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March 15, 2005 Report cites increase in Native gang activity Native gang activity is on the rise in urban and rural communities across Saskatchewan, according to a government report released on Monday. Bearing names like the Native Syndicate, Crazy Cree... Penobscot Chief discusses environmental struggle Barry Dana, former chief of the Penobscot Nation of Maine, discussed his tribe's long-running environmental struggle at Tufts University in Massachusetts on Monday night. Dana said the state and... Navajo students celebrate Native American Week The Tse' Bit' Ai' Middle School on the Navajo Nation is celebrating Native American Week for the first time in several years. A host of educators, artists, performers and dance... Lynch, friend of Piestewa, to visit three reservations Jessica Lynch, a close friend and roommate of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq, will visit the Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute reservations... Pombo schedules hearing on off-reservation gaming A House Republican who has earned praise for supporting tribal rights will take on the controversial issue of off-reservation gaming at a hearing on Thursday. Rep. Richard Pombo, chairman of... Federal judge approves Indian inmate settlement A federal judge approved a settlement between Indian inmates and the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services on Monday. The agreement allows the Native American Spiritual and Cultural Awareness Club to... Tribal chair receives 'Woman of the Year' honor Cheryl A. Seidner, chairwoman of the Wiyot Tribe of California, was named "Woman of the Year” by California's First Assembly District on Monday. Seidner, 55, was recognized for her efforts... Si Tanka wrapping up discussions with BIA Si Tanka University representatives are hoping they can wrap up talks with the Bureau of Indian Affairs over the future of the tribal school. Si Tanka officials have been meeting... Drought-ridden Kickapoo Reservation hit by fire A fire that may have been set intentionally destroyed 900 acres of the Kickapoo Reservation on March 10. Efforts to fight the blaze were hindered due to long-standing drought conditions... Ailing water district seeks help from Oklahoma tribe The Pottawatomie County Commissioner voted 2-1 to ask the Citizen Potawatomi Nation to help a financially strapped water district. The tribe has already contributed $1 million to keep the Pottawatomie... Arapaho elders want city to protect sacred site Elders of the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming want the city of Boulder, Colorado, to protect the sacred Valmont Butte. The butte itself is not being developed but the city... Governor lobbies Norton on Goshute waste dump Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) is meeting with Interior Secretary Gale Norton today to oppose the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe's proposed nuclear waste dump. Huntsman wants Norton to rescind... First Nation homes at high risk of asbestos exposure The Canadian government has identified 11 First Nation families at high risk of asbestos exposure but isn't doing anything to address the problem. Health Canada inspected homes in dozens of... Bill would pay off settlement with Crow Tribe Montana lawmakers are taking up a huge budget bill that would pay off money owed to the Crow Tribe for a water and tax settlement. The state agreed to pay... Northern Cheyenne Tribe's lawsuit questioned Officials of the Catholic Church and the St. Labre Indian School in Montana are disputing a lawsuit filed by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. The officials say there was never an... Woman defines role as Indian affairs coordinator Reno Charette is defining her role as Montana's Coordinator of American Indian Affairs, a Cabinet-level position under Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D). Charette, a Crow/Chippewa woman who grew up on... Editorial: Norton wrong about drilling in ANWR "What this country needs is an energy strategy worthy of the enormous energy-related problems it faces: global warming, soaring energy costs and dependency on Middle East oil among them. Opening... Cities under scrutiny as IRS probes tribal tax bonds Two Florida cities who sold $345 million in tax-free municipal bonds for the Seminole Tribe are now part of the IRS investigation into tribal bond deals. The IRS contends that... 2005 Paddle Journey to end at Tse-whit-zen village The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington is hosting the 2005 Tribal Journey in honor of the Tse-whit-zen village that was uncovered last year. Paddlers from dozens of tribes from... Battle continues over control of Indian housing The North Carolina Indian Housing Authority is accusing the Lumbee Tribe of ignoring a lawsuit filed over the control of Indian housing properties. The authority owns and manages apartments that... Lumbee beauty queen files lawsuit over Miss World Rebekah Revels, the Lumbee beauty queen who tussled with the Miss America pageant has filed a lawsuit related to her appearance at the Miss World pageant. Revels claims a man... Navajo Nation considers appeal of snowmaking plan The Navajo Nation may challenge the U.S. Forest Service for approving a plan to make snow using wastewater in the sacred San Francisco Peaks. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr.... EPA to issue new rule on mercury emissions The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a rule today aimed at reducing mercury emissions from power plants, The Washington Post reports. The rule is likely to be controversial because it... Hayworth predicts DeLay will weather ethics storm Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Arizona), the co-chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus and a long-time supporter of Indian issues, says embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) will continue to... Editorial: Investigate overseas trip paid by Abramoff "A congressional watchdog group is right to ask for an investigation of two overseas trips that U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Oviedo, took that may have violated House ethics regulations. In... Column: Strange bedfellows in Abramoff scandal "House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ethics troubles threaten more than his own political future. They have the potential to create a much wider scandal over lobbying on the Indian gambling... |