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July 26, 2005
Editorial: Easing race relations a difficult issue
"Winner joined a growing list of South Dakota communities forced to face its race problems, after the American Civil Liberties Union recently filed a discrimination suit. In Winner's case, the...

Big workload looms for BIA on federal recognition
The Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to make decisions affecting the federal recognition of 17 tribes within the next two years, according to documents recently filed in federal court. A...

Lawyer: Challenges to pipeline on Navajo Nation
"As outside legal counsel to El Paso Natural Gas, I'm part of a team working to renegotiate the company's existing pipeline easements, the rights-of-way, across the Navajo Nation. It's a...

Senate set for hearing on Cobell, trust reform
Indianz.Com Listening Lounge, Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing on legislation to resolve Cobell v. Norton, July 26, 2005. Note: All files in MP3 format. Intro - 16:03 -...

Mohegan Tribe narrows candidates for council
Members of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut picked 18 out of 51 candidates for the upcoming tribal council election. First round of balloting eliminated two incumbents, The New London Day...

Tribes gather for Native American Celebration
The 11th annual Native American Celebration took place in Salt Lake City on Monday. The event featured a powwow, live entertainment, vendors and a pageant. It drew thousands of...

Documentary tells Blackfeet side of Lewis and Clark
Curly Bear Wagner, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, has co-produced a documentary that tells the Blackfeet version of the Lewis and Clark expedition. "Two Worlds at Two Medicine"...

Chibitty, last Comanche Code Talker, served on D-Day
Funeral services are scheduled to take place today for Charles Chibitty, the last Comanche Code Talker who died last week at the age of 83. Chibitty was one of...

Fire on Crow Reservation is 95 percent contained
A 5,800-acre fire on the Crow Reservation in Montana was 95 percent contained as of Monday night, The Billings Gazette reported. Crews have been battling the Big Horn Blaze for...

Crow siblings to see Pope at World Youth Day
A brother and sister from the Crow Tribe of Montana will see Pope Benedict XVI at the Catholic World Youth Day next month in Germany. Cyrus Leider Jr., 15, and...

First Nations University makes insurance payment
The troubled First Nations University of Canada has made an insurance payment to cover employee health and pension plans. FNUC failed to make the payment even though employees were...

Few leads reported in search for missing Native teen
A search continues for Amber Redman, a 19-year-old girl from the Buffalo First Nation who has been missing for almost two weeks. Police say they have few major leads...

Infant, father in hospital after shooting on reserve
A 14-month-old baby is in critical condition after being shot during a family argument on the Siksika First Nation in Alberta. The infant and his 18-year-old father were shot on...

Wind River dancers performing at Frontier Days
A dance group from the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming is making a return trip to the Cheyenne Frontier Days. Harvey Spoonhunter of the Wind River Dance Group said he...

Seminole Tribe asserts immunity in some cases
The Seminole Tribe of Florida doesn't always raise sovereign immunity in response to lawsuits related to accidents that occur on the reservation. A tribal lawyer said the tribe has settled...

Taiwan's premier announces he is part Native
The premier of Taiwan said on Monday that his great-grandmother was Native. Premier Frank Hsieh said he didn't know what tribe he is from. He appeared at a press...

Tim Giago: Tribes trade sovereignty for dollars
"Has the dollar signs in the eyes of the tribal leaders so blinded them to the injustice and illegality of extortion that they are ready to surrender what little sovereignty...

Judge approves timeline for Mashpee recognition
A federal judge gave approval on Monday to a settlement in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's recognition case. The tribe, based in Massachusetts, and the federal government agreed to stay the...

Witness list for Senate hearing on Cobell, trust reform
Indianz.Com Listening Lounge, Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing on legislation to resolve Cobell v. Norton, July 26, 2005. Note: All files in MP3 format. Intro - 16:03 -...

House, Senate reach agreement on energy
A joint House-Senate conference committee finalized work on the national energy policy bill early this morning, The New York Times reports. The bill could clear a final House vote on...

White House plans to release most Roberts papers
The White House plans to release most of U.S. Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr.'s government documents but will withhold those from a key period. The White House will...

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