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Home > News > More Headlines August 17, 2005 Native children in Canada are healthy but overweight Although most Native kids in Canada are considered to be healthy, a significant percentage are obese or overweight, according to preliminary figures from a national study. Based on a survey... Jury to deliberate Northern Cheyenne murder case A federal jury in Montana is set to begin deliberations in a murder case on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Orville David Morrison Sr., 27, is charged with second-degree murder for... Oneida Nation files lawsuits to challenge taxes The Oneida Nation of New York has filed 22 lawsuits against school districts and local governments, challenging assessments and taxes on tribal-owned land, The Syracuse Post-Standard reports. The tribe says... University of Illinois trustee blasts NCAA policy Lawrence Eppley, the chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, is blasting the NCAA for its new policy on Indian mascots. Eppley says he is not out... Continued reaction to NCAA policy on mascots More views and opinions on the new Indian mascot policy of the NCAA that bans the use of "hostile and abusive" images during post-season tournaments. ARROGANT MASCOTS "Given the genocidal... Man gets 20 years for killing fellow medicine man A member of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona was sentenced to 20 years for the fatal shooting of a fellow medicine man. Gordon Michael Jose, 43, shot and killed... Column: Nazi-loving Ralph keeps Indian logo alive "For a minute there, I was hopeful that the University of North Dakota might do the right thing. Not a chance. Even from beyond the grave, Ralphie is pulling the... Funeral services set for revered Navajo leader Services for Raymond Nakai, a former chairman of the Navajo Nation, will be held Thursday, August 18, in Lukachukai, Arizona. Nakai died on Sunday at the age of 86.... Oneida Nation combats drinking among teens The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin is using a three-year $500,000 grant to combat drinking among Native youth. A recent survey of 222 Native high school and middle school students showed... Boulder won't develop sacred site, burial ground The city council in Boulder, Colorado, voted 6-3 on Tuesday night not to use a sacred prayer site and pioneer burial ground for a sewage sludge plant. Plans for a... NAJA elects new leaders at annual conference The Native American Journalists Association elected new leaders at its 21st annual convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mike Kellogg, a member of the Navajo Nation and publisher of the News Press... Second hearing set in Cherokee Nation marriage case The Cherokee Nation's top court will hold a hearing on Thursday for the second challenge to a couple's same-sex marriage. Kathy Reynolds and Dawn McKinley easily obtained a marriage... Yurok Tribe celebrates 43rd annual Salmon Festival The Yurok Tribe of California is holding its 43rd annual Salmon Festival this weekend. The tribe has two days of events planned for Saturday and Sunday. A parade, traditional salmon... Editorial: BLM's hypocrisy on tribe's sacred site "We happen to agree with the BLM that these well-intended monuments are inappropriate on public lands, lest the entire countryside be littered with shrines. For the same reason NDOT... Panel to decide fate of SOSU 'Savages' mascot Photo Reznet News. A panel at Southeastern Oklahoma State University will decide the fate of the school's "Savages" mascot. The school has distanced itself from the name in recent years,... FSU once used drunk 'Chief Fullabull' as mascot Before adopting "Chief Osceola" and the "Seminoles," Florida State University once used a drunk "Chief Fullabull" mascot, a "Sammy Seminole" logo and a "Dr. Nole" medicine man to represent its... Tim Giago: Censor tribes for supporting mascots "I believe it is about time that the National Congress of American Indians and the National Indian Education Association censor those Indian tribes that would demean all other Indian nations... Republican in Nevada stumps for reservation votes The keynote speaker at the Fallon-Paiute Shoshone Tribe's birthday bash for elders is a Republican candidate for Nevada's 2nd Congressional district. Dawn Gibbons is hoping to attract reservation voters as... Oglala Sioux Tribe to start policing Whiteclay The Oglala Sioux Tribe and the state of Nebraska will sign a cross-deputization agreement for the border town of Whiteclay. The tribe's police will enforce Nebraska law in the town,... Abramoff to cooperate with Miami murder probe A lawyer for Jack Abramoff says the disgraced lobbyist will meet with investigators about a gangland-style murder in Miami. Investigators say they tried to meet with Abramoff several times in...

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