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May 19, 2005
Perception and realities in land-into-trust debate
George Skibine, a Bureau of Indian Affairs official, was unable to tell a Senate committee on Wednesday how many land-into-trust applications are pending but he did provide some data that...

HHS holds annual budget session with tribes
The Department of Health and Human Services held its annual budget session with tribal leaders in Washington, D.C., this week. Tribal leaders gave testimony on Tuesday and Wednesday. They told...

BIA official confirms tribes skipping IGRA process
Some tribes are skirting the land-into-trust process by opening casinos on properties that were acquired for non-gaming purposes, a senior Bureau of Indian Affairs official said on Wednesday. George Skibine,...

Same-sex marriage before top Cherokee Nation court
When Dawn McKinley and Kathy Reynolds, members of the Cherokeee Nation, got married a year ago, they didn't have activism in mind. As a long-term lesbian couple, they just...

Explosive tape aired at inquiry into Native man's death
An explosive 17-minute tape was played on Wednesday at the inquiry into the death of Ojibwe protester Dudley George at the hands of police in Ontario. The tape is of...

Sacred site now a sanctuary in downtown St. Paul
The city of St. Paul will hold a dedication ceremony on Saturday for the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a 27-acre site long held sacred by the Dakota Sioux. The sanctuary...

New Mexico unveils statue of Pueblo Revolt leader
The state of New Mexico will hold a public unveiling of the statue of Po'pay, a leader of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, on Saturday. The ceremony takes place in...

Remains found at state construction site
The Washington Department of Transportation has halted work at a state construction project due to the discovery of at least two tribal ancestors. The state will work with the Stillaguamish...

Spirit Lake Nation elects three officials in new vote
Members of the Spirit Lake Nation elected three new council members on Tuesday following a disputed primary process. The first primary was declared invalid because members who weren't eligible to...

Supreme Court refuses Chief Wahoo protest lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal brought by Indian activists who were arrested for burning Chief Wahoo, the mascot of the Cleveland Indians, in effigy....

Ousted Redding Rancheria members head to forum
A family recently ousted from the Redding Rancheria in northern California is headed to a tribal disenrollment forum in southern California. Seventy-six members of the Foreman family were kicked out...

Editorial: Two tribes hurt by 'sloppy' BIA work
"The Bureau of Indian Affairs long has been criticized for sloppy work, and with cause. Now, in a dramatic turnaround, the BIA has rediscovered the rule book. Unfortunately two Connecticut...

Editorial: Alabama Christians have lost credibility
"Despite years of denials on the part of the leadership of the Alabama Christian Coalition, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the organization used out-of-state gambling money to finance its...

Alaska Native Medical Center sees big rise in patients
Visits to the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage have increased dramatically since its opening eight years ago. In the past two years alone, clinic visits increased 49.5 percent. Inpatient...

Cities lobby to host Alaska Federation of Natives
Where will the Alaska Federation of Natives convention be held in 2006? The battle is on between Anchorage and Fairbanks for the chance to host the state's largest gathering. Anchorage...

BIA reopens Western Shoshone distribution process
The Bureau of Indian Affairs published a notice in the Federal Register today to reopen the enrollment process for Western Shoshone tribal members who may be entitled to share in...

Column: Churchill's grandmother is a liar
"If I'm going to be honest here - not that I want to break any ground - this whole bloodline thing creeps me out. I mean, it's bad enough that...

Churchill blasts UKB statement on membership
Controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill blasted the United Keetoowah Band on Wednesday for making "documentably false" statements about his disputed membership in the Oklahoma tribe. Churchill issued a...

Judge refuses tribal request to halt Yucca Mountain
MAP: Tribes located near Yucca Mountain site. A federal judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt by leaders of the Western Shoshone Nation to block the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste...

Senate begins debate on Bush judicial nominees
Republicans and Democrats in the Senate began debate on Wednesday on the use of filibusters against President Bush's most controversial judicial nominees. Republicans say the nominees are entitled to an...

Villaraigosa elected new mayor of Los Angeles
Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa won a landslide victory in the Los Angeles, California, mayoral run-off on Wednesday, making him the city's first Hispanic leader in more than a century. Villaraigosa captured...

SWAIA announces 2005 recipients of awards
The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts announced the 2005 recipients of its lifetime achievement, fellowship and youth awards on Wednesday. Lifetime achivement awards went to to the late Fritz Scholder...

Bill introduced to recognize all Indian Code Talkers
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) introduced a bill on Friday to recognize all Indian Code Talkers and award them commemorative Congressional medals. S.1035, the Code Talkers Recognition Act, awards medals...

Bloomberg: Abramoff tribes gave $1.4M to Congress
Tribal clients of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff gave $1.4 million to at least 171 members of Congress from 2001 to 2004, according to an analysis by Bloomberg News. Sen. Conrad...

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