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October 11, 2005
GAO report finds IHS care subject to limits, rations
GAO Report Excerpt: Comparison of Aberdeen, Oklahoma City and Portland Areas Indianz.Com Listening Lounge, Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on Indian Health Care Improvement Act, July 14, 2005:Note: The...

Pombo to draft New York land claims settlement
Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), the chairman of the House Resources Committee, is drafting a bill to settle New York tribal land claims. Pombo directed subcommittee staff to begin writing the...

Native American Day held in South Dakota
The state of South Dakota celebrated Native American Day on Monday, the replacement holiday for Columbus Day. The Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux Falls held a powwow and resource fair...

BIA accused of favoritism for farming deal
Farmers on the Yakama Reservation in Washington questioned the Bureau of Indian Affairs for approving a farming deal with a South Dakota group. The farmers said the BIA is showing...

Maine tribes mark 25 years since settlement
Monday was the 25th anniversary of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, the law that settled the land claims of three tribes. On October 10, 1980, then-President Jimmy Carter signed...

Tribal leader named to Civil Rights Commission
Arlan Melendez, the chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in Nevada, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Melendez is only the second Native American...

Indigenous Solidarity Day on Oregon campus
Monday was Indigenous Solidarity Day at the University of Oregon, an event that brought out students, tribal leaders and activist John Trudell. Mark Franco, the headman of the Winnemem Wintu...

Scalia leads Columbus Day parade in New York
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia served as the grand marshal of New York City's Columbus Day parade on Monday. Scalia wore a sash but few recognized him, The...

Indian community hit by flooding refuses aid
An Indian community in Guatemala that suffered a government-led massacre is refusing to let soldiers help recover victims of flooding and mudslides brought on by Hurricane Stan. Residents of Panabaj,...

Indians in Colombia stage massive protest
About 8,000 Colombian Indians began a weeklong protest against a free trade agreement with the United States, prompting clashes with the police that left at least one Indian dead...

Woman claiming to be Indian in custody fight
A Pennsylvania woman who is claiming Indian heritage and who is married to a man who claims to be an Indian chief is in a custody fight over her...

Mechoopda Tribe shares history, struggles
The Mechoopda Tribe of California led a bus tour on Sunday to share its history and struggles with the local community. The tribe has called Chico its home for thousands...

Another Cobell v. Norton hearing this week
The Cobell v. Norton lawsuit will go before a federal appeals court once again this week. On Friday, October 14, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a dispute...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe tight on membership
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts is presenting proof of its membership as it seeks to gain federal recognition. The tribe closed the rolls several years ago in order to...

Eastern Pequots 'just waiting' on BIA decision
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is waiting and praying as it awaits another federal recognition decision from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribes won preliminary recognition during...

ICT: Seminole Tribe to avoid bond fight with IRS
The Seminole Tribe of Florida will avoid a showdown with the Internal Revenue Service over tax-exempt bonds, Indian Country Today reports. The tribe issued $430 million in tax-exempt bonds to...

Reporter who uncovered abuse of Indian estates dies
George Ringwald, a California reporter whose work in uncovering abuses of Indian estates in Palm Springs earned him a Pulitzer and led to trust reform legislation, died on Sunday. He...

McCain in California to support Schwarzenegger
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) was in California on Monday to support fellow Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign initiatives. McCain, the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, endorsed four...

Tim Giago: Politicians need to know Indian law
"It takes years for an elected official to learn Indian law. When any politician who has spent years learning is lost, it moves the Indian people back to square one....

Land returned to Oregon tribes after 150 years
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians celebrated the return of 43 acres of ancestral land. The land was among the first piece of property taken...

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