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January 18, 2006 Montana-Wyoming council rejects Abramoff cash The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council [Web Site] voted Tuesday night to reject a $111,000 donation from Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana). Some tribal leaders said the money was tainted because Burns... Rapid City shooting suspects appear in court Five people, including a 16-year-old Indian girl, made their first court appearance for gang-related shooting in Rapid City that forced an Indian family from their home. Gary Wright Jr., 18,... Opinion: Don't punish tribes for Abramoff scandal "When the story on Jack Abramoff broke, it was reported that in ostensibly helping American Indian tribes to pursue gaming interests, he had defrauded at least four of them of... Native American Day at South Dakota Legislature Tribal leaders and members gathered at the South Dakota Legislature on Tuesday for Native American Day. The event was ceremonial but was also about business. Tribal members came to lobby... Tribes urged to lobby on behalf of Haskell University Tribes should be lobbying to reverse budget cuts at the Haskell Indian Nations University, the president of the National Indian Education Association said. Ryan Wilson said students representing 150 tribes... Tesuque Pueblo wants more people at health center The governor of Tesuque Pueblo in New Mexico is trying to get more residents to use the tribe's health and fitness center. Governor Gil Vigil says one of his main... County supports Hoopa Valley Tribe's seat on board The Hoopa Valley Tribe of California is getting support in its bid to join a county association board. In December, the Humboldt County Association of Governments board of directors deadlocked... Stockbridge-Munsee Band asks to join Oneida case The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians in Wisconsin is seeking to intervene in the Oneida Nation's foreclosure case in New York. The Stockbridge-Munsee Band once lived on the Oneida Reservation... DOJ asks Supreme Court to hear Cayuga land claim The Department of Justice is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the Cayuga land claim, The Syracuse Post-Standard reports. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the 64,000 acre... Delaware Tribe continues fight to regain recognition Officials of the Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma went to Washington, D.C., last week to discuss the tribe's loss of federal recognition. The tribe met with most of the Oklahoma congressional... Former Burns staffer confirms investigation by DOJ The former chief of staff to Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) confirmed that he is under investigation by the Department of Justice for his ties to Jack Abramoff, bringing the... White House pressed on contacts with Abramoff Correction: David Safavian represented the National Indian Gaming Association not the National Indian Gaming Commission. NIGC is a federal agency. Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with White House staff a... Transcript: White House Press Briefing and Abramoff The following is the text of several Jack Abramoff questions during the White House press briefing with spokesperson Scott McClellan. The entire transcript can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060117-3.html. Q Another... Opinion: Saving Indian art by killing the museum "It is a time-honored tradition to address the Indian problem by killing him-metaphorically at least, and sometimes literally-to save him. Trouble is, it has never worked and only creates pain... Ralph Reed sticks to latest story about Abramoff Ralph Reed, the conservative Christian activist who is running for lieutenant governor in Georgia, has told a few different stories about his involvement with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff but... Republicans, Democrats seek lobbying reforms Republican leaders outlined a series of lobbying reforms on Tuesday as Democrats prepared to announced their own proposals today. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) and House Rules Committee Chairman... Supreme Court upholds Oregon assisted suicide law The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Oregon's assisted suicide law on Tuesday, rejecting the Bush administration's attempt to punish doctors who help patients end their lives. By a 6-3 vote, the... The Borowitz Report: DeLay to send Abramoff to Pluto "As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft waited on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral to embark on a nine-and-a-half year mission to Pluto, Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) took to the floor... |