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January 27, 2005
California tribes face divisions on key issues
The leader of California's largest inter-tribal organization vowed on Wednesday to mend the rift that has emerged among the state's tribes. Anthony Miranda, chairman of the California Nation's Indian Gaming...

Column: Columbus Day protesters overreacting
"It's national No Name-Calling Week. No joke. In observance, I will refrain from calling the jurors who acquitted leaders of a Columbus Parade protest in Denver ignoramuses. But that's where...

Pine Ridge community raises unusual school building
The Red Shirt village on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is raising the roof on an unusual $4.2 million school building. The school consists of two 124-foot concrete...

Indian Eddie: Zuni Tribe wasted money on inauguration
"If the Zuni Pueblo band is so filthy rich that it has $11,000 to throw away by attending the inauguration of a president who has done almost nothing for the...

Editorial: Hard to be optimistic on tribe's college
"Everything is working out - finally - at Si Tanka University, officials say. Really? That's based on: # A tentative agreement - not finalized - with creditors. # A plan...

State: Oglala Sioux Tribe to patrol Whiteclay
The Oglala Sioux Tribe will be able to patrol the town of Whiteclay under a forthcoming agreement with the state of Nebraska. Nebraska attorney general Jon Bruning told The Lincoln...

Archaeologists hail discovery at state work site
Archaeologists in Washington say they are excited to find a seasonal tribal camp that dates to the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Further studies are pending but the...

Mysterious reward offered for stolen Pueblo artifact
Officials in New Mexico are wary of a $75,000 reward being offered for the return of an 1880s Pueblo kachina that was stolen last month. An unknown tribe is behind...

Woman ejected from Pechanga Band in despair
A woman who was disenrolled by the Pechanga Band of Luiseņo Indians says her life has been ruined by the tribe. Kimberly Sullivan traces her ancestry to a woman the...

Washington tribe still affected by excavation of village
Members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington said they are still trying to cope with the excavation of a major village where hundreds of ancestors were buried. The...

Senate confirms Rice as secretary of state
The Senate took action on three Bush administration nominees on Wednesday, confirming two to their posts and advancing the other for a full vote. Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as secretary...

Unrecognized tribe loses aboriginal rights case
An unrecognized tribe claiming aboriginal rights on the Uintah-Ouray in Utah saw its case dismissed by a federal judge this week. The Timpanogos Tribe claimed to have hunting and fishing...

Native Hawaiian recognition bill introduced again
A bill to recognize a Native Hawaiian government was reintroduced in the Senate and House this week as Sen. Daniel Akaka (D) called for a hearing before the Senate Indian...

Bois Forte Band chairman stresses new ventures
Economic development and job training were the focus of the State of the Band address by Bois Forte Band Chairman Kevin Leecy. Leecy said the tribe has acquired the WELY...

More charges filed in Kickapoo corruption scandal
More charges were filed in the corruption scandal involving former leaders of the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas. A federal grand jury added charges against six people previously accused of stealing...

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