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July 06, 2005
Cobell and Cason to appear on C-SPAN program
Update II: The entire show can be viewed at rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/wj070605.rm. Update: Jim Cason appeared on the program for about 45 minutes. Most of the discussion focused on Indian gaming, including...

State asks Supreme Court to review car tag case
With a critical taxation case already on the horizon, the state of Kansas is looking to add another Indian law case to the U.S. Supreme Court docket. This past March,...

Oneida Nation gets respite in property tax fight
A federal judge put a halt to foreclosure proceedings against the Oneida Nation on Friday, saving the New York tribe from millions of dollars in property tax payments. U.S. District...

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe readies temporary dorm
The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is on track to open a temporary dorm to replace the one that was destroyed by fire. The temporary dorm is needed...

Vigil marks one year since disappearance of girl
About 100 people took part in a march on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of a young Native girl. Tamra Keepness went missing from her...

Column: Target alcoholism, not beer stores in Whiteclay
"It's only 9 A.M. and a Monday, and inebriated Indians are already lying on the dusty curb here in Whiteclay. This speck of a town has 16 people and three...

Groups call for changes to Virginia recognition bill
The Virginia Moose Association and the Virginia Elks Association are seeking changes to the Senate bill that would recognize six Virginia tribes. The groups say they aren't opposed to federal...

'Baby K' heads home to Navajo Nation after 17 years
After spending 17 years with a non-Native family, Allyssa Kristen Keetso-Pitts, once known as "Baby K," has returned to her roots on the Navajo Nation. Keetso-Pitts, 17, has moved...

Church's youth group heads to Wind River Reservation
A church in Indiana has sent its youth group to Wyoming to fix and paint homes on the Wind River Reservation. The two dozen teens from the New Hope Presbyterian...

NAGPRA amendment up for hearing in Senate
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on July 28 will hold an oversight hearing on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. One topic on the agenda is a proposed...

Tulalip Tribes to discuss burial grounds with state
Representatives of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington will meet with state officials to discuss the protection of burial grounds at the new Cama Beach State Park. The tribe wants...

Injury won't stop Native football star from playing
Adam Ness, a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, suffered a knee injury during his final year playing football for Ashwaubenon High School. But the injury didn't keep Ness,...

Book describes South Dakota tribal governments
John Glover, a Native American studies associate professor at Black Hills State University, has published a handbook describing tribal governments in South Dakota. "Tribal Sovereigns of South Dakota. A Description...

Emery A. Johnson, former IHS director, passes on
Emery A. Johnson, the longest serving director of the Indian Health Service, died of cancer on June 26. He was 78. Johnson ran the IHS from 1969 to 1981....

Assembly of First Nations meets for annual session
The Assembly of First Nations, Canada's largest inter-tribal organization, kicked off its annual general session on Tuesday. The theme of the session is "Strengthening First Nation Communities." It runs through...

Oregon tribe proposes new name for Squaw Island
The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians is suggesting a new name for Squaw Island. The tribe wants the island's name changed to "Qochyax Women and...

Stillaguamish Tribe receives grant to clean up port
The Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington has received a $56,000 grant to clean up Port Susan. The tribe surveyed the port and found hundreds of abandoned crab pots and gill nets....

Meskwaki mom wants son to go to non-Native family
A member of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa is upset that she can't allow her son to be adopted by a non-Native couple. Kelly Buffalo says she only wants what...

McCain bashes Norquist for ripping off tribes
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, has been criticized by some Republicans for investigating disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Grover Norquist, head of the...

Choctaw cash flowed freely to Ralph Reed for years
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was the source of most of the $4 million that Republican activist Ralph Reed used to fight gaming proposals in Alabama, Texas and...

Choctaws mum on donation to Christian Coalition
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians gave $1.15 million to two anti-gambling groups in Alabama but doesn't want to talk about them. The tribe gave the money to Americans for...

Pombo asks DOJ to widen investigation of Abramoff
Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), the chairman of the House Resources Committee, and Rep. Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia), the ranking member, have asked the Department of Justice to broaden its criminal...

Choctaws billed for meals at Abramoff restaurant
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians were billed more than $6,500 for meals at Jack Abramoff's Washington, D.C., restaurant. The tab was charged to the tribe for meals Abramoff...

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