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Testimony wraps
up at Ipperwash inquiry
June
28, 2006
Toronto Star,
Canada -
... Most of the George family was present
Wednesday for the final day of testimony at
the Ipperwash inquiry, said family spokesman
and lawyer Murray
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Indian
activists give up beer blockade
June
28, 2006
Herald News
Daily, ND -
... seize beer from motorists driving into
the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation after
... The fewer than a dozen activists were
outnumbered by journalists and law ...
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Beer Blockade Seeks to End Tribal Drinking
June
28, 2006
Houston Chronicle -
United States
... to maintain order, said Alex White
Plume, vice president of the tribal council.
Russell Means, an Indian actor who was part
of the American Indian Movement of...
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Award honors Zah's advocacy for Indian
affairs
June
28, 2006
Arizona State
University - Tempe,USA
Peterson Zah, former president of the Navajo
Nation and adviser to ASU's president on
American Indian affairs for more than 10
years, has been honored with the ...
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The USA on DVD
June
27, 2006
Washington Post -
United States
... in US history -- from the horrific
massacre of the native Pequot on May 26,
1637 (which recast the nature of white
settler/Native American relations) to the
...
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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
June
27, 2006
Free Market News
Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
... of providing a well-digested and
comprehensive system for the protection,
supervision, and improvement of the various
tribes now planted in the Indian country.
...
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Expansion of Alaska Native no-bid deals
sparks debate June
25, 2006
Fairbanks Daily
News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
... The federal contracting rules that have
fueled this boom, by offering unique
opportunities to Native American firms, are
under attack in Congress, though. ...
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BIA Scrutiny of Waste Lease Questioned
June
25, 2006
Forbes - USA
The Bureau of Indian Affairs' approval of a
lease agreement for storing nuclear waste on
the Skull Valley Goshute reservation in Utah
may have been issued
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An island that remembers inmates and
freedom-seekers
June
25, 2006
Fort Worth Star
Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... WELCOME." At the bottom in bolder print,
the words declare, "INDIAN LAND.". ...
Conservancy, tells interested visitors about
the time that American Indians seized...
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Tribal leaders tackle issues, praise
warriors June
25, 2006
Billings Gazette - MT,
USA
... Fire Thunder told the Piestewa family
that "your daughter changed the role of
women in Indian Country" because people
started to recognize the role of female ...
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Tinkering with voting rights
June
25, 2006
Chicago Tribune -
United States
... The Justice Department and
Asian-American legal-aid ... South Dakota
gerrymander that packed Native Americans
into ... the Voting Rights Act gave Indian
residents the...
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Traditional diet appears to lower risk of
cancer June 23, 2006
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
... note: In this column, Roberta Cahill of
the American Cancer Society reveals new
findings from a nationwide food survey and
discusses Native American diet and ...
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Tribal colleges
filling growing need among Indian ...June
23, 2006
Santa Fe New Mexican -
Santa Fe,NM,USA
... along with an increase in American
Indians seeking ... Indian enrollment in
universities has more than doubled ...
percent increase in enrollment at tribal
colleges in...
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OLC graduation activities begin June 23,
2006
Rapid City
Journal, SD -
KYLE - Oglala Lakota College will graduate
166 students at its 33rd commencement
ceremonies on Sunday, June 25. Rep.
Stephanie Herseth
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Indian
Country's New Mindset
June 23, 2006
Yankton Daily
Press, SD -
There has been abundance of viewpoints, or
as I like to call them, "mindsets," about
American Indians over the centuries. The
mindset ...
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Reservation petition drive set June 23,
2006
Rapid City
Journal, SD -
... Its goal is to have the Oglala Sioux
Tribal Council place an issue on the next
election ballot seeking to amend the tribe’s
constitution to ban abortion
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Police issue 7th warrant in Caledonia attack
June 23, 2006
Toronto Star,
Canada -
CALEDONIA, Ont. — Provincial police have
issued a seventh arrest warrant in
connection with an assault on a TV camera
crew in Caledonia, Ont.
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Taxpayers buy disputed land
June 23, 2006
Thunder Bay's
Source, Canada -
... the legislature Thursday the province
agreed to pay the money to Henco Industries,
the developer behind the Douglas Creek
Estates in Caledonia,after saying for
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Indians to run
250 miles for suicide awareness June
21, 2006
Grand Forks
Herald, ND - 4 hours ago
... Fort Yates, ND, to Rosebud, SD, to raise
awareness of high ... This year's four-day
run begins at sunrise Thursday. ... American
Indians ages 15 to 24 are three times ...
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New president walks away from job June
21, 2006
Santa Fe New Mexican -
Santa Fe,NM,USA
... The IAIA board will hold advisory
meetings with national Indian leaders to
discuss finding the right candidate from
Indian Country, Givens said. ...
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Traditional diet appears to lower risk of
cancer June 21, 2006
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
... note: In this column, Roberta Cahill of
the American Cancer Society reveals new
findings from a nationwide food survey and
discusses Native American diet and ...
