Editorial: Anderson should consider stepping down (June 18, 2004)

"The gaming success in Indian country is quite young still and in no way contradictory to the potential prosperity of any tribal enterprise or opportunity anywhere in the country. A BIA director has to be willing and able to deal...

House passes Interior budget with little fanfare (June 18, 2004)

The House passed a $19.5 billion budget for the Interior Department on Thursday that restores some of the cuts the Bush administration made to Indian programs. The passage of the fiscal year 2005 appropriations was not marked by the controversy...

Blumenthal broke court order by meeting with Norton (June 18, 2004)

Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal broke a court order by meeting with Interior Secretary Gale Norton without informing the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, a federal judge ruled. $p The state and the tribe had agreed not to contact Interior officials without...

Summer camp combines sports and life lessons (June 18, 2004)

About 500 Indian children are attending the Native Visions three-day summer camp in New Mexico. $p NFL and NBA veterans and college athletes are teaching the students not just about sports but about life. The athletes emphasize discipline and education....

NCAI holds mid-year session at Mohegan Tribe's casino (June 18, 2004)

The National Congress of American Indians is holding its mid-year session at the Mohegan Tribe's casino in Connecticut. $p The theme of the four-day event, which starts Sunday, is "Renewing Connections, Strengthening Self-Determination." Special focus is being paid to NCAI's...

Letter: People opposing formal apology in denial (June 18, 2004)

"It utterly amazes me that people opposing an apology to Native Americans apparently have not come to terms with the fact that the U.S. government pursued explicit policies to exploit, enslave and exterminate Native Americans. There is no debate on...

Lakota teen hopes to portray Pocahontas in new film (June 18, 2004)

A member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of South Dakota auditioned to play the role of Pocahontas in a new film. $p Kyla Bearheels, 17, currently lives in New Zealand. Her mother, Jo Hawk-Sanders, heard about the casting call...

Miccosukee Tribe challenging Everglades cleanup law (June 18, 2004)

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday challenging the state's new Everglades cleanup law. $p The tribe filed the suit after losing a case in a state administrative court. The tribe contends the law,...

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe opens meatpacking plant (June 18, 2004)

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is hosting a grand opening of its new meatpacking business. $p With a seal of approval from the Department of Agriculture, the tribe is slaughtering cattle and buffalo. The plant employs 27...

Yavapai-Prescott Tribe hosting annual Pai gathering (June 18, 2004)

The Yavapai-Prescott Tribe is hosting the 6th annual Gathering of the Pais this weekend. $p The gathering brings together the Havasupai, Hualapai and Yavapai tribes, who are all related. The tribes speak a similar language. $p The three-day event includes...

Editorial: End fight against Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (June 18, 2004)

South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds (R) should drop his fight against the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial. $p Rounds is opposed to the tribe's request to have 91 acres placed in trust....

Nipmuc tribes expect to hear answer on status (June 18, 2004)

Update: The Nipmuc Nation was denied federal recognition. Chief Walter Vickers said: "This is just wrong. We have fought for decades through every imaginable obstacle for this long-withheld recognition, despite our people tracing back thousands of years and recognition by...

Project promotes reservation, prehistoric site (June 18, 2004)

The state of South Dakota is providing $100,000 to a unique partnership designed to promote tourism on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. $p The Four Bands Community Fund on the reservation has joined with the Prehistoric Indian Village in Mitchell....

Metis Nation loses funding over recent election mess (June 18, 2004)

The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan has lost $400,000 in provincial funding as a result of its recent election controversy. $p Saskatchewan's aboriginal affairs minister Maynard Sonntag said the funding would be suspended until the mess can be resolved. The government...

Morongo Band donates $1M to help fire victims (June 18, 2004)

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians of California is donating $1 million to help victims of recent fires rebuild their homes. $p The money will be used to help elders of the San Pasqual Band. Nearly every home on the...

First Nation continues to sing to killer whale (June 18, 2004)

Members of the Mowachaat-Muchalaat First Nation of British Columbia continued to follow a friendly orca they believe is the spiritual embodiment of a late tribal chief. $p Grand Chief Mike Maquinna said the tribe is not protesting the attempted capture...

Drug-smuggling ring busted on Mohawk Reservation (June 18, 2004)

Police in Canada and the United States arrested 12 people on Thursday as part of an alleged drug-smuggling ring based on the St. Regis / Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation. $p Police laid charges against people on and off the reservation, which...

Coquille Tribe hopes to get kids active with golf event (June 18, 2004)

The community center of the Coquille Tribe of Oregon and the Nike Native American Employee Network wants to get kids more active at a free golf clinic in July. $p The community center hopes to double the turnout from last...

Man who faked genealogy gets probation, house arrest (June 18, 2004)

A man claiming to be the chief of an unrecognized tribe was sentenced to six months of house arrest and five years of probation on Thursday. $p Ronald A. Roberts says he is chief of the Western Mohegan Tribe of...

Nipmuc Chief: Federal recognition long overdue (June 18, 2004)

Update: The Nipmuc Nation was denied federal recognition. Chief Walter Vickers said: "This is just wrong. We have fought for decades through every imaginable obstacle for this long-withheld recognition, despite our people tracing back thousands of years and recognition by...

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