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March 31, 2005 Paper apologizes for Red Lake shootings cartoon The president and publisher of The Duluth News Tribune apologized for running this political cartoon by Signe Wilkinson. Said Marti Buscaglia: "Some of our readers have indicated they were... E-mail describes FBI briefing on Red Lake shootings An update on the latest developments involving the March 21, 2005, fatal shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota. THE INCIDENT Jeff Weise in a 2005 class photo.... State removes 'Abenaki' from tribe's contract The Maine attorney general's office has removed the word "Abenaki" from the Abenaki Nation's contract with the state, The County Courier reports. Chief April St. Francis-Merril said the removal of... Police to go to trial over Onondaga protest New York state troopers will go trial over claims they used excessive force and violated the free speech rights of Native Americans in breaking up an Onondaga Nation protest. In... Gaming summit ends with promise but little else Tribal and state officials pledged to work together as the Western Governors' Association summit on Indian gaming ended on Wednesday although there appeared to be no clear consensus as to... BIA official calls high court ruling 'quite depressing' A senior Bureau of Indian Affairs official indicated on Wednesday that the agency is open to acquiring land into trust for the Oneida Nation in light of the U.S. Supreme... Editorial: Red Lake Nation needs a free press "Like a hunter in the Chippewa National Forest after a 100-mph windstorm, the Red Lake Nation faces a path strewn with obstacles. First, there is the aftermath of the terrible... Opinion: Mascot gets more press than Red Lake "As an alumnus, I’ve taken special pride in the amazing accomplishments of the University of Illinois basketball program this year. That team represents much of what is good in the... Idaho tribe, police sign drug enforcement pact The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho signed an agreement with local law enforcement in hopes of reducing drug trafficking and manufacturing. Law enforcement officials have seen an increase in methamphetamine use... Cheyenne ancestors return home for final burial The remains of four Southern and Northern Cheyenne ancestors were laid to rest in Piedmont, South Dakota, near sacred Bear Butte. The remains were repatriated from four locations across the... Postmaster threw away junk mail on reservation A former postmaster on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana was sentenced to 10 days of probation and ordered to pay a $10 fine for throwing away junk mail. Athena Mosxona,... Police stand behind trooper in raid of reservation The Rhode Island State Police say they stand behind a state trooper who was found to have used excessive force in the state's raid of the Narragansett Reservation. The police... Tribes united in opposition to Supreme Court ruling Five tribes with land claims in New York met on Wednesday to push for settlement of their cases and show opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Oneida... Plan to include tribe in drug import program panned The Maine Pharmacy Association and Ontario Pharmacists’ Association criticized a plan to designate the Penobscot Nation as a drug importer. The two groups said the plan poses a safety... HUD expands Indian housing loans off-reservation The Department of Housing and Urban Development is expanding the Section 184 Indian home loan program to areas off the reservation. Arizona became the third state approved for off-reservation loan... Column: Red Lake people look out for each other "It's strange, he said, that at a time of so much sadness on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, what he'll always remember is the laughter. This is to be the... Tim Giago: Wealthy tribes don't need federal funds "When the gaming compacts between California and the Indian tribes were signed one of the stipulations was that the wealthiest of tribes would contribute to the welfare of the poorer... Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe faces major water crisis The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota met with local, state and federal officials to discuss the impending water crisis on the reservation. The tribe's water system depends on... Yakama Nation agrees to dam conservation plans The Yakama Nation of Washington has agreed to sign off on conservation plans for three dams on the Columbia River. The tribe had filed a lawsuit over the federal government's... Comanche official faces trial on sexual assault charges The secretary-treasurer of the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma will be going to trial on charges that he sexually assaulted two young girls. Melvin Kerchee is accused of raping two girls... Supreme Court decision on Oneida Nation criticized Lawyers involved in tribal issues in Oklahoma criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Oneida Nation case. Ken Bellmard, who represents the Miami Nation and other tribes, said the... Churchill promises lawsuits over fraud allegations Controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill vowed to file lawsuits against those who accused him of misrepresenting his Indian heritage and his academic record. Churchill told The Denver Post... Funding for Montana Indian education rejected A bill to provide $6.1 million for Montana's Indian Education for All Act was killed on Tuesday when all Republicans and three Democrats voted against it. The state constitution requires... Norton won't reconsider Paugussett recognition Interior Secretary Gale Norton has refused to reconsider the federal recognition of the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Connecticut. The Bureau of Indian Affairs denied the tribe recognition but the... Editorial: Burns has chance to restore Indian funds "President Bush just handed Montana Sen. Conrad Burns an opportunity to redeem himself following a tawdry bit of politics. Both involve funding for Native Americans. That's an area over which... |