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Supreme Court docket shaping up
The US Supreme Court is weighing a number of controversial topics as it wraps up its annual term....
Tribal members defend takeover of bison range
Members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana attended a public meeting Tuesday night to defend the tribal takeover of the National Bison Range....
Judge to appoint special master in Everglades suit
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is recommending William Rodgers Jr., a University of Washington Law School, be appointed special master in an Everglades cleanup suit being heard in federal court....
Wyo. tribes oppose drilling near sacred sites
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe, both of Wyoming, have asked the Bureau of Land Management to close off an area used for hunting, medicine gathering and ceremonies to energy development....
Relocated Innu community seeks ouster of leaders
More than half of the voters from the Innu First Nation of Labrador have signed a petition against their chief and band council....
First Nations battle proposal to change governance
First Nations leaders in Canada are battling legislation that seeks to change how they govern themselves....
Cherokee Nation election challenged by defeated
The May 24 Cherokee Nation election that resulted in the re-election of chief Chad Smith are being challenged by the three losing candidates....
White Earth court considers tribal college dispute
A White Earth tribal judge heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a dispute between the White Earth Tribal and Community College and the tribal council....
Mich. tribe breaks ground on substance abuse center
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan broke ground last Thursday on a inpatient substance abuse treatment center....
Calif. tribe accused of harassing employees
Two California lawmakers and a union-sponsored organization are accusing the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of harassing pro-union workers....
House cancels vote on bill to ban Internet gambling
The House canceled a vote on a bill to ban Internet gambling due to lack of support....
R.I. governor promises to help Narragansett Tribe
Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri visited the Narragansett Reservation on Tuesday, the first visit by a state governor to the tribe's lands in 20 years....
Pataki: Tribes gave up rights during forced removal
The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma is suing New York Governor George Pataki (R) over his refusal to recognize the tribe's historical and legal ties to the state....
Extras needed for film being shot on Navajo Nation
Wanna be in Rick "Ricky" Schroder's film about a the life of a young Indian boxer as he makes his way to the Olympics while dealing with his own heritage and relationships?
Schroder, of "Silver Spoons" and "NYPD Blue" fame, is directing "Black Cloud" at various locations on the Navajo Nation....
Norton asked to limit travel by DOI employees
The National Park Service is sending 16 officials to the 5th World Park Congress in Durban, South Africa, this September, Al Kamen of The Washington Post reports....
Transcript available for PBS show on Griles
In case you missed last week's "Now With Bill Moyers," you can read a transcript of the show on Deputy Interior Secretary J....
Apache firefighter in stable but critical condition
Rick Lupe, a fuels specialist for the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona, remains in stable but critical condition at the Arizona Burn Unit in Phoenix the tribe reported on Tuesday....
BIA's only office in New York will shut down
The Bureau of Indian Affairs' only office in New York is shutting down, The Syracuse Post-Standard reports....
Cason to take stand in Indian trust fund trial
Associate Interior Deputy Secretary Jim Cason will take the stand today to testify in the Indian trust fund trial....
Pueblo leaders to ask Bush to halt reorganization
The 19 Pueblo governors in New Mexico plan to ask President Bush to halt the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee, The Albuquerque Journal reports....
Neb. park to commemorate Cheyenne Outbreak
Fort Robinson State Park in Nebraska will hold a ceremony this weekend to commemorate the Cheyenne Outbreak of 1879....
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