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April 05, 2005
Viejas teacher, student killed in separate car crashes
A teacher and his former student were killed in two separate car crashes on the Viejas Reservation in California. Fernando Garcia, 20, died in a head-on crash with a U.S....

Teacher: Native youth in losing battle against many ills
"The recent school shooting spree in Red Lake, Minn., seemed eerily familiar: An alienated teenage male apparently plots with others, goes on a murderous rampage, then turns his gun on...

Tragedy at Red Lake: Another arrest reported
An update on the latest developments involving the March 21, 2005, fatal shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota. ANOTHER ARREST? ONLINE RESOURCES Red Lake Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr....

NIGC delays rules for Class II casino machines
Amid tribal opposition, a lawsuit and concerns from the Department of Justice, the National Indian Gaming Commission on Friday announced a delay in its controversial casino game regulations. The NIGC...

Montana Indian Education Association conference
The Montana Indian Education Association is wrapping up its 24th annual conference in Helena amid heightened focus on the state's Indian education requirements. The Indian Education for All Act was...

Churchill's lawyer blasts probe into Indian heritage
Controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill is objecting to the school's plans to investigate his alleged Indian heritage, his lawyer said in a letter. "Do you wish to employ...

OU students kick off American Indian Heritage Month
Native students at the University of Oklahoma kicked off American Indian Heritage Month with a procession through campus on Friday. About 20 students representing a number of tribes participated in...

California tribe's water bottling plant sees opposition
The La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians is seeing opposition to its proposal to add 10 acres to its reservation for a water bottling plant. George Lucia Sr., the new...

Day proposed in honor of Ponca Chief Standing Bear
A resolution has been introduced in the Nebraska Legislature to mark May 12 as Chief Standing Bear Day. The day falls on the anniversary of the May 12, 1879, court...

Tribe to consider fate of failed Si Tanka University
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will meet to discuss the future of the failed off-reservation campus of Si Tanka University. The campus in Huron was shut down...

Tim Giago: It's time for wealthy tribes to think Indian
"The first thing leaders of the wealthy gaming tribes must do is to “think Indian.” For those of us who are reservation born, raised and educated, that takes on a...

Students at tribal college develop powwow play
Students at the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico are starring in a play they developed about what goes on after powwows. "Bits of Life" was written by...

Maine public schools must teach about tribes
Public schools in Maine are now required to teach about the Wabanaki people and the history of Native Americans. The requirement stems from a law passed in 2001. The Wabanaki...

Nevada tribe celebrates plentiful runs of fish
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada is celebrating the highest runs of the endangered Pyramid Lake sucker fish. After limited spawns in recent years, runs of the fish, known...

Editorial: Troubled tribal college gets another chance
"D-Q University, California's only tribal college, has been granted a welcomed second chance. The embattled college had its accreditation revoked in January and closed its doors, but an accrediting committee...

Musqueam Band signs treaty framework after 12 years
After 12 years of negotiations, the Musqueam Indian Band of British Columbia has signed a treaty framework with the Canadian and provincial governments. But Musqueam Chief Ernie Campbell said the...

Snoqualmie Tribe wins ruling on sacred waterfalls
The Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington has won a Federal Regulatory Energy Commission to protect the sacred Snoqualmie Falls. The FERC ruled last month that Puget Sound Energy must decrease the...

Bill now includes landless, unrecognized tribes
A bill to require public schools in Washington to teach about Indian culture and history has been changed to ensure landless and non-recognized tribes aren't excluded. The original version of...

Native leader on trial for anti-Semitic remarks
A Native leader who made anti-Semitic remarks to a newspaper reporter went on trial on Monday for violating Canada's hate crimes law. David Ahenakew, a former chief of the Assembly...

New York Times: Indian children being left behind
The New York Times runs a story that cites a national crisis facing Indian children, who suffer from high rates of suicide, are more likely to get into fights at...

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