News Archive: March 19, 2006 - March 25, 2006 Archives

March 24, 2006
DOI trust reform meeting set for Portland, Oregon (03/24)
Lobbying reform amendments target tribes (03/24)
Tribal-Related Amendments to Lobbying Reform Bill (03/24)
Family, fellow soldiers pay tribute to Lori Piestewa (03/24)
UND faculty asks school to retire 'Fighting Sioux' (03/24)
Native youth use theater to share traditions (03/24)
Oglala Sioux Tribe still lacks money for police force (03/24)
Herseth, Miller visit South Dakota reservations (03/24)
Former Caddo Nation employee indicted for theft (03/24)
Eva Rehner, oldest member of Pala Band, dies at 95 (03/24)
Police uncover site where Native girl was buried (03/24)
Indian group ends free-trade protests in Ecuador (03/24)
Paper examines Indian race relations, civil rights (03/24)
Company brings phone service to Navajo Nation (03/24)
Dorgan holds listening session on Indian education (03/24)
BIA asked for map of Osage Reservation boundaries (03/24)
Dancers, drummers ready for Denver March Powwow (03/24)
Red Lake Nation prepares to open lake for fishing (03/24)
Kootenai Tribe raising endangered sturgeon (03/24)
Fire Thunder creates stir with abortion law comments (03/24)
Abramoff called to testify in Florida murder case (03/24)
Former White House official set for court hearing (03/24)

March 23, 2006
Tribes speak out against McCain's gaming bill (03/23)
Paper examines Indian race relations, civil rights (03/23)
Jury sees mother confessing to daughter's murder (03/23)
Man says he stole petroglyphs to protect them (03/23)
Meskwaki Tribe swears in chief for new police force (03/23)
HUD to look into Lumbee housing complaints (03/23)
Soboba Band sues to protect ancient village (03/23)
First Nation rescues 99 people from sinking ferry (03/23)
Ex-Seminole chief barred from being 'disloyal' to tribe (03/23)
Native protest at construction site continues (03/23)
Indians in Ecuador march to oppose free-trade deal (03/23)
Tribal business enterprises protected from lawsuit (03/23)
Bad Eagle: Ethnic arrogance in media coverage (03/23)
Supreme Court restricts police search powers (03/23)
San Manuel Band to start construction on hotel (03/23)
Northern Cheyenne Tribe buys land near Bear Butte (03/23)
Urban Navajos urged to create Albuquerque chapter (03/23)
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe awaits recognition (03/23)
Letter: Mississippi Choctaws not asked about mascot (03/23)

March 22, 2006
Men who stole petroglyphs escape punishment (03/22)
Two Creek Freedmen apply for citizenship after ruling (03/22)
Denver museum holds annual spring buffalo feast (03/22)
Southern Ute Tribe builds off-reservation community (03/22)
Canada outlines Native water improvement plan (03/22)
Navajo woman makes mark at council speaker's office (03/22)
Paper examines Indian race relations, civil rights (03/22)
Inuits in Arctic feel effects of climate change (03/22)
Indian students accuse school of undermining culture (03/22)
Oklahoma tribes exempt from state workers comp law (03/22)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe asked to clarify land claim (03/22)
Pokanoket Tribe seeks state, federal recognition (03/22)
Soboba Band to begin work on golf course clubhouse (03/22)
Editorial: Lobbying reform shell game in Washington (03/22)
New Rumsey Band chairman makes culture a priority (03/22)
Sen. Burns faces Republican primary challenge (03/22)
Poll shows Ralph Reed lost support after Abramoff (03/22)
Herseth focuses on education during reservation tour (03/22)
Ecuador declares emergency to stop Indian protests (03/22)

March 21, 2006
Opinion: Media issues on anniversary of Red Lake (03/21)
Ex-Leader: Passamaquoddy Tribe almost bankrupt (03/21)
Tribal issues put Kempthorne in hot seat at Interior (03/21)
Man charged for reservation drug trafficking (03/21)
Border tribes face threats from migrants, drug trade (03/21)
Tragedy at Red Lake: One year after deadly shootings (03/21)
Another Pechanga family faces removal from tribe (03/21)
Creek Freedmen see opening in citizenship dispute (03/21)
Democrats, Republicans at odds over tobacco tax (03/21)
Yellow Bird: Farewell to Pearl, my aunt and mother (03/21)
Editorial: If Indians won't pay tobacco tax, get rid of it (03/21)
Indian law subject of at South Dakota symposium (03/21)
Woman in custody fight claims Chippewa heritage (03/21)
Chippewa leader seeks broader enrollment criteria (03/21)
Agua Caliente leader joins Palm Springs Walk of Stars (03/21)
San Manuel Band reaches deal with county over road (03/21)
Tribes to lose 760 officers due to loss of COPS grants (03/21)
Oneida Nation signs property tax agreement with city (03/21)
Thousands expected for Indian protest in Ecuador (03/21)
Rumsey Band swears in new chairman, tribal council (03/21)
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town accused of padding rolls (03/21)
Kempthorne offered DOI post on day of nomination (03/21)
Giago: Oglala Sioux president on state abortion law (03/21)

March 20, 2006
Cherokee chief calls for an 'Indian' Nation by blood (03/20)
Indian issues weren't on Kempthorne's agenda in Senate (03/20)
Chumash Chair: Tribes are sovereign governments (03/20)
Tribes wary of Kempthorne, Interior nominee (03/20)
Seminole Tribe, ex-chief Jim Billie settle dispute (03/20)
Tragedy at Red Lake: One year after deadly shootings (03/20)
Accident claims lives of two young Muckleshoots (03/20)
New Mexico Democrats create Native American caucus (03/20)
BIA has one employee for all roads in New Mexico (03/20)
Chickasaw Nation seeks trust status for new land buy (03/20)
Apache family sues over 'Into the West' haircut (03/20)
Judge agrees to delay Abramoff sentencing (03/20)
Battle brewing over tobacco taxes in New York (03/20)
Alaska Native corporations await GAO report (03/20)
Goshute waste site offered to Energy Department (03/20)
Rep. Doolittle's wife benefited from DeLay, Abramoff (03/20)
Lobbyists already figuring out reform loopholes (03/20)
Editorial: Settle trust fund lawsuit for billions (03/20)
Mark Trahant: Unsaid debates dominate agenda (03/20)

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