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February 28, 2005 Tribal leaders in Washington for NCAI winter session The National Congress of American Indians is meeting in Washington, D.C., this week for its annual winter session. Here's a rundown of some of the issues tribal leaders will be... Norton rejects invitation to testify on trust fund Interior Secretary Gale Norton won't testify about allegations of retaliation against Indian beneficiaries, lawyers for the Bush administration said last week. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth invited Norton to testify... High school students exchange culture, debate High school students from the Navajo Nation and Farmington, New Mexico, participated in a cross-cultural exchange last week. The Red Mesa High School on the reservation played host to 20... Opinion: Papers quick to gossip about Churchill "“Critics are alleging that embattled University of Colorado Professor Ward Churchill doesn’t brush his teeth…” “One of Ward Churchill’s colleagues, who didn’t want to provide her name, says she’s observed... CU faculty oppose investigation of Ward Churchill About 200 University of Colorado faculty signed a newspaper ad calling for an end to the investigation of controversial professor Ward Churchill. The CU board of regents is reviewing Churchill's... Funds approved for Navajo Boys & Girls Club Things are looking up for the 14 Boys & Girls Clubs on the Navajo Nation. The clubs have been shuttered since December 8 due to a funding dispute between the... Black Hills group concerned about uranium mines The Defenders of the Black Hills is worried that abandoned mines in northwestern South Dakota are posing a health risk to Indians and non-Indians. The Cave Hills area, considered sacred... Indian Eddie: New Mexico tribe should erect toll booth "It will be interesting to see if Pojoaque Pueblo knuckles under, as the Mescalero Apaches did, to New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid's threats of casino closure over Pojoaque's refusal... Bad Eagle: Ward Churchill despises Indian blood "[Controversial University of Colorado professor Ward] Churchill doesn’t believe in blood quantum requirements anyway. “You don't measure identity by either pounds or percentage points unless you're some kind of Nazi,”... Rocky Boy basketball team wins division tourney The boys basketball team from the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana won the Northern C Divisional tournament on Saturday night. The Rocky Boy Northern Stars sailed to a narrow four-point... Swinomish Tribe sued over plans for a marina The Swinomish Tribe of Washington and five federal agencies are being sued by Skagit County over the tribe's proposal for a 1,200-slip marina. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued... Sauk-Suiattle Tribe's police chief suspended The longtime police chief of the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe of Washington has been suspended following a change in tribal leadership. Ernie DeCoteau, police chief for 19 years, was placed on administrative... California tribe seeks to counter racist threats A recent shooting death involving a member of the Bishop Paiute Shoshone Tribe and a non-Indian store clerk has the reservation and surrounding community looking for answers in light of... Hearing slated on custody dispute over Indian boy A judge in Minnesota has scheduled a March 14 hearing in a custody dispute involving an Indian boy who was given up for adoption. Juanita Good Bird agreed to give... Tribe fears raising Shasta Dam will destroy sacred sites The Winnemem Wintu Tribe of California says a proposed raising of the Shasta Dam amounts to genocide because many sacred sites will be destroyed. CalFed, a state-federal agency, wants to... State gears up for fight against nuclear waste dump The state of Utah is continuing its fight against the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe's plan to store up to 44,000 tons of nuclear waste on the reservation. A board of... Tribes gave $175K to group founded by Norton Two tribes gave $175,000 to a Republican environmental organization that was founded by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, The Arizona Republic reports. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana gave $150,000 and the... Editorial: Settle, and reform, Indian trust fund "Yes, the lawsuit over the Indian trust fund system should end. Soon. But thoughts in Congress that suggest an end through legislation are misguided. The court case must proceed at... Editorial: Native American on parole board needed "Gov. Mike Rounds has the right idea but the wrong method of getting a Native American on the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. Good for Rounds. It's appalling that... Family seeks help in locating missing Native woman A family from the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba is worried the disappearance of Ann Marie Gunn, a mother of two. Gunn, 32, was last seen in Winnipeg on February... Mark Trahant: Journalism more interactive than before "Most journalism has been one-directional: We write, you read. Or sometimes you decide what to read by just turning the page. The notion of interactivity -- so much a part... Yellow Bird: I'll take long hair over curling iron "A few weeks ago, I stood beside my Aunt Rose as she deftly used a heated brush roller and curled her short, brown hair until it was rounded and flipped... Yankton Sioux woman joins IHS management office Phyllis G. Eddy, a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, has been appointed as the deputy director of management operations for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Eddy, an IHS employee... |
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