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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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N.D. tribe asks Congress to fulfill 50-year-old promise
Fifty years ago this week, on June 11, 1953, the United States dedicated the Garrison Dam....
Fire being contained on CRIT reservation
A 300-acre blaze on the Colorado River Reservation in Arizona was expected to be contained last night....
Wis. court weighs Indian gaming challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether it should take an Indian gaming case or refer it to the lower courts....
Sun basketball players not allowed to gamble
Players for the Connecticut Sun, the WNBA team owned by the Mohegan Tribe, cannot gamble at the tribe's casino because they are considered casino employees....
Mashantucket Tribe opens children's cultural center
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut welcomed a new addition to its child development center....
avel: The End of the Road for 'Devil's Highway'
"The business cards for the Anasazi Restaurant & Lounge — a single-story roadhouse in Cortez, Colo., whose Saturday night prime rib special ($14.50 for 8 ounces, $16.50 for 10) attracts both locals and truckers bunking at the adjacent motel — list the address as 640 S....
Wis. tribe launching small business fund
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is starting a small business program with a $118,189 grant from the U.S....
Reservation violence linked to gun ownership
Gun ownership is one reason why violence on the Navajo Nation is increasing, says former Navajo first lady Wanda MacDonald....
Navajo Nation paid $192K to 'stay out' of deal
The Navajo Nation's agribusiness was paid $192,000 to "stay out" of a deal over the sale of water from the San Juan River, The Farmington Daily Times reports....
AIM leader threatens blockade in Whiteclay
American Indian Movement activist Vernon Bellecourt said he would organize a blockade in Whiteclay, Nebraska, to prevent the sale of liquor....
Tribes to gather at Neb. park for pow-wow
The Fourth Annual Intertribal Gathering at Fort Robinson State Park in Nebraska starts today....
Pine Ridge pow-wow to honor military troops
Mothers and grandmothers on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota have organized a prayer service and pow-wow for Native American troops....
BIA cited as a barrier to reservation housing
The slow-moving Bureau of Indian Affairs was blamed for the lack of home ownership at a housing conference in Montana....
First Nations tax ruling headed to Supreme Court
First Nations leaders are planning to take their first over tax-free status to Canada's Supreme Court....
Alexie working on biography of Jimi Hendrix
Author / poet / standup comedian Sherman Alexie is working on a biography of guitar legend and alleged Cherokee Jimi Hendrix, The Oregonian reports....
WSJ: Southern Ute Tribe affected by money
The Wall Street Journal runs a lengthy story on the Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado, whose $1.45 billion in assets was built not on gaming but on energy development....
Special master to oversee Yankton reburial
A federal judge will appoint a special master to supervise the reburial of remains at a Yankton Sioux burial site along the Missouri River in South Dakota....
BIA's McDivitt retires from federal service
After 35 years of federal service, Jim McDivitt, a Bureau of Indian Affairs deputy, is resigning effective today....
N.Y. court invalidates Mohawk casino compact
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday invalidated a casino compact with the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation because it wasn't ratified by the State Legislature....
Can. committee calls for end to Native fishery
A new report from a Canadian Parliament committee calls for an end to the Native-only fishery in British Columbia....
Suzan Harjo: Indian law vs. tribal law
"Some tribal leaders do not perceive the power in a resolution or declaration of rights....
Tribal summit to focus on Indian policy issues
Tribal leaders are gathering on the Gila River Reservation in Arizona tomorrow for a summit on Indian policy issues....
Piestewa Family Letter: Thanks and gratitude
"We salute all the women and men of the United States armed services and their families for their tireless efforts and willingness to sacrifice all they have in the name of the United States of America....
Murkowski vetoes Alaska Native land purchase
Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski (R) vetoed a $10.4 million land deal that would benefit Alaska Native corporations....
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Grim says Indian preference to stay intact
The Bush administration's consolidation initiative at the Department of Health and Human Services will not impact Indian preference, an official said on Wednesday....
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Debate on Indian energy centers on trust
Two key tribal leaders are calling on Indian Country to work together on energy legislation after debate in the Senate turned along party lines on Wednesday....
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In The Hoop: Sen. Campbell's Corner
If yesterday's debate on the Indian title of the Senate's energy bill made you uneasy, you weren't the only one....
Complaint: Tribe solicited in Davis recall effort
A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission accuses Rep....
Can. appeals court overturns Native tax victory
First Nations members whose ancestors signed Treaty 8 must pay federal taxes, Canada's Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday....
