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October 20, 2005 Lamberth issues new IT shutdown injunction 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... Native students show mixed progress on report card The No Child Left Behind Act has raised the math achievement levels of Native American students but also has led to a slight decline in reading scores, according to data... Oneida Nation offers to pay back taxes to city The Oneida Nation of New York is offering to pay more than $1 million in back taxes to the city of Oneida. The tribe says it will comply with all... Ojibwe man who scuffled with police dies in Duluth A White Earth Ojibwe tribal member who had a confrontation with police in downtown Duluth, Minnesota, died on Tuesday David Michael Croud, 29, was arrested on Wednesday, October 12. Police... Task force issues First Nations University report A task force has issued an interim report on Wednesday on mismanagement and other problems at the First Nations University of Canada. The 20-page report cited numerous concerns with... Senate Indian Affairs sets business meeting The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a business meeting on Thursday, October 27, to consider a number of bills. On the agenda for the meeting are: • S.1057, the... Natives in the Arctic affected by climate change Indigenous communities in the Arctic are experiencing major changes in their culture and way of life due to rising temperatures. Summer now arrives early for the Inuit in Canada and... Oldest Indian mummy discovered in Peru A 1,300-year-old mummy of a man -- the oldest ever -- has been uncovered in Lima, Peru. Isabel Flores, the director of the Huaca Pucllana museum, said the man was... Volunteers clean up Navajo veterans cemetery A group of volunteers from the Navajo Nation are cleaning up the Fort Defiance Veterans Cemetery in Fort Defiance, Arizona, this week. Earl Milford, a commander of the Fort... White Mountain Apache Tribe aids hurricane victims The White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona has sent about 30 volunteer to Biloxi, Louisiana, to help with hurricane relief efforts. The volunteers are running a food tent in Biloxi.... Carrie Dann speaks of Western Shoshone struggle Carrie Dann, a Western Shoshone activist, spoke to students at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut about her land struggle. Dann and other activists say the United States has illegally taken... Red Lake Nation gets new public safety director The Red Lake Nation of Minnesota has hired a new public safety director. Tim Savior is a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe who was born and raised in... Tulalip Tribes set to regain federal housing funds The Tulalip Tribes of Washington are set to regain $4.8 million in federal funds under an agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, The Everett Herald reports. HUD... Pombo has received $90K from tribes this year Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), the chairman of the House Resources Committee, has received $90,000 in donations from tribes so far this year, the Associated Press reports. The figure is... House panel passes Makah whaling resolution The House Resources Committee voted 21-6 on Wednesday to approve a resolution that supports the Makah Nation's treaty rights. Five Democrats joined 16 Republicans in voting for the H.CON.RES.267. Five... Senator pays Mississippi Choctaws for skybox Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has reimbursed the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians a total of $3,700 for holding fundraisers in disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's luxury skybox. Harkin paid the... Ohio Congressman denies Abramoff allegations Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) says he hasn't been told he is under investigation for his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff but he has nonetheless spent $136,000 to defend... Miers blasted for responses to Senate questionnaire Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vermont), the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Judiciary Committee, criticized U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet E. Miers... Senate panel adds ANWR drilling to budget The Senate Energy and Commerce Committee voted 13-9 on Wednesday to authorize drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The provision was added to the budget reconciliation.... Texas court issues arrest warrant for DeLay A court in Texas issued an arrest warrant for Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), the deposed House majority leader who is charged with violating state election laws. The warrant is... Young Indian woman found murdered in Missouri Police in Independence, Missouri, are seeking any information about Lakota R. Renville, a 22-year-old Indian woman whose body was found earlier this week on Sunday. Renville's death is being... |