Bush wants to speed judicial nominees
President Bush on Wednesday proposed changing how judicial nominees are picked and approved....
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Trust fund plaintiffs awarded $1.7 million
The United States owes $1.7million to a group of individual Indian beneficiaries for breaching its trust responsibilities to them, a federal judge has ruled....
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Northern Plains tribes see high infant death rate
A newly released Indian Health Service study confirms an extremely high infant mortality rate among tribes in the northern Plains, with most of the deaths attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)....
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In The Hoop: Get Out the Vote
If you thought voters in South Dakota, Missouri and other battleground states were having a tough time making up their minds, you haven't met the folks over at the Department of Interior....
Man kept track of 'thousands' of graves
A Native American construction worker kept track of "thousands" of potential Indian burial sites, his daughter told the Rhode Island Archaeological Society....
Indian kids warned about Internet
Students on the Menominee Reservation of Wisconsin are taking part of a nationwide program called I-Safe America to educate young people about Internet safety....
Digital divide program shutting down
The national offices of the PowerUP program, which aimed to eliminate the digital divide, will close for lack of money, The New York Times reports....
Candidates want gaming law changed
The two candidates for Connecticut's 2nd Congressional district want to change the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to shut out newly recognized tribes, The New London Day reports....
Indians not part of genome study
An international consortium of scientists has launched a new project aimed at understanding how genes are related to diseases like diabetes, asthma and cancer....
Whiteclay activist wants apology from state
An activist who opposes the sale of liquor to Native Americans wants a Nebraska state official to publicly apologize for accusing him of paying people money to break the law....
Turtle Mountain voters reject reform
Members of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Tribe of North Dakota narrowly defeated a change in their constitution last week, the Associated Press reports....
Alaska Native author most popular in state
Velma Wallis, a member of the Gwich'in Tribe, has become Alaska's most popular living author....
Klamath suit targets farmers
A federal lawsuit seeks to change how water is allocated in the Klamath Basin of Oregon and California....
Tribe breaks ground on new casino
The Oglala Lakota Tribe of South Dakota is breaking ground on a new casino today....
Man allegedly killed over 'squaw' comment
The sister of accused murdered Benjamin Humphrey said her brother acted because a man referred to her with the derogatory term "squaw."
Benjamin Humphrey, 29, pleaded innocent to the murder of Derek Rogers, a Canadian citizen....
State board alleges tribe failed to report
A California state commission wants permission to add new charges to its suit against the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians....
Candidate barred from tribal primary
A candidate for the Northern Arapaho Business Council was not allowed on the Wyoming tribe's primary ballot....
Norton still making campaign rounds
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton made another campaign stop for a Republican candidate on Tuesday, this time in California with state Sen....
Crow elder honored for life work
Crow elder and historian Howard Boggess received the highest honor from the Montana Historical Society Board of Trustees, The Lincoln Journal Star reported....
Thousands remember Sen. Wellstone
A public memorial service was held Tuesday night for the late Senator Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), who died in an October 25 plane crash that also killed his wife, daughter and five others....
Native farmers' suit survives challenge
A $19 billion discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of Native American farmers temporarily escaped review by a federal appeals court on Tuesday....
DOJ files notice of Kennewick appeal
The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed its notice of appeal in the Kennewick Man case....
BIA not recognizing Kickapoo ouster
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is accusing members of the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas of not having things written down in their constitution....
Mass. town accused of hindering recognition
Residents of a Massachusetts town are accusing town leaders of trying delay a federal recognition decision for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, The Cape Cod Times reports....
Navajo candidate backtracks on Peabody
Navajo Nation presidential candidate Joe Shirley says his views on the tribe's lawsuit against mining giant Peabody Coal were not interpreted properly....
Letter: Sovereignty is 'divisive'
Dick Smith: "Indian sovereignty is divisive, detrimental to society and the economy and should be relegated to the past....
Poll: Not enough support for tribal gaming
An Arizona Republic poll shows that 45 percent of registered voters favor a gaming initiative backed by 17 tribes in Arizona....
S.D. election night proposal questioned
The American Civil Liberties Union, which is currently handling a Native voter rights suit, is questioning proposed changes in how absentee ballots in South Dakota will be handled on election night....
