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March 30, 2006
Cobell addresses trust fund mismanagement
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund case, spoke to students at Moorpark College in California. Cobell was the first speaker for the college's new Distinguished Speaker...

IGRA amendments pass first major Senate test
The $20 billion Indian gaming industry faces additional oversight and scrutiny under a controversial bill approved by a Senate committee on Wednesday. A crowd of more than 100, some of...

GAO Report: Irrigation projects not a priority at BIA
The irrigation program at the Bureau of Indian Affairs is riddled with management problems, suffers from lack of outreach and is faced with a $850 million maintenance backlog, the General...

Fort Peck chairman fires editor of tribal newspaper
The chairman of the Fort Peck Tribes of Montana fired the editor of the tribal newspaper after questioning the coverage he received. Bonnie Red Elk, who worked at the paper...

Wampanoag Tribe ends sovereignty battle
The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts ended its sovereignty battle by agreeing to submit to local zoning laws. The tribe and the town of Aquinnah fought over the applicability of...

Navajo Code Talkers return to Iwo Jima for first time
Three Navajo Code Talkers recently returned to Iwo Jima and other World War II sites for the first time. Samuel Tso, Keith Little and Samuel J. Smith said their return...

Grandma, mom, daughter arrested for meth
Navajo Nation police arrested a grandmother, mother and daughter for dealing methamphetamine in the small community of Dilkon, Arizona. Effie Nezzie, 81, her daughter Marjorie Conley, 63, and her granddaughter,...

Attorney General Gonzales visits Yakama Nation
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales visited the Yakama Nation in Washington on Wednesday to meet with tribal leaders and to announce two Indian Country initiatives. In his first visit...

Arigon Starr set for debut of one-woman show
Arigon Starr, a Kickapoo/Creek singer and songwriter, is debuting her one-woman show "The Red Road" this Thursday at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. In the show, Starr...

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe calls sentence too lenient
The leader of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas says the five-year, 10-month sentence for disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is too lenient. "Justice hasn't been served yet," Ronnie Thomas, the chairman...

Oglala Sioux man receives GOP backing for House run
The South Dakota Republican Party is putting its support behind Bruce Whalen, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe who is running for the U.S. House. Whalen is the...

UTTC wellness center scheduled to open in September
Construction is underway on a new $2.7 million wellness center at the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota, with an opening set for September during the school's International...

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation expands golf course
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in Arizona is expanding its We-Ko-Pa Golf Club. The tribe opened the club in 2001 with 18 holes. The expansion will create another 18 holes...

Great Lakes tribes excited about Indian museum
The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council says a $35,000 feasibility study for an Indian center in Wausau, Wisconsin, will be ready in May. The council, which represents 10 tribes in Wisconsin...

University of Oklahoma to host Indian symposium
The 11th annual Symposium on American Indians takes place April 12 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. The symposium features discussions and breakout sessions on nation building, international partnerships,...

Senate approves lobbying reform legislation
The Senate voted 90-8 on Wednesday to approve lobbying reform legislation that requires disclosure of grassroots activities, imposes more frequent reporting by lobbyists and bars lawmakers from receiving gifts and...

Klamath Basin tribes welcome salmon protections
Four tribes in northern California and southern Oregon are welcoming a proposal to install salmon protection measures for four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. The Klamath Tribes, the...

Abramoff given minimum sentence for bank fraud
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced by a federal judge on Wednesday to five years and 10 months in prison, the minimum for bank fraud. Abramoff, 47, appeared in...

Opinion: First Montanans ignored by Sen. Burns
Tracie Small is a member of the Crow Nation of Montana. The following represents her personal views. By now, just about everybody in Montana knows that Sen. Conrad Burns helped...

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