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June 14, 2005 Cocopah Tribe won't recognize 'Patriots' group The Cocopah Tribe of Arizona says it won't recognize a local border watch group that claims to be stopping illegal immigrants from entering the U.S. The tribe says Flash Sharrar... Natives in Canada suffer from high unemployment Unemployment rates among Native people in four western provinces are more than twice as high as the non-Native population, according to data released by the Canadian government on Monday. For... Opinion: Bolivian Indians raise important issues "After weeks of demonstrations, Bolivian Indians have forced out that country's president, believing that today's interim replacement and his successor will respond to their demands. History suggests that their hopes... High court won't take on Native Hawaiian recognition The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case challenging the Interior Department's refusal to recognize Native Hawaiians under the federal acknowledgment regulations. The move lets stand a... Violence Against Women Act includes tribal provisions The National Congress of American Indians is backing a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act even though it doesn't recognize tribal authority over non-Indians. Despite the lack of... Chief Seattle Club raising $5.3M for new home The Chief Seattle Club is well its way to raising the $5.3 million needed to build a new home to serve American Indians and Alaska Natives who are down on... Sacajawea descendant doesn't like other spellings A descendant of the Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition says alternate spellings of Sacajawea's name sound like "a fingernail running down a blackboard," The Great Falls... Oneida Nation told to pay $5.1M in unpaid taxes The Oneida Nation of New York is being told to pay $5.1 million in unpaid taxes or lose 59 properties in Oneida County. The bill is just one of several... High HIV/AIDS rate among Native Americans Native Americans have the third highest rate of HIV/AIDS cases in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2003, the CDC said the rate among... Tribal designs among winners of building contest A child development center in Acoma Pueblo and a high school on the Navajo Nation are among the eight winners of the 2005 Best Buildings contest in New Mexico. The... Tribes want veterans' names removed from shrine Members of nine tribes from Taiwan traveled to Japan to call for the removal of their ancestors' names from a shrine to veterans who died in World War II.... New Native home ownership program launched The Lac La Ronge First Nation of Saskatchewan has launched a new home ownership program that will allow tribal members, for the first time, to obtain private financing for homes... Shinnecock Nation cites fraud in theft of land The Shinnecock Nation of New York will file a lawsuit in federal court tomorrow that claims the tribe was swindled out of 3,600 acres of prime real estate in the... Group helps tribal members obtain legal services The Dakota Plains Legal Services is helping tribal members in North and South Dakota navigate the legal system. The group has six offices in South Dakota and one office in... Column: Native leader outraged over e-mail "[Edmonton Police Service acting Chief Darryl] Da Costa has ordered an internal investigation after some EPS cops were circulating a racist e-mail that joked about how to treat an aboriginal.... Police officers blasted for 'racist' e-mail The acting chief of police in Edmonton, Alberta, has ordered an investigation into a "racist, discriminatory and disgusting" e-mail that reportedly describes 10 ways to deal with Native people. Chief... IBIA makes decision in tribal leadership dispute The Interior Board of Indian Appeals has ruled in a long-running dispute over the leadership of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of California. In a June 1 decision, the board ordered... Hearing into Fire Thunder suspension delayed Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first woman president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe won't face a hearing today over her proposed suspension, The Rapid City Journal reports. The paper said the... Lawsuit refiled over deadly reservation fire A non-Indian family refiled a lawsuit against the operators of a tribal casino for the death of a teenage girl in an October 2003 fire. The family of Ashleigh Roach,... Yellow Bird: Horse ride against substance abuse "The walkers were on the side of the highway and only looked up and waved when I honked my horn. They were serious, with jackets hanging over their shoulders, and... Senate apologizes for blocking anti-lynching laws Indianz.Com Listening Lounge: Note: These are all MP3 files. Introduction - 2:10 - 889kOpening Statement by Sen. John McCain Sen. Sam Brownback - 9:17 - 3.71MBTestimony by sponsor of... DOJ to probe change of tactics in tobacco case The Department of Justice will investigate the actions of government attorneys handling the racketeering case against the tobacco industry. The Office of Professional Responsibility will look into allegations that politics... Supreme Court overturns death penalty conviction The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned the murder conviction of an African-American many on death row in Texas, saying prosecutors unfairly kept African-Americans off the jury. In a 6-3... GOP activist won't testify at lobbying hearing Grover Norquist, the Republican anti-tax activist, won't testify at the June 22 Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, The Hill newspaper reports. Norquist took... |
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