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February 21, 2006 Cayuga land claim heads towards Supreme Court The Bush administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the Cayuga land claim in hopes of protecting more tribes from seeing their cases dismissed. In a petition filed... Editorial: Save urban Indian health program "We're probably preaching to the choir when we urge Montana's congressional delegation to resist the president's proposed cuts in the Urban Indian Health Program. After all, Sens. Max Baucus and... Blubber found in Native village dates back 1,000 years A resident of the Alaska Native village of Gambell recently uncovered a 1,000-year-old slab of mangtak, or whale blubber with skin. Douglas Henry, 27, was digging for ivory to... Alaska Natives oppose new state hunting rules Alaska Native leaders are opposing new hunting rules passed by the state Board of Game. The board voted 4-3 last month to eliminate most forms of proxy hunting. The practice... Seneca Nation defends land buys in Buffalo The Seneca Nation of New York says buying multi-million dollar properties in Buffalo for as little as $1 doesn't go against the tribe's land claim settlement act Seneca President Barry... Low turnout at meeting on Pueblo water rights deal Fewer than 100 people attended an informational meeting about a proposed Pueblo water rights settlement but some say that means the deal is gaining support. The settlement would end a... Jourdain blasts comments in NYT story on drugs Red Lake Nation Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. blasted accusations in The New York Times that he interfered with drug investigations on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota. Jourdain said it... Editorial: Navajo Nation still number 1 in our eyes "They suddenly may find themselves ranked No. 2 in tribal enrollment, but to us, the Navajo Nation and its people rank at the top of our list. According to a... Native teenager still missing after two years The family of Sunshine Wood, the Native teenager who went missing two years ago on February 20, 2004, still holds out hope that she will be found alive. Wood... Opinions and Views: Mike Harris on the stand Mike Harris, the former premier of Ontario, was the biggest witness at the inquiry into the death of Ojibwe protester Dudley George but the news media says his testimony,... Ex-premier concludes testimony to inquiry Mike Harris, the former premier of Ontario, concluded his testimony at the inquiry into the death of Ojibwe protester Dudley George. Harris said he doesn't regret the actions he... South Dakota commission releases final report The South Dakota Equal Justice Commission, created by the South Dakota Supreme Court, to investigate perceptions of unfairness in the state's justice system, released its final report and recommendations last... Catawba Nation settlement pays off for state The Catawba Nation land claim settlement act passed by Congress in 1993 is paying off for the state of South Carolina. The state contributed $12.5 million towards a $50 million... Mankiller says tribes went 'overboard' with Abramoff Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, says tribes who hired disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff "went way overboard" with their attempts to gain influence... Mashantucket Museum hosts language conference The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation in Connecticut is the site of the "Revitalizing Algonquian Languages" conference this week. The three-day conference features more... Oregon expands aid to out-of-state Indian students Tribal members who live outside the state of Oregon are now eligible for financial assistance through the Oregon University System. The Oregon Student Assistance Commission expanded the definition of "resident... Yellow Bird: Plant education began on reservation "My interest in the prairie and plants began many years ago, when I helped my grandmother gather plants. Some of them, we ate; some, she used for medicine. It wasn't... Giago: Real problem in South Dakota is race relations "In the 1970s when Indian women accused the Indian Health Service of secretly sterilizing them, their protests fell on deaf ears. Of course, these same legislators would have thought of... |