News: January 25, 2004 - January 31, 2004 Archives

January 30, 2004
Oneida Nation takes snipe at Wisconsin cousins (01/30)
BIA changes mind and recognizes Conn. tribe (01/30)
Hopi man ends run as head of Colo. Women's Chamber (01/30)
Editorial: Navajo Nation let children suffer (01/30)
Men defend removal of tribal petroglyphs in Nev. (01/30)
Fort Belknap Tribes sue over abandoned gold mines (01/30)
Lumbee tribal council upholds firing of administrator (01/30)
Obituary: Plume, first female superintendent for BIA (01/30)
Ex-Pine Ridge cop pleads not guilty to abuse charges (01/30)
First urban Indian Boys and Girls club open in Wash. (01/30)
Calif. tribes criticized for 'reservation shopping' (01/30)
Nev. court hears dispute over kitty litter plant (01/30)
N.M. considering plan to keep Indian artists warm (01/30)
Native soldier treated to drum song in Mont. (01/30)
Students drawn to Junior Native Youth Olympics (01/30)
Officials in Conn. to fight tribe's recognition (01/30)
Distributors interested in Chris Eyre's latest film (01/30)
Navajo Nation council votes to remove education head (01/30)
School blames cuts to programs on Oneida Nation (01/30)

January 29, 2004
Redding Rancheria disenrolls 67 family members (01/29)
Agreement keeps Indian loan program afloat (01/29)
Man charged with murder in Mont. tribal court (01/29)
N.M. Indian affairs officials unexpectedly resign (01/29)
Probate reform bill heads to Senate for vote (01/29)
Supreme Court hears from states in gaming case (01/29)
Man accused in Aquash murder fights U.S. extradition (01/29)
Oneida Nation urges Supreme Court to reject tax case (01/29)
Tribal consultation over dam licenses criticized (01/29)
S.D. officials to create Indian education office (01/29)
S.D. drops voter fraud charges against Indian woman (01/29)
Wis. study ranks reservation worst in health (01/29)
Top N.Y. lawmaker rejects call to delay Indian tax (01/29)
N.C. board delays removal of two Indian mascots (01/29)
Panel endorses tribe's entertainment district (01/29)
Judge orders Exxon to pay $7B for Valdez spill (01/29)
Yale to appoint faculty member in Native studies (01/29)
Students in Va. collect books for Laguna Pueblo (01/29)
Calif. tribe, local police break up drug ring (01/29)
Tribal homeland security legislation in limbo (01/29)
Editorial: Keep open mind on Palm Springs plan (01/29)
Native teen organizes Junior Native Olympics (01/29)
Utah spent $3.8M fighting Goshute waste dump (01/29)

January 28, 2004
Tex Hall stress votes and unity in speech (01/28)
Wash. county opposing tribe's land-into-trust request (01/28)
Democrats turn to states with key Indian votes (01/28)
N.D. judge rules gas tax on Indians illegal (01/28)
Navajo leaders object to efforts to re-open water deal (01/28)
Commentary: Lewis and Clark robbed Native peoples (01/28)
Tribes using wildlife grants for various projects (01/28)
Okla. governor seeks big increase in tobacco tax (01/28)
Tribal lobbyist appointed to head DOI commission (01/28)
Sask. First Nation considers starting up MRI clinic (01/28)
Sault Ste. Marie chair, family, receive death threats (01/28)
Jewish groups oppose Native leader's nomination (01/28)
Caddo women still holed up in tribal headquarters (01/28)
Judge rules Schwarzenegger violated campaign law (01/28)
Donations accepted for family who lost four children (01/28)
Judge to have 'final word' on Shinnecock recognition (01/28)
Minn. biologists agree on harvest levels for tribes (01/28)
Senate Indian Affairs panel holding first meeting (01/28)
Maori girl wins Best Actress nod for 'Whale Rider' (01/28)

January 27, 2004
Redding Rancheria considers disenrolling others (01/27)
More non-Native input sought into N.M. water deal (01/27)
Ariz. tribe turning to members to staff police force (01/27)
Norton distributing wildlife grants to tribes (01/27)
R.I. tribe takes smokeshop case to higher court (01/27)
Calif. county to consider anti-Indian sentiments (01/27)
New York Oneidas feel threatened by cousins (01/27)
Ex-Navajo Nation president sworn in for new job (01/27)
Lumbee court allows fired executive to stay on job (01/27)
Tribe's Palm Springs proposal up for city meeting (01/27)
Supreme Court to rule on juvenile executions (01/27)
Calif. Republican took large-dollar tribal donations (01/27)
Native American Bank extends loan to Wash. tribe (01/27)
Budget office forecasts rise in federal deficit (01/27)
Wash. tribe offers payments for land, services (01/27)
City official in Colo. apologizes for sweat lodge flap (01/27)
Indian lawmaker wants courses in tribal studies (01/27)
In Alaska, taught in Yupik but tested in English (01/27)
Village police officer caught in tough situation (01/27)
E-mail worm quickly spreading through Internet (01/27)

January 26, 2004
Residents of Alaska Native village choose new site (01/26)
Calif. tribe accuses county of ignoring racism (01/26)
Navajo Nation cleaning up storage tank sites (01/26)
Puyallup Tribe's ancient observatory preserved (01/26)
Shinnecock Nation case tests legal waters (01/26)
Writer sets first novel on Pine Ridge Reservation (01/26)
Crow Tribe's growing bison herd poses problems (01/26)
Tribal leader supports sharing of DWI records (01/26)
Thune urges GOP to reach out to Indian voters (01/26)
Lemhi Shoshonis share Lewis and Clark experiences (01/26)
Nisqually Tribe throws surprise party for elder (01/26)
BIA Schools: Are Indian students being left behind? (01/26)
Agua Caliente Tribe has big plans for Palm Springs (01/26)
Recognition decision expected for Schaghticoke Tribe (01/26)
Eastern Cherokees funding rural high-speed network (01/26)
Tim Giago: Indians pay no taxes, and other myths (01/26)
Mark Trahant: We're still fighting the Cold War (01/26)
Yellow Bird: Providing Indian education to public (01/26)
Judge threatens contempt in Indian farmers' case (01/26)
Haskell boxing club to host Native championship (01/26)

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