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October 07, 2005
Study finds low seat belt usage among tribes
American Indians buckle up at rates far lower than the national average, according to federal statistics released on Thursday. In the first study of its kind, the National Highway Traffic...

'I’m fighting Indians. Anyone want to join me?'
The battle between the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians and two Douglas County, Oregon, commissioners appears to be escalating. Commissioners Dan Van Slyke and Marilyn Kittelman...

U.S. argues against protecting sacred peaks in Arizona
Ed. Note: Janice Schneider is referred to as a government attorney by The Arizona Republic. But The Arizona Daily Sun describes her as former government attorney who is now helping...

Another Columbus Day parade and protest in Denver
American Indian activists and Italian descendants are getting ready for another Columbus Day parade and protest in Denver. The annual parade has long been a source of contention. Indian...

U.S. Supreme Court nominee's gaming work at issue
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet E. Miers is already facing doubts due to her lack of a public record but some are finding potential problems in her gaming work. Miers,...

Muckleshoot Tribe honors 'Grandma Iola'
More than 400 people attended a memorial service for Iola Winifred Lobehan Bill, an elder of the Muckleshoot Tribe of Washington who passed away at the age of 89....

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe hosts meth summit
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe hosted the first ever Great Plains summit on methamphetamine use in Indian Country. The summit, entitled “Reclaiming our Communities – Counting Coup on Meth," brought...

Vendors get ready for Black Hills Pow Wow
Vendors with food, arts and crafts and more are ready for the 19th annual Black Hills Pow Wow in Rapid City, South Dakota. The He Sapa Wacipi kicks off today....

South Dakota cleared for appeal on voting rights
The state of South Dakota has been cleared to appeal an Indian voting rights case. The state is being accused of packing members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the...

Second meeting on Makah whale hunt held
A second meeting on the Makah Nation's whale hunt was held on the tribe's reservation in Washington on Thursday. Tribal members and anti-whaling activists attended the meeting, The Peninsula Daily...

Baby born premature making considerable progress
A baby who was born premature after her mother was murdered has shown considerable progress, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Baby "Janie" will remain in state custody until she is...

Ute reservation man charged with murdering cousin
An 18-year-old man from the Uintah-Ouray Reservation in Utah has been charged with murdering his cousin in an alcohol-related incident. Toby James Ridley and his cousin, 31-year-old Shawn Ridley, got...

Wyoming tribes seek return of bison to reservation
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe are taking steps to return bison to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. The joint tribal council has called for the...

FCC clarifies ruling on tribal participation
The FCC issued a ruling on Thursday to clarify its tribal participation policy in relation to the siting of telecommunications towers or antennas. Under the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement, telecommunications companies...

Indicted ex-Bush official worked for NIGA, tribes
David Safavian, a former White House official who has been indicted on charges of lying and obstruction, lobbied for the National Indian Gaming Association and other tribes, according to...

Bush nominee to testify about Abramoff work
President Bush's nominee for the number two position at the Department of Justice will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Roll Call...

Opinion: Abramoff doesn't represent Jews
"Lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s recent indictment and arrest on charges of wire fraud involve an already notorious individual. The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and federal grand jury have...

DeLay's shifting of campaign funds under scrutiny
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), the deposed House majority leader, is under scrutiny for fund-raising tactics that may have violated Texas law in one case and that involved disgraced lobbyist...

Cason to speak at NIEA convention in Denver
Jim Cason, the associate deputy secretary at the Interior Department, will speak at the National Indian Education Association's 36th annual convention in Denver, Colorado, today. Cason will talk about the...

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