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October 26, 2005
Interior drawn into Senate committee's lobbying probe
As the Senate Indian Affairs Committee gets ready for its fourth hearing on the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, a close associate of Interior Secretary Gale Norton is being drawn into...

DOJ mediator to present race relations report
A Department of Justice mediator is scheduled to present a report about Indian and non-Indian race relations in Havre, Montana. Havre is a mostly non-Indian town located between the Rocky...

BIA extends comment period on Oneida trust lands
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has extended the public comment period on the Oneida Nation's land-into-trust application. The comment period was due to close today but it was extended by...

Crow Chairman: 'We have a meth epidemic'
The Crow Tribe of Montana is suffering from a methamphetamine "epidemic," Chairman Carl Venne says. At least six young people on the reservation have died from meth use and meth-related...

Opinion: How does 'Sioux' honor Native people?
The "Fighting Sioux" logo of the University of North Dakota. ™ UND. "Some argue that Native Americans should feel honored. That such thinking ignores the complex history of European...

Editorial: Breaking the circle of domestic violence
"Domestic violence is a plague on families and communities throughout our great state and nation. It shatters relationships and endangers the lives of partners, spouses and children. Among many initiatives...

Miers, in speech, supported 'self-determination'
In a 1993 speech, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers supported "self-determination" -- but not the concept as Indian nations know it. According to The Washington Post, Miers spoke to...

U.S. military casualties in Iraq reach 2,000
The number of U.S. troops who have died in Iraq hit 2,000 on Tuesday. According to the web site Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, 18 Native Americans have been killed in...

Company waits for DOI response on pipeline
The El Paso Natural Gas Company says it hasn't heard from the Interior Department about its pipeline on the Navajo Nation. El Paso had a right-of-way agreement with the...

Navajo boy to undergo cancer surgery, treatment
A four-year-old Navajo boy from Arizona is headed go the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota to undergo surgery and treatment for cancer. Brayden Ahasteen was diagnosed with metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, a...

Puyallup Tribe proposes water quality standards
The Puyallup Tribe of Washington is taking public comments on its water quality standards for the Puyallup River. The tribe is updating the standards it has used since 1994. The...

CMU panel to discuss Indian education issues
A panel of Indian leaders will discuss culture and education issues in a discussion at Central Michigan University tonight. The" Indigenous Survival: Education for the 21st Century" panel includes Henrietta...

Rincon Band still offering reward on fire
The Rincon Band of Mission Indians is still offering a $25,000 reward for information about the deadly Paradise Fire that hit southern California two years ago this week. Parts...

Letter: Tulalips take advantage of non-Indians
"Government should do more to help people who want to quit smoking, but that should never include intruding onto someone's private property. What's next that someone with millions to spend...

Tulalip Tribes see 'no point' in talking to group
The Tulalip Tribes of Washington see "no point" in talking with a local group that denies the tribe's sovereignty, a tribal director said. Glen Gobin said the tribe would...

Young Native works to combat domestic violence
Daniel Terrio, a 21-year-old member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, is working to combat domestic violence among young Natives. Terrio, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, was...

Black Hills Pow Wow reports profit for second year
The 2005 He Sapa Wacipi Black Hills Pow Wow was a success, organizers say. The powwow, held in Rapid City earlier this month, drew 8,500 people -- 1,600 more than...

Mississippi Choctaws defeat college toli team
A team of Mississippi Choctaws defeated a group of college students at the traditional Choctaw game of toli. The Mississippi Choctaw team faced students from the University of Georgia and...

GOP Senator: Abramoff is 'guilty of something'
Sen. Jim Talent (R-Missouri) has returned a $2,000 donation from Jack Abramoff because the disgraced lobbyist is "guilty of something," a spokesperson said. Talent had accepted the money in 2002...

Editorial: Extradition compact good for tribe, state
"Despite the fact that it could put two residents of the reservation on trial for alleged felonies, it is in the best interests of the Oglala tribe to accept an...

Pine Ridge president suspended by council
Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first female president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was suspended on Tuesday pending a full hearing on two complaints. The tribal council accepted the complaint filed...

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