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Native American
Tribe, County Reach Tax June
21, 2006
GlobeSt. com - New
York,NY,USA
... The opportunity to bring a Native
American Class III gaming operation to
Monticello Raceway will mean positive
economic development for the members of the
St. ...
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State to pay $5.2M to prove citizenship for
health care
June
21, 2006
East Valley Tribune -
Mesa,AZ,USA
... as proof of identify and citizenship for
American Indian clients ... findings by the
US Department of Health and Human ... the
Arizona Council of Human Service
Providers...
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Secretary of the Interior visits Michigan
Soo
June
21, 2006
SooToday.com - USA
... and distribution in Indian Country,
Kempthorne noted the president's 2007 budget
proposal includes an increase for the Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of...
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Whites must admit their privilege
June
21, 2006
The News-Press - Fort
Myers,FL,USA
... only good Indian is a dead Indian" was
both a ... of that policy explain why today
Native Americans have ... in World War II,
resulting in American concentration camps...
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A New Menace on the Rez June 19, 2006
Standard-Speaker -
Hazleton,PA,USA
... America's Indian reservations have a
meth problem. "Meth is becoming the drug of
choice in Indian Country," says Duwayne
Honahni, chief of special ...
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Tribal colleges beckoning members June
19, 2006
Grand Forks Herald -
Grand Forks,ND,USA
... "It's been a slow process, but we are
happy to be where we are," said Gerald Gipp,
executive director of the American Indian
Higher Education Consortium. ...
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Navajo Headstart program in limbo
June 19, 2006
Farmington Daily Times
- Farmington,NM,USA
... On Thursday, Leonard said the Nation was
waiting for the results of background checks
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in
Albuquerque.
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The invisible Indians of California
June 19, 2006
Bay Area Indymedia -
San Francisco,CA,USA
... this changing trend. Leaders of
indigenous organizations celebrate Meso-American
Indian culture and spirituality. As native
people
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Arrest warrant executed June 16, 2006
Canada NewsWire (press
release), Canada -
CALEDONIA, ON, June 16 /CNW/ - On Friday,
June 16, 2006, Six Nations Police executed
an arrest warrant relating to a June 9th
incident in Caledonia, Ontario. ...
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Private Indian land off-limits to state
June 16, 2006
Albuquerque Tribune -
Albuquerque,NM,USA
... The private land within a dependent
American Indian community is Indian country
as well, and Congress has never changed that
status, the court said. ...
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Native American
skulls given to state
June 16, 2006
Chicago Tribune -
United States
... to their remains. Hollonbeck called it a
"wonderful find for Native American people
and people in Illinois.". The Illinois
Historic
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Foundation to operate Indian business office
June 16, 2006
Grand Forks Herald -
Grand Forks,ND,USA
BISMARCK, ND - A Fargo charitable foundation
will aid North Dakota American Indian
businesses in landing federal contracts, a
spokeswoman said. ...
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Fargo
considering Native American Commission
June 16, 2006
Grand Forks
Herald, ND - 1 hour ago
... The nine-member Native American
Commission would include a city
commissioner, a Fargo School Board member
and seven Indian representatives in the
area, all ...
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Tribe bans abortions, suspends president June
13, 2006
Washington Times, DC -
Jun 1, 2006
The Oglala Sioux Tribe has banned abortions
on its Pine Ridge Reservation and suspended
its president allegedly for trying to fund
an abortion clinic. ...
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Oka crisis
explored at Dreamspeakers fest June
13, 2006
Edmonton Sun,
Canada - May 25, 2006
... annual Dreamspeakers International Film
Festival opens in Edmonton June 7 with an
extremely topical screening of the feature
film Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis ...
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Meth takes a toll on Indian reservations June
13, 2006
Seattle Post
Intelligencer - USA
... According to a 2003 survey, an estimated
200,000 housing units are needed immediately
in Indian country and approximately 90,000
Indian families are homeless ...
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Wellness Center Takes On Diabetes
June
13, 2006
Fort Smith Times
Record - Fort Smith,AR,USA
... American Indian nations across the
United States have instituted numerous
programs to ... US Department of Health and
Human Services Indian Health Service formed
a ...
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American Indian Education Conferences
Planned
June
13, 2006
WCCO -
Minneapolis,MN,USA
Two conferences on American Indian and
indigenous higher education will take place
in ... at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community
College and Fond du Lac Reservation.
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Commission Will Review Contracts, Agreements June
13, 2006
Sequoyah County
Times, OK - Jun 9, 2006
... The commissioners will also consider
approval of the Law Enforcement Agreement
between the city and the Cherokee Nation of
Oklahoma. ...
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Cherokees to vote on whether to admit
Freedmen June
13, 2006
Muskogee Daily
Phoenix, OK - 2 hours ago
... tribe. More than 800 descendants of
freedmen have registered with the Cherokee
Nation since the tribal high court’s ruling.
Amending ...
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Duluth church
holds last American Indian service June
13, 2006
Duluth News Tribune -
Duluth,MN,USA
... Meets the Cross" services, where 40 to
100 parishioners have worshiped using
traditional Episcopalian liturgy and songs
mixed with American Indian drums, song ...
