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Home > News > More Headlines June 30, 2005 Senate panel approves 14 bills at business meeting The Senate Indian Affairs Committee advanced a broad agenda on Wednesday, approving a number of bills affecting Indian gaming, lobbying and other high-profile issues. Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), the chairman... Editorial: Abramoff scandal can't compare to trust "The alleged bilking of Native American tribes by a slick Washington lobbyist hired to promote their gaming interests can't compare to the Indian monies lost by the federal government. The... Morongo Band awards $330K grant to help hospital The Morongo Band of Mission Indians awarded a $330,000 grant to help a local hospital build a helicopter landing pad. The tribe gave the money to the San Gorgonio Memorial... Coeur d'Alene Tribe installs wireless on reservation Wireless Internet access will be available across the entire 345,000-acre Coeur d' Alene Reservation in Idaho by the end of the summer. The Coeur d' Alene Tribe is installing the... Court rules Fort Peck man cannot be banished A member of the Fort Peck Tribes who was convicted of murder cannot be banished by a Montana county, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. In a unanimous decision,... Tim Giago: Air Force base not a blessing to Lakotas "At the outset of World War II the officials at the base, then known as Rapid City Air Force Base, searched for a location where they could practice bombing and... Pechanga Band expects a big crowd for powwow The Pechanga Band of Luiseņo Indians is holding its 10th annual Pechanga PowWow this weekend. The powwow is said to be the largest in California. The tribe expects 20,000... Blackfeet opera being staged for first time in 95 years "Poia," an opera that tells how the Blackfeet people learned the Sun Dance, will be performed for the first time in 95 years. The opera is part of the "Explore... Montana tribes share culture at Lewis and Clark event Representatives of Montana's tribes shared their culture and history with hundreds of people on the opening day of the "Explore the Big Sky" event in Great Falls. An estimated 300... Trail of Tears Documentation Act introduced in House A Tennessee lawmaker introduced a bill on Tuesday to seek better documentation of the Trail of Tears. Congress created the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in 1987. But the... Ojibwe educator Jerry Staples dies of cancer at 57 Educator Jerry Staples, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, died of cancer at his home in Minnesota on June. He was 57. Staples served as director of... South Dakota tribe breaks ground on nursing home The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe broke ground on Wednesday on a nursing home. The 60-bed facility is the first nursing home to be located on a reservation in the state.... Sho-Bans pledge to tie up Nez Perce water settlement The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes could tie up the Nez Perce Tribe's $193 million water settlement for years, a lawyer for the Sho-Bans said. The Sho-Bans have raised 56 objections to the... Australian tribe granted native title to 46M acres A federal court in Australia recognized the Ngaanyatjarra tribe's native title to 73,000 square miles, or about 46 million acres, in the western desert. Native title means the tribe... Opinion: Shinnecock Nation recognition a long shot "Just in time for summer in the Hamptons, a small, poor Indian tribe of uncertain legal status has this fabled beach resort in a tizzy. The 500-member Shinnecock tribe recently... Chehalis Tribe reaches deal with Great Wolf Resorts The Chehalis Tribe announced a deal with Great Wolf Resort to build an $80 million resort and conference center in Washington. The tribe will host a 39-acre resort on land... House ethics panel said to have reached a deal The Republican chairman and ranking Democrat on the House ethics panel reached a deal on Wednesday, The Hill newspaper reports. Other news sources only reported that a deal was... Editorial: Maybe Abramoff should be sent to jail "Here's how to prosper in Washington, as revealed in documents obtained by Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman John McCain. Use your position as a lobbyist to milk your clients for... Rabbi says e-mail response to Abramoff was a joke An Orthodox rabbi with ties to Jack Abramoff says an e-mail that suggested the disgraced lobbyist receive a "Scholar of Talmudic Studies" award was a joke. Rabbi Daniel Lapin,...

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