June 11, 2004
Grand Ronde Tribes want to host NASCAR events
The Confederated Grand Ronde Tribes of Oregon are interested in getting in the NASCAR business. $p Tribal officials are talking with International Speedway Corporation to fund a raceway that...
Michigan paper blasted for endorsing tribal chair
"After a long, bitter election ad campaign -- in which elements of both sides used questionable practices -- candidates in the race for Sault Tribal Chairman pledged to clean up...
Shakopee vice-chair among many to view Reagan
One of the thousands of visitors to former president Ronald Reagan's casket in the U.S. Capitol was Glynn Crooks, vice chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Tribe of Minnesota. $P...
Wind River Tribes settle some trust claims for $12M
The tribes on the Wind River Reservation have reached a partial settlement to their trust mismanagement lawsuit against the federal government. $p The Northern Arapaho Tribe and the Eastern Shoshone...
Church's tent to be removed from reservation
A 10,000-square-foot tent will be allowed to stay on the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Reservation until September 30. $p The Global Church erected the structure on private land within the reservation...
Eastern Pequots want role in recognition lawsuit
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation wants to be involved in another tribe's recognition case in hopes of countering claims by Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal. $p Blumenthal has referred to...
S.D. ID law passed to 'turn Native voters down'
The executive director of the Four Directions Committee, a group urging Indians to vote, says a South Dakota law requiring photo identification on election day was passed "to turn Native...
Cayuga Nation announces land claim and casino deal
The Cayuga Nation of New York would receive $247.9 million, sovereign rights on 10,000 acres and a casino in the Catskills under a settlement with the state that was announced...
Ties between Shinnecock Nation, golf club tested
The Shinnecock Nation of New York has enjoyed a long relationship with one of the country's most exclusive golf clubs but the ties have been tested in recent years as...
First Nations barred from political donations
First Nations have been prohibited from making political donations by Elections Canada. Some of the donations came from federal dollars, CBC News reports. $p First Nations gave nearly $50,000 to...
Arrest made in arson of Mohawk chief's home
A Canadian man turned himself in after being charged with burning down the home of Kanesatake Mohawk First Nation Grand Chief James Gabriel. $p Joseph Daye, 39, is charged with...
Reagan's Indian policies recalled with fervor
Former president Ronald Reagan, who died last Saturday at the age of 93, either helped tribes fulfill their vision of self-determination or hurt Indian Country with his slash-and-burn approach to...
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