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April 19, 2005 Recall papers certified against anti-Abramoff leaders A recall is moving forward against leaders of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan who opposed disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. More than 1,000 tribal members signed petitions to recall Chief... Opinion: McCain right to probe fleecing of tribes "But back to Arizona, home sweet home, and the most interesting senator of all, John McCain. As chairman of Indian Affairs, he has vowed to 'get to the bottom' of... Supreme Court Roundup: Indian law cases rejected The U.S. Supreme Court took action on a number of Indian law and Indian-law related cases on Monday. Here's an update on the developments in five cases that were appealed... Supreme Court refuses Bush appeal of trust case The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected another attempt by the Bush administration to limit the federal government's trust responsibilities. Without comment, the justices denied an appeal involving two Wyoming... Yellow Bird: A visit to the Sacred Heart Monastery "This weekend I took a long drive to southwestern North Dakota. My destination was the Sacred Heart Monastery in Richardton, N.D. No, I have not decided to become a Catholic... Commentary: Natives, Jews divided by 'one bigot' "There's trouble between the tribes in Canada – the Israelite ones and the aboriginal ones, that is. It isn't just that David Ahenakew, a former head of the Assembly of... Native leader apologizes for Jewish media remarks The chief of the Rouseau River Anishinabe First Nation in Manitoba apologized on Monday for linking media coverage of a Native leader's hate crimes trial to Jewish people. Chief Terrance... Tim Giago: Gay marriage debate killed Democrats "Tom Daschle and John Kerry were herded on a fast train to defeat by one of the cleverest ploys ever created by any political party. It was the 'gay marriage'... Hopi accountant told TV show that Lori is not Hopi A Hopi accountant told producers for the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" that Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman who was killed in action in Iraq, was not Hopi,... Opinion: Natives not upset with Bush on Red Lake "The Washington Post published a story on Match 25 faulting President Bush for not injecting himself quickly enough into the tragic killings at the Indian reservation in Red Lake, Minnesota.... Tribe says NAGPRA amendment will right a wrong A proposed amendment to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is an attempt to right a wrong that was identified in the Kennewick Man case, a lawyer for... Eastern Shoshone man dies at Wyoming county jail The state of Wyoming has launched an investigation into the death of an Eastern Shoshone tribal member who died in a county jail. Ed Young, 58, had been arrested for... Native student shows love for golf and flute music Gene Webster Jr. is only a junior in high school but he's already making a name for himself in the golf and Native music arenas. Webster is Navajo, Ojibwe and... Native groups oppose Goshute nuclear waste dump Native environmental groups are part of a coalition that is fighting a proposed nuclear waste dump on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation in Utah. Led by the Public Citizen and... Mohegan Tribe to preserve famed burial grounds The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut established a committee on Monday to decide how to preserve the burial grounds of the Chief Sachem Uncas family line. In 1999, the tribe bought... Noted Peltier foe announces retirement from House Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois), one of imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier's biggest foes in Congress, announced his retirement on Monday. Hyde, the current chairman of the House International... Supreme Court takes drug case tied to peyote use The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a religious group based in New Mexico can use a hallucinogenic tea that is considered an outlawed drug. The O... Seneca smokeshops hit hard by online cigarette deal Businesses on the Seneca Nation in New York have been hit hard as the result of a state-federal Internet transaction deal that tribes were excluded from. Rick Jemison, a spokesman... Counties challenge Cayuga Nation on sovereignty Two New York counties are planning to assert their authority over properties recently purchased by the Cayuga Nation. Officials in Cayuga and Seneca counties plan to inspect the gas pumps... Tribal leadership again an issue in land claim deals Who represents New York tribes that are negotiating land claim deals with the Gov. George Pataki? The question is surfacing as traditional leaders raise objections to the proposed settlements. The... Supreme Court ruling impacts New York land claims New York Gov. George Pataki (R) is going back to the drawing board to renegotiate his land claim deals in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Oneida... Mesa Grande chair ousted amid probe of finances The chairwoman of the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians in California was removed from office amid a federal probe into the tribe's finances. Chairwoman Charlene Siford was ousted on... DeLay denies wrongdoing over Abramoff funded trips In an e-mail to supporters, embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) denied any wrongdoing for taking overseas trips that were funded disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's clients, including the Mississippi... Vitter, Hastert never paid Abramoff restaurant tab Sen. David Vitter (D-Louisiana) and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) never paid for the use of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's Washington, D.C., restaurant, Business Week reports. In separate events, then-Congressman... |
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