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January 17, 2005 Firm brings solar power to Navajo Nation homes An Indian-owned firm is bringing solar power to 50 remote homes on the Navajo Nation. Sacred Power Inc. of New Mexico is using a $825,000 grant from the Department of... Experts focus on California Native languages Anthropologists and linguists are helping tribes in California preserve their languages. The experts are working with tribal elders to produce dictionaries for languages like Cahuilla, Serrano and Luiseņo. Some of... Smithsonian supports Native language project The Smithsonian Institution has partnered with the University of Utah's Center for American Indian Languages for a language preservation project. Lyle Campbell, the center's director, says most Native language are... Native artists sought for Community Spirit Award The First People's Fund of South Dakota is seeking nominations for the Sixth Annual Community Spirit Award. Four artists who maintain tribal ties will be selected for the award, which... Healing ceremony held at Klallam village The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington held a healing ceremony at the site of an ancient village that was uncovered by a state construction project. About 300 people, including... Cayuga Nation in disagreement over land claim deal Leaders of the Cayuga Nation are voicing disagreements over the tribe's proposed land claim/casino deal with the state of New York. Clint Halftown, the tribe's main representative, and Gov. George... Exhibit opens on Native residential schools The Manitoba Museum has opened an historical exhibit on Native residential schools. "Where are the Children?" features of photographs from the late 1800s to the 1960s. Assembly of First Nations... Interview: Erma Vizenor, White Earth chairwoman The Grand Forks Herald inteviews Erma Vizenor, the first woman to lead the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. Vizenor defeated rival Darrell "Chip" Wadena in June with 59 percent of... Ernie Pepion, disabled Blackfeet artist, dies Ernie Pepion, a member of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana who turned to art after losing the use of his legs and arms, died last Thursday of natural causes.... Yellow Bird: North Dakota shouldn't step on tribes "We've come a long way since the days when my father hunted game on the rolling North Dakota prairie or walked the breaks of the Badlands. I knew it was... Meskwaki Code Talkers granted military medals Six deceased Meskwaki Code Talkers received military medals for their World War II service on Sunday. The awards were presented posthumously to the families of the soldiers. The honors ranged... South Dakota governor agrees to tribal taxes South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds (R) has agreed to pay tribal excise taxes on highway projects that run through the reservation. Rounds signed agreements with six tribes, ending a dispute... |