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February 23, 2005
U.S. Supreme Court won't take Cobell from Lamberth
The plaintiffs in the billion-dollar Indian trust fund lawsuit urged a federal judge on Tuesday to move forward with contempt proceedings against dozens of current and former government officials accused...

Jury deliberates in murder of Alaska Native woman
A jury in Alaska began deliberations in the trial of a former police officer accused of murdering an Alaska Native woman. Sonya Ivanoff, 19, was found dead on August 2003...

FBI has no leads on theft from Cabazon museum
The FBI is worried that 17 items stolen from the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Cultural Museum are headed for the black market. The items [PDF: Photos] were stolen on...

Arizona tribe's resort employs unique concierge
The Gila River Indian Community's resort has a unique title for a unique employee. Ginger Martin, a 32-year-old tribal member, is a cultural concierge. Martin grew up on the reservation,...

Sacred site policy at Rainbow Bridge to stand
A federal policy aimed at protecting a sacred site in Utah withstood another legal challenge on Tuesday. Without comment, the U.S. Supreme Court refused an appeal filed by a...

Passamaquoddy Tribe divided over gas terminal
Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine are divided over a proposal to locate a liquefied natural gas terminal on the reservation. Tribal officials say the $400 million project will...

Miccosukee man plans appeal for death of young sons
A member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida plans to appeal his sentence for the deaths of his two young sons. Kirk Billie was given a life in prison for...

County won't reverse stand on Cayuga land claim deal
Lawmakers in Cayuga County, New York, won't reverse their conditional approval of the Cayuga land claim settlement. Last month, the lawmakers voted 9-6 in favor of the state's deal with...

Probe of Myers role in grazing dispute released
The Interior Department's Inspector General released a report on Tuesday that characterizes former Interior solicitor Bill Myers as a victim in a controversial ranching dispute. Myers' office oversaw negotiations between...

Ward Churchill on being an Indian: 'I am not'
Controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill admitted on Tuesday that he is not Native American, according to a Hawaii paper that has since issued a retraction. In his first...

Another set of circles discovered in Miami
Two more circles built by the Tequesta Tribe about 2,000 years ago have been uncovered in downtown Miami. The new circles form a 36-foot wide concentric ring on Miami's north...

Changing of the guard at Redding Rancheria
The Redding Rancheria of northern California will be seeing a change in leadership next month but it won't be a drastic one. Barbara Murphy, 65, the long-time CEO of the...

San Manuel Band to demolish housing at former base
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will demolish 208 housing units at the former Norton Air Force Base in California to make way for economic development. The tribe acquired...

Wisconsin family proud of Black and Indian heritage
The Baldwin family in Chilton, Wisconsin, is proud to have Moses Stanton, a Black and Narragansett man who founded Chilton, as an ancestor. Mark Baldwin and his daughter Rachel, 10,...

California's only tribal college remains closed
D-Q University, the only tribal college in California, remains closed but some students refuse to leave the dorms as two factions try to sort out the mess. One faction is...

Bar association seeks payment for all Native students
The Canadian Bar Association is proposing the Canadian government pay each and every person who attended a Native residential school. The association said each person, regardless of whether he or...

Bill to add Indian to state parole board rejected
The South Dakota Senate voted 23-12 on Tuesday on a bill that would add an American Indian to the state parole board. Gov. Mike Rounds (R) and Democrat lawmakers supported...

Indian organization left Virginia town with $7K bill
A California group is being criticized for leaving the town of Dumfries, Virginia, with nearly $7,000 in unpaid bills after a Veterans Day powwow. People associated with the Walk With...

Sacred site law spurs $50M claim from mine firm
A Canadian company seeking to open a gold mine on sacred Quechan Nation land has filed a $50 million claim against the United States. Glamis Gold Ltd filed the claim...

Supreme Court to review assisted suicide law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the Bush administration's challenge to Oregon's assisted suicide law. Under former attorney general John Ashcroft, the Department of Justice issued a...

Column: Mille Lacs Ojibwe Band will be here 'forever'
"On a brilliant winter day, 500 members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe came to the reservation community center Tuesday, across Hwy. 169 from a video sign advertising the...

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