Thursday, April 10, 2003
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Indian health bills criticized by Bush official
The Bush administration voiced opposition on Wednesday to a series of Indian health proposals that enjoy bipartisan support and have broad tribal backing....
Cubin: So you can't sell guns to any black person?
Representative Barbara Cubin (R-Wyoming) was forced to apologize on Wednesday for remarks that appeared to say all African Americans are drug addicts....
Paige backs away from Christian values statement
Secretary of Education Rod Paige backed away from statements that said Christian values belong in public schools....
Report: Indian families stay on welfare longer
American Indian and other minority families in the Twin Cities have a harder time getting off welfare, according to a study by the Wilder Research Center....
Klamath River makes group's most endangered list
The Klamath River has been named one of the nation's most endangered rivers by American Rivers, a conservation group....
Ex-IHS employee sentenced for kickback scheme
A former Indian Health Service employee on the Crow Reservation in Montana was sentenced to a year and one day in federal prison for accepting kickbacks....
Navajo elders share knowledge with students
Shiprock High School in New Mexico is the site of the the Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement pilot program....
Mayan priest, an activist, kidnapped in Guatemala
A Mayan priest who was active in a human rights group and in the Indian community was abducted in Guatemala last week....
Jury begins deliberations in Alaska murder trial
The fate of Joshua Wade, accused of raping and murdering an Alaska Native woman, is in the hands of a jury in Alaska....
Senate approves tax break for whaling captains
The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow Eskimo whalers in Alaska to claim tax exemptions on whale hunts
The deduction, up to $10,000, applies to the costs of outfitting boats and crews....
Meskwaki Tribe undergoing leadership struggle
A leadership dispute within the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa is impacting the tribe's finances and the tribe's casino....
Column: Name change is more than just symbolism
"I'm afraid that I made a mistake when I suggested that we change Squaw Peak to Piestewa Peak in honor of Lori Piestewa, the 23-year-old Hopi soldier who died in Iraq....
Don't expect Piestewa Peak any time soon
Federal rules prohibit naming or renaming a geographic feature in honor of a deceased person within five years of the date of death, The Arizona Republic reports....
Piestewa story extends beyond Indian Country
Lori Ann Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq, is the focus of worldwide attention for a number of reasons, The Arizona Republic reports....
Honor the Earth Tour kicks off in Minn.
The fifth Honor the Earth Tour featuring the Indigo Girls and Winona LaDuke kicks off in Minnesota tonight....
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