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May 11, 2005 Column: Tribes just can't come and take 'our' land "The Sherrill Supreme Court decision has said New York Indian nations must pay taxes on their land purchases or they may face foreclosure. There's not an automatic sovereignty attached to... Hearing weighed for McCaleb's e-mail destruction Neal McCaleb on the day he announced his resignation as assistant secretary for Indian affairs. November 21, 2002. Neal McCaleb resigned as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs... Oklahoma tribe considers development in Illinois The Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma is looking to Illinois for some economic development opportunities. The tribe is considering building a grain terminal in East Moline at the site... Indian inmates in Wyoming accused of racial attack Indian and Hispanic inmates at the Wyoming State Penitentiary are being accused of starting a racially-motivated attack against African-American inmates. In a letter to The Casper Star-Tribune, two African-American inmates... Si Tanka University files for bankruptcy in court Si Tanka University in South Dakota filed for bankruptcy in federal court, listing only $330,000 in assets and $5.6 million in liabilities. The bankruptcy filing reflects financial problems faced by... 'Native Visions' to air on PBS station in Arizona Prominent tribal leaders and Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) will discuss sovereignty, health care and education issues on a PBS-produced program airing on KAET in Arizona. "Native Visions" is hosted by... Haskell University gets ready for commencement Haskell Indian Nations University will be handing out degrees to 170 students during commencement exercises on Friday. More than 2,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony on Friday morning.... Yakama member running for student body president Michael Calac, a member of the Yakama Nation, is running for president of the Associated Students of the University of Washington. Calac, a senior in chemistry, hopes to improve student... Spirit Lake Nation receives four EPA cleanup grants The Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota has been awarded $800,000 in cleanup grants by the Environmental Protection Agency. The tribe will use the money to clean up four sites... Mother of Red Lake survivor suffers stroke Jodi May, the mother of Jeff May, 15, one of surviving victims of the shootings on the Red Lake Ojibwe Reservation, has suffered a stroke and is in critical condition.... Indian principal connects with Tulalip students As the new principal of the Tulalip Elementary School on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington, Teresa Iyall knows the challenges facing Indian students. After leaving the Coeur d'Alene Reservation... Board approves naming new school after Sequoyah The Federal Way School Board in Washington voted 4-0 on Tuesday to approve the naming of a new school after Sequoyah, the Cherokee citizen who developed a syllabary for the... Play recounts Native boarding school experience A play about the Native boarding school experience and its effect on future generations is being staged at the University of Montana. "The Strength of Indian Women" was written by... Witness list for hearing on federal recognition Here is the witness list for today's Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing on federal recognition. Panel I M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut Panel II Earl E. Devaney, Inspector... Jodi Rave: Hope remains after mother's passing "My mother, a social worker, was director of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's Social Services Department in North Dakota when she died in a car accident July 14, 2003.... Columbia River tribes forced to shut down fishery Four tribes with treaty rights on the Columbia River have been forced to shut down their fishery for the first time in five years due to an unexpectedly low run... Pentagon again seeks environmental waivers The Department of Defense has drafted language to exempt the Pentagon from environmental and public health laws. According to news reports, the Pentagon wants waivers from the Clean Air Act,... Spending act includes new language on contracting The House and Senate have each passed an $82 billion emergency war-spending bill that contains new language on minority contracting. The Senate version had contained a rider that could have... Appeals court dismisses Cheney task force suit A full panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday dismissed a lawsuit seeking information about Vice President Dick Cheney's national energy policy task force. In a unanimous... Column: Ney investigated for Abramoff donations "Take pity on poor Bob Ney, who insists he's just another victim of lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public-relations consultant Michael Scanlon. Unlike the half-dozen Indian tribes that paid about $82... |