Reports clear police, criticize hospital in death of arrested man January 31, 2006
- An independent review has cleared Duluth police in the death of David Croud last fall, but other reports Monday criticized some of the actions taken by St.

Police cleared in Croud's death January 31, 2006
... Reports on Monday for the first time introduced other possible factors in the American Indian man's death, including his face-down position on a gurney and the ...

When the Story Stolen Is Your Own January 29, 2006
In 1999 a Native American writer, born fragile and poor on a destitute Indian reservation, published an essay, "The Blood Runs like a River Through My Dreams

Budding scientist started in SD January 29, 2006
... At Arizona, she chose to get involved in water studies because the issue is important to Native American tribes and because she preferred applicable research

Santee tribe among 3 more recognized within the state January 29, 2006
... Tribes that are recognized by the state can label crafts they sell as “Native American” and they can apply for minority grants or scholarships

 Diabetes is a growing concern January 29, 2006
... African American, Hispanic, native American, Asian American and Pacific Islander children are at greater risk than Caucasian children in America; girls are

Ceremonial grounds sold out from under -- but spirits soar January 29, 2006
... grounds to Star Realty for $1.5 million, the state will be able to sign a 99-year lease as early as this week allowing the Native American community to remain

 An AIM Activist's View of Jack Abramoff January 29, 2006
... is consistent with congressional double-dealings that manipulate away profit, land, natural resources and enterprising attempts by Native American tribes to

Tribal casino site near New Buffalo placed into federal trust January 29, 2006
NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — After more than six years of courtroom challenges, an American Indian tribe's proposed site in southwestern Michigan for a

Western Shoshone urge probe of human rights violations January 27, 2006
''We've got a fight on our hands,'' Western Shoshone Carrie Dann told Indian Country Today, encouraging the United Nations to increase pressure on the United

The Future of American Indian peoples January 27, 2006
The future of American Indians is muffled, like a dog with a muzzle on, and only so many of us can be heard. But, in looking back

Amendment sought to state smoking ban January 25, 2006
... Supporters of the bill, SB-6213, say it restricts Native American religious practices, such as pipe ceremonies that use tobacco.

Naming Native to parole board a good choice January 25, 2006
Rounds sponsored a move last year to require a Native American on the board by law, but that failed, as another such effort this year probably will fail.

Wyo rancher gives land to university January 25, 2006
... He called it an "American treasure," noting that it's largely undisturbed and contains dinosaur fossils, American Indian archaeology and geological features.

Reports: Bush, Abramoff shown together in photos January 23, 2006
... Contributions that came directly from Abramoff, his wife and one of the American Indian tribes he represented — a total of $6,000 — were donated to the ...

Talking point: Blame the Indians for Abramoff January 23, 2006
... Man's Indian,'' that annoyed quite a few of its subjects but made the interesting point that old cliches no longer fit the vigorous changes in Indian country. ...

South Dakota legislators hear from Indian country January 23, 2006
... For the past six years, the state Capitol has been home to Native American Day - a ceremony that has opened new avenues of communication with state legislators

Supreme Court refuses to hear voting rights case January 23, 2006
... 60 votes. ''The actions of the South Dakota Legislature to silence the voice of Native American voters have been shameful. We are

Disaster jobs emerging as a gold mine for Blackfeet January 23, 2006
... The Native American bank in Browning kept late hours to provide grubstake loans. Suddenly, the entire tribal government was an employment machine. ...

Program promotes Indian home loans January 23, 2006
Historically, home ownership has languished in Indian Country, leaving less than one-third of reservation families as homeowners, according to the Government

Study finds isolated students fall behind January 23, 2006
... "The message we would like to resonate is that the problem of low performance by American Indian students is not intractable and is most often a function of ...

Tribes will get human remains from Yellowstone January 23, 2006
... said. The return of the Yellowstone remains was nudged along by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. ...

Utah plan limits Indian peyote use January 23, 2006
... The bill follows state and federal court cases against Linda and James Mooney, founders of the Oklevueha EarthWalks Native American Church of Utah. ...

American Indian foundation encourages youth art
... “It’s about promoting freedom of expression,” Ray said. “Gallup is the birthplace of great Native American art, and we hope to gain recognition

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR COMMEMORATION UNDERWAY January 18, 2006
... It was waged from 1754 until 1763. Although the British won, the French and their Native American allies scored some victories in Oswego. .

