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July 25, 2005
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Indian lawmakers find it hard to get bills passed
Eight Indians serve in Montana's Legislature but they are finding it hard to get their bills passed. In the House, the six Indian lawmakers only had a 27 percent success...

Bank pays $3.9M for closed Si Tanka campus
A South Dakota bank paid $3.9 million for the closed Si Tanka University campus in Huron. The Huron campus was forced to close in March due to financial problems. Si...

Young Coeur d'Alene leaders see bright future
A new batch of young leaders is hoping to guide the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho to a bright future. Chief Allan, 32, was just elected as chairman. He's part...

Eastern Pequots elect five council members
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut elected five people to the 14-member council during its annual powwow this past weekend. James A. Cunha Jr. and Agnes Cunha were re-elected....

Peltier loses bid to overturn federal sentence
A federal judge rejected imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier's latest bid to overturn his sentence for the murders of two FBI agents. Peltier argued that the federal government...

Red Lake High School set to reopen in the fall
The high school on the Red Lake Reservation where the March 21, 2005, shootings occurred is scheduled to reopen in the fall. The Red Lake High School has been closed...

Interview: Two Indian artists at the Venice Biennale
Two Native artists -- one from the U.S. and another from Canada -- were featured in this year's Venice Biennale, the world's oldest contemporary art show. James Luna, a Luiseno...

Mark Trahant: Judicial debate conceals big issue
"John Roberts is now being defined. The Republicans -- in the words of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter -- say he's the 'non-activist judge, which everyone is looking for.'...

Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearings
There are three hearings of interest this week before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. On Tuesday, July 26, the committee holds an oversight hearing on legislation to resolve Cobell v....

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