January 05, 2006
Eastern Pequot council said to be 'out of control'
Two members of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation council have resigned, saying the atmosphere is "out of control," The New London Day reports. Agnes Cunha and her son, James A....
Rapid City Journal runs series on Indian child welfare
The Rapid City Journal is running a two-part series on the implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act in the state of South Dakota. Tribal leaders and child advocates say...
Southern Ute Tribe buys stake in homebuilding firm
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado has purchased a 49 percent stake in a homebuilding company. New Town Builders is ranked 16th on one list of large local homebuilders, The...
BIA won't recognize court decision favoring tribe
The Bureau of Indian Affairs said it won't recognize a court decision that declared the Shinnecock Nation of New York to be a legitimate tribe. Jim Cason, the acting head...
Cherokee court rejects same-sex marriage challenge
The top court of the Cherokee Nation has rejected a challenge to the marriage of a lesbian couple. The Judicial Appeals Tribunal ruled on December 22 that tribal council members...
Michigan tribe questions land-into-trust delay
The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, is accusing another Michigan tribe of using Jack Abramoff to delay its land-into-trust application. Gun Lake Chairman...
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe keeps on making donations
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan has continued to make political contributions even after getting rid of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the tribe...
Massachusetts tribe says scandal won't hurt case
Representatives of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts say their ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff won't hurt their case for federal recognition. The tribe hired Abramoff and his former...
Rep. Hayworth defends taking money from tribes
Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Arizona) is returning $2,250 he received from Jack Abramoff but said he is keeping about $100,000 in donations from former tribal clients of the disgraced lobbyist. Hayworth,...
Bush, lawmakers get rid of Abramoff-linked donations
President Bush is getting rid of $6,000 in campaign contributions linked to Jack Abramoff, just weeks after he tried to downplay the Republican Party's ties to the disgraced lobbyist. The...
GOP leader denies Norton letter linked to Abramoff
House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) says a letter he wrote to Interior Secretary Gale Norton has nothing to do with contributions he accepted from Jack Abramoff. The letter urged Norton...
Column: Abramoff fed a very greedy Washington
"The 25th anniversary of Abscam passed recently, and without a lot of fanfare. For its time, it was quite a scandal, an elaborate sting pulled off in a house on...
Rep. Kennedy won't return Abramoff-linked cash
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island) said he won't return $42,500 in donations from former tribal clients of Jack Abramoff. Kennedy, a co-founder of the Congressional Native American Caucus, received more...
Column: Silliness in fight over Indian mascots
"The University of Illinois must soon decide whether, and if so how, to fight an exceedingly silly edict from the NCAA. That organization's primary function is to require college...
Column: It was a good week for Sen. John McCain
"John McCain had a very good day this week. It was Tuesday, when superlobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to various charges of corruption and when, across town, the Department of...
Abramoff pleads guilty to bank fraud charges
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in Florida on Wednesday as attention turned towards members of Congress who might be implicated in the corruption scandal....
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