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February 25, 2005
Rocky Boy sends boys and girls team to tourney
The Rocky Boy School on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana is just one of two schools that has sent a boys and a girls team to the divisional basketball...

Tribe's nuclear waste dump wins key recommendation
A federal licensing board on Thursday recommended the approval of the nation's first nuclear waste facility to be located on a reservation. In a 2-1 decision, the Atomic Safety...

Oneida Nation not invited to land claim hearings
The Oneida Nation of New York has not been invited to testify about its opposition to Gov. George Pataki's land claim settlements. The tribe opposes Pataki's deals with out-of-state tribes....

Two charged with rapes on Montana reservation
Two Montana men have been indicted on charges that they kidnapped two women at knifepoint and raped them repeatedly on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. The men are being held in...

Janklow loses bid to overturn felony conviction
The South Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the felony convictions of Bill Janklow, former South Dakota governor and former U.S. Congressman. Janklow was convicted of manslaughter and reckless driving...

Churchill print nearly the same as another artist's
Thomas E. Mails art on the left, Ward Churchill print on the right. Controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill admitted to a television station that a print he...

Meth use a serious problem among Native youth
Increased use of methamphetamine among Native youth in Regina, Saskatchewan, has prompted a First Nations agency to offer new drug treatment programs. Dean Bellegarde, the chair of the board of...

Video generates lead in case of missing Native teen
Video footage of the last known sighting of a missing Native teen has prompted a man to turn himself into the Winnipeg, Manitoba, police. The footage showed Sunshine Wood, 17,...

Suspensions at First Nations University criticized
The president of the First Nations University of Canada says he disagrees with the suspensions of three top officials. FNUC President Eber Hampton says he has heard of allegations of...

Native leaders say Canada's budget falls short
The Canadian government's latest budget includes $735 million for First Nations programs but Native leaders say the money isn't enough to address long-standing problems. The budget includes $295 million for...

It's Finally Here: Navajo duo debuts comedy DVD
The Navajo comedy duo of James and Ernie hopes fans will snatch up their very first DVD. "James & Ernie-fied" was filmed at a live performance of James Junes and...

Bill to provide in-state tuition for Natives advances
The New Mexico House voted 37-0 on Thursday on a bill to allow all members of New Mexico tribes to pay in-state tuition at state colleges. Currently, students qualify for...

Appeal filed over Chumash Tribe's land-into-trust
Four groups are appealing the Bureau of Indian Affairs' decision to accept land for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California. The Santa Ynez Valley Concerned Citizens, Preservation...

Michigan tribe donates to college's PBS station
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has awarded a $151,000 grant to the PBS station owned by Central Michigan University. WCMU will use $101,000 to produce a...

Future of California's only tribal college looks bleak
A leadership dispute at California's only tribal college has one group giving up hope of reopening D-Q University. A board led by Cindy La Marr, former president of the National...

Tribal discovery in Washington called significant
Archaeologists in Washington are excited about the discovery of yet another tribal site near a state construction project but this one isn't expected to delay work. More than 900 artifacts...

Blackfeet Nation seeks role in repair of water system
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana wants a role in talks over the repair of an aging water system that has caused environmental problems on the reservation and poses a risk...

Tribe wants details of lobbying firm's contacts
The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Connecticut wants to know if a high-powered lobbying firm has been contacting the Interior Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Bradley Blakeman of the...

White Earth Chairwoman delivers state of tribe
Erma Vizenor, the chairwoman of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, gave the State of the Tribe address on Thursday. Vizenor called on the tribe to stay united as...

Column: State endorsement of fry bread will kill it
"The term ''frybread'' (what us old timers used to call ''fried bread'' back in the '40s and '50s) is yet another heretofore fashionable symbol of Indianness doomed for the bone...

NCAI renews objection to Bill Myers nomination
The National Congress of American Indians will discuss tribal opposition to judicial nominee Bill Myers at a press conference on Monday. Myers was re-nominated for a spot on the 9th...

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