Natives in Canada see highest rates of domestic violence (July 15, 2005)

Natives in Canada are three times more likely to be victims of violence than their non-Native counterparts, Statistics Canada reported on Thursday. Based on a 2004 survey, 21 percent of Native people said they were the victims of domestic violence....

Tribes confident on land claims despite court rulings (July 15, 2005)

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Editorial: Discrimination alive and well in Montana (July 15, 2005)

"A student report detailing discrimination against Native Americans is drawing strong reaction across Northcentral Montana. That's especially true in Havre, which was the focus of a particularly candid story. University of Montana journalism honors students produced the special report, which...

Court bars state in Native voting rights case (July 15, 2005)

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction against the state of South Dakota on Wednesday, ordering the state to seek federal review before implementing a new state law. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf...

Editorial: Redraw districts for Native voting rights (July 15, 2005)

"We can understand why lawmakers would defend the state's redistricting plan. It received broad support by the elected representatives of the people of South Dakota. However, nothing the Legislature comes up with is likely to satisfy the ACLU and Judge...

State seeks taxes from Indian smoke shop consumers (July 15, 2005)

The state of Washington is threatening consumers of an Indian smoke shop with fines unless they pay taxes on tobacco products they bought online. Scott Maybee, a member of the Seneca Nation of New York, turned over a list of...

Weather forces Metis paddlers to change route (July 15, 2005)

Seven young Metis who are paddling 2,300 kilometers (about 1400 miles) across Canada have been forced to skip a part of their journey due to weather. The Métis Nation Canoe Expedition left Ontario in June. They are spending eight...

First Nations University losing out on funds (July 15, 2005)

Controversy at the First Nations University of Canada is hurting programs for Native students and Native health care. FNUC will no longer be receiving funds for a program to recruit and train Native students. The money was put on...

Opinion: Changing mascots is a waste of time (July 15, 2005)

"You know there's been a lot of stink over the nickname thing in recent months. You had two guys putting up $1 million each if Marquette would go back to the Warriors instead of the goofy-sounding 'Golden Eagles'. Then they...

Navajos oppose McCain bill on Navajo-Hopi settlement (July 15, 2005)

Members of the Navajo Nation are opposing a bill by Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) to settle the Navajo-Hopi land dispute. McCain, the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, introduced S.1003, the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Amendments of 2005 last month....

Indian dance group won't perform for governors (July 15, 2005)

An Indian dance group in Iowa won't perform for the National Governors Association's meeting this weekend due to a failed background check. Two members of the group apparently failed the test. Everyone, including vendors, had to go undergo security screening,...

Column: Onondaga Nation clan mother keeps the faith (July 15, 2005)

"From the door of Dorothy Webster's small home on the Onondaga Nation, she can see the place where she first met Laura Cornelius Kellogg. 'She would come here and stay at my mother's house,' said Dorothy, who was a little...

House holds hearing on New York tribal land claims (July 15, 2005)

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Fire on Colville Reservation nearly contained (July 15, 2005)

An 11,300-acre wildfire on the Colville Reservation in Washington was 85 percent contained as of Thursday afternoon, the Associated Press reports. Fire crews made progress in battling the blaze. They were able to protect homes from being consumed as flames...

Website shows colonial-era Indian land deeds (July 15, 2005)

The Registry of Deeds in Essex County, Massachusetts, has published a web site of Colonial-era land deals with local tribes. One October 11, 1686, deed shows the Naumkeag Tribe agreeing to deed all of the land in the town of...

Tribes, senators press for Indian Health Care Act (July 15, 2005)

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Kennewick Man scientists fear NAGPRA amendment (July 15, 2005)

The group of scientists who won the right to study the remains of the 9,000-year-old Kennewick Man said a Senate bill could stop their work. Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) is sponsoring S.536, described as a technical corrections act. It...

Virginia tribal delegation heads off for England (July 15, 2005)

A delegation of Virginia Indian leaders is heading off for England today to help plan the commemoration of the first English settlement in the United States The leaders hope the trip will solidify their case for federal recognition. Eight tribes...

Mohegan Tribe holding elections for council (July 15, 2005)

Fifty-one candidates have filed for nine open seats on the Mohegan Tribe's council, The Norwich Bulletin reports. The Connecticut tribe sent out absentee ballots to narrow the field down to 18 candidates. A final election will be held in early...

Lac du Flambeau Band bans sale of newspaper (July 15, 2005)

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has banned the sale of a local newspaper on its Wisconsin reservation. Tribal leaders are upset over the way The Lakeland Times is covering the tribe. The tribe pulled its advertising...

Native Hawaiians to launch canoe in Potomac (July 15, 2005)

Traditional Native Hawaiian carvers will launch a canoe into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The Friends of Hokule’a and Hawai’iloa will be joined by the National Museum of the American Indian in launching the 18-foot canoe. The...

Rehnquist slaps down retirement rumors (July 15, 2005)

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist issued an unusual public statement on Thursday night refuting "speculation and unfounded rumors" that he is about to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court. "I want to put to rest the speculation and unfounded...

Group claims Karl Rove linked to Jack Abramoff (July 15, 2005)

White House aide Karl Rove, who is under fire for talking to the media about a CIA operative, has ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a Washington group said on Thursday. Campaign for a Cleaner Congress said Rove hired...