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March 24, 2006 DOI trust reform meeting set for Portland, Oregon The Interior Department is holding a meeting next week in Portland, Oregon, to solicit input on a proposal overhaul of its Indian trust regulations. The proposal would affect more than... Lobbying reform amendments target tribes Although Washington's push for lobbying reform has weakened in recent weeks, tribes and Alaska Native corporations face new requirements under amendments being considered in the Senate. In the wake of... Tribal-Related Amendments to Lobbying Reform Bill The following are the text of three tribal-related amendments to S.2349, the lobbying reform bill being considered in the Senate. SA 2908. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be... Family, fellow soldiers pay tribute to Lori Piestewa The family of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq, was joined by four of Piestewa's fellow soldiers at a memorial service on Thursday morning. The ceremony... UND faculty asks school to retire 'Fighting Sioux' More than 120 University of North Dakota faculty members signed a letter calling on the school to get rid of its "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. The faculty said the... Native youth use theater to share traditions Native students in Billings, Montana, are using theater to share their traditions and culture. The Native American Youth Theater Group features a cast of 24 Native students, who range... Oglala Sioux Tribe still lacks money for police force The Oglala Sioux Tribe says it will have to fire 28 police officers due to cuts in the Community Orientated Policing Services (COPS) program. The tribe was awarded a $4.5... Herseth, Miller visit South Dakota reservations Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-South Dakota) and Rep. George Miller (D-California) visited two South Dakota reservations on Thursday to learn more about Indian education. Herseth brought Miller, the senior Democrat on... Former Caddo Nation employee indicted for theft A former employee of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $75,000 from the tribe. Elizabeth Ann Hernandez, 44, was the tribe's procurement officer... Eva Rehner, oldest member of Pala Band, dies at 95 Eva Linton Rehner, the oldest member of the Pala Band of Mission Indians of California, died March 16 of natural causes. She was 95. Rehner took the state of California... Police uncover site where Native girl was buried The Royal Canadian Mounted Police uncovered a site on the Fisher River First Nation in Manitoba where they believe a five-year-old girl was buried. The RCMP didn't find the... Indian group ends free-trade protests in Ecuador Ecuador's most prominent Indian organization ended 11 days of protests against a free trade deal with the United States. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador organized blockades of... Paper examines Indian race relations, civil rights The Farmington Daily Times continues its five-part series on Indian race relations and civil rights issues in Farmington, New Mexico. The March 23 installment looks at education in the Central... Company brings phone service to Navajo Nation A New Mexico company is a step closer to bringing telephone service to the Navajo Nation. Sacred Wind Communications won approval from the state Public Regulation Commission as an eligible... Dorgan holds listening session on Indian education Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, held a listening session on Indian education at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Dorgan heard from... BIA asked for map of Osage Reservation boundaries A non-Indian rancher says the Bureau of Indian Affairs hasn't responded to his request for a map that details the boundaries of the Osage Reservation in northeastern Oklahoma. Dick Surber... Dancers, drummers ready for Denver March Powwow The 32nd annual Denver March Powwow, one of the largest powwows in the nation, kicks off today at the Denver Coliseum. The powwow was started three decades ago in order... Red Lake Nation prepares to open lake for fishing The Red Lake Nation in northern Minnesota is opening Red Lake for walleye fishing for the first time since the late 1990s. The fishing season is the result of the... Kootenai Tribe raising endangered sturgeon A hatchery run by the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho is raising endangered white sturgeon. With only 500 sturgeon left in the wild, the tribe is trying to revive the... Fire Thunder creates stir with abortion law comments Cecilia Fire Thunder, the president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, has created a buzz among pro-choice groups for her comments on the state of South Dakota's extremely restrictive abortion... Abramoff called to testify in Florida murder case Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a former business partner are being subpoenaed to testify in a Florida murder case. Abramoff and former partner Adam Kidan bought the SunCruz fleet of... Former White House official set for court hearing David Safavian, a former White House official who used to work with Jack Abramoff, has a hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C,. this afternoon. Safavian used to work... |