Wis. tribe lobbied to relocate casino to city
Efforts to persuade the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin to move a casino to Milwaukee continue....
Appeals court bickers on affirmative action case
Republican and Democratic appointees on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals are feuding over the court's handling of the affirmative action case now before the Supreme Court....
White House considering candidates for EPA job
Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne (R) is a front-runner to head the Environmental Protection Agency, The New York Times reports....
Discovery ties human ancestors to Africa
Research published in today's issue of Nature reports on the discovery of 160,000-year-old remains believed to be the direct ancestors of modern humans....
House panel approves bill to return land to tribe
The House Resources Committee approved a bill to return land around Lake Tahoe to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California....
Man arrested for murder at Pine Ridge home
Conan White Face, 24, a resident of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder....
Students helping Mont. tribe build with straw
A joint project of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Chief Dull Knife College and two universities has helped bring housing to the reservation....
Former tribal member voted in Cherokee election
A former member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma testified she was allowed to vote in the tribe's recent election....
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe schedules run-off
The St Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York will hold a run-off June 21 for one of the three chief positions, the Associated Press reports....
Martin said winner of Miss. Choctaw election
Phillip Martin has been re-elected chief of the Mississippi Choctaw Tribe, the Associated Press reports, beating three challengers with 64 percent of the vote....
Groups join battle over Kennewick Man remains
The state of Texas and the Pacific Legal Foundation, an organization that has opposed tribal authority over non-Indians, are among the interests that have joined the battle over Kennewick Man....
CIRI shareholders call for $63 million payout
Shareholders of Cook Inlet Region Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, voted last Saturday for each to receive an average of $10,000 in special dividends....
Talks continue over Oneida land claim
Talks to resolve the Oneida Nation land claim continue but substantial differences remain, a lawyer for the tribe said....
Oneida Nation sends inspector to homes
The Oneida Nation of New York inspected three homes owned by tribal members, according to news accounts....
Bill introduced to protect sacred sites
Members of the House have introduced the Native Americans Sacred Lands Act to protect sacred sites from development....
Editorial: Opposition to tribe borders on racism
Opposition to a tribal takeover of the National Bison Range in Montana "borders on being racist," The Great Falls Tribune says in an editorial....
DOI to keep talks over tribal takeover secret
The Department of Interior will keep talks over a tribal takeover of the National Bison Range in Montana secret, The Missoulian reports....
Grim sails through Senate confirmation hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on Wednesday for the confirmation of Dr....
Native leader charged with hate crime for remarks
A Native leader in Saskatchewan, Canada, has been charged with a hate crime for making anti-Semitic comments....
N.M. court upholds tribal court jurisdiction
The New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld tribal court jurisdiction over individual Indian allotted lands even if located off reservation....
Mankiller urges students to shape perceptions
Wilma Mankiller, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, spoke to students at the University of South Dakota's American Indian Journalism Institute on Wednesday....
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DOI employees falsified Navajo trust data
The Department of Interior took disciplinary action against three employees who falsified data for an Indian trust audit but not before one was given a cash award for "creativity," according to a recent internal investigation....
Seminole Tribe to spend $15.9M on road project
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is spending $15.9 million to improve a state road....
Suit filed over Pequot tribe's water authority
Three towns in Connecticut are suing the state for expanding the water authority of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation....
State, feds accept water sharing agreement
A water sharing agreement involving the Navajo Nation and the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico has been accepted by the state and federal government....
Minn. board to vote on Indian charter school
The Minneapolis School District will vote June 24 on whether to continue sponsorship of the Heart of the Earth Center for American Indian Education....
School's discipline policy would consider Natives
Minneapolis public schools are considering a new discipline policy in light of the growing number of Indian students, and other minorities, being placed on suspension....
Harvard's Class of 2003 includes 10 Natives
Ten Native Americans graduated from Harvard University in Massachusetts, according to The Farmington Daily Times....
Letters: Readers respond to paper's mascot policy
Glenn Froberg: "How is it that the Star Tribune is so hung up on the thought that some American Indians might find it offensive to see certain sports teams named the 'Braves' or 'Chiefs.'"
Al Seever: "I feel very sad that the newspaper might print insensitive sports team names again."
Louis Gray/Native American Times: "While we know your heart is good, your decision to step back into the dark ages is indeed sad....
Navajo fair board members dispute ouster
A new Shiprock Northern Navajo Nation Fair Board was chosen over the weekend but the old board members say they won't recognize the results of the election....
