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January 24, 2005
South Dakota court takes voting rights question
The South Dakota Supreme Court last week accepted a question to help resolve an ongoing Native voting rights suit. The high court has to decide whether state lawmakers can change...

California tribe wins round in testy water fight
The Hoopa Valley Tribe claimed victory last week in a long-running water battle that has pitted non-Indians against Indians in northern California. The tribe has been in litigation over the...

Kickapoo Tribe still looking to resolve water woes
The Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas is still waiting for action to resolve the long-standing water crisis on the reservation. The tribe is asking the Nemaha-Brown Watershed Joint District No. 7...

Denver won't drop case against Columbus protesters
Prosecutors in Denver, Colorado, won't drop charges against 230 people arrested at last year's Columbus Day parade despite acquittals of the eight leaders of the protest. The city says the...

Native women form sorority at Colorado university
A group of Native women at the University of Northern Colorado are seeking to join a national Indian sorority. Aubrey Nitzberg, a member of the Southern Ute Tribe, is president...

Iraqi war veteran guilty of reservation murder
A federal jury convicted an Iraqi war veteran of second-degree murder for a shooting on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. James Gregg, 23, was acquitted of first-degree...

Navajo Nation warned about aircraft plant deal
The Navajo Nation is being warned to move slowly on a $34 million deal to host an aircraft parts plant. The New Mexico Finance Authority and the state's Economic Development...

Top official wants Aboriginal culture in schools
The governor-general of Australia is calling on al public schools to teach about Aboriginal culture. Major General Michael Jeffery said all citizens should learn more about Aboriginal culture and values....

Indian lawmakers to play big role in education
Montana's eight Indian lawmakers will play a prominent role this year in developing legislation to fund the state's Indian education mandate. The Indian caucus is made up of two lawmakers...

Montana governor to decide on tribal riverbed suit
New Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) is being asked to stay out of a legal dispute over the Northern Cheyenne Tribe's ownership of the Tongue River. Schweitzer visited the reservation...

Man linked to Indian gangs killed by officer
A Minnesota man being linked to gang activity at an Indian housing complex in Minneapolis was fatally shot by a police officer early Saturday. Benjamin Gene Decoteau, 21, was killed...

Two more First Nations pass smoking resolutions
Two more First Nations in Saskatchewan have passed their own resolutions to allow smoking in public places now that Canada has recognized their sovereignty. The White Bear First Nation was...

Inuits in Labrador sign land claim settlement
The Labrador Inuit Association signed a $260 million (Canadian) land claim settlement on Saturday that included an official apology for a forced relocation 50 years ago. The deal gives the...

Wyoming tribal hunting code viewed as success
A hunting code established on the Wind River Reservation 20 years ago has led to massive growth in the game population. Studies showed that wildlife on the reservation was rapidly...

Lobbyist hired to overturn tribe's recognition
Residents of a Connecticut town have hired a Republican lobbyist to overturn the federal recognition of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation. Town Action to Save Kent, known as TASK, hired Bradley...

Bill would add $226M to tribal trust accounts
Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-South Dakota) has introduced a bill to add $226 million to the trust accounts of two tribes. Herseth said the Crow Creek Tribe and the Lower Brule...

Jodi Rave: Deloria unknown because he's Indian
"Vine Deloria Jr. could inspire me to hero worship, even though he once told me to get the hell out of his office. No matter. In the course of interviewing...

Trahant: Public school system not good enough
"Read these three paragraphs: 'Good is the enemy of great. 'And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. 'We don't have great...

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