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June 22, 2005 Update on Senate hearing on lobbying scandal The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing today on the Jack Abramoff/Michael Scanlon lobbying scandal. The hearing, the third so far, focused on the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,... Judge won't let county tax tribe's casino hotel A California county cannot impose a tax on a hotel owned by the Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians even if it is managed by a non-Indian company, a... Native leader's hate crimes trial comes to a close Final arguments were made on Tuesday in the hate crimes trial of David Ahenakew, a prominent Native leader accused of making statements against Jewish people. Ahenakew, a former chief... Adopted Navajo child to return home to reservation A Navajo teen whose adoption sparked an Indian Child Welfare Act battle is returning home to her roots on the Navajo Nation. Allyssa Keetso-Pitts, 17, was known as "Baby K."... South Dakota tribe to build elderly village The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will break ground this month on a $8 million elderly village that will serve as a nursing home and assisted living facility.... Mississippi Choctaws at center of lobbying hearing The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will be at the center of today's Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. The tribe was one of Abramoff's... Coushatta Tribe gave millions to lobbyists, campaigns The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana spent $32 million on disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and made at least $300,000 in campaign contributions at his request, documents show. The tribe hired Abramoff... Influence peddling on the rise in Washington The number of registered lobbyists in Washington has doubled since 2000 and lobbyists are now charging clients nearly twice as much, The Washington Post reports. The paper says there are... KKK leader convicted for deaths of civil rights workers A jury in Mississippi convicted Edgar Ray Killen, a Ku Klux Klan leader, on Tuesday for the deaths of three civil rights workers in Choctaw territory. Killen, 80, was found... Firm helps Blackfeet people find employment A new employment service on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana is helping tribal members find jobs. Anna Bull Shoe and her partners formed Nin-Nah-Too-Sii in response to high unemployment on... Wisconsin tribes promote tourism opportunities Tribes in Wisconsin are wrapping up the fifth annual Native American Tourism Conference today. Sponsored by Native American Tourism of Wisconsin, the conference aims to show tribes how they can... Nevada tribe concerned about methamphetamine use The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe is holding a community forum today to address the growing use of methamphetamine on the reservation. "Meth has become a problem within the tribe," tribal council... CERT holds Indian Energy Solutions conference The Council of Energy Resource Tribes is holding up its Indian Energy Solutions 2005 conference in California. The conference began on Tuesday. It is being hosted by the Morongo Band... Lawsuit filed over treatment plant at sacred site The Fort Mojave Tribe has filed a lawsuit against a California gas company, alleging that its water treatment plant is destroying a sacred site. The Topock Maze, a series of... Some schools cling onto Indian imagery, mascots Hundreds of schools across the nation have gotten rid of their Indian nicknames, symbols and mascots but some refuse to budge. Like the "Redmen" of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The school's mascot... Fort Mojave chairwoman survives recall election The longtime chairwoman of the Fort Mojave Tribe of Arizona, California and Nevada survived a recall election on Saturday by only three votes. Nora McDowell said she was pleased... Dine College opens first building on new campus Diné College, the Navajo Nation's tribal college, has opened the first building on its new campus in Shiprock, New Mexico. The $4.6 million building will welcome students for the first... Spirit Lake Nation chairman target of recall effort The chairman of the Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota will go before a recall hearing on Thursday. More than 400 tribal members signed a petition against Valentino "Tino" White... Absentee Shawnee governor already under fire The new governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma has been in office only a few days but faces major challenges to his power. Larry Nuckolls was elected on... Final decision expected on Goshute waste dump The state of Utah expects a final decision this summer on the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe's license for a nuclear waste dump. The tribe is seeking permission to store up... Chumash Tribe near deal with county on trust land The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and Santa Barbara County are near an agreement over the tribe's land-into-trust application. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has agreed to acquire 6.9... Editorial: Trust fund a 'national embarassment' "A group of American Indian leaders gathered in Washington on Monday to unveil a set of principles that provide a framework for settling a 9-year-old class action suit and ending... |