1. Home
  2. News
  3. April 30, 2007

Tribes face deadline to join national sex offender registry (April 30, 2007)

Tribes across the country face a critical deadline if they want to prevent state governments from asserting jurisdiction on their reservations. Under a little-noticed provision of a new federal law,...

Suquamish Tribe opposes Filipino cultural center (April 30, 2007)

The Suquamish Tribe of Washington is opposing plans for a multicultural in Kitsap. The tribe says the proposed Filipino community center is too close to Clear Creek. The tribe fears...

Billie vows fight to get on Seminole Tribe ballot (April 30, 2007)

Jim Billie, the former chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is vowing a court fight to get on the tribe's upcoming ballot. Billie was ousted as chairman in...

Sand Creek Massacre Site formally dedicated (April 30, 2007)

About 400 people attended the dedication ceremony for the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Colorado. The site marks the November 29, 1864, slaughter of at least 160...

Editorial: Navajo Boys and Girls Club finally reopens (April 30, 2007)

"We said we would like nothing more than for the Navajo Nation to prove us wrong, and Thursday nation officials did exactly that. After almost three years of bureaucratic...

Pember: Navajo woman leads Washington college (April 30, 2007)

"Dr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet of the Navajo, or Dine, tribe appears to be the first American Indian woman to be appointed president of a mainstream university outside of the tribal...

'No one cares' about violence against Native women (April 30, 2007)

Karen Artichoker, the director of a women's shelter on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, said reaction to the Amnesty International report about violence against Native women shows how...

Tim Giago: Help the poorest county in America (April 30, 2007)

The United States Census of 1980 moved in a different direction when it began to post a census within a census on different social conditions in the United States. For...

Meth dealers targeted Wind River Reservation (April 30, 2007)

After reading a news report about substance abuse in Indian Country, a drug dealer decided to target the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Jesus Martin Sagaste-Cruz, a citizen of...

Judge expands Dakota trust mismanagement suit (April 30, 2007)

A federal judge has expanded the number of plaintiffs in the Dakota trust mismanagement suit. In a decision issued Friday, Judge Charles Lettow of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims...

Crow students hold second walk against meth (April 30, 2007)

Students on the Crow Reservation in Montana held their second annual walk against methamphetamine on Friday. The "Meth Free Crow - Reclaiming our Nation" walk drew students from kindergarten...

Jodi Rave: Leadership in a multicultural age (April 30, 2007)

"Stanley Pretty Paint remembers these words spoken to him by a family member: “Anyone can put on a war bonnet. But when you put it on after you earned...

Mark Trahant: Optimism for the newspaper business (April 30, 2007)

"New circulation figures for newspapers will be released Monday. Once again, we in the newspaper business are supposed to brace for disappointment because the numbers will be terrible. Editor &...

Yellow Bird: Easy ways at becoming more green (April 30, 2007)

"I've always believed I was a "greenie," an environmentalist, until I had to stay home last week with the flu. After watching "The Oprah Winfrey Show," I realized I'm...

Justice official linked to Abramoff resigns post (April 30, 2007)

A senior Department of Justice official who is linked to one of the targets of the Jack Abramoff investigation has resigned. Robert E. Coughlin II was deputy chief of staff...

Belcourt: Indian Country takes path of healthy living (April 30, 2007)

"We face many health challenges in Indian Country - diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and depression, as well as the scourges of alcoholism and methamphetamine abuse. Last month,...

Rep. Renzi denies rumors of resignation amid probe (April 30, 2007)

Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Arizona) issued two statements on Friday, denying news reports that he will resign from Congress amid a federal corruption probe. Renzi has been the subject of...
Advertisement
Vision Maker Media - visionmakermedia.com
Vision Maker Media - visionmakermedia.org
More Headlines
Previous: April 27, 2007
Next: May 1, 2007
Search
Trending in News
1 White House Council on Native American Affairs meets quick demise under Donald Trump
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
News Archive
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000