Tuesday, June 17, 2003
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BIA's Martin breaks unofficial boycott of NCAI
The acting head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs extended an olive branch to the nation's largest inter-tribal organization on Monday, citing a need to heal a fractured relationship that has hindered efforts to reform the broken Indian trust....
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Cantwell stresses importance of judicial picks
The Washington senator who defeated noted sovereignty foe Slade Gorton with the help of Indian voters urged tribal leaders on Monday to advocate for judicial nominees who respect Indian rights....
Tribal members in Fla. have own bowling league
Members of Florida tribes have been playing the Miccosukee Mixed, a mostly Indian bowling league....
Racicot moves over to Bush campaign team
Former Montana governor Marc Racicot was named head of President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign....
Yellow Bird: Not your average bear adventure
"I had a most excellent adventure this past weekend when I interviewed Dr....
Radio program will broadcast Bighorn battle
A re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, using modern reporting practices, will be broadcast June 25 on radio stations in South Dakota and Wyoming....
Cherokee Nation court dismisses election case
The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Oklahoma tribe's recent election....
S.D. governor to address tribal college
South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds (R) will be the keynote speaker for commencement ceremonies at Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation....
Indian women at risk of cervical cancer
American Indian develop and die from cervical cancer more than anyone else in the country, The Rapid City Journal reports....
Flathead woman wins NEA award for work
Agnes "Oshanee" Kenmille, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana, was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship for folk and traditional arts from the National Endowment for the Arts....
Conn. casinos report high earnings in May
Connecticut's two tribal casinos reported strong slot machine earnings for the month of May....
Fond du Lac: 'We're not the same old Indian'
With the help of revenues from two casinos, the Fond du Lac Ojibwe Tribe of Minnesota has brought members of poverty, increased development on the reservation and become the largest employer in the county....
Calif. tribe asks Norton to hold 2,000 acres in trust
The Coastal Miwok Tribe of California has asked the Department of Interior to take 2,000 acres of land into trust for gaming purposes....
Ariz. bishop arrested for hit and run death
Police in Phoenix arrested a Catholic bishop on Monday in connection with the hit and run death of Jim Lee Reed, a member of the Navajo Nation....
Murkowski cuts funds for village law enforcement
Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski (R) vetoed funding for law enforcement in 15 Alaska Native villages....
Campbell, Inouye disclose financial worth
The leaders of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee both earned about $150,000 last year with Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado) reporting assets of at least $2.5 million and additional income of at least $397,000, according to financial disclosure statements reported on Tuesday
The statements don't report exact information because earnings assets and liabilities are reported as a range....
Tribal leaders at NCAI back Piestewa Peak
The National Congress of American Indians passed a resolution on Monday to back the renaming of a peak in Arizona for Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Communication with DOI called 'futile'
Tribes need to work directly with Congress and the White House because communication with the Department of Interior is "futile," a Navajo Nation council member said at a tribal summit....
Prairie Island teenagers exhibit photography
Eight teens from the Prairie Island Indian Community in Minnesota will show their own original photography and other items at a new exhibit....
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