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December 05, 2005

Get the Story: ON THE BORDER: For the Tohono O'odham, the U.S.-Mexican border is a recent and difficult development. (The San Francisco Chronicle 12/3) $p Related Stories:Brother of O'odham...

McCain expects 'lots' of indictments in Abramoff case
ABRAMOFF SCANDAL • Washington Post Blog: The Fix: How the Abramoff Scandal Helps McCain Comment: "From the interview I heard, McCain was not forthcoming. As Chairman of Indian Affairs, he...

Leech Lake community battles wave of violence
Residents of a community on the Leech Lake Ojibwe Reservation met last week to discuss a rising tide of violence, substance abuse and general lawlessness in Cass Lake. Leech Lake...

Column: Menominee girl wanted to grow up fast
"She was a girl who once brought an injured sparrow to school and stuck it sweetly inside her locker -- next to the gang signs. A girl who brought...

Blogger draws interest for postings on Churchill
An Internet blogger is keeping the heat on controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill. Jim Paine runs PirateBallerina [Link]. On more than one occasion, he has posted information before...

Makah Nation displays whale skeleton at museum
The Makah Nation of Washington has put the skeleton of the whale killed in 1999 on display at the tribal museum. Students from Neah Bay High School cleaned and...

Fort Belknap chair testifies at sentencing hearing
Julia Doney, the chairwoman of the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, testified on Friday in the sentencing hearing of a tribal member who killed a deputy sheriff who was...

Dakota families accuse school district of discrimination
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 14 Native American families who say the Winner School District in South Dakota is sending their kids from...

Mashpee lobbyists met with Dorgan several times
LOBBYING PROBE November 17, 2005, Hearing:Video | Exhibits November 2, 2005, Hearing:Video | Exhibits | Witness List / Testimony Lobbyists working for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts met several...

Scanlon had private jet, described as generous
Michael P.S. Scanlon was a "generous friend" to lifeguards in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and once ferried them to a lifesaving competition aboard his private jet. Scanlon, who went by...

Leech Lake woman returns home to run for office
Irene Folstrom, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, is seeking to become the first female American Indian legislator in Minnesota. Folstrom, 30, returned to the Leech...

Lawmaker accuses tribes of not paying taxes
A Colorado state lawmaker has accused the Southern Ute Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of not paying state taxes. Rep. Mark Larson, a Republican, wrote a letter to...

Staffer for Sen. Burns went to work for Abramoff
A former staffer for Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) went to work for disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and may have swayed his ex-boss on issues affecting Abramoff clients. Shawn Vasell, pictured...

Connecticut tribes vow to fight for recognition
Leaders of two Connecticut tribes say they will continue to fight for federal recognition. The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation and the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation were denied recognition on October 12....

Iowa Senator linked to Abramoff investigation
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) wrote letters on behalf of one faction of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa with the help of one of Jack Abramoff's associates, the Associated Press reports....

Dorgan questioned as Abramoff probe continues
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, is the latest lawmaker to be linked to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Dorgan met with the...

Jodi Rave: Black Indians struggle for acceptance
"Radmilla Cody grew up in a Navajo world, butchering sheep, raising goats and speaking Dine. Yet many in her tribe - and her family - never accepted her. Her maternal...

House Resources to hold hearing on Cobell
The House Resources Committee will hold a hearing on legislation to settle the Cobell v. Norton trust fund lawsuit and institute reforms at the Interior Department. The "Legislative Hearing on...

Mark Trahant: America's numbers don't add up
"Last week the government reported that the Gross Domestic Product grew at a healthy rate. The most recent measure of output of "goods and services produced by labor and property"...

Ute Tribe reports lead in search for missing man
The Ute Tribe of Utah said it has a lead in the search for man who has been missing since November 25. Charles Reed Chapoose went missing on the Uintah...

Former Cheyenne-Arapaho official pleads guilty
The former chairman of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma pleaded guilty on Friday to misusing tribal funds. James Wayne Pedro Sr. admitted to embezzling nearly $200,000 in funds from the...

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