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August 26, 2005 Harjo: We can prove that Native people ate corn "White people in the soft sciences have studied Native people to death - and beyond - and what they're trying to prove is still a mystery. One thing they've learned... Illinois village seeks to bring back Indian head The village of Fox Lake, Illinois, is seeking to revive its Indian head logo in an effort to pay tribute to the Meskwaki Tribe that once lived there. Mayor Cindy... Student hopes to make a difference in community Tomee Brown, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, hopes to make a difference in her community. Brown is a student at Northern State University. She's also the mother... IRS audits Morongo Band over tax-free bonds The Internal Revenue Service is auditing the Morongo Band of Mission Indians for tax-free bonds arranged by the tribe. The IRS is looking into a $51 million bond used for... Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe touts technology The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe gave state and federal officials a tour of the reservation as part of a "Broadband Tour" across South Dakota. The tribe has been a leader... Chemawa board member who opposed fence resigns Fredrick Lane, a Chemawa Indian School Board member who opposed the erection of a fence around the school, resigned in protest this week. Lane's resignation came only a week... Litigation expected over Makah whale hunt waiver Litigation is expected "every step of the way" as the Makah Nation of Washington seeks a waiver for its whale hunt, a spokesperson for the National Marine Fisheries Service said.... Editorial: Not every mascot is 'hostile' or 'abusive' "Protecting American Indians -- and the larger public -- from abusive names and images seemed the noble intent of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's proposed sanctions against 18 schools that... Red Lake students urged to return to high school Students on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota are being urged to return to the high school where the March 21, 2005, shootings took place. About 150 students, or half... UND president wavers on tribal support for 'Sioux' University of North Dakota President Charles Kupchella said tribal support for the "Fighting Sioux' nickname and logo is not necessary to exempt the school from the NCAA's policy on... Suit against Turtle Mountain chairman dismissed Ed. Note: Rochelle Ducheneaux is the tribal court judge, not the tribal member who brought the complaint. Ricky Parisien filed the lawsuit. A lawsuit seeking to remove Ken W. Davis... Editorial: Yet another study on snowmobiles in parks "It's hard to think of another subject in the history of the national park system that has been as thoroughly studied as the use of snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park.... BIA to hold consultation sessions on education A proposal to restructure the Bureau of Indian Affairs education program is on the agenda for tribal consultation sessions next week. Comments are sought on the addition of three bureaucratic... Murder charges laid in death of pregnant mother Authorities in Utah charged four people with first-degree felony murder in the shooting death of a pregnant woman who was a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Darla M. Woundedhead,... Meskwaki mother decides not to give up baby son A member of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa has decided not to give up her baby son to a non-Indian couple. Kelly Buffalo, 22, said she has bonded with Braven,... Uproar over comparison of Oregon tribe to Nazis A Douglas County, Oregon, commissioner is coming under fire for comparing the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians to Nazi Germany. Dan Van Slyke is opposing the tribe's... Opinion: GOP policy rejects Native Hawaiians "In 2005, Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, is pressing for a future where his "grandchildren and great-grandchildren" may be allowed to establish a nation, born out of what was once Hawaii... Editorial: Congress shouldn't micromanage BIA "Rep. Mike Honda’s approach to the Amah Mutsun sovereignty application problem seems exactly backwards to us. While we understand that a decades-long wait for a sovereignty application to be processed... Indian students suspended for having longer hair Two brothers were suspended on the second day of school on Los Fresnos, Texas, for having braided hair that went below the collar. Rodney and Skyler Burns transferred to Los... McCain won't get to bottom of lobbyist scandal "On September 29, 2004, Arizona Senator John McCain made a promise to six Indian tribes defrauded in an $82-million lobby billing scandal perpetrated by two close associates of House Majority... |