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September 12, 2005
License for tribe's nuclear waste dump approved
After eight years of considerable debate, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday approved the first nuclear waste dump to be located on Indian land. Over the objections of the...

University to proceed with Churchill investigation
The University of Colorado's Standing Committee on Research Misconduct is moving forward with a full investigation of controversial professor Ward Churchill. The committee said it will investigate seven allegations...

Indian voting rights still an issue in South Dakota
The National Commission on the Voting Rights Act held a hearing in Rapid City, South Dakota, to take testimony about discrimination in voting. Indian representatives and other witnesses said that...

Editorial: Protect Native women from domestic violence
"Although contrary to Native American culture, violence against tribal women is far higher than that of other U.S. women. One in 3 Indian women will be raped in her lifetime,...

Editorial: Recognition process 'out of control'
"To hear representatives of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation tell it, the politicization of the federal recognition process has made nobody happy, least of all their tribe. Because the process has...

Alaska Native village proud of 'Halfbreeds' nickname
A small Alaska Native village is proud that its school sports team is known as the Aniak "Halfbreeds." The teams were previously called the "Apostles." But in the 1970s,...

Tribal college produces rap song in Dakota
The Sisseton-Wahpeton College in South Dakota has produced what is believed to be the first rap song in the Dakota language. "Wicozani Mitawa" or "My Life," is a song about...

Tribe fights development on ancestral home
A New Mexico tribe is trying to stop development on top of its ancestral home in downtown Santa Fe. Tesuque Pueblo says the city is moving forward with a $54...

Editorial: Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
"Congress has a lot of high-profile business on table in the next three months, from Supreme Court nominees to Hurricane Katrina relief, to estate-tax repeal. An issue that should share...

Indian optician in Oklahoma doesn't plan to retire
Johnnie Johnson, a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, is celebrating 10 years of owning his own optician business. Johnson opened his shop in Norman after years...

Book Reviews: The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
The reviews are coming in for "The Painted Drum," the latest novel from Ojibwe author. The book is told from two points of view. One is Faye, a part-Ojibwe...

Upcoming Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearings
Now that Congress is back in session after its August break, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee has three hearings on its schedule for the month of September. On Wednesday, September...

Roberts set for Supreme Court confirmation hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee is opening confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. The hearings were slated to start last week but were delayed due to...

IHS holding back $12M from Great Plains region
The Indian Health Service is holding back a total of $12 million from tribes in Great Plains, Indian Country Today reports. The IHS Great Plains Area Office has $6 million...

BIA to issue ruling on Eastern Pequot recognition
Update: The BIA sent a letter to the tribe on Saturday, delaying a decision until October 12, The New London Day reports. The agency is set to issue a ruling...

Connecticut tribe's ads tout bid for recognition
The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Connecticut began running radio and television ads to promote its bid for federal recognition. The ads tout the tribe's legitimacy. The tribe has been recognized...

Mark Trahant: Katrina testing limits of charity
"'Americans have given more than a half-billion to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The pace of giving is unprecedented in recent American history,' reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy on...

Yellow Bird: A black bear cub bit my finger
"You might think being bitten by a bear would be a measure of courage, but it's probably more accurate to say that it's not real smart. Even so, the day...

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