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February 10, 2006 Reward offered for fires on Indian land in Oklahoma The Bureau of Indian Affairs is offering rewards up to $10,000 for information about fires on Indian land in Oklahoma. Recent fires burned more than 8,000 acres of Indian land... Alaska Native boarding school experiences studied The Alaska Native boarding school experience is the subject of a recent report by the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. Researcher Diane Hirshberg said... Oglala Sioux Tribe council member reinstated Walt Big Crow has been reinstated as a council member for the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Big Crow had been suspended for 20 days. Another council member tried... Menominee leader sworn in despite fraud review Karen Washinawatok is claiming to be the newly elected chairwoman of the Menominee Nation despite a tribal court-ordered review of the tribe's recent election. Washinawatok said she will serve as... Navajo woman boxes in Armed Forces championship Sonia Deputee, a member of the Navajo Nation, is making history tonight when she steps into the ring at the Armed Forces Boxing Championships. Deputee is the first Native... UND President: 'Fighting Sioux' backed by tribe "Even as we continue to take issue with the NCAA through the appeal process and possibly in court if the appeal is denied and, regardless of how that all turns... Morongo Chairman: Abramoff scandal taints tribes "The controversy over influence-peddling in the nation's capitol is casting an unwelcome shadow over Indian country. As a result, some of the gains that tribal communities and their neighbors have... Inquest into Native toddler's death hears from killer The inquest into the death of a Native toddler heard from the man who killed 10-month-old Sherry Charlie in September 2002. Ryan George, Sherry's great-uncle, testified that he should... Seminole Tribe holds 35th annual fair and powwow The Seminole Tribe of Florida is holding its 35th annual fair and powwow this week. The fair started in 1971 at the rodeo grounds on the Hollywood Reservation. Now... Oldest member of Coeur d'Alene Tribe dies Ann Antelope Samuels, the eldest member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho, died last Saturday at the age of 104. Samuels was born on April 18, 1901 at... Cayuga Nation pays property taxes in two counties The Cayuga Nation paid back taxes owed to two counties in New York as part of its land-into-trust application. The tribe paid $140,798.10 to Cayuga County and $14,219.85 to Seneca... Yakama Nation votes to keep basketball team Members of the Yakama Nation of Washington voted 169-100, with 102 abstentions, to retain ownership of a minor league basketball team. The decision came during the tribe's annual general council... Harjo: Pseudo-Indians should pay for identify theft "The pseudo-Indians should not be held harmless. They should be made to pay. There ought to be a law, you say? I couldn't agree more. During the hearings in the... Oil companies fall behind on royalty payments More than three dozen oil companies fell behind on nearly $500 million in royalty payments for drilling on public lands, The New York Times reports. Interior Department regulations allow the... Bush plans to save money by cutting Indian programs Indian Country stands to lose more than $160 million in health care, education and other funds under President Bush's new spending plan, according to a report released by the White... Commentary: Scandal another chapter in sad history "Recently, I sat through some of the Congressional hearings into the scandal involving Jack Abramoff and his arrogant misuse of his powerful position. At one point, then retiring Senator Ben... Abramoff bragged of meeting Bush many times Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff told Washingtonian editor Kim Eisler that he met President Bush many times and was even invited to Bush's ranch in Texas, according to e-mails made public... Sen. Reid denies being influenced by Abramoff Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nevada) says actions he took on tribal matters had nothing to do with campaign contributions he accepted from former clients and associates of Jack... |