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March 15, 2006
Bush asked to nominate Campbell for Interior post
With President Bush already looking West to find someone to run the Interior Department, retired Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado) is being offered as a prime candidate due to his...

Time Magazine: Who Were The First Americans?
"It was clear from the moment Jim Chatters first saw the partial skeleton that no crime had been committed--none recent enough to be prosecutable, anyway. Chatters, a forensic anthropologist,...

Nez Perce official stresses importance of fish
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho is considering a lawsuit against the federal government for the failure to protect salmon fisheries, the tribe's biologist said. Under an 1855 treaty, the...

Cheyenne man guilty for killing sister's husband
A member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe was found guilty in state court of murdering his sister's husband but an appeal to the Montana Supreme Court is expected. The...

NCAA President: Names belong to sovereign tribes
Tribes have a right to determine how their names are used, NCAA President Myles Brand said in an interview with The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Brand said the NCAA is...

Santee Sioux Tribe marks return of jurisdiction
The Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska held a ceremony on Tuesday to mark the return of its criminal and civil jurisdiction. The tribe fell under Public Law 280, a termination-era...

Yaqui community begins celebration of Easter
The Pascua Yaqui community in Guadalupe, Arizona, is observing Easter with a unique blend of Catholic and Yaqui traditions. The celebration started on Ash Wednesday and will continue through Easter...

Cherokee chief wants Freedmen out of tribe
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith is calling on the tribe to change its constitution to deny citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen. The Judicial Appeals Tribunal, the tribe's highest court,...

Editorial: Norton was a 'terrible' Interior secretary
"Gale Norton was a terrible interior secretary because she did what President Bush wanted her to do. Rather than protect public lands, she tried to open them to the oil,...

Yakama Nation quits inter-tribal fish commission
The Yakama Nation of Washington has withdrawn from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission amid complaints by tribal leaders and members. The tribe says the commission is overstepping its boundaries....

Swedish museum returns totem after 77 years
Members of the Haisla First Nation in British Columbia traveled to Sweden on Tuesday to bring home a 134-year-old totem pole taken from them in the 1920s. The totem...

Mother, husband charged for death of five-year-old
A 24-year-old woman and her 43-year-old common-law husband have been charged in connection with the death of Phoenix Victoria Sinclair, the woman's five-year-old daughter. Samantha Dawn Kematch is charged...

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe opens elders center
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe of Washington celebrated the opening of its new elders center last Friday. The center is located within the House of Knowledge campus. The 3,775-square-foot...

Tanana Chiefs Conference to select new president
The Tanana Chiefs Conference is selecting a new president this week to replace Harold "Buddy" Brown, who retired due to his ongoing battle with cancer. Five people are seeking to...

Oneida Chair: Tribe's economy goes past reservation
"We believe that when leaders stay focused on public policy and work to improve the quality of life for their citizens, ideas are discovered that move us beyond jurisdictional restraints...

House Republicans to introduce lobbying reform bill
After weeks of delays, the House Republican leadership plans to introduce a lobbying reform measure as early as today. The details aren't fully known but the measure would temporarily bar...

IRS asked to probe Norquist's anti-tax organizations
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday, accusing anti-tax activist Grover Norquist of violating tax laws in his dealings with...

Column: Abramoff asks for help in delaying sentencing
""Please do not share this e-mail or forward it to anyone. I have sent it (to) a limited number of friends and hope you will honor this request. Thanks." So...

Listening Lounge: Hearing on child protection act
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing this morning on S.1899, the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act. S.1899 was introduced on October 20, 2005. Among other...

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