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April 11, 2005
NativeTV: Animated show tells Texas tribal gaming tale
KING OF THE HILL: John Redcorn, massage therapist, heavy metal frontman. It's not often that a television show accurately, and humorously, depicts Indian issues but that's what happened last night...

Agua Caliente Band praised for $1M in donations
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians handed out more than $1 million in donations to area organizations in its 10th annual ceremony on Friday. The tribe uses gaming revenues...

Nisqually Tribe creates archive for cultural artifacts
The Nisqually Tribe of Washington has built an archive to house photos, crafts and other artifacts. The tribe used a $180,000 grant from the HUD Community Development Block Grant program...

Fire burns for a week on Torres Martinez Reservation
A fire that burned for a week on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Reservation in southern California is being blamed on a family dump that has run into environmental problems...

Appeals court enters battle over 'Redskins' names
The debate over the use of the Washington Redskins trademarks was back in court on Friday as Native activists and the nation's largest Indian organizations declared the symbols offensive to...

Educators work to teach Lakota language to youth
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota passed a resolution in 1993 to mandate the teaching of Lakota language and culture at schools on the reservation. The law has...

Column: Red Lake people are just like you and me
"The sad truth is that if meaningful change doesn't start sometime soon, even prayer might not save the residents of Red Lake Nation. That would be tragic indeed. You see,...

Goshute coalition not worried about Yucca Mountain
A coalition of eight private utility companies says its plan to store up to 44,000 tons of nuclear waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation won't be affected by the...

Pueblo Marine returns from tour of duty in Iraq
A 22-year-old U.S. Marine who fought insurgents in Iraq was given a hero's welcome when he returned home to Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico on Saturday. U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin...

Supreme Court decision derails Pataki settlements
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in the Oneida Nation case has effectively scuttled land claim settlements reached by five tribes and Gov. George Pataki (R). Two key state lawmakers...

Indian lawmaker says bill won't exclude tribes
Washington State Rep. John McCoy (D), a member of Tuallip Tribes, said his bill to require public schools to teach about Indian history and culture wasn't meant to exclude non-recognized...

NPS won't designate Devils Tower as sacred site
The National Park Service has dropped a proposal to designate Devils Tower National Monument as the Bear Lodge Historic Landmark in recognition of its use as a sacred site. The...

Si Tanka University files bankruptcy papers
The troubled Si Tanka University in South Dakota filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday in hopes of protecting its on-reservation campus. Si Tanka has defaulted on $6.6 million worth of...

Ceremony marks 350 years of Harvard Indian College
Tribal leaders, Native students and Native alumni attended a ceremony on Friday to mark the 350th anniversary of the Harvard Indian College. The college was created in 1655 to further...

'The Appalachians' to feature Trail of Tears segment
"The Appalachians," a documentary that begins airing on PBS tonight, will feature a segment on the Trail of Tears. The Washington Post reports. The Trail of Tears segment will appear...

Tribe cites economics in opposing sheep habitat
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is fighting a habitat designation for the endangered Peninsular bighorn sheep, saying its economic development plans could be negatively affected. The tribe says...

Sho-Bans approached on coal gasification plant
The Shoshone-Bannock Nation of Idaho was approached about operating a coal gasification plant but the deal fell apart due to conditions imposed on the tribe, The Idaho State Journal reports....

Mark Trahant: Our nation must pay its own tax bill
"I was diligent this year. I collected my paperwork, sat down and completed my taxes weeks ago. Then I let the return sit on my computer. I owe the Treasury...

Opinion: Maybe Red Lake doesn't need free press
"On March 31, a Herald editorial stated, "If there is one thing Red Lake and many other reservations need, it's a free and independent press". Unfortunately, free and independent are...

Yellow Bird: Tex Hall declares war on diabetes
"I would say Tex G. Hall, tribal chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes, is no slouch when it comes to making his voice heard. He issued a resounding challenge -...

Newsweek: Abramoff offered to expose DeLay, others
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has offered to expose embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and implicate other Washington politicians, Newsweek reports. Newsweek cites a lunchtime conservation Abramoff reportedly had...

Cobell presented with national leadership award
Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackeet Nation of Montana who has led a nine-year long court fight to force the federal government to give individual Indian trust beneficiaries a...

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