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January 10, 2006
Supreme Court won't rule on Indian law cases
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a number of Indian law and Indian law-related cases on Monday, as nominee Samuel Alito Jr. went before his confirmation hearing. Without comment,...

Yellow Bird: Close encounters with the wildlife kind
"A recent New York Times story, "Florida wildlife park's lions lose some freedom to roam," reminded me of our northern states - Minnesota, Montana and North and South Dakota. Our...

Sen. Burns blames media for Abramoff story
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) blamed the news media for running unsubstantiated allegations about his relationship with confessed felon Jack Abramoff. Burns said he has no way of disproving that...

Northern Cheyenne youth run in honor of ancestors
A record number of Northern Cheyenne youth are participating in the annual Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Run, which commemorates an escape by tribal ancestors from an Army prison. The...

Tribes want DOI to continue funding Sioux museum
Tribes in South Dakota want the Interior Department to continue funding the Sioux Indian Museum, The Rapid City Journal reports, but the Bush administration intends to eliminate funding for three...

Column: New name for DeLay - Dances with Dollars
"I've come up with a new Native American name for Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist buddy of U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay. From now on, I'm thinking of Abramoff as Dances with...

Yakama Nation to hold giveaway for late leader
The Yakama Nation will hold a traditional giveaway today for Tommy James Eli, the tribe's vice chairman who died in October 2005 at the age of 72. Eli was...

Opinion: Tribes no strangers to deceit, double-dealing
"Indians in Vermont disliked Howard Dean enough to oppose his presidential run. Members of the Abenaki Nation, which had squabbled with Dean over state recognition, made a point of supporting...

Inquest called into deaths of two Native inmates
Ontario's chief coroner called an inquest to investigate the deaths of two inmates at a jail facility on the Kashechewan First Nation. Two men died after a fire broke out...

Mayans started writing more than 2,000 years ago
The Mayan civilization developed a writing system more than 2,300 years ago, several hundred years earlier than previously believed. Archaeologists reported the discovery of the oldest known example of...

Disenrolled Indians to hold rally in Palm Springs
Former members of some of the wealthiest tribes in California will hold a rally in Palm Springs on Thursday to call attention to their struggle. The rally is being organized...

After downfall, Abramoff embraces Jewish faith
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has embraced his Jewish faith even more strongly now that he has fallen from grace, The New York Times reports. Abramoff always acknowledged his faith...

Final decision on 'Fighting Sioux' name delayed
The NCAA's executive committee put off a final decision on the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota. UND was placed on the list of schools...

California Republican comes to defense of Abramoff
In an interview with the Associated Press, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-California) says disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is "a good person who's done bad things" and that Abramoff provided valuable...

Most Americans believe Washington is corrupt
Most Americans -- 58 percent -- believe the Jack Abramoff scandal is a sign of "widespread corruption in Washington," according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. Only 44 percent believe...

Alito promises no agenda as Supreme Court justice
On the first day of his confirmation hearing, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. said judges can't come to the bench with an "agenda" and must make...

Lobbying firm linked to Choctaws to close shop
A lobbying firm that worked with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is closing shop amid reports that it is under federal scrutiny, The Washington Post reports. Alexander Strategy Group...

Opinion: Indians want $12B of 'YOUR' money
"Your pockets are about to be picked by a small group of Indians who have hijacked the Department of Interior (DOI) with a court suit that may soon create a...

Tim Giago: Fire Thunder out of limbo after 66 days
"The sixty-six day stay in limbo for Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first lady president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, is over. At a special tribal council meeting held to determine...

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