indianz.com your internet resource indianz.com on facebook indianz.com on twitter indianz.com on Google+
ph: 202 630 8439   fax: 202 318 2182
Falmouth Institute
Advertise on Indianz.Com
Home > News > More Headlines
April 04, 2005
Tragedy at Red Lake: Investigation of shootings widens
An update on the latest developments involving the March 21, 2005, fatal shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota. THE INVESTIGATION ONLINE RESOURCES • Star Tribune: Red Lake School...

Pope John Paul recalled for support of Native rights
Native people are joining the world in bidding farewell to Pope John Paul II, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church who died on Saturday at the age of 84....

Tuberculosis outbreak reported in Alaska region
An outbreak of tuberculosis is being reported in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region of Alaska. The Yukon Kuskokwim tribal health corporation has found more than 15 active cases of TB. More than...

Native teen faces long wait for bone marrow donor
David Lister, a 16-year-old member of the Navajo Nation, is hoping a bone marrow transplant will help defeat leukemia. But with only 67,000 Native Americans registered with the National Marrow...

Tulalip Tribes tax sharing bill faces crucial vote
A bill to return a portion of state sales taxes to the Tulalip Tribes of Washington faces a crucial vote today. House Bill 1721 already passed the House by a...

Giuliani criticizes Churchill for 9-11 essay
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said he supported the firing of controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill. Giuliani brought up Churchill during a speech he gave in...

Young Navajo rapper breaks into hip-hop world
L’Andreth Kellywood is only 13 years old but he's already making a name for himself in the hip-hop world. L’Andreth, a member of the Navajo Nation, raps under the name...

Column: McCain should delay change to NAGPRA
"Kennewick Man is poised to tell his secrets. Almost nine years after the 9,300-year-old remains were found on the banks of the Columbia River and a fierce legal battle, federal...

Indian smokeshops being forced to go offline
Indian smokeshops are being forced to take their businesses offline and make layoffs as the result of a state-federal deal that tribes were excluded from. All the major credit card...

Oregon tribe pays tribute to late chief James Lott
A reported 200 people attended the memorial for James Lott Sr., the late chief of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon. Lott, 52, was...

Indian teen felt special bond with Pope John Paul II
Naomi Miguel, an 18-year-old member of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says she always felt a special connection to Pope John Paul II, who died on Saturday at the age of...

California tribe wants land for water bottling plant
The La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians is seeking federal approval to add 10 acres to its reservation for a water bottling plant. The project is currently undergoing a review...

SIPI spent $100K on golf facilities despite deficit
The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in New Mexico approved $200,000 for a driving range and putting green despite being $1 million in the red, The Albuquerque Journal reports. The Bureau...

Mark Trahant: Latest numbers on economy scare me
"The news about the economy sounded pretty good last week. The government reported the economy is on a roll again. The Commerce Department says there's a sharp pickup in the...

Professor: Not the first tragedy in Indian education
"The recent deaths of students at Red Lake High School remind me that this is not the first tragedy in the history of Indian education. Hundreds of children like Lizzie...

Opinion: A year from now, let us say we did something
"March 21, 2006, will mark the first anniversary of the Red Lake School shootings. Reporters will return to the reservation, cameras will roll, and experts will opine about school violence...

Column: Red Lake a place of triumph not just tragedy
"At the time, I didn't get it. In 1997, the Red Lake High School boys' basketball team earned a trip to the Twin Cities for the state high school basketball...

Appeals court to hear dispute over 'Redskins' names
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing on Friday in the lawsuit challenging the use of the "Redskins" trademarks. Led by Suzan Shown Harjo, a group of...

Yellow Bird: Messages of life during time of sorrow
"Late in the day March 21, reporters from the Herald headed for the Red Lake Nation. I was driving. We were listening to reports of the Red Lake shootings, changing...

Burns says Michigan delegation backed school funds
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) says he supported a $3 million appropriation for a wealthy tribal client of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff because lawmakers from Michigan asked for it. Burns allowed...

Opinion: Some serious advice to the media 'jackals'
"Jesse Ventura must have had a good chuckle. He could have closed his eyes and visualized his fondest dream come true: hordes of 'media jackals' confined behind a fence on...

