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March 29, 2005 Bush stance on off-reservation gaming unknown As efforts against off-reservation gaming mount among tribes, various states and key members of Congress, a crucial voice has been missing in the debate. Where does the Bush administration... Landmark ruling in Oneida land claim turns 20 The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor the Oneida land claim turns 20 years old this month with no clear end to the case in sight. The March 4, 1985,... Arrest of chairman's son latest in Red Lake tragedy An update on the latest developments involving the March 21, 2005, fatal shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota. THE ARREST Red Lake Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. • Star... BIA holds hearings on reservation power plant The Bureau of Indian Affairs is holding another round of public meetings on a proposed coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation. The 1,500-megawatt plant would be located near the... Editorial: Churchill buyout better than CU review "If any of the University of Colorado faculty members who are charged with investigating Ward Churchill have prejudged the case, for or against, they need to recuse themselves. No matter... Statement by Floyd Jourdain Jr. on son's arrest The following is the text of a statement released by Floyd Jourdain Jr., chairman of the Red Lake Nation of Minnesota, on the arrest of his son, Louis, in connection... Churchill blasts investigation into alleged fraud Controversial professor Ward Churchill spoke at UC Berkeley on Monday and blasted the University of Colorado's investigation into his alleged Indian identity and alleged academic fraud. Churchill told a large... Washington tribe rejects offer on village site The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington is standing its ground on a historic village where hundreds of ancestors and thousands of artifacts were discovered. The tribe's decision to protect... County takes Native voting case to Supreme Court A Montana county that is home to the Fort Belknap Reservation is still fighting a Native voting rights lawsuit it lost. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Blaine... Small protest against reservation hog farm The former mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota, and a tribal elder held a small protest against a hog farm on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. Former mayor Jerry Munson said... Editorial: Red Lake doesn't seem to want help "Missed warning signs. Cries for help. We're all too familiar with both, and many of those missed signs echo all the way from Red Lake, Minn., to Jefferson County. Jefferson... Jury awards damages in state raid of reservation A federal jury in Rhode Island awarded $301,100 in damages to a member of the Narragansett Tribe on Monday for excessive force by a state trooper who participated in a... Town votes against tribe's natural gas terminal Voters in the town of Perry, Maine, voted 279 to 214 on Monday to reject the Passamaquoddy Tribe's proposal for a liquefied natural gas terminal. The terminal would be located... Democrats want Burns to return tribal donations Democrats in Montana want Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) to return $137,000 in campaign contributions made by former tribal clients of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But a spokesperson for Burns said... Goshute activist pleads guilty to avoid prison A member of the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe pleaded guilty on Monday to misusing tribal funds in a bid to avoid a prison sentence for tax fraud. Sammy Blackbear will... County opposes tax bill benefiting Tulalip Tribes A Washington county is opposing a tax bill that would benefit the Tulalip Tribes. The Snohomish County Council voted 4-0 against House Bill 1721. The measure would return 85 percent... Suquamish Tribe to break ground on luxury hotel The Suquamish Tribe of Washington will break ground on a 75-room luxury hotel in hopes of attracting tourists to the area. The four-story, 56,000-square-foot hotel is set to open in... Ticket reveals another hidden talent of Jim Thorpe An 80-year-old ticket discovered in an old book has uncovered another hidden talent of sports legend Jim Thorpe, the Sac and Fox man who is considered one of the world's... Faculty at troubled Si Tanka University campus quit Faculty at the off-reservation campus of Si Tanka University decided to quit on Monday after not being paid for more than a month. Steve Fryberger, the chairman of the athletic... Bad Eagle: Indian leaders today are pitiful "While the leftists are trying to find a way to blame whites, some Indians blame Indian country itself [for the Red Lake shootings]. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. says... Column: Teacher died a hero protecting students "It wasn't enough just to say goodbye to Neva Rogers in Bemidji on Monday morning. The way she died left people wondering if they could have done what the Red... |