Can. politician protested for race-based views
A reported 150 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, held a protest against Jim Pankiw, a lawmaker and candidate for mayor who is calling for an end to Indian rights....
Rehnquist daughter created 'distrust' at HHS
The General Accounting Office (GAO) on Tuesday released a report critical of Janet Rehnquist, the former inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services who stepped down June 1....
Rahall reintroducing sacred sites legislation
Representative Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia) will introduce the Native American Sacred Lands Act today at a press conference in Washington, D.C....
N.Y. group stresses respect not protest
An anti-treaty rights group says it is a complete coincidence that a protest against the Cayuga Nation will be held on the same day as a pro-tribal festival....
Indian affairs panel to consider IHS nominee
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee today will consider the nomination of Dr Charles Grim as director of the Indian Health Service....
RCMP opening probe into another abandonment case
Saskatchewan's justice minister has asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to look into a case of a Native woman who was abandoned by police in Saskatoon 25 years ago, CBC News reports....
Death penalty negatively impacts Natives
Before tribes were allowed to opt out of the federal death penalty, American Indians were put to death at a disproportionately higher rate, The Gallup Independent reports....
Report: Indian police officer killed with own gun
A deputy sheriff in Montana killed in the line of duty was shot with his own gun, The Great Falls Tribune reports....
Tribes awarded $8.2M for Internet access
The US Department of Agriculture awarded $20 million in broadband Internet access grants, with $8.2 million going to tribes....
Okla. tribe funneling bridge money to city
The Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma is giving $1 million to fund a new bridge in the city of Chandler....
Mohawk candidates want election held again
Thirteen of the 25 candidates in the recent St Regis Mohawk Tribe election want it held all over again, citing long lines and problems with voting machines....
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Appeals court won't invalidate Indian child adoption
Two tribes seeking to invalidate the adoption of an Indian child were rejected by a federal appeals court on Monday....
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Group cites shift in tribal self-determination policy
A public employees group on Monday called on the Bush administration to halt efforts to hand control of national parks and refuges to tribal governments....
Yellow Bird: Nature's wonders in own back yard
"Finding Chase Lake in North Dakota is a bit of a chore....
Navajo patients undergo aquatherapy treatment
About a dozen patients at the Northern Navajo Medical Center are making aqua-therapy a part of their treatment....
Seneca-Cayuga chief, gaming supporter, re-elected
LeRoy Howard was re-elected chief of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, The Syracuse Post-Standard reported....
Martin expected to win Miss. Choctaw election
The Mississippi Choctaw Tribe is holding an election today....
NPS repair budget cut to pay for consultants
The National Park Service has been ordered to cut its repair budget by 28 percent in order to pay for consultants who are studying privatization of jobs, The Washington Post reports....
Editorial: Tribal housing complex badly needed
The Farmington Daily Times in an editorial welcomes a new housing complex under construction on the Navajo Nation....
Huge crowds turn out for United Auburn casino
Huge crowds were reported for the opening of the United Auburn Indian Community casino in Lincoln, California....
Reservation school embraces tribal culture
Kindergarten students at Fort Hall Elementary School on the Shoshone-Bannock Reservation are taught more than the three R's....
Opposition forming to Ho-Chunk casino in Ill.
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is running into opposition for a proposed off-reservation casino in Illinois....
Menominee boxer faces longtime foe in hyped match
In a fight billed as "Ruthless Aggression - Bad Blood," J.J....
USDA allowing exemptions to roadless forest rule
The US Department of Agriculture will reinstate a Clinton administration regulation to limit road-building and logging on 60 million acres of roadless areas in national forests but will allow modifications....
Meskwaki faction wants to fire rival law firm
The recently elected council for the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa said it will schedule a vote to fire a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney, retained by the previously elected council....
Column: Oneida clinic possible through gaming
"Not all that long ago, a facility such as the Oneida Community Health Center would have been inconceivable.
But today it is a reality....
State wants Mich. tribal members to pay taxes
The state of Michigan wants members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of Michigan to pay state taxes, WLUC TV 6 reports....
ANSCA corporations took in $2.7B in 2001
The 12 Alaska Native regional corporations took in $2.7 billion in revenues in 2001, up from $2.3 billion the year before, according to a recent report from the Association of ANCSA Regional Corporation Presidents/CEOs....
