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January 12, 2006 Judge allows snowmaking in sacred Arizona peaks A federal judge in Arizona ruled in favor of a controversial plan to allow snowmaking in the sacred San Francisco Peaks. U.S. District Judge Paul Rosenblatt said the use of... Abramoff scandal high on agenda at gaming conference The Jack Abramoff scandal and its impact on tribal nations were hot topics as the Western Indian Gaming Conference opened in Palm Springs, California, on Wednesday. A week after the... Editorial: Return money to Alabama-Coushattas " Jack Abramoff made the Alabama-Coushatta Indian tribe an unwitting associate in his game of kickbacks. We think the tribe deserves payback. Alabama-Coushatta leaders said this week that they have... Sherman Alexie speaks about Martin Luther King Author Sherman Alexie, a member of the Spokane Tribe, gave the keynote address at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Everett, Washington. Alexie urged attendees to honor... Federal judge advances Navajo trust fund lawsuit A federal judge on Wednesday advanced a trust fund mismanagement case filed on behalf of 7,000 to 8,000 Navajos who live in Utah. The lawsuit accused the state of mismanaging... Canadian party won't honor deal with First Nations Canada's Conservative party doesn't plan to honor an agreement First Nations leaders reached with Liberty Prime Minster Paul Martin to pour $5 billion into Native programs. The Conservatives say they... Fort Belknap Tribes press state on water pollution Members and leaders of the Fort Belknap Tribes pressed a Montana state board to strengthen mining rules to prevent water pollution. Tribal representatives repeatedly cited the need to protect water... Chippewa Cree Tribe launches anti-meth campaign The Chippewa Cree Tribe has launched an effort to combat methamphetamine abuse on the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana. The tribe created a 12-member meth advisory committee that will oversee... Indian woman named to South Dakota parole board Debra C. Flute, a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, has been named to the South Dakota Board of Pardons and Paroles. Flute is currently working for the tribe's... Utah tribe celebrates release of children's book The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation held a gathering on Wednesday to celebrate the release of a new children's book created by tribal elders and youths. "Coyote Steals Fire"... Agua Caliente chairman apologizes for Abramoff Richard Milanovich, the chairman of the Agua Caliente of Cahuilla Indians, apologized on Wednesday for his tribe's involvement in the Jack Abramoff scandal. On the opening day of the Western... Rumsey Band replaces longtime chairwoman Paula Lorenzo, the longtime chairwoman of the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians, has been voted out off office. Lorenzo ran the 44-member tribe since 1993. She oversaw the development... Massachusetts tribe, town set for land-use agreement The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the town of Aquinnah have negotiated an agreement over zoning and land-use issues that were the subject of a contentious court case. The state Supreme... Western Shoshones sue railroad over lost land The Western Shoshone National Council filed suit against the Union Pacific Railroad and seven landowners, accusing them of taking away land promised in an 1866 treaty. The lawsuit seeks the... Indians and Jews meet after Abramoff scandal A group of 21 Indian and Jewish people met at a synagogue in California on Sunday to promote a positive relationship in the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal. The... Sen. Burns losing support among Montana voters After being hammered repeatedly for his connections to confessed felon Jack Abramoff, Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) is losing support among voters in Montana, a new poll released on Wednesday... McCain bill to serve as basis for lobbying reforms A lobbying reform bill introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) will serve as the basis for the Republican leadership's own proposal, The Washington post reports. McCain's bill would bar ex-government... Pine Ridge families to benefit from Abramoff fallout More families on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota will get help with their heating bills as a result of the Jack Abramoff scandal. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota)... Republican governors to donate Abramoff cash The Republican Governors Association will donate $500,000 it received from confessed felon Michael Scanlon. Scanlon's Capital Campaign Strategies gave the money in October 2002. It is not clear where Scanlon... Alito faces sharp questioning, wife leaves in tears U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. faced sharp questions about abortion and his membership in a college society during a confrontational hearing in which his wife left the... |