Monday, May 12, 2003
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Homeland security push leaves tribes behind
When it comes to defending the United States from threats, American Indians and Alaska Natives have never shied from military duty, serving at higher per capita rates than any other group in the country....
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The Week in Review
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.) was having a good day this past Wednesday....
Gaming helps Seminole Tribe advance in many ways
Before the advent of Indian gaming, life was rough on the Seminole Tribe's reservations in Florida....
Yellow Bird: This year, a sad Mother's Day
"This Mother's Day will be sad and regretful for me because my mother is in her own world - and the doctors say she will visit us less and less until the time comes when she stays in that world....
Haskell celebrates commencement with pow-wow
Commencement ceremonies were held on Friday for the 175 students who graduated from Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas....
Crow man, 90, will finally receive doctorate
Joe Medicine Crow, 90, the historian for the Crow Tribe of Montana, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Southern California....
Editorial: Tribal water decision questionable
The Norwich Bulletin in an editorial today says a decision to allow the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to control water resources should be investigated by the state....
Jilted ex-boxer still fighting Oneida Nation
Former boxer Joe "Smokin' Joe" Frazier has appealed a decision that prevents him from suing the Oneida Nation of New York....
Alaska Native center offers Mother's Day treat
The Alaska Native Heritage Center drew more than 2,000 people to its opening day on Sunday, thanks in part to a Mother's Day special....
S.D. tribal college to offer master's degree
Sinte Gleska University, the tribal college on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, plans to offer an accredited master's degree in human services, The Rapid City Journal reports....
Public school offers Lakota language class
The Denver Public School system is one of the few in the nation to offer a Lakota language class....
Woman hopes to keep Native medicine tradition alive
Flo Kenney, an Inupiaq woman in Alaska, says the world is a "big pharmacy."
Using herb, roots and plans, Kenney says there is a remedy for all sorts of ailments....
Harlan McKosato: Three Indian guys and Jesus
"Did Jesus ever visit the Americas? Nobody really knows for sure....
Jodi Rave: Woman told to sleep with 'medicine man'
"Lynn Case sought a path to spiritual enlightenment that led her, unpredictably, into the bed of a self-proclaimed Lakota medicine man....
Secretary Thompson criticizes Wis. gaming deals
Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services and former governor of Wisconsin, criticized Wisconsin's new tribal casino deals....
Case could upset sovereign immunity doctrine
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether sovereign immunity protects tribes from state criminal warrants and searches....
Court hears next round in Rosebud hog farm suit
A federal judge in South Dakota heard oral arguments on Friday in the Rosebud Sioux Tribe's hog farm lawsuit....
Snag resolved in Mohawk land and gaming settlement
The St Regis Mohawk Tribe and the state of New York plan to sign a $100 million land and casino settlement this week, The New York Times reported....
N.Y. tribes protest state taxation proposals
Members of New York's tribes will protest tomorrow against legislative proposals to tax Indian businesses....
Editorial: U.S. still can't account for trust
The federal government has to settle the long-running Indian trust fund case, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says in an editorial today....
Senate committee holds rescheduled gaming hearing
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing on the National Indian Gaming Commission this Wednesday....
The Week in Indianz.Com History
The federal government has a habit of handing crumbling buildings, contaminated land and other problems to tribes....
Editorial: Navajo Nation needs U.S. support
The Bush administration needs to back up First Lady Laura Bush's recent visit to the Navajo Nation with "swift action," The Farmington Daily Times says in an editorial today....
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