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August 24, 2005 Federal courts try to decide who is legally Indian When the U.S. Supreme Court in 1990 ruled that tribal governments lack the inherent authority to prosecute members of other tribes, Congress quickly reacted by passing the "Duro fix." Named... Lawsuit filed over store's failure to hire Hopis The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing the Bashas' supermarket chain of discrimination by failing to hire two Hopis at a store on the... Alaska Native corporation reports record profits Arctic Slope Regional Corp., an Alaska Native regional corporation, reported record profits for the first six months of 2005. ASRC reported $59 million in profit, the most money the corporation... UFO spotted, may have landed, on Navajo Nation An unidentified flying object was seen over the skies on the Navajo Nation last week and may have landed near the small community of Standing Rock, New Mexico, The... North Dakota tribe presses IHS for long overdue clinic The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota pressed Indian Health Service Director Dr. Charles Grim to build the health facility the tribe was promised 05 years ago. The... Heffelfinger praises actions in Red Lake shooting U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger said staff and teachers at the Red Lake High School reacted admirably during the March 21, 2005, fatal shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota.... City proposes land settlement with Muckleshoot Tribe The Tacoma City Council is proposing to transfer more than 100 acres to the Muckleshoot Tribe in order to settle a water rights dispute. The city would transfer 55 acres... Connecticut governor denies improper lobbying Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) denies she broke a court order that bars lobbying the Interior Department on the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation's bid for federal recognition. Rell admits she... Report: Americans are getting fatter every year Nearly a quarter of all Americans are obese, according to a report from the Trust for America's Health. The national obesity rate was 24.5 percent, the report said, citing data... Three people injured in Blackfeet Reservation stabbing Three people were injured during a stabbing incident on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. Shawn Alan McCarter, 26, is charged with assault with a weapon and criminal endangerment, both felonies.... Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to address water crisis The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will use $14.6 million in federal and state monies to avert a water crisis affecting 14,000 people. The reservation's sole water delivery... Cobell to update account holders on lawsuit Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Cobell v. Norton lawsuit, will be giving Indian Country an update on the latest developments in the landmark trust fund case. Cobell plans... Appeals court opens Means to tribal prosecution American Indian activist and actor Russell Means can be prosecuted by the Navajo Nation for a crime he allegedly committed on the Navajo Reservation, a federal appeals court ruled on... NCAI president worried about shift in NCAA stance National Congress of American Indians President Tex Hall said he is worried that the NCAA may be backing away from its policy on Indian mascots. Hall told USA Today... DNA links 10,000-year-old man to tribal descendants DNA tests on a 10,300-year-old man discovered in Alaska links him to 47 tribal descendants in North and South America, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Paleontologist Timothy Heaton extracted DNA... NCAA exempts FSU 'Seminoles' from mascot policy Florida State University won an exemption from the NCAA's policy on Indian mascots on Tuesday. The NCAA said the school can use its "Seminoles" mascot in post-season tournaments because... Yakama Nation finds few huckleberries to pick Members of the Yakama Nation of Washington say commercial pickers are taking all of the huckleberry harvest. The tribe has a treaty right to harvest the berries. But commercial pickers... |
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