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Burns takes on BIA problems in stride
The first question most people ask Brian Burns is not about his background
in federal government....
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Lamberth rebuked DOJ for false information
In one of his final rulings as head of the federal government's
ultra-secretive national security court, U.S....
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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....
Tribal judge suspended after DUI arrest
A Tohono O'odham Nation judge has been suspended after an arrest for
driving under the influence of alcohol in a tribal vehicle....
Farmers protest USDA discrimination
A group of African-American farmers held a protest outside the
Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., on Thursday....
Mohawk casino lawsuit dismissed
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit affecting an
off-reservation casino proposed by the St....
Rival tribe claims Pequot descent
A Rhode Island group is claiming to be the true descendants of the historic
Eastern Pequot Tribe....
Neb. reservation school sees test gains
Fourth-grade students at a school on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska
saw their test scores jump dramatically....
Two resign from Navajo development board
Two members of the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry board resigned
recently, citing tribal politics and a lack of acceptance because they are
white....
White Lady: More Indian proof needed
"When “Without Reservation” appeared a few years ago, blurbs from the
publisher said [Jeff] Benedict's book would show that the Pequots weren't
really Pequots....
Bush promotes healthy forest initiative
President Bush and Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Thursday
announced the Healthy Forest Initiative, an attempt to keep federal
forests free of timber overgrowth tied to massive wildfires....
Brazil's tribes protect forest from fires
The Amazon basin in Brazil is being destroyed at a rate of more than 6,000
square miles a year, mostly by large landowners who burn the forest to
make way for farming and cattle grazing....
Editorial: It's 'simple' to consult with tribes
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader in an editorial today promotes consultation
with tribes on burial sites....
DOJ won't release secret appeal information
The Department of Justice appealed a order that limited its law
enforcement and national security powers on Thursday, the same day the
stinging rebuke was made public....
Navajo Code Talkers frank about movie
"Windtalkers," the $100 million-plus flop about Marines assigned to
protect the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II, was warmly received
by many in the Navajo community....
Ojibwe tribe heads to world summit
Leaders of the Sokaogon Ojibwe Tribe of Wisconsin attending the World
Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa next week....
Cobell: Send Gale Norton to jail
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton should be sent to jail for her handling of
the Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust, Elouise Cobell said on Thursday....
Shawnee music pioneer inspired the greats
A petition is underway to have Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr., a 73-year-old]
Shawnee man, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
Pequot 'mega' pow-wow kicks off
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut kicked of its annual
Schemitzun pow-wow on Thursday....
Police waited 40 minutes to ask for directions
Police in Alaska waited 40 minutes into a 911 call before asking for
directions to the home of an Alaska Native corporate executive who was
shot and killed in a domestic-related dispute....
Thousands march for Native sovereignty
An estimated 2,500 turned out for the fifth annual "We the People" march
for Alaska Native sovereignty on Thursday....
Ex-BIA employee to appeal DUI sentence
A former Bureau of Indian Affairs employee who pleaded guilty to killing
four people in an alcohol-related accident in New Mexico plans to appeal
his 20-year prison sentence....
Editorial: Stop harassing Idaho tribes
The Spokesman Review in an editorial today calls on the Idaho's
Republican leadership to stop bashing the state's tribes....
Navajo court strikes down council pay raise
A Navajo Nation court on Wednesday struck down a $10,000 pay hike
tribal council members approved for themselves....
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Deer leaves Indian gaming post amid changes
After three years of federal service during which the tribal casino industry
grew to a $12.7 billion economic powerhouse, Montie R....
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Trust fund team tours Indian Country
An energetic Osage Nation welcomed the team responsible for the
landmark Indian trust fund lawsuit to Oklahoma on Wednesday for a
spirited discussion on what was called the largest scandal in U.S....
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In The Hoop: Pawhuska Journal
Former Native American Times publisher Jim Gray is now Principal Chief of
the Osage Nation, a position that keeps him on the go these days....
Questions remain on fatal shooting
Police in Alaska have completed their investigation into the fatal shooting
of an Alaska Native executive....
Editorial: Oral history not good enough
A California bill that would protect sacred sites is "ripe for abuse," The
Wall Street Journal says in an editorial....
Bush plans forest policy changes
President Bush and Secretary of Interior Gale Norton are announcing
changes in forest management policy....
Wis. tribe projects millions from casino
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin says a fourth casino could bring in $40
million in annual profits....
Democrat wants casino deals extended
Three Democratic candidates for governor of Wisconsin held a debate on
Wednesday night....
Tribal fishery venture takes off
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has begun a shellfish project in nearby
Rhode Island....
Petition seeks to oust tribal leaders
A member of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut believes he is close to
collecting enough signatures for a petition to oust two tribal officials....
Blood quantum requirement considered
The Flathead Nation of Montana is considering changing its enrollment
policy....
S.D. tribe seeks to protect river
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is involved in
discussions to protect the Big Sioux River....
