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November 22, 2005 Plea deal cites members of Congress and another tribe LOBBYING SCANDAL Public relations consultant Michael Scanlon refused to answer questions at November 17, 2004, Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing. • Plea Deal | Attachment | US v. Scanlon... Oneida Nation sues to stop land foreclosures The Oneida Nation filed a lawsuit against the city of Oneida, New York, to prevent the city from foreclosing on the tribe's land. The tribe owns 45 parcels within city... NCAA decision on 'Fighting Sioux' in 2006 The NCAA won't make a decision on the University of North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo until January 2006 at the earliest. A staff review found the nickname and... Task force to investigate missing persons A new task force in Saskatchewan will investigate 82 unsolved cases of missing people, half of whom are Native. Saskatchewan Justice Minister Frank Quennell said funds will be provided... Indian lawmaker urges more self-reliance Oklahoma State Rep. Lisa Johnson Billy (R), a member of the Chickasaw Nation, spoke at the eighth annual Native American Heritage Celebration on Monday. Billy, who is also Choctaw,... Scanlon free after guilty plea in tribal lobbying scheme • Plea Deal | Attachment • US v. Scanlon A former business partner of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff will remain free for several months, and possibly more, after admitting... Cobell to press Interior on accounting mess Lawyers for Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, will ask the court to rule that an historical accounting of billions in Indian money is impossible... Opinion: Tribes paid for Ralph Reed's suits "For a moment there, it looked like Ralph Reed and I were on the same side. That would have been a switch. Maybe it shouldn't be such a surprise.... Skate park provides healthy fun on reservation Indian and non-Indian kids on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota have a new skate park to enjoy. The park was opened by the city of Wagner in October.... Murder of ex-Winnemucca chair still unsolved Nearly six years after being stabbed in front of the offices of the Winnemucca Indian Colony in Nevada, Glenn Wasson's murder remains unsolved. Wasson was 66. A World War II... Freedmen descendants shut out of Cherokee Nation Descendants of the Cherokee Freedmen, former African slaves who were made members of the Cherokee Nation after the Civil War, are being shut out of the tribe. Evelyn Ross, 77,... Famed guitarist Link Wray, Shawnee, dies as 76 Guitarist Link Wray, a Shawnee whose style of guitar playing and unique sound influenced generations of artists, died in Copenhagen, Denmark, on November 5. He was 76. Wray grew... Oklahoma seeks arbitration over tobbaco taxes The state of Oklahoma is seeking arbitration with the Cherokee Nation and the Osage Nation for alleged violations of the tribal-state tobacco compact. State Treasurer Scott Meacham said the two... Ohio Congressman at center of bribery scheme • Scanlon Plea | Attachment • US v. Scanlon Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) is "Representative #1," the public official at the center of a bribery scheme that was outlined... Mashpee chairman happy with Abramoff work Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates performed good work for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts, Chairman Glenn Marshall says. Marshall says he approached Abramoff because he was... Tim Giago: Deloria gave Indian people a voice "I remember 40 years ago when we (Indians) didn’t have an author who was one of us, one who could write a book from an Indian perspective and believe it... Montana Democrats to run ads against Burns The Montana Democratic Party is running ads that criticize Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) and his links to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The "Stay Home" ad criticizes Burns, the chairman... GOP Senator won't return Abramoff donations Sen. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) won't give back $2,750 in donations from four people who worked with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff although at least one of his Republican colleagues... Column: Here's the Abramoff thirtysomething "Move over Keating Five. Make way for the Abramoff thirtysomething. As the Associated Press reported last week, top lobbyist Jack Abramoff appealed to some three dozen members of Congress to... Abramoff scandal not slowing Choctaws down Getting caught up in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal hasn't slowed the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians down. In Washington, D.C., the tribe is as active as ever. The Choctaws... Yellow Bird: Giving thanks and mourning loss "As days grow shorter and the Dakota prairie cools, I feel the season turning. The sounds of deer rifles echo across the wide-open spaces, reminding me again it's fall. Since... |