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March 16, 2006
Pombo questions BIA on off-reservation gaming
Indianz.Com Listening Lounge House Resources Committee Hearing on Off-Reservation Gaming, March 15, 2006. • Witness List • Introduction - 4:21 - 0.99MB Panel I• Testimony - 10:55 - 2.5MB |...

Meth blamed for increase in child abuse on reservations
Indianz.Com Listening LoungeSenate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on S.1899, the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act. • Testimony | Webcast • Introduction - 6:56 - 1.6MB Panel 1•...

Muckleshoot man saves three from deadly accident
A member of the Muckleshoot Tribe of Washington is being credited for saving the lives of three people from a deadly accident involving several young Natives. Edward Marsette, 41, ran...

Connecticut tribes worried about BIA leadership
Leaders of two Connecticut tribes seeking federal recognition are worried about the constant turnover at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Two assistant secretaries have resigned in the past three years....

Dispute at Crow Tribe's offices resolved peacefully
The Bureau of Indian Affairs responded to a threatened takeover of the Crow Tribe of Montana. The BIA sent officers and agents to the tribal administrative building in Crow Agency....

Western Shoshones face uphill battle in land fight
Western Shoshone activists won the attention of the United Nations last week but face an uphill battle in getting their rights recognized in the United States. The UN Committee on...

Audit slams mismanagement at Native housing corp
A report from Manitoba's auditor general uncovered mismanagement at a Native housing agency but recommends no criminal charges. The Aiyawin Corporation has been under investigation for more than a year...

Charges upgraded for death of five-year-old girl
A 24-year-old woman and her 43-year-old common-law husband face upgraded charges for the death of Phoenix Victoria Sinclair, the woman's five-year-old daughter. Phoenix has been missing for nine months....

Andrew Jackson's home added to Trail of Tears
The home of former president Andrew Jackson, who ordered the removal of Indian nations to west of the Mississippi, has been added to the Trail of Tears National Historic...

WSJ: Exhibit features portraits of Indian leaders
"Among the exhibitions organized to mark the recent opening of Renzo Piano's addition to the High Museum of Art is one with a regional focus: "The Indian Gallery of...

Census heads to Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
The U.S. Census Bureau has started a complete count of residents on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota in hopes of improving enumeration methods in Indian Country. The...

Montana-Wyoming tribes seek Indian for BIA job
The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council is calling on the Bush administration to appoint an Indian to run the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The assistant secretary position has been vacant for...

Indian-owned energy firm sees big growth in business
An Indian-owned energy firm in New Mexico has seen business grow rapidly since its debut in 2001. Sales at Sacred Power Corp. were $235,000 five years ago. This past year,...

Hopefuls line up for presidency of Navajo Nation
Five people have already filed papers to run for president of the Navajo Nation. Incumbent Joe Shirley Jr. hasn't filed his papers yet. But he plans to make an announcement...

Tribal officer recovering in hospital after accident
An officer for the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is recovering after undergoing several surgeries for an accident on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Howard Pretends Eagle Jr., 24, was...

Oglala Sioux Tribe gets three-year COPS grant
The Oglala Sioux Tribe has been awarded a three-year, $1.45 million Community Oriented Policing Services grant to maintain its police department. The grant was set to expire at the end...

Coeur d'Alene Tribe's golf course most 'idyllic'
"Nationally, there are nearly 40 resort courses on Indian land. There is no more idyllic golf resort in the Northwest than the Circling Raven course on the lands of...

San Manuel Band donates $3M for high school stadium
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is donating $3 million to the San Gorgonio High School for a new football stadium. Many tribal members have attended the school...

Chumash Tribe hires big guns for land-into-trust bid
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has hired two high-profile attorneys to defend the tribe's controversial land-into-trust application. The tribe hired Roger Marzulla, a former assistant attorney general in...

Norton hopes Westerner will take helm at Interior
Outgoing Interior Secretary Gale Norton said she has spoken to President Bush about possible replacements but wouldn't mention names during a speech in Denver, Colorado. Norton hopes someone from...

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