Search fails to find Native village man
A Tlingit man from the Alaska village of Angoon has been missing since
late Saturday or early Sunday....
Indian trust scandal is Indian Enron
Comparisons to some of the largest scandals in history abounded at
meetings held in Oklahoma to discuss the Indian trust fund lawsuit....
Benedict didn't research Pequot heritage
Author and failed Congressional candidate Jeff Benedict didn't fully
research the genealogy of members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal
Nation of Connecticut....
Museums seek talent at Indian Market
Museums throughout the country were on the prowl last weekend at the
81st annual Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico....
Tribes break ground on D.C. hotel
Four tribes are opening a $43 million hotel in downtown Washington, D.C....
Chickasaw Nation won't built new capitol
Voters of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma have rejected a proposal to
build a new tribal capitol....
Obituary: Claplanhoo, 100, Makah elder
Ruth Claplanhoo, a 100-year-old member of the Makah Nation of
Washington, died at her home on the reservation on Monday....
Alaska Natives to march for sovereignty
About 4,000 to 5,000 are expected to march today for Alaska Native
sovereignty....
Casino game company thought Deer worked hard
Outgoing National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman Montie Deer did a
good job regulating the $12.7 billion Indian gaming industry, a casino
game company with close ties to Oklahoma said....
'Skins' movie goes on reservation tour
"Skins," the latest film by Chris Eyre, is going on a mobile tour....
Calif. tribes still waiting for water
The Department of Interior in December 2000 promised two California
tribes it would restore flows in a river in order to fulfill its treaty and trust
responsibilities....
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Interior fights $435 breach of trust ruling
A federal judge last week rejected the Bush administration's attempt to
delay a trust fund payment that has been denied to Indian beneficiaries
for 30 years....
Lawmakers accuse DOJ of stalling
Lawmakers in the House and Senate are criticizing Attorney General John
Ashcroft and the Department of Justice of holding back vital information....
Lawsuit seeks to halt Everglades mining
Three environmental organizations sued the Bush administration on
Tuesday to halt limestone mining in the Florida Everglades....
Whiteclay becomes a campaign issue
A Democratic candidate for governor of Nebraska wants to solve liquor
use problems in the border town of Whiteclay....
Judge puts a halt to drilling at monument
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction to block drilling
in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument of Colorado....
Wis. tribe a top spender on lobbying
The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe spent more than $800,000 to lobby
state lawmakers....
Extra funds sought to fight tribe
Voters in a Connecticut town are being asked to approve money to fight
the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation....
Pequot tribes discuss future plans
Two factions of the historical Eastern Pequot Tribe of Connecticut met with
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb last week....
Editorial: Reform troubled tribal government
Members of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Tribe of North Dakota deserve a
strong tribal government, The Grand Forks Herald in an editorial today....
Bill to speed up tribal timber sales
Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) plans to introduce a bill to streamline the sale of
timber on lands devastated by the Rodeo-Chediski Fire....
Alaska Natives want better pipeline study
Alaska Natives have joined environmental and public interest groups in
seeking new studies on the trans-Alaska pipeline....
Tribal police help rescue kidnapped child
Tribal police from the Walker River Paiute Reservation in Nevada helped
rescue a 10-year-old girl who was abducted from her home....
Changes for church near Cochise burial
A Greek monastery has changed plans to build a church near the Arizona
burial site of Apache leader Cochise....
Ousted Seminole chief to repay tribe
Ex-Seminole chief Jim Billie has agreed to pay his Florida tribe $169,000
to settle two lawsuits....
Seneca Nation outlines casino plans
The Seneca Nation of New York has an ambitious schedule to open the first
of three casinos as part of a gaming compact signed with the state....
Cherokee Nation frim sued for $78M
A construction firm has sued the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma for $77.5
million, alleging fraud and breach of contract....
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Idaho tribes score victory with tax ruling
The state of Idaho does not have the right to tax the sale of gas in Indian
Country, a federal judge has ruled....
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Reports address long-term elder care
Native American elders lack adequate long-term health care options, a
problem that has mushroomed as the Indian population grows older,
according to a series of discussion reports....
Indian candidate trails in fund raising
Oklahoma Senator Kelly Haney has raised more than $600,000 for his
campaign for governor....
N.D. Natives trail in income
North Dakota Native Americans have the lowest income in the state,
according to Census Bureau figures....
Okla. income gap narrows among races
The income gap between Native Americans and whites narrowed during
the 1990s, according to Census Bureau figures....
Column: N.Y. man faked Indian ancestry
A New York man forged his birth certificate and a state census document
to try and prove he is Indian, Steve Israel of The Middletown Times
Herald-Record reports in his column "Casino Confidential."
Ron "Chief Golden Eagle" Roberts sent the documents to the Bureau of
Indian Affairs....
Suit filed to stop drilling in monument
Four environmental groups on Monday sued to block an exploratory
drilling project in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in
Colorado....
