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March 30, 2005
Supreme Court overturns Oneida Nation case
The Oneida Nation of New York is examining its options in the wake of a devastating U.S. Supreme Court ruling that rejected the tribe's sovereignty, a top official said on...

Off-reservation casinos a concern at gaming summit
The controversy surrounding off-reservation gaming has been blown out of proportion, a leading gambling law expert said on Tuesday. I. Nelson Rose, a Whittier Law School professor, was the opening...

Tragedy at Red Lake leads to son of tribal chairman
An update on the latest developments involving the March 21, 2005, fatal shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota. THE ARREST Red Lake Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. • Floyd...

Chinook plankhouse at national refuge dedicated
Members of the Chinook Nation and other tribes dedicated a replica of a traditional plankhouse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington. The plankhouse was a joint project of...

Northern Cheyenne Tribe wants new drilling halted
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe was in federal court on Tuesday to seek an injunction against new coalbed methane development in Montana. The tribe and an environmental group are worried about...

Man in high-speed chase agrees to arrest by BIA
A man who led police in Billings, Montana, on a high-speed chase was taken into custody on the Crow Reservation after agreeing to be arrested by the Bureau of Indian...

Yellow Bird: Media interested in getting the true story
"The shootings on the Red Lake Nation made an avalanche of media descend on this rural and isolated Chippewa reservation, just as the Columbine school covered Littleton, Colo., with media....

Tribal college in New Mexico makes 29 layoffs
Another tribal college is in financial trouble. This time it's the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in New Mexico. SIPI administrators eliminated 29 jobs on Monday, citing a budget deficit and...

Si Tanka students, faculty empty troubled campus
Students and faculty at Si Tanka University began to empty out the campus in Huron, South Dakota, after giving up hope that the school's financial woes would be resolved. Si...

Opinion: Indians should stop segregating themselves
"The problem among Native American reservations is an extreme example of a problem that plagues all ethnic enclaves. Amidst a majority culture and society, self-segregated segments cannot succeed. One Native...

Column: Tragedy turns political with arrest of son
"Tragedy has so quickly become political. After word came that the son of Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd (Buck) Jourdain Jr. had been charged in connection with the March 21...

State funding for Navajo tribal college in limbo
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) and state lawmakers have begun negotiations on a new budget but funding for a Navajo tribal college is still up in the air. The state...

Inuit company launches Arctic cruise line business
An Inuit-owned company in Canada is starting a cruise line business to take tourists around the Arctic. The 66-passenger ice-class ship will set sail this summer. The tours will include...

Pataki, city, foes pleased with Oneida Nation ruling
Lots of people in New York are pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Oneida Nation's treaty rights case on Tuesday. Gov. George Pataki (R), the city of Sherrill...

Column: Readers split on naming school for chief
"I wrote last week that Federal Way might name a school after the late Indian civil-rights activist Bob Satiacum. The former Puyallup Tribe chief was a hero of the Indian...

Editorial: Tribe deserves share of state taxes
"Quil Ceda Village, the Tulalip Tribes' retail enclave on the Tulalip Reservation, helps power the Snohomish County economy with jobs and tax receipts. The tribe deserves a share of sales...

Squaxin Island Tribe opens cigarette factory
The Squaxin Island Tribe of Washington is opening its own cigarette factory on Saturday, becoming the first tribe in the state to do so. The tribe will manufacture and market...

Tulalip toddler killed in car accident on reservation
A 2-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes was killed in a car accident on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington. Kiyaire Leoni Willson Flores was at the home of his grandparents...

California tribe's business agrees to state law
A business staffing business run by the Blue Lake Rancheria has agreed to seek certification from the state of California in order to settle a dispute over tribal sovereignty. Mainstay...

Nez Perce Tribe accepts $193M water settlement
The Nez Perce Tribe agreed on Tuesday to accept a $193 million water rights settlement with the state of Idaho and the federal government. The tribal executive committee voted 6-2...

GOP letter to Norton came after Abramoff sent checks
Republican leaders in the House wrote a letter to Interior Secretary Gale Norton critical of an off-reservation casino plan after they received money and services from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff,...

Abramoff previously questioned over billing
Disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff was once the subject of internal government audits that questioned the cost and benefit of his services, the Associated Press reports. Abramoff was paid at...

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