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October 21, 2005
Date change for hearing on lobbying scandal
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on the Jack Abramoff tribal lobbying scandal has been rescheduled. The new date for the hearing is Wednesday, November 2. The hearing will focus...

Louisiana tribe devastated by Katrina and Rita
Fighting back tears, the leader of a Louisiana tribe described on Thursday the devastation her people have felt after being hit not by one but two hurricanes. Brenda Dardar Robichaux,...

Interior ordered to protect Indian trust fund systems
Latest Document: Earl E. Devaney Memo Internet Vulnerability Documents: OIG Memo 1 | OIG Memo 2 OIG Findings | BLM Report From the Indianz.Com Archive: Interior's security weaknesses not...

Haskell students recognized for actions in fire
Four Haskell Indian Nations University students whose actions helped save people from an apartment fire were recognized during a memorial service on Thursday. Zachary Noline, Adam Washington, Lumhe Sampson...

Alaska Native villages hit by high energy costs
Alaska Native villages have been hit hard by the high cost of gasoline and heating oil, attendees of the Alaska Federation of Natives conference said on Thursday. As the state...

Ted Stevens threatens to quit over bridge funds
An angry Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) threatened to quit on Thursday if $125 million in federal highway funds were diverted from a costly bridge project. "I will put the Senate...

North Dakota tribe to use bison culled from park
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota is accepting 240 bison from Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The tribe will fatten some of the animals in preparation for slaughter....

Artist R.C. Gorman still in hospital in New Mexico
R.C. Gorman, the famed Navajo artist, has been hospitalized in New Mexico with a severe case of double pneumonia. Gorman, 74, became seriously ill at his home near Taos....

Archaeologists dispute tribe's claim to site
Two archaeologists for the state of New Mexico say a tribal site in downtown Santa Fe might not be linked to Tesuque Pueblo, whose leaders are trying to halt a...

Fire Thunder: 'At times I feel like George Bush'
Cecilia Fire Thunder, the first woman president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, says the attacks on her leadership come with the territory. "Are there factions that want to get me...

Film festival to explore depiction of Natives
Penn State Fayette is hosting a film festival this fall that explores depictions and misrepresentations of Native Americans. Four films will be screened during the "Celluloid Indians: Native Americans and...

Editorial: National parks under siege by Bush
"Year after year, Americans express greater satisfaction with the National Park Service than with almost any other aspect of the federal government. From the point of view of most visitors,...

Arkansas panel rejects state recognition study
An Arkansas legislative committee on Thursday rejected a proposed study of tribes in the state. The proposal could have led to state recognition of tribes. Currently, Arkansas doesn't recognize any...

Bison from park to go to tribes, conservation groups
Bison from the Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota are being transferred to tribes and conservation groups. The bison in the park are believed to be genetically pure. The...

Bill would allow Makah whale hunt without waiver
Some members of the House Resources Committee are considering a bill that would allow the Makah Nation of Washington to exercise its treaty rights without seeking a waiver under federal...

NCAA rejects appeal over Bradley 'Braves'
The Bradley University "Braves" will stay on the NCAA's list of hostile and abusive Indian mascots. A review by the NCAA found that the school's mascot contributes to a...

Harjo: White man's words trump Native views
"In traditional Native cultures, a person's word is sacred and history told by one generation to the next is trusted. Increasingly in modern American society, Native oral history accounts are...

Food Review: NMAI cafe offers plenty of delights
"The cafeteria at the National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall makes it clear that cafeteria food doesn't have to be bland and boring. It also points...

Study warns of problems with diabetes drug
A study published online by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that people who take a new diabetes drug that is near Food and Drug Administration approval may...

DeLay booked, photographed on arrest warrant
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), the deposed House majority leader, turned himself in on a Texas arrest warrant. DeLay flew to the Houston courtroom on a private jet yesterday morning....

Michigan tribe marches against domestic violence
The Hannahville Indian Community of Michigan held a march on Wednesday to raise awareness of domestic violence. The tribe has held a march every October for the last 15...

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