Pine Ridge election thrown into doubt
The election board of the Oglala Lakota Tribe of South Dakota has to decide by today whether to hold an entirely new primary, The Rapid City Journal reported....
Justice Thomas: Cases decided on briefs
Supreme Court Justices have their "minds made up" on a case before it goes to oral argument, Justice Clarence Thomas said....
Judge schedules trust fund hearing
The federal judge overseeing the Individual Indian Money (IIM) lawsuit has scheduled a hearing to address trust fund statements the Bush administration mailed without court approval....
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Tribes challenge Kennewick Man ruling
Four Pacific Northwest tribes who claim a 9,000-year-old man as an ancestor fired the first salvo in what is expected to be a long and historic battle over federal repatriation law....
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IHS compiles domestic violence research
A new compilation of research by the Indian Health Service is the first step in combating domestic violence in Indian Country, Bush administration officials said....
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Wash. tribes target 'extreme' candidate
Washington state tribal leaders, whose campaign against former senator Slade Gorton was seen as instrumental to his demise, have jumped into this year's political race in hopes of repeating that success....
Kan. tribe donates $1.25M for road
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe of Kansas has donated $1.25 million for a highway improvement project....
Nev. tribe starts geothermal venture
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada is moving forward with plans for a geothermal plant on its reservation....
Maine governor opposes tribal casino
Maine Governor Angus King says a proposed tribal casino will drain local communities of money....
School district sues S.C. tribe
A South Carolina judge heard oral arguments on Monday in a suit claiming the Catawba Nation owes $900,000 to a school district....
Protest held against Yosemite dig
Some members of the Southern Sierra Mewuk Tribe of California are protesting plans for a cultural center at Yosemite National Park....
Gaming backers raise most in country
Backers of three gaming proposals in Arizona have spent so much money that the state ranks highest in the country for ballot issues this year, The Arizona Republic reports....
You say Sacagawea, I say Sakakawea
Debate continues over the spelling of the Indian woman who helped explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark....
Calif. hit with suit over gaming compact
Two California tribes sued the state on Monday over a casino compact they say has been handled improperly....
Pow-wow brings together many tribes
The National Museum of the American Indians held its first ever pow-wow on the Mall in Washington, D.C., last month....
Woman works to save Dakotah language
A North Dakota woman is working with children to keep the Dakotah language alive....
IHS administrator resigns by fax
An Indian Health Service administrator in Oklahoma has resigned his post, The Daily Oklahoman reports....
Visit to Japan is first for tribe
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan is making its first international cultural exchange....
Mich. governor hosts tribal summit
Michigan Governor John Engler signed a government-to-government agreement with the state's 12 tribes on Monday....
Report: Native health improving
The annual report from the British Columbia Ministry of Health Services shows the health of Native people has improved....
Pressure cited in Klamath water decision
A federal biologist filed for whistleblower protection on Monday, citing political pressure in a decision to restore water to non-Indian farmers in the Klamath River Basin....
N.D. student group to host mascot forum
A student group at the University of North Dakota will host a forum on the use of Indians as mascots....
Makah whaling foes back in court
Opponents of a Washington tribe's whale hunt were back in court on Monday....
White House tribal college panel meets
The White House Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities held its first meeting on Monday....
Yellow Bird: Wellstone will be missed
"Sadly, at times, it takes a tragic death like that of the honorable Sen....
S.D. woman fights voter fraud charges
A South Dakota woman accused of voter fraud is threatening to file a lawsuit against Republicans she claims are distorting the truth....
Norton trotted out for campaigns
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has been campaigning for Republican candidates in a number of states....
McCaleb speaks at USET meeting
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb spoke at the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) conference on Monday....
Study: Indians in poor health pre-1492
Indians in North and South America experienced a decline in health well before Europeans set foot in the Western Hemisphere, according to a new book....
Sniper drank with Indians at bar
One of the men being held for the Washington, D.C.-area sniper attacks was seen drinking at bar in a town filled with "hippies, yuppies, militiamen, fishermen, American Indians and tramps," The New York Times reports....
Tribal members kick out council
The entire adult membership of the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas kicked out its tribal council on Monday....
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