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Red Lake tribe starts Internet radio station June
13, 2006
Minnesota Public Radio
- Saint Paul,MN,USA
... Center for Native American Public Radio,
a fledgling non-profit agency established in
2004 says the center's mission is to expand
tribal radio in Indian Country ...
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Former tribal police officer sentenced to
prison
June
13, 2006
Grand Forks Herald -
Grand Forks,ND,USA
BISMARCK, ND - A former Bureau of Indian
Affairs police officer on the Turtle
Mountain Reservation has been sentenced to
seven years in prison on assault...
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Camp to present 'The Dispossessed'
June 10,
2006
Grand Forks Herald -
Grand Forks,ND,USA
... in the 1950s by the federal government
to terminate the reservation and force ...
Mexico, where he specialized in the American
frontier and American Indian history
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Lakota business goes offshore and back
June 10, 2006
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
KYLE, SD - A successful business needs to
expand, but when the cards are stacked
against that possibility, a look outside the
box - or rather, outside the ...
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27 American
Indian skulls found in attic
June 10, 2006
Peoria Journal Star -
Peoria,IL,USA
... its walls and ceiling painted to look
like logs with arrowheads and animal furs
scattered about, she discovered a collection
of 27 American Indian skulls. ...
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Group offers help reburying skulls June
10, 2006
Bloomington Pantagraph
- IL, USA
... Ojibwa. "Whether we can trace them or
not, we know they are Native American, and
as such they deserve a proper burial.".
Schranz ...
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Study: Health care costs soar as population
booms in NM
June 10,
2006
Albuquerque Tribune -
Albuquerque,NM,USA
... The federal government has cut the
budget for the Indian Health Service, so
some American Indians are starting to think
about health insurance for the first ...
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Congress may rescue Indian center funding
June 10,
2006
Salt Lake Tribune -
United States
... and disease prevention programs, if the
Indian Walk-In ... Utah's American Indians
are more likely to be ... 68 percent live in
urban areas outside of reservations.
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Lumbees mark 50 years of recognition, seek
more
June 10,
2006
The Robesonian -
Lumberton,NC,USA
... recognition for our people,” council
Speaker Lawrence ... Tribal Chairman Jimmy
Goins said the celebration is ... among the
over 500 American Indian nations within...
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Agencies close drug enforcement gap
June 10,
2006
Jackson Hole
Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
... At 2.2 million acres, Wind River is the
third largest reservation in the United
States, and just 10 Bureau of Indian Affairs
officers were assigned there.
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Sycuan tribal police get the power
June 10,
2006
San Diego Union
Tribune - United States
... The East County tribe received notice
from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs
yesterday that its eight-member police
department is an officially recognized .
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Grant To Assess Am. Indian Pregnancy Risks June
6, 2006
Yankton Daily Press -
Yankton,SD,USA
SIOUX FALL (AP) -- A $375,000 federal grant
to the Yankton Sioux Tribe will be used to
assess and monitor American Indian women for
pregnancy risks. ...
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An American tragedy centuries in the making
June 6, 2006
Los Angeles Times -
CA,USA
... back for the fate of the Indians, whom
we now call Native Americans. ... clinging
to an ancient spirituality while demanding a
better place in the body politic.
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Indian health education program suffers
budget cut June 3, 2006
Grand Forks Herald -
Grand Forks,ND,USA
DULUTH, Minn. - The University of Minnesota
Center for American Indian and Minority
Health is facing an uncertain future after
losing $1.1 million in annual ...
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Native American
group honors nation's war dead
June 3, 2006
Ashland City Times -
Ashland City,TN,USA
... Pat Cummins puts a red-tailed hawk
feather in a tree as part of a Native
American ceremony in Nashville National
Cemetery. (MANDY LUNN / THE TENNESSEAN). ...
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Is Native Sovereignty A Step Toward
Secession? June 3, 2006
New West -
Missoula,MT,USA
... Thus the only thing Native American
tribes have become under flawed federal
Indian policies are dependent enclaves
supported by non-Indian taxpayers, and ruled
...
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To banish or not to banish? June 3, 2006
Minneapolis City
Pages, MN - 19 hours ago
... tracts. In recent years, similar
banishment proceedings have become an
increasingly common crime fighting tactic in
Indian Country. ...
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Mediation to settle fired cop case June
3, 2006
Salt Lake
Tribune, United States -
5
hours ago
Terry Begay in 2003 for using peyote as part
of a Native American religious ceremony, the
Salt Lake City Police Department has mounted
a vigorous fight to ...
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Indian radio stations have source of help
June 3, 2006
Sioux City Journal -
Sioux City,IA,USA
SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) -- American Indian
radio stations have a new partner helping
them broadcast an eclectic mix of community
programming to reservations ...
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American Indian
remains to have ritual reburial
June 3, 2006
KUTV - Salt Lake
City,UT,USA
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) The remains of nearly 150
American Indians studied and stored at the
University of Idaho and Washington State
University are scheduled for a ...
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