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July 15, 2005 Natives in Canada see highest rates of domestic violence Natives in Canada are three times more likely to be victims of violence than their non-Native counterparts, Statistics Canada reported on Thursday. Based on a 2004 survey, 21 percent of... Tribes confident on land claims despite court rulings Indianz.Com Listening Lounge:Note: All files are in MP3 format. Intro - 3:36 - 636k Mike Olsen - 5:44 - 0.98MB | Q&A - 24:15 - 4.16MBPanel II - 32:25... Editorial: Discrimination alive and well in Montana "A student report detailing discrimination against Native Americans is drawing strong reaction across Northcentral Montana. That's especially true in Havre, which was the focus of a particularly candid story. University... Court bars state in Native voting rights case The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction against the state of South Dakota on Wednesday, ordering the state to seek federal review before implementing a new state law.... Editorial: Redraw districts for Native voting rights "We can understand why lawmakers would defend the state's redistricting plan. It received broad support by the elected representatives of the people of South Dakota. However, nothing the Legislature comes... State seeks taxes from Indian smoke shop consumers The state of Washington is threatening consumers of an Indian smoke shop with fines unless they pay taxes on tobacco products they bought online. Scott Maybee, a member of the... Weather forces Metis paddlers to change route Seven young Metis who are paddling 2,300 kilometers (about 1400 miles) across Canada have been forced to skip a part of their journey due to weather. The Métis Nation... First Nations University losing out on funds Controversy at the First Nations University of Canada is hurting programs for Native students and Native health care. FNUC will no longer be receiving funds for a program to... Opinion: Changing mascots is a waste of time "You know there's been a lot of stink over the nickname thing in recent months. You had two guys putting up $1 million each if Marquette would go back to... Navajos oppose McCain bill on Navajo-Hopi settlement Members of the Navajo Nation are opposing a bill by Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) to settle the Navajo-Hopi land dispute. McCain, the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, introduced... Indian dance group won't perform for governors An Indian dance group in Iowa won't perform for the National Governors Association's meeting this weekend due to a failed background check. Two members of the group apparently failed the... Column: Onondaga Nation clan mother keeps the faith "From the door of Dorothy Webster's small home on the Onondaga Nation, she can see the place where she first met Laura Cornelius Kellogg. 'She would come here and stay... House holds hearing on New York tribal land claims Indianz.Com Listening Lounge:Note: All files are in MP3 format. Intro - 3:36 - 636k Mike Olsen - 5:44 - 0.98MB | Q&A - 24:15 - 4.16MBPanel II - 32:25... Fire on Colville Reservation nearly contained An 11,300-acre wildfire on the Colville Reservation in Washington was 85 percent contained as of Thursday afternoon, the Associated Press reports. Fire crews made progress in battling the blaze. They... Website shows colonial-era Indian land deeds The Registry of Deeds in Essex County, Massachusetts, has published a web site of Colonial-era land deals with local tribes. One October 11, 1686, deed shows the Naumkeag Tribe agreeing... Tribes, senators press for Indian Health Care Act Indianz.Com Listening Lounge:Note: The following files are in MP3 format. Intro - 8:27 - 1.45MB Dr. Grim - 9:39 - 1.66MB | Q&A - 30:15 - 5.19MB Panel II... Kennewick Man scientists fear NAGPRA amendment The group of scientists who won the right to study the remains of the 9,000-year-old Kennewick Man said a Senate bill could stop their work. Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona)... Virginia tribal delegation heads off for England A delegation of Virginia Indian leaders is heading off for England today to help plan the commemoration of the first English settlement in the United States The leaders hope the... Mohegan Tribe holding elections for council Fifty-one candidates have filed for nine open seats on the Mohegan Tribe's council, The Norwich Bulletin reports. The Connecticut tribe sent out absentee ballots to narrow the field down to... Lac du Flambeau Band bans sale of newspaper The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has banned the sale of a local newspaper on its Wisconsin reservation. Tribal leaders are upset over the way The Lakeland... Native Hawaiians to launch canoe in Potomac Traditional Native Hawaiian carvers will launch a canoe into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The Friends of Hokule’a and Hawai’iloa will be joined by the National Museum... Rehnquist slaps down retirement rumors Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist issued an unusual public statement on Thursday night refuting "speculation and unfounded rumors" that he is about to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court.... Group claims Karl Rove linked to Jack Abramoff White House aide Karl Rove, who is under fire for talking to the media about a CIA operative, has ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a Washington group said... |