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September 30, 2005
Interior warned of computer security risks again
Latest Document: Earl E. Devaney Memo Internet Vulnerability Documents: OIG Memo 1 | OIG Memo 2 OIG Findings | BLM Report From the Indianz.Com Archive: Interior's security weaknesses not...

Citizen Potawatomi Nation awarded Treasury grant
The Citizen Potawatom Nation of Oklahoma's development corporation has been awarded a $650,000 from the Department of Treasury. The Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation will use the money to promote...

Tom Cole lobbies for Native Hawaiian recognition
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), the only Native American in Congress, is lobbying fellow members of the House on a bill to recognize a Native Hawaiian governing entity. Cole says...

Alleged Indian chief charged with fraud in California
A man who claims to be the leader of a small tribe in Nevada has been charged with fraud in California. William Bills, 46, says he's the chief of the...

Backtalk: Reader comments on 'Fighting Sioux' case
The Grand Forks Herald publishes reader comments on the NCAA's decision to keep the University of North Dakota "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo on the list of hostile and abusive...

Newcomer elected as Standing Rock Sioux chairman
Photo United Tribes News. Ron His Horse Is Thunder, the president of Sitting Bull College, has been elected as chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. His Horse Is Thunder,...

Editorial: House of Knowledge a sign of tribe's renewal
"Like an intricate cedar bas-ket, the past, present and future are being woven together by the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe. In ceremonies last December, tribal members opened a traditional longhouse...

Work halted after discovery of remains at Chinook site
The state of Washington will work with the Chinook Nation after the discovery of remains at a Chinook village where Lewis and Clark camped two hundred years ago. Work on...

Pala Band, county extend law enforcement services
The Pala Band of Mission Indians and San Diego County are renewing their law enforcement agreement. Under the agreement, the county provides law enforcement services to the reservation. The tribe...

Morongo Band determined to keep kids in school
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians unveiled its new educational center on Thursday. The 4,320-square-foot Morongo Learning Center is part of the tribe's effort to improve education for tribal...

Hoopa Valley Tribe sees success building homes
The Hoopa Valley Tribe of northern California is seeing success with its new modular home construction company. Hoopa Modular Building Enterprise made its debut only a month ago. But orders...

Utility bypasses tribe, asks DOI for pipeline approval
The El Paso Natural Gas company said on Thursday it will bypass the Navajo Nation and ask the Interior Department to approve a right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline on...

House passes bill to limit Endangered Species Act
The House voted 229-193 on Thursday to pass the Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005, a bill that makes it more difficult to designate critical habitats under the...

Schwarzenegger vetoes bill banning 'Redskins'
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) vetoed a bill that would banned the use of "Redskins" by public schools in the state. "Administrative decisions regarding athletic team names, nicknames or mascots...

Native corporation official censured for criticism
Arctic Slope Regional Corp., a billion-dollar Alaska Native regional corporation, sanctioned a member of its board of directors for publicly criticizing the firm and for speaking to the media. David...

'Rez Biz' magazine on Indian business to debut
"Rez Biz," a new monthly publication that will promote Indian business, makes its debut this month. The magazine is the work of George Joe and Michael Clani, two members of...

Ex-Reagan official under fire for abortion comments
William J. Bennett, a conservative radio show host and Education secretary during the Reagan administration, is under fire for suggesting that the crime rate could be reduced by "aborting "every...

Roberts confirmed and sworn in as chief justice
The Senate voted 78 to 22 on Thursday to confirm John G. Roberts Jr. as the 17th justice of the United States. All 55 Republicans, plus 22 Democrats and...

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