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January 21, 2005 California's gaming tribes to meet after rocky year The year 2004 was a rough one for California's gaming tribes. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) accused them of "ripping" off the state, pressured them to share more casino revenues and... Lawyers who took part in tribal coup face suspension Two attorneys who tried to help a dissident group claim control of the Round Valley Indian Tribes should be suspended, the California State Bar Court ruled last week. Attorneys Patrick... Historic headdress stolen from tribal college The FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are investigating the theft of an historic headdress from the Sitting Bull College in North Dakota. The headdress, which dates to the... BIA agency on South Dakota reservation closed The Bureau of Indian Affairs agency on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota has been closed since Monday for safety reasons. Employees at the office, in Fort Yates,... Dangerous reservation road set for reconstruction A dangerous road on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming will be reconstructed by the state. The 35-mile stretch known as 17 Mile Road has the highest crash rate for... Montana governor announces Indian affairs liaison A member of the Crow Tribe was named Montana's Indian affairs coordinator on Thursday by Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D). Reno Charette. 47, was picked from a field of 17 candidates.... Cheyenne River Sioux chairman to give tribal address Harold Frazier, chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, will deliver the first State of the Tribe address next Wednesday. When he came into office in December... Citizen Potawatomi members want election reopened Four members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation want the tribe to allow more candidates to register for an upcoming election. The protesters say the election committee didn't allow enough time... Columbus Day protesters acquitted in Denver A jury in Denver, Colorado, acquitted the eight leaders of a protest against the city's controversial Columbus Day parade. The eight were charged with failing to obey a lawful police... Navajo Nation jail catches fire, escape at another A jail on the Navajo Nation caught fire last week while another on the reservation saw an inmate escape, The Gallup Independent reports. The Tuba City Detention Center suffered an... Native housing authority firings called retaliation Two women say their firings from a troubled Native housing authority in Manitoba are suspicious. Sandra Moar and Sherry Cowan say they are victims of a retaliation campaign at the... North Dakota tribal hunting law clears committee A bill to recognize tribal authority over hunting by Indians and non-Indians passed the North Dakota Senate Natural Resources Committee on Thursday. If the bill becomes law, tribes will have... Rosebud Sioux Tribe finishes first wind turbine The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota installed the first wind turbine in Indian Country. Tribal officials decided to tap into the natural resource after learning that wind on the... Senate confirms Agriculture, Education nominees The Senate confirmed two new members of President Bush's second-term Cabinet on Thursday. Former Nebraska governor Mike Johanns (R) was confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture. Margaret Spellings, a former White... New Mexico lawmakers propose voter ID law Republican legislators and some Democrats in New Mexico are supporting a bill that would require voters to show identification at the polls. In addition to driver's license, the bill accepts... Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe prepares for election The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of Nevada will hold an election February 12 because the previous one was nullified. Incumbent Chairman Alvin Moyle, former tribal police chief Bryan Hicks, former tribal... Hearing set on Lumbee Tribe housing dispute A judge will hold a hearing on Monday in a dispute between the Lumbee Tribe and the North Carolina Indian Housing Authority. The tribe has been barred temporarily from entering... Harjo: Eliminate fry bread and other 'Indian' foods "I promise to give up fat ''Indian'' food this year and to urge others to do the same. Target number one: the ubiquitous frybread - the junk food that's supposed... Inaugural is Rehnquist's first public appearance Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist administered the oath of office to President Bush on Thursday, his first public appearance since being diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Rehnquist has been absent from... Judge dismisses lawsuit over Klamath fishkill A federal judge last week dismissed a lawsuit over the unprecedented fishkill in the Klamath Basin. The Yurok Tribe sued the Bush administration, saying it violated its trust responsibilities. Upwards... |