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October 10, 2005
Columbus Day parade, protest turn out peaceful
The annual Columbus Day parade in Denver, Colorado, was relatively uneventful with no arrests and no confrontations reported. The Sons of Italy-New Generation staged the parade on Saturday. They were...

Column: Columbus Day parade more for the police
"After it all ended Saturday, the annual angst known as the Columbus Day parade turned out to be law-abiding free speech. In marching and street theater, people made their points....

Connecticut tribes await recognition decision
Two Connecticut tribes will learn this week whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs thinks they are entitled to federal recognition. The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation and the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation...

Judge calls trial on snowmaking in sacred peaks
A federal judge will hold a trial on tribal opposition to the expansion of a ski area in the sacred San Francisco Peaks. The Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation and...

Eastern Cherokees to audit enrollment records
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has hired a firm to audit the tribe's enrollment records, sparking debate about tribal identity and per capita payments. The tribal membership voted 57...

Jodi Rave: Group to propose Tribal Justice Act
A new group formed by disenrolled tribal members is proposing to amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, Jodi Rave reports. The American Indian Rights and Resource Organization says...

Shakopee Tribe shares $56.5M with fellow tribes
Ed. Note: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is a Dakota tribe, not an Ojibwe tribe. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Minnesota has donated more than $56.5 million over the...

Schwarzenegger praises tribe, but questions role
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) praised the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians for working with the state and local communities but vetoed a bill that would given the tribe a...

Chippewa Cree Tribe misused self-governance funds
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana misused $3.6 million in self-governance funds, the Bureau of Indian Affairs says. Over the last few years, the tribe used some of its self-governance...

Experts say UND will lose 'Fighting Sioux' fight
The "Fighting Sioux" logo of the University of North Dakota. ™ UND. Two sports law experts say the University of North Dakota isn't likely to prevail in its fight...

Yellow Bird: Bridge another page in tribal history
"A ribbon cutting Monday opened the third Four Bears Bridge, near New Town, N.D. The bridge is a cement and mortar marker in the history of the Sahnish, Mandan and...

Column: An Indian 'Columbus' changing his name
"Meet Delano Columbus. He's a 25-year-old member of a proud family of Mdewakanton Dakota Indians who were saddled with the name of the Italian most people think "discovered" America, even...

Bush nominee withdraws over ties to Abramoff
Timothy Flanigan, President Bush's nominee for the number two post at the Department of Justice, withdrew his nomination on Friday amid questions about his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack...

State threatens Oklahoma tribes over taxes
Oklahoma Treasurer Scott Meacham says tribal smoke shops won't be allowed to sell lottery tickets if they don't pay the proper taxes to the state. Meacham says some tribal smoke...

Opinion: Not everyone at UND supports 'Sioux' name
The "Fighting Sioux" logo of the University of North Dakota. ™ UND. Ed. Note: The Backtalk section with the negative comments was published on September 30. "The Sept. 30...

Mark Trahant: The next pick for Federal Reserve job
"I've been taking an informal survey: What kind of person should replace Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve? Greenspan is supposed to retire at the end of January....

Former official pleads not guilty in Abramoff probe
A former White House official who once represented tribes and tribal organizations pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he lied and obstructed probes into disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff....

Dispatch from Nez Perce: We will be here forever
"Few people can tell you where their world began, but the Ni-Mii-Puu can. A big mound rises on a grassy slope above this Idaho town. Myth says the mound...

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