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April 27, 2005 First Lady Bush addresses tragedy at Red Lake In remarks today, First Lady Laura Bush addressed the recent tragedy at the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota and spoke of the challenges facing Native youth today. Here is the... Update: Senate hearing on Indian gaming The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing this morning on the regulation of the $18.5 billion Indian gaming industry. Here's an update of some of the major points... Settlement possible in Pueblo water rights lawsuit The Bush administration's refusal to back a Pueblo water right settlement in northern New Mexico has sent the parties involved back to the drawing table and they now say they... Judge criticizes FBI for holding back Peltier documents A federal judge blasted the FBI on Tuesday for failing to release documents to imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank said the FBI's delays... Native man fights citation for fishing without license A member of the Tuscarora Nation of New York is challenging a $25 ticket he received for fishing without a state license. Neil Patterson Jr. says the state's hunting and... Red Lake students to hold prom off the reservation Students at the Red Lake High School in Minnesota will celebrate their prom off the reservation for the first time in recent memory. Officials decided to move the prom to... Native leaders object to logo for 2010 Olympics Some Native leaders in Canada are objecting to the use of a traditional Inuit symbol for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Native leaders in British Columbia say... Government considers First Nation to be 'extinct' The Canadian government has declared the Sinixt Nation in British Columbia to be "extinct" despite 6,800 living descendants of the tribe. The Sinixt Nation was terminated by the government in... Ad calls on university to remove Indian mascot An ad running on Ottawa University's campus newspaper this week calls on the school to get rid of its 81-year-old "Braves" mascot. Religious Americans Against "Indian" Nicknames and Logos sought... Group sues to stop funding to Native Christian college A lawsuit has been filed to prevent a small Christian college that predominantly serves Alaska Natives from receiving federal funds. Thanks to Alaska's Congressional delegation, the Alaska Christian College has... San Manuel Band makes deal for third hotel project The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has made a deal for a third hotel project, this time on its reservation in California. The tribe will build a 110-room Hampton... Pine Ridge student threatened another Red Lake Officials on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota reacted quickly when a student threatened to shoot up the Little Wound School. The student referred to the recent Red Lake... Washington school won't be named for late chief A new middle school in Washington won't be named for late Puyallup chief Robert Satiacum. The Federal Way school board came up with five names at a meeting last night... New Mexico tribe offers technology classes A small northern New Mexico tribe hopes its new training center will help area residents obtain good-paying jobs in the technology sector. Pojoaque Pueblo opened the 3,400-square-foot center last October.... Bill allows tax-exempt bonds for California tribes A California Senate committee will hold a hearing on a bill to allow tribes in the state to issue tax-exempt bonds for development projects. Sen. Dean Florez (D) says tribes... Oglala Sioux Tribe resumes garbage service The Oglala Sioux Tribe has resumed garbage service to the Red Shirt community to clean up trash that has pilled up in the village. The tribe hadn't been able to... Crow Creek Tribe to replace dorm destroyed by fire The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota says it will cost $2.2 million to replace a student dormitory that was destroyed by a fire on Sunday. The tribe hopes... GOP refuses compromise on Bush judicial nominees Senate Republicans and the White House have rejected an offer by Democrats to break the impasse over some of President Bush's most controversial judicial nominees. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist... Proposal would return land to North Dakota tribe The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold public hearings next month on a proposal to return up to 36,000 acres to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North... Canada won't remove asbestos from Native homes The Canadian government is spending more than $360,000 to remove asbestos from military homes but still won't do the same for dozens of First Nations homes, CBC News reports. The... Group presses NIGC on tribal lobbying scandal The National Indian Gaming Commission is holding back information about its possible contacts with the key players in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, a watchdog group said on Tuesday. Citizens... More ties between Abramoff and DeLay detailed Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff gave expensive gifts to members of Rep. Tom DeLay's staff and was in daily contact with the Texas Republican's office on lobbying matters, according to news... |