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May 20, 2005 Congressman tries to block off-reservation gaming An attempt by a Western Congressman to prohibit the Interior Department from approving off-reservation casinos was defeated on the House floor on Thursday. In response to an off-reservation gaming proposal... Enrollment at heart of San Pasqual Band battle Members of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians are fighting over who has the right to decide membership in the small California tribe. The San Diego Union-Tribune takes... Passamaquoddy Tribe agrees to new gas terminal site Leaders of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine voted 4-3 to host a liquefied natural gas facility at a site considered to be sacred. The council narrowly accepted the proposal for... Bush officials worried about off-reservation gaming Off-reservation casinos may not be in the best interests of the $18.5 billion and growing tribal gaming industry, a Bureau of Indian Affairs official said this week. Interior Department Secretary... Piestewa episode of 'Extreme Makeover' to air The season finale of the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will air on Sunday, May 22, featuring the family of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action... Hearing scheduled on U.S. apology resolution The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 25, on a resolution to apologize to Native peoples for "official depredations and ill-conceived policies" of the United... ICT takes on 'termination' at New York Times Three years ago, Indian Country Today and the Wall Street Journal engaged in a war of words over the Journal's conservative editorials against Indian gaming. Now, ICT is going after... Haida Nation reaches deal to protect forest lands The Haida Nation of British Columbia has reached a $5 million (Canadian) deal to protect an old growth forest on Queen Charlotte Islands. The B.C. government has agreed not to... Red Lake Nation guests of honor at Twins game About 300 students, teachers and parents from the Red Lake Ojibwe Reservation in Minnesota were treated to a Twins game on Thursday night. An anonymous donor gave the Red Lake... Judge threatens Chippewa group with contempt The Little Shell Pembina Band of North America, a self-proclaimed tribe of Chippewa Indians, has been warned not to try to enforce its tribal court rulings. U.S. District Judge Garr... BIA might not accept new evidence from tribes The Bureau of Indian Affairs might not be able to accept new evidence from two Connecticut tribes whose federal recognition is on hold, The New Milford Spectrum. Citing unnamed Interior... Letter: Newspaper biased in favor of alleged tribes 'The Day continues to show an extreme bias in favor of any group calling itself an Indian tribe. The latest is the article concerning the overturning of the Eastern Pequot... Eastern Cherokees donate to school's art center The Eastern Band of Cherokees donated $100,000 to Western Carolina University to help finance the school's new Fine and Performing Arts Center. Principal Chief Michell Hicks, a 1987 graduate of... Old law barring Indians from Boston repealed The Massachusetts Legislature voted on Thursday to repeal a 330-year-old law that bars Native Americans from entering the city of Boston unless accompanied by "musketeers." Boston Mayor Tom Menino and... Lawsuit filed over abuse at Indian boarding school Twenty tribal members filed a lawsuit this week alleging they were abused at the St. Joseph's Indian School in South Dakota. The plaintiffs say they suffered physical, mental and sexual... Crow Tribe adopts Montana Governor Schweitzer The Crow Tribe of Montana adopted Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) on Thursday in recognition of his commitment to Indian affairs and improving tribal-state relations. Schweitzer was given the name "My... UKB responds to Churchill's response to statement The United Keetoowah Band responded on Thursday to Ward Churchill's response to the Oklahoma tribe's original statement on the controversial University of Colorado professor's alleged Indian ancestry. The UKB says... Squaxin Island Tribe not ready to back water plan Leaders of the Squaxin Island Tribe of Washington say they can't support an intergovernmental water study of the Kitsap Peninsula. The Squaxin Island council has complained that the Kitsap Peninsula... Opinion: Rantings of an angry mixed-blood Indian "This essay may seem like the ranting of an angry Indian. It is. I'm not going to lie to you. Racism happens everyday at the school (Walker-Hackensack-Akeley), by both sides.... Remains of child among those found at work site The remains of a small child are among the three tribal ancestors who have been found at a state construction site in Washington. The child, an adult male and an... Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe to build health center The Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe plans to open a new $40 million health care center in Sisseton, South Dakota. The Indian Health Service will fund the 85,000-square-foot facility. It will be... IHS to combat heart disease and stroke with AHA The Indian Health Service and the American Heart Association signed an agreement on Thursday to combat heart disease and stroke among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Heart disease is the... Ralph Reed changes story on $1.15M tribal donation Republican Christian activist and candidate for lieutenant governor in Georgia Ralph Reed has changed his story yet again on a $1.15 million donation from a gaming tribe that went to... |