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December 14, 2005
Settlement act proves helpful for Catawba Nation
A judge in South Carolina upheld the governmental gaming rights of the Catawba Nation on Tuesday, the latest in a series of court cases dealing with special acts of Congress...

Native corporation may run school food services
An Alaska Native corporation has been contacted about running the food services for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. No contracts have been signed by the NANA Corporation is aggressively preparing...

Lakota Nation Invitational kicks off in Rapid City
The 29th annual Lakota Nation Invitational kicks off today in Rapid City, South Dakota. The invitational, which started out on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1977, have grown into a...

Southern Ute Tribe holds final election after shakeup
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado held a run-off election on Monday, the fourth, and final, election since experiencing a leadership shakeup just a year ago. Elected as chairman...

First federal court trial held on Navajo Nation
The first-ever federal court trial on the Navajo Nation started on Tuesday in Shiprock, New Mexico. The case, involving a beating on the Navajo Nation, is not linked to Shiprock...

Soccer brings Indian, non-Indian kids together
The game of soccer is providing a bridge between a school on the Gila River Reservation and a public school in Chandler, Arizona. The soccer coach and soccer team at...

Editorial: Review of tribal fraud claims welcome
"News that the federal Department of the Interior's Office of the Inspector General is investigating allegations of fraud involving the local Amah Mutsun tribe is encouraging. If that investigation delays...

Tule River Tribe mourning loss of longtime leader
The Tule River Tribe of California is mourning the loss of Philip Daryl Hunter, a former chairman, vice chairman and current council member who died in a car accident...

Chippewa Cree Tribe hands out holiday baskets, toys
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana kicked off the Christmas season on Tuesday with an annual dinner and toy giveaway at the senior citizens center on the Rocky Boy's Reservation....

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe sends gifts to Pine Ridge
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan is making Christmas wishes come true for children on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The tribe's Seniors Program is sending a truckload...

Oldest known Mayan tomb, mural unearthed
Archaeologists announced the excavation of what they say is the oldest known burial site and mural of the Mayan civilization. The burial site, described as a tomb for a...

Indian company in Colombia creates coca soda
An Indian-owned company on Colombia has created its own brand of coca soda as an alternative to Coca-Cola. Coca Sek, which means "coca of the sun" in the Nasa...

Ute Tribe increases reward in search for man
The Ute Tribe of Utah has increased to $6,000 the reward for information leading to Charles Reed Chapoose being found. Chapoose was last seen on the Uintah and Ouray...

Ron Allen to donate part of award to Embassy
Ron Allen, the chairman of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington and the treasurer of the National Congress of American Indians, plans to share his Buffett Award with the...

Navajo Santa spreads Christmas joy in Utah
Navajo Santa and his helpers made their 16th visit to a Navajo community in Utah earlier this month. Navajo Nation Council delegates and their families spent the year collecting...

Tribes in Arizona, Idaho make Christmas donations
The holiday season is here and tribes are reaching into their pocks to make donations. In Arizona, the Gila River Indian Community is donating $275,000 to the West Valley...

Dorgan returns money to avoid being tied to Abramoff
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, returned $67,000 in donations from former tribal clients of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Dorgan said he...

Burns already spent donations from Abramoff
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) won't return about $150,000 in donations from former tribal clients of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ‘‘There’s nothing to return, the money has been spent,’’ a...

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