Sho-Bans to fight Nez Perce settlement in court
The Shoshone-Bannock Nation of Idaho plans to challenge the Nez Perce Tribe's $193 million water settlement in court. A lawyer for the Shoshone-Bannocks says the deal ignores the water rights...

More headlines...
Local Links:
Federal Register | Indian Gaming | Jobs & Notices | In The Hoop | Message Board
Latest News:
Native Sun News: Alaska Native leaders blast VAWA measure (8/12)
Kathleen Buerer: Tribes should use Black Hills settlement fund (8/12)
Cedric Sunray: Haskell University must live up to commitment (8/12)
Jay Daniels: Indian Country faces many threats to sovereignty (8/12)
Column: Suicide rate still high among Manitoba's Native youth (8/12)
Editorial: Address controversy affecting megaload shipments (8/12)
Column: Early voting in South Dakota about 'racial geography' (8/12)
Editorial: Oregon governor must veto Indian mascot measure (8/12)
Native Sun News: First Nations Sculpture Garden wins approval (8/9)
William Old Chief: Corruption ignored on Blackfeet Reservation (8/9)
Sherman Alexie: 'Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight' at 20 years (8/9)
Marty Two Bulls: Oglala Sioux Tribe faces dilemma on alcohol (8/9)
Darren Bonaparte: Mohawk perspective on Two Row Wampum (8/9)
Dalton Walker: NCAI and google start Indigenous Mapping Day (8/9)
Gyasi Ross: Nez Perce Tribe shows true leadership with protest (8/9)
Nez Perce Tribe aims to stop megaload shipment with litigation (8/9)
9th Circuit rejects case over Fort Belknap Tribes rent subsidies (8/9)
Center: Indian Country payday lenders face increased scrutiny (8/9)
Chumash Tribe submits land-into-trust application for property (8/9)
Cheyenne-Arapaho elder shares tribal knowledge of tornadoes (8/9)
Zuni Pueblo and Navajo Nation end dispute for surplus property (8/9)
Moapa Band sues energy company over waste at power facility (8/9)
Historic Narragansett Tribe village protected from development (8/9)
Slate Editor: No longer using name of Washington football team (8/9)
Judge requires bond of nearly $500K in horse slaughter lawsuit (8/9)
Paper intent on proving Delaware Tribe's Kansas casino intent (8/9)
Group gathers signatures for referendum on North Fork casino (8/9)
Lakes Entertainment reports gains from Shingle Springs casino (8/9)
Column: Graton Rancheria casino still the number one concern (8/9)
Siletz Tribes share $3634K in casino revenues with community (8/9)
Native Sun News: Wounded Knee landowner sets final deadline (8/8)
Native Sun News: Tim Giago inducted into NAJA's Hall of Fame (8/8)
Simon Moya-Smith: Indian family accused of marketing culture (8/8)
Sharon Day: Walking the rivers to raise awareness of pollution (8/8)
Judge orders immediate move of Baby Veronica to non-Indians (8/8)
Nez Perce Tribe to sue over megaload shipment on reservation (8/8)
NPR: EPA set to allow fracking waste on Wind River Reservation (8/8)
Sex. Baucus cites large number of child victims on reservations (8/8)
Six charged with stealing from Blackfeet Nation youth program (8/8)
Chippewa Cree Tribe delays swearing-in of chair amid challenge (8/8)
Lawsuit disputes school board district on Fort Peck Reservation (8/8)
Narragansett Tribe seeks dismissal of lawsuit by former lawyer (8/8)
Blog: Former player calls Washington football mascot offensive (8/8)
Judge sets hearing in fight over United Keetoowah Band casino (8/8)
more headlines...

Home | Arts & Entertainment | Business | Canada | Cobell Lawsuit | Education | Environment | Federal Recognition | Forum | Health | Humor | Indian Gaming | Indian Trust | Jack Abramoff Scandal | Jobs & Notices | Law | National | News | Opinion | Politics | Sports | Technology | World

Indianz.Com Terms of Service | Indianz.Com Privacy Policy
About Indianz.Com | Advertise on Indianz.Com

Indianz.Com is a product of Noble Savage Media, LLC and Ho-Chunk, Inc.