January 13, 2006
Haskell in 'dire circumstances' over budget cuts
Haskell Indian Nations University is in "dire circumstances" due to a series of budget cuts, said budget director Michael Lewis. The school lost 1.5 percent of its operational budget of...
UND president meeting with tribes on campus
University of North Dakota President Charles Kupchella has held meetings with two tribes on campus and is scheduling meetings with two other tribes. Kupchella met with the Spirit Lake Nation...
Minnesota governor opposes Shakopee trust land bid
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (D) is opposing the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's land-into-trust application in Prior Lake. The tribe wants 760 acres placed in trust for housing, cultural and health...
Pablita Velarde, famed Pueblo painter, dies at 87
Pablita Velarde, a famous painter from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, died on Tuesday. She was 87. Velarde, who painted scenes of traditional Pueblo life, was considered a...
Largest boulder to be returned to Mohegan Tribe
Cochegan Rock, the largest free-standing boulder of New England and a meeting spot for Mohegan Chief Uncas, is being returned to the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut. The tribe owned...
Tribal coalition to appeal ruling on sacred peaks
The Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and Native environmentalists plan to appeal a federal judge's ruling that allows snowmaking in the sacred San Francisco Peaks. "It's a slap in the...
Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation seeks reconsideration
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation asked the Interior Board of Indian Appeals to reconsider the tribe's federal recognition decision. The tribe normally would have to file a lawsuit in federal...
Congress extends deadline to file tribal trust claims
The deadline for tribes to file trust mismanagement claims has been extended for one year under a bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush. Tribes will...
Mashpee Wampanoags await word on federal status
After 30 years of waiting, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts is near an answer on its federal status. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is preparing a preliminary determination on...
Alito headed towards Supreme Court confirmation
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. headed towards confirmation as his hearing conclude today. Democrats said they had concerns about the nomination but that a filibuster was unlikely....
Burial grounds in downtown Miami called unique
Archaeologists in Florida are taking great interest in two burial sites being excavated in downtown Miami. Hundreds of remains have been found at one site, with some of the bones...
Schaghticoke Tribal Nation sues for recognition
The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Connecticut filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday in hopes of gaining federal recognition. The lawsuit accuses state officials, politicians and their lobbyists of...
Hoopa Valley Tribe, Big Valley Band form partnership
The Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians signed an agreement on Thursday to become partners in homebuilding and job creation. The Hoopa Valley Tribe...
Ralph Reed accused by GOP senator of bilking tribes
Ralph Reed, the Christian conservative activist who is running for lieutenant governor of Alabama, was accused of "bilking" tribes out of millions of dollars by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)....
House Democrat leader seeks Abramoff-GOP probe
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) called for the House ethics committee to investigate Republican colleagues who have ties to confessed felon Jack Abramoff. Pelosi seeks investigations of former Majority...
Ute spiritual leader opens Colorado Assembly
Terry Knight, a spiritual leader of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, gave the opening prayer for the Colorado General Assembly on Wednesday. Knight delivered the prayer in the Ute language....
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