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May 24, 2005
Seattle Times: Unearthing Tse-whit-zen Village
The Seattle Times continues its special report this week on the discovery of a major village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington. Part 3 focuses on how the...

Native woman went from bodybuilding to business
Nicole Bowman-Farrell, a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohicans, never thought she would start her own business even through her father, also a tribal member, ran a construction...

Editorial: Turnaround on the horizon in Whiteclay
"Too many people see the drunks on the streets of Whiteclay and rampant alcoholism on the Pine Ridge Reservation and fall into hopelessness. Sadly, this includes some Lakota. It's important...

Flathead murder victim gets posthumous diploma
A member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes who was murdered on the Flathead Reservation in Montana was given a posthumous diploma on Sunday. Catherine Madplume, 20, was a...

Study claims First Americans were a small group
The first Americans were a small tribe of as few as 80 people, according to a study published on Monday. Published online at PLoS Biology, the study [Text] looked at...

Army Corps holds hearings on return of land to tribe
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding three public hearings this week on a proposal to return up to 36,000 acres to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of...

Supreme Court won't rehear Oneida Nation case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request to rehear the Oneida Nation's land rights case. The Oneida Nation sought the rehearing in light of the March 29 ruling...

Narragansett Tribe delays smoke shop reopening
The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island will delay the reopening of its smoke shop pending resolution of legal issues. The tribe says it can sell tax-free tobacco products to Native...

'Warriors' not an option in university mascot vote
Students and alumni of Marquette University in Wisconsin will vote on 10 possible nicknames for the school but "Warriors" is not among the choices released on Monday. Write-ins will...

Menominee Nation arrests man wanted for murder
The Menominee Nation tribal police arrested a 19-year-old man wanted in connection with a murder and shooting in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Cody Dean Skinkis is in tribal custody after being...

HHS holds tribal consultation session in California
The Department of Health and Human Services is holding its third annual consultation with tribes in California, Arizona and Nevada. Acting assistant secretary Dr. Cristina Beato said she heard complaints...

First Nations win favorable rulings on land claims
The Indian Claims Commission of Canada issued rulings and recommendations on Friday in favor of three First Nation land claims in Saskatchewan. Meanwhile, a First Nation in Ontario signed a...

Arizona tribe protested over hike in housing rents
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona was protested on Monday for raising the rent on low-income housing. The tribe's housing department recently raised the rents at the Canalside...

Myers not included in compromise on Bush judges
Controversial Bush judicial nominee Bill Myers will not receive a Senate vote under a compromised reached by a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday. The deal announced by 14 senators...

Column: Sexual abuse of Native girls widespread
"The sexual abuse of young aboriginal girls in Prince George has become a systemic problem that should be the focus of a sweeping inquiry, a women's rights advocate says. 'I...

Officers suspended in Native sex abuse scandal
Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in British Columbia have been suspended as a result of an investigation into the sexual abuse of Native girls. The officers are accused of...

Olsen won't let Connecticut tribes submit evidence
Two Connecticut tribes won't be allowed to submit more evidence to bolster their claims for federal recognition, the second-in-command at the Bureau of Indian Affairs said on Monday. In a...

Editorial: Federal recognition a matter of justice
"More than 550 Indian tribes in the United States have gained recognition from the federal government. But none of them is in Virginia. In the name of fairness and equality,...

DOI to go ahead with wireless despite IG report
The Interior Department plans to implement a wireless network despite a warning from the Inspector General of security vulnerabilities. In a December report made public last week, the IG said...

Commentary: Ney just a 'friend' of Jack Abramoff
"Take pity on poor Bob Ney, who insists he’s just another victim of lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public-relations consultant Michael Scanlon. Unlike the half-dozen Indian tribes that paid about...

Burns says tribal donations not connected to Abramoff
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) topped the list of lawmakers who received money connected to Jack Abramoff but a spokesperson said the donations have little to do with the disgraced...

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