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February 17, 2005 Senators question Bush administration's budget cuts Members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee said on Wednesday they will lead the charge against the Bush administration's proposed cuts to tribal housing, education, health care and other programs.... Sherman Alexie on Success: 'I'm almost a rock star' Author/poet/director/screenwriter/comedian/mullet-admirer Sherman Alexie says he is his biggest critic. "'Smoke Signals' comes on cable all the time and I have to flee," he said recently. But the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene rabble-rouser... Disabled Natives find few services on reservation Living with a disability is difficult enough. Living with a disability on a reservation can be nearly impossible. A car accident left Julia Denetsosie quadriplegic. She says transportation is her... Bush official won't accept claims of trust mismanagement More than four years after taking over the White House, the Bush administration still has no proposal to resolve the Indian trust debacle, a senior official said on Wednesday. Interior... Navajo Nation committee pulls aircraft plant deal The Navajo Nation Council's Economic Development Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to pull a deal to host an aircraft parts plant on the reservation. The committee had previously agreed to... Charges laid in beating death of Choctaw man The FBI has laid voluntary manslaughter charges in the beating death of a man on the Choctaw Reservation in Mississippi. Lorenzo Kent Wallace, 21, was charged with beating Bennie Wayne... Washington tribes acquire land around sacred rock Two Washington tribes have acquired land around a sacred rock in hopes of creating a sanctuary and habitat preserve. The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe acquired... UND asked to study 'Fighting Sioux' name again The University of North Dakota is being asked again to study its "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. The request was made by an NCAA panel that is studying the use... Air Force base donating 20 homes to tribes The Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota is donating 20 used housing units to two tribes. The base will give the four single-family homes and eight duplexes to... Forest Service seeks better relations with tribes U.S. Forest Service officials said on Wednesday they wanted to develop a better relationship with tribes who consider the Black Hills sacred. The agency is attending the Great Plains Tribal... Compromise on reservation hog farm proposed The president of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is proposing a compromise with the owner of a hog farm on the reservation. President Charles Colombe said he wants... Churchill tells Suzan Shown Harjo: Kiss my --- Controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill is lashing out at Indian activists who have repeatedly questioned his heritage over the years. In an interview with The Denver Rocky Mountain... Navajo Nation officials warns of shortfall, layoffs Navajo Nation officials are warning of a $15 million shortfall and possible layoffs in the near future. Controller Mark Grant said the tribe's gross revenue will drop to $138.5 million... Ojibwe leader sees tribal speech as positive step The chairman of the Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe says the first State of the Tribes address is a step towards improved relations with the state of Wisconsin. Ray DePerry,... Minnesota governor wants tribes to import drugs Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) said he has talked with tribes about importing prescription drugs from other countries. Pawlenty testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee yesterday... Catawba potter worries about loss of tradition Catawba Nation potter Florence Wade learned how to make pottery by watching her grandmother. But Wade, 82, fears that tradition is being lost among young tribal members. "I hope this... Narragansett Tribe discusses school dance incident Leaders and parents of the Narragansett Tribe met with public school administrators in Chariho, Rhode Island, to discuss a recent incident at a school dance. A group of young members... Impact aid for Native students was $2K in 2003 The federal government allocated $2,000 in impact aid for every Native public school student enrolled in Churchill County, Nevada. The Department of Education provides public school districts with funds for... Editorial: Chumash Tribe and county make progress "Maybe the walls that separate many Santa Ynez Valley residents and members of the Chumash tribe are finally starting to crumble. At least that's the shared hope after tribal and... Native veterans question Bush administration budget Army specialist Gerald Dupris, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, just returned from Iraq. He says conditions are better there than on his own reservation.... Tribal lobbying scandal hurts ex-Abramoff firm The Jack Abramoff tribal lobbying scandal has hurt the law and lobbying firm of Greenberg Traurig. The firm, which employed Abramoff, was fourth in revenues in 2003. But last year,... |
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