September 23, 2005
Editorial: Statue installation a proud day for state
"The dedication of a statue depicting Pueblo Revolt leader Popé at Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday should be a proud day for all New Mexicans. That’s right,...
Pueblo leader completes National Statuary Hall
STATUE: Po'Pay is unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. ARTIST: Cliff Fragua of Jemez Pueblo. The leader of the first American revolution took his place in the U.S. Capitol on...
Tribe, utility far apart on natural gas pipeline
Talks to renew a natural gas pipeline agreement between the Navajo Nation and the El Paso Corp. have stalled, The Arizona Republic reports. El Paso uses a 900-mile pipeline on...
Opinion: Indian Heritage Day matters in Montana
"In 1997, the Montana Legislature designated the fourth Friday of September each year as American Indian Heritage Day. It is important to reflect on the history and meaning of this...
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to upgrade water system
Homes on the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho will get clean water thanks to a $700,000 federal grant. The water on the reservation is contaminated with ethylene dibromide, a chemical...
Pack of dogs put to sleep after death of sheep
The Navajo Nation Animal Control Division euthanized five dogs after an elderly Navajo couple accused the pack of mauling their sheep. Daniel and Rosemary Lee of Beclabito, New Mexico,...
Column: Dakota Treaty marks 200 years of shame
"Two hundred years ago today, on behalf of the United States, a young Army lieutenant named Zebulon M. Pike signed the first treaty with the Dakota or Sioux Indians in...
Yakama Nation's basketball team unveils new logo
The Yakama Nation's minor league basketball team unveiled a new logo on Thursday The logo features a basketball with a headband with two feathers. It was designed by an...
Eastern Cherokees plan to display Commandments
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians plans to install a copy of the Ten Commandments in the tribal council hall. The council unanimously passed a resolution in favor of the...
Jodi Rave: Media needs more Native journalists
"Juanita Gardipee's venture into journalism is just beginning. But whether the young Native woman has a meaningful, lasting career in journalism remains to be seen. Right now, the 15-year-old says...
Harjo: Indian people know what it's like to be uprooted
"The spectacle of Mother Earth cleansing and cooling herself is mesmerizing - even for those who can't quite make out what they're watching on television - and the consequences for...
Editorial: Lamberth now knows what termination is like
"Talk about an abuse of power. Talk about brazen interference with an ongoing trial on government malfeasance. If things are looking bad for you, according to the federal government, don't...
Nominee: Abramoff bragged of contact with Karl Rove
A Bush administration nominee has told the Senate that disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff bragged of his contact with White House political aide Karl Rove, The Washington Post reports. Timothy E....
Hopi Chair: Ski area plan will destroy our culture
"Federal policy toward Native Americans evolved from conquest to removal from ancestral land and assimilation into non-Indian society. Indian school children were punished for speaking their native language. So it...
Senate committee approves Roberts by 13-5 vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 on Thursday to approve the nomination of John G. Roberts Jr as chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court. All 10 Republicans on the...
Navajo Nation 'ready to prosecute' Means
The Navajo Nation is "ready to prosecute" activist Russell Means, the tribe's top prosecutor said. Means faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly beating and threatening his then father-in-law on the Navajo...
Keetoowah Band, Cherokee Nation still at odds
The United Keetoowah Band and the Cherokee Nation are at odds again, this time over the ownership of the Arkansas Riverbed. The UKB claimed to own the riverbed as a...
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