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March 22, 2005 Piestewa's parents welcome Lynch to Arizona The parents of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq, welcomed their daughter's best friend and former roommate Jessica Lynch to Arizona on Monday. Lynch is making... Firm hires Alaska Natives to push mining plan A Canadian company has hired two Alaska Natives to promote a plan to create a large mining district near four Alaska Native villages, The Anchorage Daily News reports. Northern Dynasty... Delaware Tribe kicked off federally recognized list For the first time since the end of the termination era, a tribe is being taken off the list of federally-recognized entities. The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma will be removed... Deadly shooting at Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota Photos from Red Lake Net News. The scene outside the Red Lake High School. Red Lake Nation Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. at a press conference. A teenage high school... Plan seeks to combat meth problem in Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Montana) announced on plan on Monday to combat the growing methamphetamine problem in Montana, including the state's reservation. Rehberg said it was easier to get meth on... Library affected by closure of Boys & Girls Club A public library on the Navajo Nation is in doubt due to the closure of the Boys & Girls Club in Shiprock, New Mexico. The Farmington Public Library operated the... BLM sells more than 500 wild horses to two tribes The Bureau of Land Management has sold more than 500 wild horses to two tribes under a controversial new law. The BLM sold 141 horses to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe... State troopers on trial over raid of reservation A trial began in federal court on Monday over the state of Rhode Island's raid of the Narragansett Reservation. Two tribal members and a tribal employee accuse state troopers of... Two Indian teens kicked off Idaho reservation Two Indian teens with a troubled past were kicked off the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho on Monday. Ian Crookedarm, age unreported, and his brother Ethan Crookedarm, 14, told KIFI... Senate hearing set on off-reservation gaming The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next month on a bill affecting an off-reservation casino in California. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) wants the Lytton Band of Pomo... Column: Pawlenty dividing and conquering Indians "Gov. Tim Pawlenty, the state's Big Dealer, has shuffled all sorts of political alliances with his desire to expand gambling in Minnesota. He's got Indians embracing him. Social conservatives questioning... Three wealthy tribes set up charity endowment Three Minnesota tribes with successful gaming operations have created a charity endowment that could grow to $100 million. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, the Prairie Island Indian Community and the... Man charged with double murder on First Nation A man from the Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan has been charged with the murders of two women and the attempted murders of three girls. Kevin Cyr, 31, is accused... Young Native girls describe gang experience Teenage Native girls are proud of their gang experience, they tell CBC News. CBC News interviewed Native girls in custody at a youth facility. One said she viewed her membership... Fire destroys former Native residential school A fire has destroyed a former Native residential school on the Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan. Natives have alleged they were abused at the old St. Phillips School, opened in... Duwamish Tribe reclaims cultural heritage The Duwamish Tribe of Washington is moving forward with plans to build a longhouse after acquiring its first piece of property in 150 years. About $500,000 is needed to complete... Tim Giago: Gaming leads to addiction, crime "I have seen so much good happen to the people of many Indian nations because of the profits from their casinos. I have also seen some tribal leaders turn into... Column: Abramoff, Scanlon had help scamming tribes "[Jack] Abramoff's and [Michael] Scanlon's Indian-gaming scandal will go down as the movement's crowning achievement, more shameless than anything the others would do, but still the culmination of the trends... Program immerses students in Cherokee language Kindergarten and first-grade students at a school in Oklahoma speak nothing but Cherokee in a special language immersion program created by the Cherokee Nation. The program started in fall 2003... Jena Choctaw Band back in spotlight in Louisiana The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians is back in the spotlight in Louisiana as the tribe is moving forward with plans for an initial reservation. The landless tribe was recognized... |