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August 08, 2005
Opinion and Views: Reaction to NCAA mascot policy
Reaction to the NCAA's new policy on the use of "hostile and abusive" mascots was swift after the announcement on Friday. Opinions fall on both side of the issue...

NCAA won't allow Indian mascots at playoff games
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced its new mascot policy on Friday, limiting the use of imagery deemed "hostile and abusive" to Native Americans. Starting February 1, 2006, 18 schools...

Interview with Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr.
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. says its been "nothing but good" since taking office as the leader of the largest tribe in the U.S. Shirley shared his thoughts on...

First Nations University announces new budget
The financially troubled First Nations University of Canada plans to have a balanced budget in time for classes in the fall. The $16.9-million budget will put the school on...

Free press in Indian Country a focus of NAJA meet
The Native American Journalists Association is holding its 21st annual convention in Lincoln, Nebraska, from August 11-14. The theme of the conference is "A Free Press; A Free People." Native...

Editorial: Chumash Tribe doesn't need more land
"In a remarkable new development, Chumash tribal Chairman Vincent Armenta has unintentionally added his voice to the growing number of informed people making the case against additional land annexations by...

Letter: Native Hawaiians are indigenous too
"The Akaka bill sets up a process for affording Native Hawaiians the same type of limited self-government America has afforded for hundreds of years to Native Americans and for decades...

Police mix-up worsens heartache of two families
Two Native families are searching for answers after police mixed up the identities of two young girls who were involved in a fatal car accident. The family of Misty Medicine...

Teens on Red Lake Reservation meet for REZiliency
Teens on the Red Lake Reservation attended the first-ever "REZiliency" festival last week. The festival, organized by the Red Lake Nation Youth Council, was years in the planning. But the...

Suicide called epidemic on Red Lake Reservation
In 2004, 69 teenagers on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota attempted suicide, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Three of those attempts were successful, a mental health technician at the...

Monument to Lenape tribe planned in Pennsylvania
A monument to the Lenape tribe will be built in Easton, Pennsylvania, the traditional territory of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. The bronze monument will feature a turtle as its...

HUD expands home loan program in Oregon
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has expanded an Indian home loan program to cover the entire state of Oregon. Tribal members who live off reservations and trust lands...

Life on Red Lake Reservation frustrating for youth
The Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota is one of the most difficult places to grow up, according to the online magazine Salon. Teens have little to do on the reservation....

Cobell Letter: Ross Swimmer can't tell the truth
"So, Ross Swimmer, the Special Trustee for American Indians, is once again telling Native Americans not to worry. The Bush administration is making marvelous improvements to the long-troubled Indian trust...

Grand jury probe of Abramoff cut short by Bush
A previously undisclosed grand jury investigation of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was cut short when President Bush demoted the federal prosecutor who was in charge of the probe, The Los...

Citizen Potawatomi man cleared of defamation
A member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoman was found not guilty of defamation in a politically-charged case. John Bruno told police that John "Rocky" Barrett, the tribe's longtime...

Opinion: It's time to bench the 'Redskins' mascot
"I'm neither a Native American activist nor a politically correct scold; I'm just a mom raising three kids, trying to teach them basic values. I grew up rooting for the...

Mark Trahant: Tribal stories don't matter to science
"It's important to remember that the record of science is awful. I remember interviewing a Northern Cheyenne historian some years ago who told me about walking into a museum warehouse...

Yellow Bird: Summer ceremony for the children
"One of the most significant events in my life is the summer ceremony of healing in South Dakota. This year, the significance for me was the focus on our children...

Child welfare case handed to Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Three Indian children who were removed from their mother's home are being handed to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Colorado. The children, ages 6, 8 and 10, were removed...

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