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September 19, 2005
Roberts cites Indian law work before Supreme Court
On the last day of his Senate confirmation hearings, U.S. Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. cited his work in Indian law cases in an attempt to portray himself...

'Warriors of Wounded Knee' to air nationally
A documentary about the 1973 American Indian Movement's occupation of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is going national. "A Tattoo on My Heart: The Warriors...

BIA to take 75 acres into trust for Mohegan tribe
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has agreed to acquire 75 acres in trust for the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut. The land is home to the tribe's elderly housing complex, an...

Appeals court hears latest Cobell v. Norton dispute
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on Friday in the latest Cobell v. Norton dispute. A panel of three judges considered a broad historical accounting and trust...

Commentary: Government cheating Indians on trust fund
"In the 9-year legal battle over missing Blackfoot Indian royalties, US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth has been a perennial thorn in the side to the Justice and Interior Departments...

Choctaw Nation donates casino, fuel profits to Katrina
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma donated $443,991 to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The tribe gave all of its Labor Day casino profits plus a week's...

Leader of New Mexico tribe seeks to change name
The governor of San Juan Pueblo in New Mexico is seeking to change the name of his tribe. San Juan was named when it became the first New World capital...

New Mexico to install statue of Pueblo Revolt leader
The state of New Mexico is installing a statue of a Pueblo leader in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.. The state chose Po'pay as its second representative in...

First Native law enforcement summit in Minnesota
The first Native American Law Enforcement Summit is being held in Minnesota this week. The conference will provide training on issues affecting law enforcement in Indian Country. The agenda includes...

Second notice filed by victims of Red Lake shooting
A second notice of a lawsuit was filed by victims of the March 21, 2005, shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota. The notice was filed in federal court...

Tribe negotiating to protect land from development
The United Auburn Indian Community of California is negotiating to protect sensitive land from development. Clover Valley Partners wants to use 622 acres to build homes. But the tribe doesn't...

Creek rapper raises $12K for Choctaws hit by Katrina
Shadowyze [Web Site], a Creek hip-hop artist who lives in Florida, raised $12,000 for a Choctaw community in Mississippi that was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Shadowyze said he was worried...

Mechoopda Tribe signs agreement with university
The Mechoopda Tribe signed a memorandum of understanding regarding campus development with Chico State University. The school is located on the tribe's ancestral land. Villages and burial grounds are known...

Montana tribes donate bison meat for Katrina victims
The Assiniboine and Gros Ventre tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana are donating 5,000 pounds of bison meat to victims of Hurricane Katrina now that they have found...

Column: 'Redskins' players not exactly keen on name
"I recently asked some of the Redskin players how they felt about the name. 'It's hard for me to understand because our people weren't treated like that,' said Joe Salave'a,...

Distributors of peyote a dying breed in Texas
In the mid-1970s, a high of 27 people were licensed to distribute peyote in South Texas, the only place in the United States where peyote grows. But that number has...

Makah Nation await approval to restart whale hunt
The Makah Nation of Washington signed a treaty in 1855 that guarantees the right to hunt whale. In 2005, the tribe is waiting for approval from the federal government to...

Mark Trahant: Rebuilding New Orleans, a unique city
"Imagine the city as a blank slate. This is about the future. It's the story after the hurricane, after the earthquake or after the flood. The human tragedy has been...

Yellow Bird: Howling, not dancing, with wolves
"If you've never breathed deep, then opened your mouth and exhaled a long and mournful howl, in the dead of the night, deep in a pitch-black forest, you are missing...

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