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March 03, 2005
Indian artists dealt setback by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court on Wednesday expressed amazement at the lack of enforcement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act but refused to reinstate a lawsuit against a company that...

Kevin Gover consulting for tiny tribe he recognized
Kevin Gover is employed as a consultant to a small California tribe he recognized in one of his last acts as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. On December...

Chase results in death on Tohono O'odham Nation
A police chase on the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona resulted in the death of a Mexican migrant. Tribal police tried to pull over a speeding car on the reservation...

Remote Alaska Native village runs out of water
The remote Alaska Native village of Venetie has been without water for more than a week. The village's 426,000-gallon water tank went dry two months earlier than expected. No one...

Suspects in custody for triple murder on reserve
Two suspects are in custody for a triple murder that has the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan in shock. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police found the bodies of...

Indian Country shows support for Washington Embassy
Hundreds of thousands of dollars were pledged on Wednesday as tribal leaders, individual Indians and Indian organizations showed enthusiastic support for the Embassy of Tribal Nations in Washington, D.C. The...

Aquash murder defendant awaits extradition
A Canadian man accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash has been jailed pending his extradition to the U.S. John Graham, a Native from Canada's Yukon...

School district helps Indian students succeed
The Anoka-Hennepin school district in Minnesota has the highest Indian student graduation rate in the entire state. Last year, 88 percent of Indian students finished high school. Their success is...

Lamberth holds hearing on contempt allegations
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth is holding a hearing this morning on contempt allegations pending against former Interior secretary Bruce Babbitt and dozens of other past and present government officials....

Pombo set to file bill on reservation shopping
Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), chairman of the House Resources Committee, is expected to introduce a bill that would limit off-reservation gaming as early as next week. Pombo is concerned that...

Cherokee Nation celebrates Supreme Court win
The Cherokee Nation welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the contract support costs case. The tribe manages Indian Health Services programs under a self-determination contract. But the agency wouldn't...

Panther moved at request of Miccosukee Tribe dies
A young panther that was relocated at the request of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida has been found dead, killed by another panther. State and federal officials removed the panther...

Lawsuit over Meskwaki Tribe's leadership dismissed
A federal judge on Wednesday said she wouldn't get involved in a leadership dispute within the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa. U.S. District Judge Linda Reade dismissed the case, citing a...

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe to build amphitheater
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan is hoping to attract top talent to a new outdoor concert venue that would rival in size to the state's largest amphitheater. The tribe...

Tribes up and running with new Washington hotel
Four tribes welcomed attendees of the National Congress of American Indians to their new hotel in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The Residence Inn Capitol by Marriott is a venture of...

Changes in Congress affect appropriations process
The Senate has joined the House in making changes to the committees and subcommittees that handle the appropriations process, The Hill newspaper reports. A tribal attorney had earlier warned tribes...

Ohio Congressman linked yet again to Abramoff
A Republican Congressman from Ohio who said Jack Abramoff "duped" him into supporting a tribal casino rider has been linked yet again to the disgraced lobbyist. Ney oversaw the awarding...

DeLay doesn't know why Abramoff paid for overseas trips
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) told The Hill newspaper that he can't remember "whose idea it was" to take overseas trip that were paid by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff....

DOI investigates contacts with group started by Norton
The Interior Department's Office of Inspector General is reviewing all contacts between department officials and the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, a group founded by Secretary Gale Norton. The...

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