Native Americans lobby Legislature January 18, 2006
... and chanting of the Wakpa Waste drum group echoed from the marbled walls of the state Capitol rotunda Tuesday afternoon, marking Native

 Lobbying efforts by Indian tribes advised January 18, 2006
... their representatives. Wilson said NIEA hopes to improve lobbying efforts on behalf of American Indian education. Haskell students American Day at the ...

Allen's Final Words: 'It's a Good Day to Die' January 18, 2006
... Then Allen, wearing a yellow, green and red beaded headband and a large Native American necklace with an amulet and gray and white feathers, lay quietly as ...

Reservation becoming heart of drug trade January 18, 2006
... was discovered in one location: the Tohono O’odham reservation , where abject poverty and the opportunity for a fast buck torment the American Indian nation. ...

Cherokees OK $1.25 million PAC January 18, 2006
... I haven’t seen anything yet that will change those people's [legislators’] minds who are against us. We have to settle for this being Indian Country. ...

Native Americans lobby Legislature January 18, 2006
... makes a difference.". Gov. Mike Rounds was honored in a ceremony conducted by Lakota elder Chief Leonard Crow Dog. A blue-and-white

OP/ED: Snowbowl ruling sensible January 18, 2006
Near the end of a thoughtful, 62-page decision affirming the right of a ski area near Flagstaff to use reclaimed water to make snow is an observation that underscores the U.S . Forest Service's sensitivity to Native American beliefs.  

Report finds Yakama Nation tribal court dysfunctional January 18, 2006
A 52-page report by the National Indian Justice Center describes the Yakama Nation's tribal court system as dysfunctional and lacking leadership, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported.  

Legislature committee to hear Abenaki issues January 18, 2006
 Lawmakers in the Vermont House will be hearing testimony about whether the state should grant official recognition to the Abenaki tribe of American Indians. 

 Infant mortality rate has risen in South Dakota January 18, 2006
... The state medical association, Indian Health Services and the University of South Dakota medical school have formed a team to look into the issue further ...

IHS grant to fund diabetes risk and asthma studies January 18, 2006
... The center focuses on health research in tribes and is funded by the IHS. ... In addition, the grant will look at whether involvement of youths in traditional ...

Rare bats discovered in eastern Oklahoma January 18, 2006
TULSA (AP) — A forestry specialist with the Cherokee Nation appraising timber in eastern Oklahoma uncovered a newfound colony of endangered Ozark big-eared ...

At least 200 bison captured at Yellowstone January 18, 2006
... Bison meat, heads and hides are being donated to American Indian tribes, said Marc Bridges, of the state Department of Livestock. ...

More Yellowstone bison shipped to slaughter January 18, 2006
... Bison meat, heads and hides are being donated to American Indian tribes, said Marc Bridges, of the state Department of Livestock. ...

Killing Anna Mae Aquash, Smearing John Trudell January 18, 2006
... Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) pathologist, Dr. WO Brown certified that she had "died from exposure." In a very unusual move, her hands were severed and sent ..

JODI RAVE: Decades later, King's speech still applies to Indian Country January 16, 2006
 It's been 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. first stepped onto the civil rights stage and grabbed the world's attention.

Americans honor Martin Luther King January 16, 2006
GREENVILLE, SC - Millions of people across the country are remembering slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, who would have turned 77 on Sunday. ...

Under the Dome: Passion runs strong on Abenaki-recognition bill January 16, 2006
... strong on the topic, starting with tribal members who ... would open the door to college scholarships, grants and the right to market American Indian crafts ...

United tribal court may lure business January 16, 2006
... But some Native Americans are wary of the concept ... former executive director of the National American Indian Court Judges ... with a group of Sioux Indian leaders.

Oneida keep eye on Alito hearings January 16, 2006
... Gollnick said he has watched Alito's confirmation hearings. "I know that Judge Alito has had very little experience in Indian country," Gollnick said. ...

Oneida land trust application moves ahead with BIA hearings January 16, 2006
VERONA, NY - The Oneida Indian Nation of New York's land-into-trust application process took another step forward with two public meetings that prompted ...

Nez Perce bury ancestors' remains January 16, 2006
LAPWAI, Idaho - The Nez Perce Tribe recently received the remains of three warriors killed during the Nez Perce War of 1877 that had been held at the ...

