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November 18, 2005
Senate committee to continue Abramoff investigation
Indianz.Com Listening Lounge • Introduction - 10:45 - 1.83MB• Italia Federici - 78:14 - 13.4MB • Video | Documents The explosive investigation into disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff will continue...

Pueblo potter awarded $1M for stolen collection
A judge in New Mexico has upheld a $1 million award to Nancy Youngblood, a Santa Clara Pueblo potter who says a New York City gallery owner stole her collection...

Omaha Tribe seeks to combat suicide among youth
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has seen 18 suicide attempts since this summer, The Sioux City Journal reports. None of the attempts were fatal. But local leaders are worried about...

Some First Nation evacuees to return home this week
About 100 people who were evacuated from the Kashechewan First Nation in Ontario are returning home this week. About 1,100 people were airlifted out of the Cree reserve after E.coli,...

Grand opening for Penobscot Nation's pharmacy
The Penobscot Nation and Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) celebrating the opening of the tribe's mail-order pharmacy. PIN Rx will offer discounts to Maine residents who get medication through...

Hopi Tribe election a landslide for chair, vice chair
Members of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona elected a new chairman and vice chairman in landslide votes. For the post of chairman, Ivan Sidney Sr. defeated Wayne Taylor Jr. by...

Resolution supports UND's fight for 'Sioux' name
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education passed a resolution to support the University of North Dakota's campaign to keep the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. The resolution also urges...

Salon: Italia Federici a 'minor' Republican player
Indianz.Com Listening Lounge • Introduction - 10:45 - 1.83MB• Italia Federici - 78:14 - 13.4MB "Italia Federici is a minor Republican player in Washington, the sort of dime-a-dozen functionary...

Campbell denies relationship with Italia Federici
Indianz.Com Listening Lounge • Introduction - 10:45 - 1.83MB• Italia Federici - 78:14 - 13.4MB Ben Nighthorse Campbell did not have a "close relationship" with Italia Federici, a spokesperson...

Chinook Nation greets Lewis and Clark expedition
The Chinook Nation greeted the Lewis and Clark expedition this week in a reenactment of their first meeting 200 years ago. The Chinooks helped the expedition through the rough winter...

Oklahoma lacks authority to enforce tobacco pacts
Oklahoma lacks authority to enforce provisions on tribal tobacco compacts, according to testimony provided to a state House committee. The deals were signed by Gov. Brad Henry (D) to generate...

Pechanga Band donates $1.5M to Boys and Girls Clubs
The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians has donated $1.5 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest County. The donation will help be used to finance two new buildings....

Trial in Viejas banishment case delayed until January
A trial that could result in the banishment of three member of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians has been delayed until January. The Viejas Band's new tribal court was...

Lawmakers deny influence in Abramoff donations
Lawmakers are denying that donations from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff influenced their views on Indian issues. According to the Associated Press, 27 lawmakers -- mostly Republicans but some Democrats --...

Editorial: No coincidence in Abramoff donations
"Washington, it seems, is a city of coincidences. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) held a fundraiser at lobbyist Jack Abramoff's restaurant on June 3, 2003. His political action committee,...

Deloria celebration scheduled in Rapid City
A celebration of Vine Deloria Jr. will take place this evening in Rapid City, South Dakota. The public is invited to share their memories about the life and literature...

Opinion: Deloria was always ahead of the curve
" In the late 1990s, as I was just entering journalism, I ran into [Vine] Deloria at a conference in Seattle. He was soaking up the warm summer sun and...

Column: Deloria advanced some wacky views
"Many of the published tributes to [Vine] Deloria since his death have understandably extolled this offbeat sense of humor (see, for example, the Clarence Page column in Thursday's News)....

Opinion: Column got it wrong on mixed-race Natives
"On the issue of mixed-race Americans who have Cherokee in them, this is not necessarily a made-up fantasy of wannabes. Anyone who has studied Cherokee history knows that there was...

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