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Home > News > More Headlines January 25, 2006 Senate panel delves into gaming again for 2006 The Senate Indian Affairs Committee resumes its focus on the $19 billion tribal gaming industry next week with a hearing on off-reservation casinos. In his first year as chairman of... Family, friends gather in honor of Navajo soldier More than 250 family members and friends met on Tuesday night to remember Clifton "Tigger" Yazzie, a 23-year-old Navajo soldier who was killed in Iraq. Yazzie was nicknamed "Tigger"... Editorial: Native on parole board a good idea "Gov. Mike Rounds took the right step recently, selecting Sisseton-Wahpeton tribal member Debra C. Flute to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Rounds sponsored a move last year to require... Rep. Young intervened on behalf of Abramoff Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) is the latest Republican lawmaker being linked to the Jack Abramoff scandal, as reported by Roll Call. In September 2002, Young wrote a letter to the... Elders urge tribal unity to protect sacred sites A panel of tribal elders urged tribes to work together to protect sacred sites in southern California. The elders said important sites will be lost to development. Riverside County,... Navajo police in Shiprock strained by violence Navajo Nation police in Shiprock, New Mexico, are dealing with an increase in alcohol, drug and gang-related violence. In recent months, there have been three stabbing deaths and a triple... DOI gets new deputy chief information officer Ed Meagher, the chief technology officer for the Veterans Affairs Department, has been named the new deputy chief information officer at the Interior Department. Meagher had been deputy chief... Senate panel approves Alito for Supreme Court The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10 to 8 along party lines to approve the nomination of Samuel A. Alito Jr. as U.S. Supreme Court justice. The Senate will begin floor... Sen. Burns ad says Abramoff 'ripped off' tribes • Watch the Ad Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) debuted a television ad on Tuesday that seeks to distance himself from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In the ad, Burns calls... Opinion: Abramoff latest in long line of thieves "Historically, racism has characterized and justified unscrupulous behavior toward Native Americans. This attitude has kept us in poverty and ill health since the inception of the reservation system. The long... Little River Band leader faces removal again The leader of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is facing removal, a year after narrowly surviving an ouster attempt. Lee Sprague, the ogema of the tribe, said he... EPA approves treatment as state for Navajo Nation The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday that it approved the Navajo Nation's treatment as state request. The tribe will administer its own water quality standards and certification program under... Kickapoo women face trial for tribal takeover Four elderly Kickapoo women face a trial in tribal court for the takeover of an administration building. The women occupied the office for two weeks in December 2004. They were... Editorial: Jack Abramoff and the White House "Here is what we don't know about Jack Abramoff and the White House: whom he met with and what was discussed. Nor, if the White House sticks to its current... Tribe's treatment as state draws opposition A Wisconsin tribe's request for treatment as state status is drawing opposition. The Lac du Flambeau of Lake Superior Chippewa is seeking authority under federal law to develop its... Reporter: Abramoff shopped Bush photos around Jack Abramoff showed the photos of himself with President Bush to Washingtonian magazine, a reporter for Newsweek said on MSNBC. The Washingtonian was the first to post about the existence... Chippewa Cree leaders want to take Abramoff cash Leaders of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana are criticizing their colleagues for refusing $111,000 in recycled Jack Abramoff money. Chairman John "Chance" Houle said the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council... Abramoff hosted baby shower for Congressman A Republican Congressman who defended Jack Abramoff held a baby shower at Abramoff's former upscale restaurant in Washington, D.C., The Hill newspaper reports. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-California) invited a few...

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