Duluth's Indian commission gains its voice, works on housing goal January 16, 2006
BY STEVE KUCHERA. Nearly four years ago Duluth created the American Indian Commission to give the city's largest minority a greater voice.

Gun Lake seeks post-Abramoff 'truth and justice' January 13th, 2006
BRADLEY, Mich. - The chairman of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians said he hoped that former super-lobbyist ...

Trust claim filing period extended one year January 13th, 2006
WASHINGTON - The time limit for a tribal government to file a settlement claim to receive trust money owed it by the federal government has been extended for ...

CNIGA Chair Urges New Efforts to Reduce Indian Poverty and Problem ...January 13th, 2006
... Miranda pledged to have CNIGA lead an effort in Indian country in 2006 to "tear down the barriers that historically have blocked sustainable economic ...

Media impact on American Indian public policy January 13th, 2006
... that generate in the American public, in particular professionals in American media, a more comprehensive understanding of how to report on Indian country. ...

Court allows wastewater-snow on sacred Navajo land January 13th, 2006
... ruling that clears the way for an Arizona ski resort to make artificial snow using reclaimed wastewater on a mountain sacred to several Native American tribes. ..

Dull Knife run honors ancestors and youth January 13th, 2006
CUSTER, SD - The road from Fort Robinson in Nebraska to the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana is 400 miles, yet runners as young as 7 made the run to ...

Police harass smoke shop in prelude to tax crackdown January 13th, 2006
... enforcement of statewide taxation of reservation sales to non-Indians, scheduled to go into effect March 1. ''They're practicing,'' he told Indian Country Today ...

Filmmaker dies in plane crash in Lancaster January 13th, 2006
... In "The Red Road to Sobriety" in 1995, Rhine showed viewers the first Native American Alcoholics Anonymous convention in a story that showed "how alcohol was ...

Indian burial ground excavated in Miami January 13th, 2006
Archaeologists excavating two American Indian burial sites in downtown Miami say they have found hundreds of remains piled in limestone fissures, some of the ...

Tribes fret over proposed restrictions on casinos January 13th, 2006
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - American Indian leaders from around the country on criticized plans by the US Department of Justice to impose tougher rules on ...

Jourdain sentencing set for Friday January 12th, 2006
... 21 shootings at the northern Minnesota Indian reservation. ... including seven at the reservation's high school ... the second deadliest in American history since ...

Tainted cash from Abramoff scandal goes to needy January 12th, 2006
... On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 1,300 miles from the federal courthouse in Washington where Abramoff admitted guilt, his largesse will help an additional ...

South Dakota Native Killed Near Fallujah, DOD Says January 12th, 2006
... in Virginia. His mother, Doyla (Underbaggage) Lundstrom of Black Hawk, is from Kyle on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. She said ...

Abramoff Corruption Scandal: Will More Probes Follow? January 11th, 2006
... Shocking details about how he conned Native American tribes to part with their funds ostensibly to secure “political influence” for them in Capitol Hill ...

Doctor jailed over sale of her ranch January 11th, 2006
... Rohr continued to insist that she is an American Indian, citing the 1778 treaty with the Delaware Indians, and said the court doesn't have jurisdiction over her ...

 Judge rejects bid to block Playa Vista project in LA January 11th, 2006
... who sued to stop the project argued the EIR didn't fully consider the likelihood that new construction would unearth part of a Native American burial ground ...

TV reporter resigns to run youth magazine January 11th, 2006
PHOENIX - Television reporter Mary Kim Titla, San Carlos Apache, has taken the bold step of leaving her position at KPNX-TV Channel 12 News in Phoenix to

Effect of Abramoff scandal to snare tribes January 9th, 2006
... of Indian Affairs for Louisiana, asked then-Louisiana Coushatta chairman Lovelin Poncho to contribute $1 million to help prepare American Indian students for

Scandal has lawmakers reforming January 9th, 2006
... of the House Resources Committee, Pombo is also being pressed anew to convene hearings into Abramoffs business dealings with Native American tribes and the

Venezuela deal with Indians could be prelude to big announcement January 9th, 2006
... sign its own agreement with Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum ... The deal being negotiated by the Baldacci administration ... Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is expected ...

