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September 15, 2005
Gaming clouds already lengthy land-into-trust process
The Bush administration has made 15 favorable land-into-trust for gaming decisions since 2001 but opposition is delaying the process by years, a senior Bureau of Indian Affairs official said this...

Red Lake families file notice of lawsuit against school
The families of some of the victims of the March 21, 2005, shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota have filed notice of a lawsuit against the high school....

First Nations due for more money in latest budget
First Nations in British Columbia are due for an extra $100 million over the next three years under the province's new budget. The money will go to the First Nations...

Mille Lacs Band pays to send clothes to Mississippi
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe donated $9,000 to ship 75 tons of to Hurricane Katrina victims in Mississippi. The tribe gave the money after learning that the Crow...

Investigation into Menominee death, fire concluded
Tribal police have concluded an investigation into a suspicious death and fire on the Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin. Craig T. Sechrist, 23, a tribal member, was found dead in a...

University of Louisiana-Monroe wants to keep 'Indians'
The University of Louisiana-Monroe says it should be allowed to keep its "Indians" nickname and imagery. The school got rid of its "Chief Brave Spirit" character and no longer...

Trial concludes in Freedmen membership case
A federal court in Oklahoma wrapped up four-week trial in the case of two Creek Freedmen who want their membership in the tribe reinstated. Ron Graham and Fred Johnson are...

Korean news service travels the Trail of Tears
"Driving from Arkansas through Oklahoma on Interstate 40, I encountered the signboard of the "Trail of Tears," a scar cut into the heart of the continent. I suddenly became aware...

Voice of America: Tribes go to war to defend lands
"During the eighteen hundreds, the federal government forced native American Indians to live in special areas. These were called reservations. The Indians no longer could move freely over the Great...

Column: Tribes have right to oppose 'Chief Illiniwek'
"The Peoria Tribe and other American Indians have the right to decide whether they are hurt by the Chief, not the pro-Chief supporters. And they have every right to...

County official supports tribe's claim to university
A supervisor in Butte County, California, said the Mechoopda Chico Rancheria has been treated unfairly and has a right to reclaim Chico State University campus, The Chico Enterprise reported. Chico...

Oglala Sioux president says extradition pact needed
Cecelia Fire Thunder, the president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, says an extradition pact with South Dakota is needed before she considers turning over two tribal members to the state....

Lamberth has many fans but Interior not one of them
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth has many fans in the legal and political world: Republicans, lawyers, tribal members. He was a good friend of the late chief justice William H....

White Earth Band seeks control of child custody case
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota is seeking jurisdiction in a child welfare case involving a tribal member whose blood alcohol concentration was nearly five times the...

Virginia's top court hears treaty rights case
The Mattaponi Tribe asked the Virginia Supreme Court to block a proposed reservoir that could destroy sacred sites and fishing grounds. The tribe cited a 1677 treaty it signed with...

BIA employee calls Katrina relief a 'massive effort'
John Oliveira, a special agent for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, says helping out the victims of Hurricane Katrina requires a "massive effort," The Billings Gazette reported. Oliveira, a...

Mankiller tells students to keep positive outlook
Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, spoke to students at Western Kentucky University on Wednesday night. Mankiller told students it was important...

Businesses linked to tribe gave $43K, mostly to GOP
Three businesses linked to the Catawba Nation of South Carolina made $42,750 in campaign contributions since 2000, with 82 percent going to Republican candidates, The State reports. The paper said...

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