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November 29, 2005
Dorgan vows to continue Abramoff lobbying probe
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will continue its investigation of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) said on Monday, blasting conflict-of-interest allegations raised last week. At a...

Group: Pombo donations linked to tribal hearings
Tribal donations to Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), the powerful chairman of the House Resources Committee, are often linked to hearings on tribal issues, according to a watchdog group. The...

Mashpee chair gave Abramoff e-mails to FBI
November 17, 2005, Hearing:Video | Documents November 2, 2005, Hearing:Video | Exhibits | Senate Witness List / Testimony Glenn Marshall, the chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts,...

Penobscot Nation got tribe's help with pharmacy
When the Penobscot Nation of Maine opened a mail order pharmacy earlier this month, the tribe got help from an old friend, The New London Day reports. The Mashantucket Pequot...

SIPI leaders hope to counteract BIA budget cuts
Leaders of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute are seeking the support of the Navajo Nation to counteract budget cuts at the institution. Despite increasing enrollment, the Bureau of Indian Affairs...

Native corporations want share of ANWR revenues
Leaders of at least three Alaska Native regional corporations are asking Congress to ensure they receive a share of development revenues from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Normally, Native corporations...

Inquiry: 'I want the Indians out of the park'
The inquiry into the death of a Native activist at the hands of police heard explosive testimony on Monday about the involvement of top political officials. Charles Harnick, who...

Arizona tribe facing pressure on highway proposal
The Gila River Indian Community of Arizona is under pressure to host a freeway on its reservation. Some local residents say the tribe should be forced to accept the highway....

Coushatta Tribe gave to Dorgan at Abramoff's request
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana said it gave $5,000 to Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) at the direction of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The donation has been called into question...

Editorial: Abramoff scandal hangs over Congress
"If congressional ethics committees want to prove they care about Capitol Hill's image, they have a mountain of work to do. A recent Associated Press report on lawmakers' efforts to...

Griles intervened in Coushatta leadership dispute
• Griles Did It (February 13, 2004) Former Interior deputy secretary J. Steven Griles intervened in a leadership dispute involving one of Jack Abramoff's wealthy tribal clients, Bloomberg News...

Republican member of Congress pleads guilty
Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-California) resigned from Congress on Monday after pleading guilty to bribery and tax fraud in federal court. Cunningham, 63, admitted to accepting money, cars, vacations...

Rep. Taylor denies acting on Abramoff's behalf
Rep. Charles Taylor (R-North Carolina) says his support for an Indian school construction program had nothing to do with a $2,000 donation from a former tribal client of disgraced...

Crow Tribe won't participate in state bison hunt
The Crow Tribe has declined to participate in the state of Montana's bison hunt. The tribe was allotted two licenses under the program. A total of 16 were set aside...

Oglala Sioux Student: Mascots perpetuate racism
"Would you prance around on a football field with a painted black face and an afro wig trying to imitate your perceptions of black people? Of course not, that would...

Tim Giago: Della Warrior steps down from IAIA
"Sometimes the American Indian male makes the mistake of not considering Indian women as “warriors.” But as the fortunes of the Indian male diminished in the late 1800s as his...

Kiowa/Comanche soldier killed in Iraq laid to rest
Joshua J. Ware, a 20-year-old Kiowa/Comanche man from Oklahoma who was killed in Iraq, was buried on Saturday. Ware was a corporal for the U.S. Marines. He was killed...

Eastern Band in tuition deal with university
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is reaching a deal with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville to allow tribal members to pay in-state tuition. The deal is still being...

Makah Nation repurchasing ceded lands
The Makah Nation of Washington recently purchased 3,800 acres of timber land that were ceded as part of an 1855 treaty. Makah Forestry Enterprises, the tribe's forestry company, bought the...

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