Wash. tribe awarded grant for tech services
The Squaxin Island Tribe of Washington has been awarded a $735,250 Rural Utilities Service Broadband Program grant to provide the more than 100 tribal homes with high-speed Internet, cable TV and telephone access....
Okla. judge says tribal office is Indian Country
An Oklahoma district county judge has declared the headquarters of the United Keetoowah Band is Indian Country, The Tahlequah Daily Press reported....
Supreme Court allows veterans' Agent Orange suit
The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that allows Vietnam veterans a chance to pursue claims against companies who manufactured the herbicide Agent Orange....
N.Y. tribes criticize anti-treaty rights protest
The Cayuga Nation and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe criticized an anti-treaty rights group for plans to protest a tribal development....
N.D. tribes still feel effects of dam project
In the 1950s, the federal government flooded valuable land on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota as part of a massive waterworks project along the Missouri River....
Police chief admits Natives were abandoned
The police chief in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, had admitted police in the city dropped Natives at the edge of town "more than once," CBC News reports....
Federal judge upholds Rosebud hog farm lease
A federal judge last Thursday upheld a lease that allows development of the largest farm operation in Indian Country....
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The Week in Indianz.Com History
The hot topic among tribal leaders these days is the impact on funding for trust reform on other Indian programs....
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Court rejects union claim against Native contract
Congress can create special preferences for American Indian and Alaska Native-owned businesses without violating the U.S....
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Historic site in Okla. was home to Choctaw family
Archaeologists in Oklahoma have been excavating the site where a Choctaw family lived during the 1830s and 1840s after being removed from Mississippi....
Yellow Bird: Public school teachers deserve praise
"When I taught school, to have one day when I had only one student would have been an extraordinary treat - especially if it was a student I loved, knew and understood intimately, such as my own child....
Jodi Rave Lee: Man shares story of Sacagewea
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea , the Indian women on the Lewis and Clark expedition, was not Shoshone, according to grandson Jerome Dancing Bull....
Grassley critical of BIA and NIGC in Meskwaki case
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is urging Bush administration officials to reopen the Meskwaki Tribe's casino....
Native family wants inquiry into son's death
Two police officers in British Columbia, Canada, were disciplined for their handling of a Mi'kmaq man who later turned up dead, CBC reports....
Opinion: Tribes are governments, not businesses
"Indian tribes in Minnesota are constantly misrepresented and subjected to an unfair double standard....
Can. lawmaker calls for termination of First Nations
First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan, Canada, are upset with a lawmaker who wants to terminate their federal status and rights....
Conn. agency won't rescind tribe's water authority
Connecticut's Department of Public Health won't reverse a decision to expand the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation's water authority, The New London Day reports....
Warm Springs tribal members dying at younger age
The life expectancy for members of the Confederated Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon is dramatically lower than the rest of the state, The Bend Bulletin reports....
Navajo ethics office still reviewing nepotism charges
The Navajo Nation Ethics and Rules Office continues to review allegations of nepotism against President Joe Shirley Jr....
HUD provides $11.9 million for new tribal housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $11.9 million to a Navajo Nation non-profit to build 102 homes in Shiprock, New Mexico....
Minn. paper drops ban on use of Indian mascots
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has dropped a nine-year ban on the use of Indian mascot names, editor Anders Gyllenhaal announced on Sunday....
Mexico's indigenous combat poverty and racism
The overwhelming majority of Mexico's Native population lives in poverty, The Washington Post reports....
Anti-treaty rights group to protest tribal gas station
Upstate Citizens for Equality, an anti-treaty rights group based in New York, plans to protest the Cayuga Nation's gas station....
Slain Indian officer to be inducted into memorial
Joshua Raven Chief Rutherford, a deputy sheriff killed in the line of duty, will be inducted into the Montana Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial....
Trial for Anna Mae Aquash murder suspect delayed
The trial for a man accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash has been delayed until September 30....
Norton's Three M's: A maddening, meaningless mantra
"She's been called the Stepford Secretary," a Democratic aide in the House says of Secretary of Interior Gale Norton....
Navajo Nation rejects Indian affairs reorganization
Navajo Nation officials refused to attend the Bush administration's presentation of the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Office of Special Trustee (OST), The Gallup Independent reports....
Smallpox-like outbreak reported in Midwest
Federal and state health officials reported an outbreak of monkeypox, an illness related to smallpox, in the Midwest....
Tribe would share law enforcement in Whiteclay
Law enforcement officials in Nebraska are proposing to share law enforcement duties in the border town of Whiteclay with the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota....
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