Zapatistas tour cements shift for indigenous rights January 9th, 2006
... meet with Venezuela. Leaders from Paiute, Lakota and other tribes in Indian country are ready to enter talks. Jose Garcia, lieutenant ...

Shinnecocks still have to wait January 9th, 2006
... Now, experts on Native American law say, unless the Shinnecocks come up with a new legal tactic, they will be forced to continue waiting for the protracted

Wind River officer wins award January 9th, 2006
... Meantime, the Wind River Police Department received the National Native American Law Enforcement Association's Unity Award for dismantling a major drug

President Fire Thunder reinstated January 9th, 2006
PINE RIDGE, SD - Oglala Sioux President Cecilia Fire Thunder, accused of mortgaging tribal land and of abusing elders and a council member, was given a vote of ...

Program guides American Indian students through medical school January 9th, 2006
... The center is one of three Native American Centers of Excellence in the nation, supported in part by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Begay running for US House as independent January 9th, 2006
... Begay is an American Indian who grew up in poverty. ... He grew up in Rapid City and spent a few years in a boarding school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

'Indian' mascot may have to go January 9th, 2006
... the issue first came to light in Wisconsin, one thing is certain: Controversy over whether schools should be allowed to use American Indian mascots, names and

Politicians unloading links to Abramoff January 4, 2006
... Beach County. Foley, R-Jupiter, planned to keep $3,000 received from two Native American tribes once represented by Abramoff. "We ...

Taylor camp doesn't say if he'll return contributions January 4, 2006
... Robin Hayes also have received donations from American Indian tribes that were clients of Abramoff or connected to him, according to data provided by the ...

Federal officials to visit Wampanoag tribe next week January 4, 2006
... Ferson. "But it is incredibly distracting. It's troubling to be associated with allegations against other native American tribes.". The

NCAA on the warpath January 4, 2006
... preferred instrument of social improvement, and now the NCAA's censors say the Chief must go, as must the university's logo of a Native American in feathered ...

Tribal leaders rebut confederation January 4, 2006
... To that end, they contacted state officials, hired an attorney and unsuccessfully attempted to invoke the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ...

NAME - Jack Abramoff. AGE; BIRTH DATE - 46; born Feb. 28, 1959, in ...January 3, 2006
QUOTE - "I'd love us to get our mitts on that moolah." Abramoff, in an e-mail to an ally, about an American Indian tribe's contributions to Democrats.

Denver to host 2006 North American Indigenous Games January 3, 2006
DENVER (AP) - Colorado's Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes are sponsoring an Olympics-style competition expected to bring 8,000 athletes from tribes ...

Navajo group approves power plant tax agreement January 3, 2006
FARMINGTON, NM (AP) - The Navajo Nation Tax Commission has approved a taxation agreement for a proposed $2.2 billion, 1,500-megawatt coal-burning power plant

Penobscots want to expand drug business January 3, 2006
By Jerry Harkavy -- Associated Press. INDIAN ISLAND, Maine (AP) - A Maine Indian tribe looking to promote economic development has turned from gaming to drugs. ...

Oklahoma to resume tobacco talks January 3, 2006
SAPULPA, Okla. (AP) - Three American Indian tribes are asking the state to resume talks to resolve differences over tobacco compacts.

Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River reservations to receive heating aid January 3, 2006
Running Strong for American Indian Youth, based in Virginia, has targeted the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where Mills grew up, and the Cheyenne River Indian ...

Tribal tensions erupt at Schaghticoke reservation January 3, 2006
... Kent. It was symbolic, perhaps, of the broken relations between members of western Connecticut's only American Indian tribe. Tensions ...

Capitol Hill girds for battle on several fronts in 2006 January 3, 2006
... Bob Ney, R-Ohio, may be caught up in bribery scandals in connection with Jack Abramoff, a powerful lobbyist accused of defrauding American Indian tribes that ...

Sacred Circle hires staff January 3, 2006
RAPID CITY -- Two staff changes happened during December at a national American Indian domestic-violence cessation center. -- Elena ...

Navajo school helped January 3, 2006
... AKA employees helped raise the $6,500 that the company sent to provide a Christmas meal and children's gifts for the American Indian community. ...
 

The 25th Annual Colorado Indian Market and Southwest Showcase January 3, 2006
... the complex. Native American star of movies and television will be present at the show to greet you and sign autographs. Steve has