August 03, 2005
Appeals court blocks Native Hawaiian school policy
The campaign to protect Native Hawaiian rights suffered another blow on Tuesday when a federal appeals court rejected the admissions policy for a private school created to benefit indigenous people....
IRS taking yet another stab at Indian Country
Already under scrutiny for tax exempt bonds and gaming revenues, Indian Country is facing more enforcement from the Internal Revenue Service. The Arizona Daily Star reports that IRS agents are...
Men plead not guilty for deer hunt on reservation
Four men pleaded not guilty to charges that they organized an illegal deer hunt on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. A fifth man did not enter a plea. The men...
Red Lake school to add two armed security guards
The school board on the Red Lake Reservation agreed to add two armed security guards at the campus where the March 21, 2005, shootings occurred. The board also agreed to...
Indian youth meet for leadership conference
Indian youth representing tribes in Montana, Wyoming and other states are meeting in Billings this week for the 13th annual Native American Youth Leadership Conference. A new component of the...
Indian soldier arrested for Las Vegas shooting
An Indian soldier who spent a year in Iraq was arrested in Las Vegas after allegedly fatally shooting a woman and injuring a man in an incident that may...
Oglala Sioux Tribe gets COPS funding extension
The Oglala Sioux Tribe will be able to keep its police officers on duty until March 2006 under an extension through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The tribe's...
Domenici: $1.86B for Indian Reservation Roads
The $286.5 billion highway transportation bill that passed the House and Senate last week contains $1.86 billion for the Indian Reservation Roads program, Sen. Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) said on...
Navajo Nation president vetoes money for chapters
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. vetoed legislation that would have allowed the 110 Navajo chapters to use $7.2 million as they see fit. Shirley said the money was originally...
Agua Caliente Band hires Cherokee as chief of staff
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has hired its first chief of staff. Gary D. Stopp, a member of the Cherokee Nation, will help the tribe with legislative,...
Minnesota tribes among top 10 lobbyists in state
Minnesota tribes are among the top 10 list of lobbyists in the state, according to a new report from the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. The Minnesota Indian Gaming...
Tobacco laws at issue for First Nations businesses
Officials in Saskatchewan won't say whether they will enforce the province's tobacco laws on First Nations. The province has a so-called "shower-curtain" law that bans the display of tobacco. But...
Vice president at First Nations University resigns
Denise Henning, the vice president of academics at the First Nations University of Canada, has resigned her post. Henning blamed new administrators for her departure. She said it became...
NCAA committee to take up Indian mascots
The NCAA's Executive Committee is meeting on Thursday to discuss the use of Indian mascots at its member schools. The executive committee will draft a policy on mascots but will...
Opinion: Indians took back seat for 'Into the West'
"Steven Spielberg's latest television epic, "Into the West," traveled some tired trails in its effort to tell the story of the occupation of the American West and the toll it...
Cherokee court hears same-sex marriage case
The Cherokee Nation's highest court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a same-sex marriage case. Two female tribal members were awarded a license to marry. But a tribal judge...
Bush signs bill for Colorado River Indian Tribes
President Bush on Tuesday signed into law a bill to return 15,000 acres to the Colorado River Indian Tribes. H.R.794, the Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act, returns a...
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