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February 28, 2006 Urban Indian clinics in Oklahoma safe from cut Two urban clinics in Oklahoma are safe from the Bush administration's $33 million cut to urban Indian health care because they fall under a separate funding source. Former Sen. Don... Blackfeet Nation closes down landfill after 30 years The Blackfeet Nation of Montana has closed a landfill that operated on the reservation for 30 years. The tribe agreed to replace the dump back in 1997 but high costs... Update from NCAI winter session in Washington Updates from the winter session of the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C. Anti-Drug Initiative NCAI President Joe Garcia held a press conference to outline a three-tiered initiative... Indian gaming law proposal undergoes big changes The Bush administration is scaling back its controversial gaming law proposal amid overwhelming opposition in Indian Country, outgoing U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger said on Monday. Addressing the winter session of... Northern Cheyenne VP: Wrong to keep team off court "The recent actions from the Montana High School Association has left a bitter taste among our Northern Cheyenne Tribal Schools Indian basketball players, coaches, parents and fans. On Feb. 20,... Native Threads clothing expands to Canada Native Threads, an Indian-owned clothing company, is expanding its reach into Canada. Rudy Rojas, a member of the Tigua Tribe of Texas, recently picked up a Canadian distributor. The... Navajo Nation appeals court ruling on snowmaking The Navajo Nation has appealed a federal judge's decision to allow snowmaking in the sacred San Francisco Peaks. Last month, U.S. District Judge Paul Rosenblatt said the use of reclaimed... Tribes hope to tap into natural energy resources Tribes in the Rocky Mountain region are seeking to develop their natural energy resources in hopes of generating jobs and revenues and taking more control of their destines. The Chippewa... Editorial: Racism behind proposal for new county "Divide Charles Mix County? Because of racism? No. There might be good reasons to look around our state and consider reconfiguring some of our counties - merging, taking a piece... Science Snapshot: Study of Kennewick Man "It's not quite CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, but the oldest forensic science case in the country is back in the spotlight. Scientists have presented their evaluation of the remains... Medal of Honor sought for Sisseton-Wahpeton vet The Secretary of the Army is reviewing a request to award the Medal of Honor to Woodrow Keeble, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe who fought in two wars.... Ousted Enterprise Rancheria members hold protest Former members of the Enterprise Rancheria of California held a protest on Saturday as the tribe was holding a council meeting. Enterprise Rancheria 1 consists of 70 people who... Navajo Nation president blasts BIA budget cuts Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said the Bush administration failed to consult tribes when it cut the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget. Shirley spoke at the tribal budget advisory... Yellow Bird: It's time for tribes to go smoke-free "When I spend an evening at one of the local casinos, I come home with burning eyes and sometimes a sinus headache. I don't know if its from staring at... KBIC member appointed to Small Business post William H. Largent, a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Michigan, has been named director of the Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs. Largent has... Judge won't force FBI to give up all Peltier papers The FBI can withhold some documents related to imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier, a federal judge ruled. Peltier filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain the... St. Regis Mohawk Tribe blasts NY Times story on drugs The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is demanding an apology from The New York Times for the newspaper's story about drug trafficking in Indian Country. The tribe was prominently featured in... Lobbying reform bill to include tribal provisions Update: Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) introduced an amendment to strike the tribal provisions. It was carried by a voice vote, removing the provisions from the bill. A lobbying reform bill... Sen. Thune helps railroad, a former lobbying client Cecilia Fire Thunder, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, talks with Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota), at National Congress of American Indians reception in the National Museum of the American... |