December 21, 2005
Shinnecock Nation holds rally after hate crime
Members of the Shinnecock Nation of New York held a rally on Tuesday night in response to vandalism that is being investigated as a hate crime. The rally came a...
Burns staffer went on Abramoff Super Bowl trip
A staffer for Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) said he went to the 2001 Super Bowl at Jack Abramoff's invitation because he was told it was being sponsored by a tribe,...
Bloomberg News deflates Bush claim on Abramoff
Last week, President Bush called disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff "an equal money dispenser" who made donations to both political parties but Bloomberg News deflates the claim with an updated analysis....
Criminal jurisdiction in South Dakota can be a mess
Tribal, state and local officials in South Dakota all agree there are problems with criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country, The Rapid City Journal reports. The state has no authority on...
Tribe's public defender charged in meth conspiracy
Travis Whirlwind Soldier, the public defender for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. [PDF: Indictment]. Whirlwind Soldier, 28, was reportedly arrested...
National Park Service helps tribes with firewood
The National Park Service is donating firewood to Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota to ensure people have a way to heat their homes during this especially cold winter....
Editorial: Reed's Abramoff ties a legitimate issue
"Ralph Reed, contender for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Georgia, has a lot going for him. His work years ago with the Christian Coalition, followed up with...
Cobell: Appeals court ruling a favorable one
"Lawyers for the Indian plaintiffs in our long-running Cobell v. Norton lawsuit say the November ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia may give 500,000...
Abramoff still an issue for Montana politicians
Montana is a long way from Washington, D.C., and the scandal involving Jack Abramoff but the disgraced lobbyist is still playing a role in Montana politics. Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana)...
Editorial: No more nasty politics on Montana?
"It's a general rule in finance that money is fungible. In other words, one dollar bill is as good as any other dollar bill; money is money, and it doesn't...
Ex-Abramoff associate pleads guilty in Montana
Shawn Vasell, a former associate of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a former staffer for Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana), pleaded guilty to poaching and trespassing in Montana, The Helena...
Mashpees call for tribe to cut ties to lobbyists
Some members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts are calling on their leaders to cut ties to two lobbyists who worked with Jack Abramoff. The tribe hired Abramoff and...
Native leaders launch get out of the vote program
The Southern Chiefs' Organization of Manitoba has launched a get out the vote program to encourage Natives to participate in the 2006 elections. SCO will be putting up billboards and...
Province to set up complaint office for Natives
The justice minister in Manitoba said the province will set up an office to help Native people with complaints about police misconduct. Native leaders have long complained about relations with...
Senate vote on ANWR in defense bill expected
The Senate is expected to vote today on whether to include drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the $453.3 billion military appropriations. Senate Democrats are outraged that Sen....
Judge quits court in protest of Bush spy program
A federal judge who sits on the ultra-secretive national security court resigned from the court in protest of President Bush's domestic spying program, The Washington Post. U.S. District Judge James...
Abramoff said to negotiate plea deal with DOJ
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is said to be negotiating a deal with the Department of Justice to plead guilty and cooperate in a Congressional corruption probe, according to news...
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