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June 13, 2005 Opinion: Indian voters still struggle for rights "The right to vote is among the most basic and fundamental rights of American citizens. American Indians have not always had that right. From the inception of the United States,... Trust reform costs put at $3B, thanks to Bush The federal government has spent nearly $3 billion over the past decade to fix the broken Indian trust, according to an appropriations bill introduced on Friday. The figure is significantly... Thousands turn out for San Luis Rey Band powwow Thousands of people reportedly attended the ninth annual Luiseno Inter-Tribal Pow Wow over the weekend. The two-day event is hosted by the San Luis Rey Band of Luiseno Mission Indians.... Paiute Tribe celebrates 25 years of restoration The Paiute Tribe of Utah held a powwow over the weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of federal restoration. The tribe is made up of five separate bands. All but... BIA says Oneida Nation subject to local taxes The Bush administration handed the Oneida Nation of New York another setback on Friday, deeming the tribe's lands taxable because they are not held in trust. Documents from the top... TV Week: Indians cite mistreatment on 'West' "Some of the Native Americans who worked on TNT's 12-hour miniseries "Into the West" allege they faced harsh working conditions and were frequently underpaid, and that the production violated child... Officers in fatal shooting of Indian man back on job Two sheriff's deputies in Clearwater County, Minnesota, are back on the job after taking leave for the fatal shooting death of a man on the White Earth Ojibwe Reservation. A... Republicans sign onto tribal labor law exemption bill A bill to exempt tribal governments and their businesses from federal labor law has 11 co-sponsors -- and all but one of them is Republican. Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Arizona) introduced... Sovereign immunity at issue as tribes do business As tribes do more and more business with outsiders, they are signing contracts that contain limited waivers of sovereign immunity. The waivers allow banks, developers, vendors and other business the... Ralph Reed hasn't been hurt by Abramoff scandal Republican activist Ralph Reed will be the subject of a Senate hearing into the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal but supporters and observers say the attention hasn't hurt his campaign for... Native artist completes intensive work at NMAI Kevin Pourier, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, recently completed an intensive three-week fellowship at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Pourier spent hours poring... Group supports right of tribes to cross U.S. border Members of a group called Alianza Indigena say tribes whose lands straddle the U.S.-Mexico border should be allowed to freely cross it. The group supports efforts by the Tohono O'odham... Hundreds march to protest sale of liquor in Whiteclay A reported 300 people marched to Whiteclay, Nebraska, on Saturday to protest the sale of liquor in the tiny border town. Tribal activists and their supporters called on the state... South Dakota GOP hires Lakota man for outreach Bruce Whalen, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, has been hired by the South Dakota Republican Party to conduct outreach among Indian voters. Whalen has been actively promoting the... Tigua Tribe feels 'betrayed' by Jack Abramoff The Tigua Tribe of Texas dug itself out of poverty to build a casino that brought in $60 million a year. Gaming revenues paid for new housing, health care facilities... Shinnecock Nation to file billion-dollar land claim The Shinnecock Nation of New York plans to file lawsuits claiming land worth billions of dollars in the Hamptons of Long Island. The first lawsuit will claim 3,600 acres in... Opinion: Religious right now working for casinos "In 1999, the Christian Coalition of Alabama helped defeat a proposed state lottery. The coalition is currently fighting a plan to open Indian casinos in Alabama. Now we learn that... Campbell calls school 'uptight' in bolo-diploma flap Retired Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado) is questioning why a high school in Maryland denied a diploma to a Native student who wore a bolo tie to his graduation... Opinion: Indians still second-class citizens in Bolivia "Highland and Amazon peoples compose almost two-thirds of Bolivia's population, the highest proportion of Indians in the hemisphere. (It's as if the United States had 160 million Apaches, Hopis and... Architect: NMAI suffers from flawed design, vision "Whenever someone asks me what I think of the National Museum of the American Indian, I always give the same answer: It is one of the few museums I was... Mark Trahant: Junk mail invades home, office "I don't know what's worse: spam or junk mail? This morning, I start my workday opening my computer, so I can quickly delete 23 e-mails that have nothing to do... Yellow Bird: Diabetes epidemic in Indian Country "At the age of 48, Pearl Howard was told she had Type II diabetes. Over the next 34 years, my aunt battled the disease bravely. At first, her treatment was... |