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Home > News > More Headlines November 17, 2005 Lakota Code Talker speaks about military service Clarence Wolfguts, one of two surviving Lakota code talkers in South Dakota, gave a speech at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Wolfguts, a member of the... House passes Pueblo criminal jurisdiction bill The House has joined the Senate in passing a bill to clarify jurisdiction on Pueblo lands in New Mexico. The bill addresses a void in jurisdiction that has surfaced in... FBI releases information on homicide suspect The FBI released new information about Michael Johnson, the fourth suspect in a triple homicide on the Navajo Nation. The FBI said Johnson, 26, may be with his girlfriend,... Mississippi Choctaws pay tribute to veterans The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians paid tribute to veterans during a special program on Veterans Day. Kenneth Dixon, a former Vietnam prisoner of war, was presented with a certificate... Opinion: NCAA policy won't end offensive behavior "[W]hy the focus on Native Americans? Are they the only group that gets offended? I imagine that University of Miami fans wince every time they hear a “Go Hurricanes!” chant... Tribal leaders recall Deloria as powerful advocate Tribal and Indian leaders recalled Vine Deloria Jr. as one of the most powerful advocates for Indian rights. "Vine Deloria will always be remembered as one of the superb tribal... Vine Deloria funeral set for Friday in Colorado Funeral services for Vine Deloria Jr. will take place Friday, November 18, in Golden, Colorado. Deloria, 72, died in Golden. The services will be held at 3:30pm in the Mount... Jodi Rave: Deloria represented human adventure "A traditional healer on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota reminded my family that death can inspire both sorrow and hope. Our family would lose a loved one, the... Opinion: Deloria introduced us to Indian Country "At a time when Americans could use a few laughs to help a lot of bad medicine go down, we have lost one of our wisest wits. Vine Deloria Jr.,... State jurisdiction at issue in Wyoming murder case Attorneys for a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe are questioning whether the state of Wyoming has jurisdiction to try him for murder. Andrew John Yellowbear is facing the death... New Mexico tribe's stance on reburials is questioned A column being published in The Santa Fe New Mexican questions whether Tesuque Pueblo's opposition to a civic center is based on economic, rather than religions, reasons. Joe Schepps, a... Column: 'Redskins' a mascot of Indian genocide "The most die-hard Redskins fans no doubt understand. To them, making a mascot out of a people that were nearly exterminated on their homeland is the ultimate show of respect.... Column: Indians don't care about Indian mascots "We've all heard the pleas for sports teams to leave behind the derisive nicknames of another era. And perhaps we can agree that there's little defense for some names. Take,... Four Abramoff associates were asked to resign Four associates of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff were asked to resign from the Greenberg Traurig firm after they received side payments in violation of firm policy, The Daily Business... Editorial: Influence peddling in Washington "Little did Representative Tom DeLay and other lawmakers dream that in frolicking on the golf junkets of Jack Abramoff, the indicted Republican superlobbyist, the influential politicians might, in effect, be... GOP Senator: Taking tribal money 'illegal' Sen. Jim Talent (R-Missouri) returned a $2,000 donation from Jack Abramoff because he believes the disgraced lobbyist got the money via "illegal" means, The Northland Sun-News reports. "If you... Lawmakers intervened on behalf of Abramoff A total of 27 lawmakers, mostly Republicans but some Democrats, intervened on behalf of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff as the took money from his wealthy tribal clients, the Associated Press... Audio: Italia Federici testifies before Senate panel Italia Federici testified today for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee's hearing on the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal [Link]. You can listen to an audio of the hearing in MP3...

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