic massage and a micro-electric nerve stimulator can help treat patients with diabetic neuropathy....
Tribe offering $100,000 in small business loans
The Navajo Nation Small Business Department is offering loans of up to $100,000 to tribal members....
Affirmative action case worries tribal advocates
If the Supreme Court limits the use of race in college admission, tribal advocates say it will have an impact on Indian Country....
Flandreau Santee Sioux leader disputes ouster
Tom Ranfranz has been replaced as president of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota....
Maori movie, 'The Whale Rider,' wins rave reviews
"The Whale Rider," a movie about a Maori girl who ends up leading her tribe, is opening across the United States to positive reviews....
Editorial: State, federal laws unclear on remains
State and federal laws and procedures need to be changed in order to respect Native American remains, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial....
Alaska's Young backs health care improvement bill
Alaska Congressman Don Young (R) last week introduced a bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to guide how health service are delivered to American Indians and Alaska Natives....
DOI tribal contracting policy in dispute
A national employees group is overreacting to a tribal takeover of the National Bison Range in Montana, a Department of Interior spokesperson said....
Wis. budget cuts $15 million in tribal programs
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are recommending a $15 million cut in tribal programs in the state's budget....
Discovery changes view of N.D. tribal site
Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that changes their view of an historic Mandan village in North Dakota....
Tribes get chance to tell Lewis and Clark story
Two hundred years after the Lewis and Clark expedition to the West, tribal nations are finally getting a chance to tell their side of the story....
NCAI hosting mid-year conference in Ariz.
The National Congress of American Indians official kicks off its mid-year conference today at the Gila River Reservation in Arizona....
Tribe still struggling a year after major fire
The White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona is still recovering from last year's devastating Rodeo-Chediski Fire....
McKosato: BIA keeps Bossing Indians Around
"Living and working in the pressure cooker known as Washington, D.C,....
Editorial: Tribes should respect business deals
No business will ever invest on the reservation unless tribes keep their word, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial....
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