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August 30, 2005
Interior to negotiate with tribes on trust records policy
The Bush administration on Monday announced that it has dropped a proposed trust records policy amid concerns from self-determination and self-governance tribes. After nearly two years of work, the Interior...

Powwow fight said to stem from tribal rivalry
A fight that broke out at the Schemitzun Powwow is said to be tied to a rivalry between members of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island and members of...

Designer turns Pendletons into modern fashions
Mildred Carpenter, a Lakota designer who lives on the Crow Reservation in Montana, is seeing success with her line of contemporary Native clothing. Carpenter makes most of her clothes...

Heritage and Hope: The Northern Arapaho Tribe
The Casper Star-Tribune concludes its series "Heritage and Hope" on the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming. The final story details efforts to pass on traditions to the younger generation. The...

Carmona postpones Red Lake visit, Grim makes trip
Correction: Only Dr. Carmona postponed the visit. Dr. Grim went to the Red Lake Reservation today and met with teachers and administrators. Please see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/30/AR2005083001626.html for the story. U.S. Surgeon...

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes reclaim headdress
The Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma reclaimed ownership of an eagle feather headdress in a ceremony on Monday. The headdress was discovered after an antiques dealer in Michigan tried to...

Red Lake teen to be tried as juvenile for shootings
Louis Jourdain, the 16-year-old son of Red Lake Nation Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr., will be tried as a juvenile for his alleged role in the March 21, 2005, shootings on...

Letter: All Native Americans are the same, duh!
"So Native Americans hate the idea of expanding the Snowbowl near Flagstaff. But the Hualapai Tribe is building a tourist monstrosity at the Grand Canyon? And wants to put in...

Tribes urged to take stronger role in conservation
The first-ever Tribal Endangered Species Conference kicked off at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday. The two-day conference is hosted by the National Wildlife Federation's Tribal...

Coeur d'Alene Tribe keeps waters safe for boaters
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho is maintaining law and order on waters that are under its jurisdiction. In 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that the tribe owns the...

Yakama tribal member, critic face off in election
A member of the Yakama Nation of Washington and a vocal critic of tribal sovereignty are seeking a seat on the Toppenish City Council. Derald Ortloff is the facilities manager...

DNA tests being used to bolster Indian heritage claims
The Los Angeles Times and Wired Magazine are running stories about the use of DNA tests to confirm Indian ancestry. Both stories focus on the Freedmen of the Five...

Research: 'Redskins' coach faked Indian heritage
William "Lone Star" Dietz, the famed coach of the Washington Redskins, faked his Indian heritage, according to a researcher from Sonoma State University in California. Dietz claimed to be...

Gale Norton: New approach to conservation needed
"On a clear day, you can see the Nisqually River watershed from its source to the Sound — from the glittering glaciers of Mount Rainier National Park, where the Nisqually...

Column: Mascots can honor indigenous people
"How about naming a team something like the Fighting Whities or how about the Noble Crackers? No one would propose such a name because enough people realize such a moniker...

DOJ distributes $18M in COPS grants to tribes
The Department of Justice has awarded $18 million in Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants to tribes across the nation. The grants were awarded under the COPS Tribal Resources Grant...

Forgery alleged in Amah Mutsun recognition bid
A dispute within the Amah Mutsun Indian Tribe of California has prompted calls for an investigation into documents that were allegedly forged. Irenne Zwierlein claims to be chairwoman of the...

Tim Giago: The Indian 'scandal sheet' phenomenon
"Long before there was an Internet and bloggers, way out on the Indian reservations of Western America, there were the 'scandal sheets.' These anonymous sheets of chesli (fecal matter in...

Abramoff pleads not guilty to bank fraud charges
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded not guilty to bank fraud charges on Monday but did not appear personally in federal court in Miami. The plea was entered by Abramoff's lawyer...

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