September 21, 2005
Allegations fly as Kickapoo Tribe faces election
Leaders of the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas are facing a challenge as the tribe approaches its October 1 council election. Some tribal members say current council officials are spending too...
NCAA extends mascot policy to division bowl games
The NCAA extended its policy against the use of Indian mascots during post-season tournaments to the Division I-A bowl games. The extension will affect at least three Division I-A universities,...
BIA official revives off-reservation land regulations
Nearly four years after being pulled by the Bush administration, regulations for off-reservation land acquisitions are back on the Bureau of Indian Affairs agenda. George Skibine, the agency's acting deputy...
Gwich'in Nation continues fight against ANWR drilling
The Gwich'in Nation is mounting a modest vigil in Washington, D.C., to protest development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The tribe opposes drilling in ANWR out of...
Out-of-state tribes still hope for land claim deal
Two Wisconsin tribes still hope they can reach a land claim settlement with the state of New York. Last year, the Oneida Nation and the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans settled...
Senate Indian Affairs oversight hearing on gaming
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding an oversight hearing this morning on Indian gaming. The hearing will focus on the recent court decision involving the Minimum Internal Control Standards...
Column: Abramoff scandal visits the White House
"The Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal reached into the White House yesterday, picking off President Bush's top procurement official -- who just barely had time to resign before being arrested. The...
Opinion: Tribes criticized for working with neighbors
"California tribes are consistently accused of not participating in state and local governmental processes. Yet when the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians of Yolo County attempts to do so by...
Native man blasts tribe's response to HIV/AIDS
Isadore Boni went public with his HIV/AIDS diagnosis in December 2004 in hopes of educating Native Americans about the dangers of the disease. But Boni says his own San...
Sen. Reid to vote against Roberts nomination
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) said on Tuesday that he will vote against the nomination of John G. Roberts Jr. as chief justice of the United States. Reid said...
Spokane Tribe's compensation bill sees opposition
A bill that would compensate the Spokane Tribe of Washington for land flooded by the Grand Coulee Dam seemed ready to pass Congress but has now run into opposition from...
Arrested Bush official has questionable ties
A former White House official who was arrested as part of the probe into disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff also has ties to Republican anti-tax activist Grover Norquist and once represented...
Happy Birthday! NMAI celebrates first year
The National Museum of the American Indian is celebrating its first anniversary today. The museum opened to the public on September 21, 2005. Since then, nearly 2.5 million people have...
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