News Archive: April 10, 2005 - April 16, 2005 Archives

April 15, 2005
Indian lawyer cites 'hostile' atmosphere in Washington (04/15)
Alaska Native village safety officer buried (04/15)
Cayuga Nation seeks BIA protection for lands (04/15)
Bill to recognize Abenaki Nation advances in Vermont (04/15)
BIA to resume investigation of tribe's finances (04/15)
Maine tribe wins key ruling on state jurisdiction (04/15)
Blackfeet Nation lays spiritual leader to rest (04/15)
Goshute leader pleads guilty to tax fraud charge (04/15)
San Manuel Band buys land for Piestewa home (04/15)
Honor student enjoys staying behind the scenes (04/15)
Native students host Big 12 leadership conference (04/15)
South Dakota makes refunds for illegal gas tax (04/15)
Nebraska Democrats call for action on Whiteclay (04/15)
Oglala Sioux Tribe discusses bombing range cleanup (04/15)
Lakota woman's term on civil rights panel ends (04/15)
First Nations University students, staff worried (04/15)
Pombo asked again to investigate Abramoff (04/15)
Frist to challenge Democrats on judicial nominees (04/15)

April 14, 2005
Contracts still an issue despite Supreme Court win (04/14)
Opinion: McCain bill will block study of ancient remains (04/14)
Tragedy at Red Lake: Major grand jury activity (04/14)
BIA can't get into locked file cabinet at tribe's office (04/14)
Cabazon Band to challenge IRS over tax-exempt bonds (04/14)
Jodi Rave: 'No Media' sign at Red Lake not for me (04/14)
Navajo veterans excited about 'Extreme Makeover' (04/14)
County to challenge Cayuga Nation sovereignty (04/14)
New trial sought in state police raid of reservation (04/14)
Mashantucket Tribe, town in talks to end water feud (04/14)
Chief of Mohegan Tribe named Citizen of the Year (04/14)
Kansas study shows disparities in minority health (04/14)
Supreme Court reviews case compared to peyote (04/14)
Tribe says thousands at risk due to water crisis (04/14)
County to oppose Oneida Nation's trust land bid (04/14)
Crow man encourages students to follow dreams (04/14)
South Dakota tribe donates $280K to school district (04/14)
Editorial: Tribes should play by the same rules on taxes (04/14)
Editorial: Tribes can't have it both ways on taxes (04/14)
House panel puts ANWR drilling in energy package (04/14)

April 13, 2005
Tragedy at Red Lake: A tough day for many students (04/13)
Homeland Security to review Goshute waste plans (04/13)
County plans to inspect Cayuga Nation gas station (04/13)
Oneida Nation begins land-into-trust process (04/13)
'Extreme Makeover' to build Navajo veterans office (04/13)
Winnebago Tribe's company nets $38M contract (04/13)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe supports CMU nickname (04/13)
Indian Affairs Committee hearing on health (04/13)
Arizona tribes manage own herds of wild horses (04/13)
Bill to ban 'Redskins' debated again in California (04/13)
IRS rules against second tribe in tax bond dispute (04/13)
Puyallup tribal members walk out of school meeting (04/13)
Lawmaker defends proposed land swap with tribe (04/13)
Thousands expected for 2005 Canoe Journey (04/13)
South Dakota tribe's bison business turns profit (04/13)
Montana tribe to take over law enforcement from BIA (04/13)
Column: Wisconsin Oneidas on 'raid' of New York (04/13)
DeLay's ties to Abramoff a focus of federal probe (04/13)
Opinion: Abramoff is DeLay's Monica Lewinsky (04/13)
Blood samples from indigenous people sought for study (04/13)
Get Ready: National Indian Taco Championship (04/13)

April 12, 2005
Piestewa family to appear on 'Extreme Makeover' (04/12)
Red Lake Tragedy: Healing ceremony at school (04/12)
Bill to clean up mines near reservation debated (04/12)
U.N. report focuses on education of indigenous people (04/12)
State seizes cigarettes in Alaska Native village (04/12)
Cayuga tribes confident on land claim appeal (04/12)
Yellow Bird: UND powwow a showcase of our culture (04/12)
Navajo soldier returns from Iraq to meet penpals (04/12)
Native leader blasts media over hate crimes trial (04/12)
Column: Treatment of tribes by lobbyists an outrage (04/12)
BIA launches emergency probe of tribe's finances (04/12)
George Kicking Woman, Blackfeet elder, dies (04/12)
Soboba woman leads effort to preserve tribe's culture (04/12)
Cabazon Band disbands police force, makes layoffs (04/12)
Stevens wrong on claim that ANWR will help Natives (04/12)
Review: NMAI film 'contrived' and unmemorable (04/12)
Tribal members charged with cigarette smuggling (04/12)
BIA cop gets jail for domestic violence incident (04/12)
Funding woes close Pine Ridge Head Start programs (04/12)
Editorial: Devils Tower already has fitting name (04/12)
Photos: Daschle at Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation (04/12)
Richardson has signed 17 Indian bills into law (04/12)
New Mexico: Bills Related to Native Americans (04/12)
Native law students host annual fundraiser (04/12)
'Where the hell were you when we were poor?' (04/12)

April 11, 2005
NativeTV: Animated show tells Texas tribal gaming tale (04/11)
Agua Caliente Band praised for $1M in donations (04/11)
Nisqually Tribe creates archive for cultural artifacts (04/11)
Fire burns for a week on Torres Martinez Reservation (04/11)
Appeals court enters battle over 'Redskins' names (04/11)
Educators work to teach Lakota language to youth (04/11)
Column: Red Lake people are just like you and me (04/11)
Goshute coalition not worried about Yucca Mountain (04/11)
Pueblo Marine returns from tour of duty in Iraq (04/11)
Supreme Court decision derails Pataki settlements (04/11)
Indian lawmaker says bill won't exclude tribes (04/11)
NPS won't designate Devils Tower as sacred site (04/11)
Si Tanka University files bankruptcy papers (04/11)
Ceremony marks 350 years of Harvard Indian College (04/11)
'The Appalachians' to feature Trail of Tears segment (04/11)
Tribe cites economics in opposing sheep habitat (04/11)
Sho-Bans approached on coal gasification plant (04/11)
Mark Trahant: Our nation must pay its own tax bill (04/11)
Opinion: Maybe Red Lake doesn't need free press (04/11)
Yellow Bird: Tex Hall declares war on diabetes (04/11)
Newsweek: Abramoff offered to expose DeLay, others (04/11)
Cobell presented with national leadership award (04/11)

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