Advertise on Indianz.Com
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
Advertise on Indianz.Com | |||
|
|
Home > News > More Headlines
July 07, 2005 Tribe's police department starts boxing program The police department of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona has started a boxing program for youth on the reservation. The program is the brainchild of Samuel Lopez Jr. and... Group seeks to preserve old Indian boarding school The Gage County Heritage Preservation in Nebraska is holding a picnic on Saturday to raise money to preserve an old Indian boarding school. The "Otoe Missouria Indian Mission School was... Interior looks for 'clarity' on off-reservation gaming Indianz.Com Listening Lounge: Note: The following files are in MP3 format. Jim Cason - 47:30 - 8.15MB Elouise Cobell - 42:04 - 7.22MB C-SPAN Archive: Note: You will need... Peltier moved to new prison and put in confinement American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier has been relocated to a new prison and placed in solitary confinement, the Associated Press reports. Peltier was moved from Leavenworth, Kansas, to a... Another Navajo soldier killed while serving in Iraq A 23-year-old member of the Navajo Nation was killed in Iraq on Tuesday. Cpl. Lyle Cambridge was killed when an explosive device detonated near the Humvee he was riding... Vandals destroy ancient Squaxin Island village Vandals destroyed artifacts at an ancient Squaxin Island tribal fishing village over the July 4 weekend. The village is considered one of the most significant in the South Sound. The... Commentary: Bill creates 'race-based' government "Republicans have shown precious little courage in fighting government policies that distribute benefits based on race in recent years. There have been no legislative efforts to rein in racial preferences... Narragansett Tribe seeks more study at work site The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island is seeking more study at a work site where two graves have been uncovered. The tribe believes the graves could contain the remains of... Native leader awaits verdict in hate crimes case A Native leader who praised Adolf Hitler for the Holocaust and accused Jewish people of controlling the media is awaiting a verdict on hate crimes charges. David Ahenakew, 71,... Natives urged to support residential school payout Attendees of the annual Assembly of First Nations session were urged on Tuesday to support a residential school settlement. AFN Chief Phil Fontaine called the proposal a "good deal"... Dean of troubled First Nations University abolished The former dean of the First Nations University of Canada went to work on Tuesday to find out her position had been abolished. Winona Wheeler said she had no... Court hears Pechanga Band enrollment dispute An appellate court in California held a hearing on Wednesday in the disenrollment of 135 people from the Pechanga Band of Luiseņo Indians. The 4th District State Court of Appeal... Mohegan Tribe wins with ownership of WNBA team Two years ago, the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut took a gamble and became the first tribe and the first non-NBA entity to own a professional basketball team. Now the tribe... Tribe holds first Miss Mashantucket pageant The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation held its first Miss Mashantucket pageant on Wednesday night. Ten girls and young women, ages 5 to 22, competed in the event. They were judged... BIA wants Connecticut tribe to submit more evidence The Bureau of Indian Affairs has agreed to allow the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Connecticut to submit more evidence to back up its claim for federal recognition. The BIA previously... Grant to create substance abuse program for tribes The University of Oregon has been awarded a five-year, $3.7 million to establish a substance abuse program for three tribes. The Adolescent Transitions Program will serve the Warm Springs Tribes... BIA approves Passamaquoddy Tribe's gas terminal deal The Bureau of Indian Affairs gave approval on Wednesday to the Passamaquoddy Tribe's $400 million liquefied natural gas terminal. The tribe signed a deal with Quoddy Bay of Oklahoma to... Court to review logging injunction on Native land The Quebec Court of Appeal on Wednesday agreed to hear a challenge to a logging injunction obtained by the Innu Nation. The Innus won an injunction against Quebec, blocking logging... Report recommends changes in Innu Nation education Researchers from the Memorial University in Newfoundland have completed a two-year assessment into the educational system for the Innu Nation. According to CBC News, the report found that only a... Building homes on Shinnecock Nation often a struggle The Shinnecock Nation is located in the Hamptons of Long Island, where some of the most expensive real estate and homes can be found. But on the 800-acre reservation, building... Elouise Cobell: Principles put trust back into trust fund "When the federal government faces a problem in Indian country, its usual tactic is to try to divide and conquer the Indians. That does not seem to be working these... Giago: Skeletons hidden in Rapid City's closet "One has to remember that back during the dark days of World War II American Indians were not allowed to drink in any local bar and this ban also included... One Nation leader faces disenrollment from tribe The leader of an anti-sovereignty group may be stripped of her membership in a non-federally recognized tribe, The Native American Times reports. Barbara Lindsay is the executive director of... |