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May 12, 2005 Cayuga Nation, county reach deal on inspections The Cayuga Nation and Seneca County, New York, have reached an agreement to allow inspections of the tribe's gas stations. The agreement allows testing of the gas pumps at the... Zinc mine near Native villages is major polluter The Red Dog Mine near two Alaska Native villages released 487 million pounds of toxic chemicals in 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency reported on Wednesday. The world's largest zinc mine... Connecticut governor asked for recognition hearing Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) scheduled the hearing on federal recognition at the request of Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R), The New London Day reports. Rell said she hopes McCain... Familiar problems aired at recognition hearing The Senate Indian Affairs Committee opened hearings into the federal recognition process on Wednesday although debate centered more on the $18.5 billion tribal gaming industry than anything else. Critics from... Jury convicts reservation man of sexual abuse A federal jury on Wednesday convicted a man from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation of sexual abuse. Merlin John Littlesun, 38, assaulted a 20-year-old woman during a party on the reservation.... Burial ground in Wisconsin larger than expected A burial ground at the site of a construction project in Neenah, Wisconsin, is larger than expected. A total of 15 graves have been discovered so far. Additional graves are... Remains in Nebraska believed to be 2,000 years old The Nebraska Historical Society has excavated the remains of American Indian believed to be at least 2,000 years old. Two hunters came across the bones about three weeks ago. It... Marquette University to restart search for nickname Faced with intense opposition among students and alumni, Marquette University of Wisconsin announced on Wednesday it will restart the search for a new nickname. The quest started when a board... Teens arrested for North Dakota reservation fires Four juveniles have been arrested for starting fires on the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Reservation in North Dakota. The arrests came after a tribal-state-federal task force looked into 150 grass fires... First Nations want private meeting with Queen Native leaders in Alberta are seeking a private meeting with the Queen of England during her royal visit to Canada. The Queen and Prince Philip will be in Alberta and... Nebraska to celebrate Ponca Chief Standing Bear The first annual Chief Standing Bear Commemoration Celebration will be held on Friday at the Nebraska State Capitol. Sponsored by the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs and other state agencies,... Probe launched into alleged slaughter of sled dogs The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is probing allegations that officers slaughtered sled dogs in the 1950s and 1960s as part of a secret policy to make Inuits more reliant... Abenaki Nation recognition bill advances in Vermont A bill to grant state recognition to the Abenaki Nation of Vermont was approved by a Senate committee on Wednesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously in favor of the... Column: Tribe opens children's learning center "There is something about a kid's smile that makes you feel good. In this case, the smile belonged to one of nine little guys and gals who were eating their... Lower Brule Sioux Tribe awarded cleanup grant The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has been awarded a $385,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to clean up unauthorized dump sites on the reservation. The... Whitebird, last full-blooded Quapaw, passes at 92 Funeral services were held on Monday for Robert Whitebird, the last full-blooded male member of the Quapaw Tribe. Whitebird died at a nursing home in Oklahoma. He was 92. Whitebird... Senate approves $295B transportation measure The Senate voted 76-22 on Wednesday to approve a $295 billion transportation bill that exceeds the White House's proposed spending level by $11 billion. President Bush has threatened to veto... |
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