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March 02, 2005
First Indian woman lawmaker gets into the groove
Theresa Two Bulls, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, is the first Indian woman to serve in the South Dakota Legislature. Two Bulls is a Democrat who was...

BIA won't give money to Si Tanka University
The Bureau of Indian Affairs won't give the Si Tanka University in South Monday federal money unless it meets conditions that will require dramatic changes at the institution. The BIA...

NCAI Winter Session Wrapup: Day 2
The National Congress of American Indians is holding its annual winter session in Washington, D.C., this week. Here's a rundown of what happened on Tuesday. Judicial Brouhaha Recently retired...

Tribes win decision in contract support cost case
Tribal leaders declared victory on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the federal government must uphold its promise to fully fund self-determination contracts. In a 8-0 decision,...

Column: Churchill a nobody until 9/11 'scam'
"Ward Churchill has accomplished in two months what many in higher education can only imagine. An obscure nobody, the Colorado University professor has become famous - and a made a...

Native leaders seek options for jailing of women
The Southern Chiefs Organization of Manitoba is calling on the province to seek alternatives to the jailing of Native women. SCO commissioned a study through the non-partisan Canadian Centre for...

Deputy knew police were linked to Native teen's death
The deputy police chief in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, knew two officers were suspects in the disappearance and subsequent death of a Native teenager in 1990, the chief testified on Tuesday....

Navajo Nation homes contaminated with mold
The Navajo Nation's housing authority is addressing a mold problem that has contaminated the majority of homes at the Greasewood Springs, Arizona, development. The authority has already relocated some residents...

Official accuses Native people of being 'the problem'
An official in a town near the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta has sparked an outcry of racism for comments accusing Native people of being "the problem" when it...

Effect of Makah Nation's large fishing take unknown
The state of Washington says its too early to tell whether the Makah Nation's recent large catch of salmon will have an effect on the fishery. Gov. Christine Gregoire (D)...

Passamaquoddy Tribe studies criminal justice system
The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine has completed an 18-month study of the impact of the criminal justice system on its community. The tribe, working with the American Friends Service Committee,...

Mohegan Tribe scales back aquaculture venture
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is scaling back its aquaculture business due to lack of profits. The tribe will halt its shellfishing operations in Stonington waters by October. The tribe...

No climbing signs posted at sacred Cave Rock
The U.S. Forest Service is carrying out a ban on climbing at Cave Rock in Nevada, a sacred site for the Washote Tribe. The agency began posting no climbing signs...

Cherokee Nation contributes $2.2M to area schools
The Cherokee Nation has contributed more than $2.2 million to public schools within the tribe's 14-county jurisdiction. The tribe, the largest in the state in terms of membership, uses 38...

Art exhibit features works of Columbia River tribes
A new exhibit at the Portland Art Museum displays works of tribes along the Columbia River "People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory" is a collection of...

EPA to act on riverside dump on Indian allotment
The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to figure out what to do about a riverside recycling facility located on an Indian allotment in Washington. Robert McKay, a member of the...

Editorial: Approve Nez Perce Tribe's water settlement
"The Idaho House of Representatives has before it this week three bills supporting a water rights settlement with the Nez Perce Tribe. It is potentially the largest such settlement in...

Student: Dinosaur fossils stolen from reservations
A doctoral student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says the Peabody Museum at Yale University is in possession of dinosaur fossils taken from Sioux Nation territory without full tribal consent....

Commission to study conditions of U.S. prisons
The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons [ http://www.prisoncommission.org] began a year-long study of the conditions of the U.S. prison system. The commission is holding four hearings throughout...

Tribes host grand opening of Washington hotel
Four tribes are hosting the grand opening of their Washington, D.C., hotel today. The $43 million hotel is near the new National Museum of the American Indian and Congressional buildings....

Salazar urges Bush to withdraw Myers nomination
Freshman Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colorado) asked President Bush on Thursday to withdrawn the nomination of former Interior Department solicitor Bill Myers to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. As Colorado...

Supreme Court bars execution of juvenile offenders
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. Constitution bars the execution of juvenile offenders for crimes committed under the age of 18, sparing the life of...

Burns looking into Abramoff ties, Dorgan denies link
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) said he is "looking" into allegations that he paid a special favor t one of Jack Abramoff's former tribal clients while Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota)...

Vitter denies helping Abramoff's former client
Freshman Sen. David Vitter (R-Louisiana) denied that disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff was behind language in an appropriations act that was beneficial to one of Abramoff's former clients. Vitter added...

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