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June 21, 2005 Trust principles presented by united tribal workgroup Indian Country is united on efforts to settle the Cobell v. Norton lawsuit and reform the broken trust, the major stakeholders in the long-running debacle said on Monday. The Cobell... Yellow Bird: Winners became losers after Bighorn "On June 25, 1876, 129 years ago this week, the Sioux met the 7th Calvary in what would become known as the Battle of the Little Bighorn - a battle... Poarch Creek Band council chooses new chairman The tribal council of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians elected a new chairman last Thursday. Fred McGhee replaces Eddie Tullis, the longtime chairman of the tribe. McGhee previously served... Editorial: Cocopah Tribe has right to block 'Patriots' "There is a simmering dispute between Cocopah tribal leaders and the Yuma Patriots group over access to the reservation, one that has resulted in open confrontation at certain times. The... Column: Preserving the sacred Snoqualmie Falls "We Snoqualmie feel intimately connected to Snoqualmie Falls. We have the sacred responsibility to be the spiritual stewards for this great gift of the Creator to The People. The... Researchers claim link between Chumash, Polynesians Research being published in the July edition of American Antiquity claims that Polynesians sailed to southern California long before 1492 and traded culture and technology with the Chumash Tribe. Linguist... Native woman's DNA matches 1,000-year-old ancestor A California Native woman's DNA is an exact match to a 1,000-year-old ancestor, Discovery News reports. Donna Yocum's mitochondrial DNA was compared to mtDNA from a person uncovered at a... Column: Police blow up Seneca woman's basket log "Sometimes fame just explodes into a life. Take the case of Hope (Boomer) Flanagan. For years, Flanagan, a Seneca, has been known and respected among American Indians for her... Seminole Tribe supports FSU's 'Seminoles' mascot Leaders of the Seminole Tribe reaffirmed their support for the "Seminoles" mascot of Florida State University. Tribal and FSU officials said they have had a long relationship. But they... Men on trial for murder linked to Native gang activity Six men who are said to be part of a Native street gang are going to trial for the murder of a man on the Muscowpetung First Nation in Saskatchewan.... Montana tribe, state suspend draft water agreement The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Montana Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes announced on Monday they have dropped talks over an interim water agreement in order to focus... Rare petroglyphs in Michigan in danger of being lost The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe and state officials have formed a steering committee in hopes of preserving the only known set of Indian petroglyphs in Michigan. The tribe fears the... Klamath Tribes suffered after being terminated The Klamath Falls Herald and News continues its multi-part series on the termination of the Klamath Tribes of Oregon and its effect on tribal members. The termination process began... Yakama Nation woman saved tribe from termination The Yakama Nation of Washington was saved from termination by a 105-year-old woman who was the tribe's only living witness to the signing of the Treaty of 1855 in... Pawnee Nation sponsors youth music festival The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and its Summer Youth Leadership & Arts Program are sponsoring the Honor the Pawnee Youth Music Festival on July 2. The festival takes place during... IHS, SAMHSA host behavioral health conference The Indian Health Service [Web Site] and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [Web Site] are holding a behavioral health conference next week to address alcohol and drug... DOI denies mismanagement of Indian trust funds The Interior Department hasn't mismanaged the Indian trust and won't settle the Cobell v. Norton case for a payment, according to a spokesperson for Secretary Gale Norton. The spokesperson said... Supreme Court overturns death penalty conviction The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death penalty conviction of a man whose lawyer failed to present evidence that the man suffered from child abuse and mental illness.... Judge holds settlement talks in tobacco industry case The federal judge handling the federal government's tobacco industry case held closed-door settlement talks on Monday. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler called the conference last week amid heightened scrutiny of... Scientists get ready to study Kennewick Man A group of scientists who have been fighting to study the remains of the Kennewick Man will get to do so in early July, The Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald reports.... Another hearing on Abramoff lobbying scandal The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will be holding its third hearing on the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal on Wednesday. The witness list includes representatives of the Mississippi Band of... Ex-Abramoff firm asked about paying for DeLay trips The former law firm of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff once asked the House ethics committee about the legality of paying for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's trips, The New... |