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Home > News > More Headlines April 20, 2005 Cancer among Minnesota Indians extremely high Cancer rates among American Indians in Minnesota are 30 percent higher than previously reported, the state's Department of Health disclosed on Tuesday. Based on data from 1998 to 2002, the... Agua Caliente Band finds new site for museum The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is announcing a new site for its museum. The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, will move to the... Congressman tied to Abramoff failed to pay tribal tab Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) failed to report that a California tribe hosted a fundraiser for him more than two years ago, Roll Call reports. In February 2003, the Morongo Band... New York Senate votes against trust land for tribes The New York Senate passed a resolution on Tuesday opposing requests by the Cayuga Nation and the Oneida Nation to take lands into trust. The two tribes have asked the... Piestewa family finally gets to see giant new home The family of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq, were overjoyed on Tuesday after receiving the keys to their new home. The 4,300-square-foot home, valued at... Mining an issue as Navajo Nation Council meets Mining on the reservation emerged as a key issue as the Navajo Nation Council met for its spring session this week. Tribal members from the Black Mesa area of northeastern... Navajo Nation, New Mexico sign water rights deal The Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico signed an $800 million deal to settle the tribe's water rights in the San Juan River Basin but Sen. Pete Domenici... Harvard president defends remarks on genocide Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers, who has been formally rebuked for remarks about women in the scientific field, is defending a controversial speech in which he called the deaths... Powwow caps off Indian Awareness Week The 23rd annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi will be held this weekend at Black Hills State University in South Dakota. The powwow, which runs Friday through Sunday, caps off Indian Awareness... German ally of John Paul elected as new pope Joseph Ratzinger, a German-born cardinal who was a strong defender of the late John Paul II, was elected the 265th leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday. Ratzinger, to... Crow man pleads guilty to murder of student Mitchell James Chandler, a member of the Crow Tribe of Montana, pleaded guilty to stabbing Dexter Morning Jr., a Crow tribal member who was a popular high school wrestler.... Haida Nation continues fight against logging giant The Haida Nation of British Columbia is bringing its fight against logging giant Weyerhaeuser to the United States. The tribe will protest at Weyerhaeuser's annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. Haida... Passamaquoddy Tribe asked to end 'lopsided' deal The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine is being asked to drop efforts to open a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Pleasant Point Reservation. The tribe signed an agreement with an... Bay Area Indians to dedicate new Friendship Center Urban Indians in the Bay Area of California will dedicate a new Friendship House Healing Center on Friday. The $12 million, four-story building is the result of 10 years of... Hastert pays tab for fundraiser at Abramoff restaurant House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) has finally paid for his tab for using disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's restaurant. Hastert held a fundraiser at the Signatures restaurant in Washington, D.C., in... Wind River tribes expect $6.5M for winning trust case Two Wyoming tribes whose trust assets were mismanaged by the federal government expect to receive an additional $6.5 million for winning their case, The Casper Star-Tribune reports. The Northern Arapaho... Lamberth schedules hearing on computer systems U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth will hold a hearing this morning to discuss the state of information technology at the Interior Department. The plaintiffs in the Cobell v. Norton trust...

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