Maine tribe wants petroglyphs protected
The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine is trying to preserve petroglyphs from
vandals and development....
Wis. tribe looks for fourth casino
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is moving forward with plans for
another casino....
Tribal police officer died saving boy
John "Kevin" Schultz, an officer for Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico, died
over the weekend while saving a 12-year-old boy who was drowning....
Maine group to discuss casino impacts
An anti-gambling group called Casinos No! is holding a meeting to discuss
Indian gaming in the state of Maine....
Jodi Rave: Sharing is part of culture
"A good fabric store always has plenty of calico prints, eye-popping colors
ranging from greens and purples to yellow and blues....
Million in tax refunds due First Nations
The provincial Nova Scotia government is refunding a Mi'kmaq First Nation
$16 million in gas taxes, with more to follow....
Conn. Native women paid less than men
Native American women in Connecticut are paid less than their male
counterparts, according to Census Bureau figures....
Forum on Hopi water scheduled
The Black Mesa Trust is holding a forum next month to discuss water
issues affecting the Hopi Tribe of Arizona....
Idaho tribes pleased with tax ruling
Idaho tribes are welcoming a federal judge's decision to strike down a tax
on the sale of gasoline....
Lummi Nation creates totem for Sep. 11
The Lummi Nation of Washington is sending a 13-foot totem pole to the
site of the September 11 terrorist attack on New York City....
Crow girls score with science project
A science project by four teenage girls has drawn national attention to the
Crow Tribe of Montana....
Trial for Navajo mother accused of murder
A federal court in Arizona is holding a trial for a Navajo woman accused of
murdering three of her children....
Tribes, ranchers complain about prairie dog
Tribal officials and ranchers in South Dakota met with Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton recently to talk about the black-tailed prairie dog....
Village boy, 3, takes commuter flight
A three-year-old boy from the Alaska village of Scammon Bay took a
one-hour, 150-mile commuter flight on Saturday....
Goshute study won't include terrorist threat
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission rejected a request by the state of
Utah to study whether terrorist attacks will affect a tribe's proposed
nuclear waste dump....
Yellow Bird: I say Sakakawea
"The Three Affiliated Tribes in New Town, N.D., are considering changing
the spelling of Sakakawea to Sacagawea, according to The Associated
Press.
"The Indian woman," as explorer William Clark most often called her, was
a guide for the (Meriwether) Lewis and Clark journey to the Pacific
Northwest when she was about 16.
In my view, the Sakakawea spelling shouldn't be changed in North Dakota.
....
Seneca Nation to build wellness center
The Seneca Nation of New York will build a community wellness center on
its Allegany Reservation....
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The Week in Review
Trust duties still a major source of dispute, tribal sovereignty a focus of historic cross-country run, nuclear waste debate puts tribes in middle, and Native artists get major boost at New Mexico market....
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Limits to Grand Canyon air tours affirmed
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Clinton-era regulations that limit
flights over tribal and sacred land in the Grand Canyon National Park of
Arizona....
Conn. pow-wow is major event on circuit
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation will kick off its annual Schemitzun
pow-wow on Thursday....
Summit focuses on environmental issues
The Alaska Native Summit on Fish, Wildlife, Habitat and the Environment
began on Sunday in Anchorage, Alaska....
Yellow Bird: Changing views on rape
"I have never been raped, but you don't have to be sexual assaulted to
understand a violent act (verbal or physical) committed against you....
Native elder dies in Alaska village fire
A fire in the village of Gambell last Thursday killed Anna Okhtokiyuk, a
respected Alaska Native elder....
Hundreds mourn Alaska Native executive
A funeral service was held on Friday for Glenn Godfrey, the first Alaska
Native to reach the highest ranks of the Alaska state police....
Crow Nation fair winds down in Mont.
The 85th Crow Nation Fair is ending today after five days of dancing,
drumming and more....
Pequot museum celebrates fourth year
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Connecticut
has seen 1 million visitors pass through its doors since it opened four
years ago....
Naranjo: Indian Market memories
"I remember few events from the first years of my life, but Indian Market
in those days has been imprinted on my mind's eye....
Another Indian market comes and goes
The 81st annual Indian Market ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Sunday.
The event was expected to draw at least 70,000 to the city to see the
works of more than 1,000 artists....
Indian land and energy office proposed
The Bush administration wants to create a national Indian energy office,
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb said....
Sioux tribal members push for receiver
Members of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota are asking
Congress to place their debt-ridden tribal government into receivership....
Cobell plaintiffs dispute trust fund report
The Department of Justice spent more than $20 million to collect and
analyze trust fund documents for the five named plaintiffs in the Cobell v.
Norton lawsuit....
Mohegan Tribe kicks off annual pow-wow
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut held its annual Wigwam Festival over
the weekend....
DOI approved $100M land 'giveaway'
Bush administration officials recently approved a massive land swap in
Utah over the objections of Bureau of Land Management experts....
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