May, 2007
Sen. Clinton bows out of Prez on Rez May 31st, 2007
The Desert Sun - Palm
Springs,CA,USA
Hillary Clinton has declined an invitation to speak at the first-ever,
presidential candidate forum in Indian Country, according to organizers of
Prez on ...
Attorney targeted for protecting Indian votes, some say May 31st, 2007
Los Angeles Times -
CA,USA
The Minneapolis-St. Paul area has one of the largest urban American Indian
populations in the United States. Its members turn out in relatively large
...
Lawyers anticipate failures in Indian trust fund accounting plan May
31st, 2007
GovExec.com -
Wahington,DC,USA
Groups pay Interior to use American Indian lands for oil, gas and mineral
extraction, as well as other activities, and Interior then distributes money
to ...
Foster homes needed for Indian youths May 31st, 2007
Bismarck Tribune -
Bismarck,ND,USA
In traditional American Indian culture, the extended family fulfilled the
role of providing foster care to children. It's not necessarily so now. ...
Former Meth Users Helping Others May 31st, 2007
KFYR-TV -
Bismarck,ND,USA
Meth use in Indian Country was the focus at today`s third annual Great
Plains Regional Summit on Methamphetamine in St. Michael. ...
Court rejects tribe's effort to raise boy May 31st, 2007
Miami Herald -
Miami,FL,USA
Breaking new ground for Florida courts in cases involving the welfare of
American Indian children, an appeals court ruled Wednesday that the ''best
BIA denies approval of tribal amendment
May 31st, 2007
Sequoyah County Times -
Sallisaw,OK,USA
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) recently notified Cherokee Nation that
they will not approve a 2003 tribal constitutional amendment that removed
the
Native American Business Alliance (NABA) Recognizes
Chrysler Group ...May 31st, 2007
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
"We are proud to be a member of the Native American Business Alliance, and
to be recognized as Corporation of the Year," said Jethro Joseph, Chrysler
Group,
OST program honored for helping crime victims
May 31st, 2007
Rapid City Journal -
Rapid City,SD,USA
With limited funding, a big territory and a small staff, the Oglala Sioux
Tribe Victims' Assistance office operates by finding creative ways to help
victims
New O'odham chairman wants to do business May 31st, 2007
Tucson Citizen -
Tucson,AZ,USA
We are held captive in our own environment and our sacred sites are often
desecrated by vehicle and human traffic. Because of the increase in Border
Patrol ...
Native Americans Oppose Martha Stewart Trademark May 30th, 2007
KDKA - Pittsburg,PA,USA
"I just hope that if this is a legitimate concern by the Native American
nation whose area that is, that people listen to them." ...
History of the modern Hoop Dance May 30th, 2007
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
Between 1994 and 2003, a series of Hoop Dance competitions took place
throughout Indian country, sparking a greater interest throughout North
America in
Fostering hope in Indian Country May 30th, 2007
Bismarck Tribune -
Bismarck,ND,USA
... are not racial and I really do try not to be racial as all of us should,
but do you say indian or native american--black or negro or african american?
...
SWAIA announces fellowship winners
May 30th, 2007
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
The awards have been presented since 1980 following the development of the
SWAIA Fellowship Program, which was created to ''encourage Native American
Preserved seeds restore aboriginal food systems May 30th, 2007
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
''Ours is a treasure trove that provides an irreplaceable genetic library to
draw on as a basis for sustainable, environmentally-friendly Native American
Jamestown, 400 Years Later May 29th, 2007
Commentary - New
York,NY,USA
According to the Guardian, if Jamestown is to be remembered at all, it
should be as "the birthplace of African slavery, Native American genocide,
The Never-Ending Fight to Defend Sovereignty May 29th, 2007
Huffington Post - New
York,NY,USA
Indian law, sovereignty and jurisdiction are not "one size fits all" issues
in Indian country. There are too many variances in how different states view
the
The unresolved story of Wounded Knee May 29th, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
- Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Politicians and celebrities have tried to help reservations in the past -
notably, Bill Clinton's visit to the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Prison offer sweat lodges May 29th, 2007
Houston Chronicle -
Houston,TX,USA
Many prisons around the country are allowing ceremonial saunas for American
Indian inmates, just as they offer religious services for prisoners of other
Group searching for more American Indian foster homes
May 29th, 2007
Reiten Television KXMB
Bismarck - Bismarck,ND,USA
He says Burleigh and Morton counties have about 70 American Indian
youngsters each year who need foster care but only one licensed Indian
foster home.
Second subprime mortgage lender, NovaStar, faulted on Indian policy May
28th, 2007
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
It points out that this policy has ''a significant disproportionate adverse
impact on Native Americans and Native American homeowners,'' pointing out
that
3M donates to help protect Indian mounds
May 28th, 2007
The Decatur Daily -
Decatur,AL,USA
The Oakville Indian Mounds, an 83-acre site owned by the Lawrence County
Board of Education, is home to the Oakville Ceremonial Woodland Mound and
the
Site may be named historic landmark May 28th, 2007
Suffolk News-Herald -
Suffolk,VA,USA
"It's from different time periods, but because you have both Native American
and English (artifacts), it shows it was a very good location to live," said
Around the nation May 28th, 2007
Arizona Daily Star -
Tucson,AZ,USA
HELENA -- Workers accidentally put a solvent into the water system at an
American Indian reservation in northern Montana, and residents were advised
to drink ...
BIA clears up Desert Rock e-mail address confusion
May 28th, 2007
Farmington Daily Times -
Farmington,NM,USA
Written comments can be mailed to Harilene Yazzie, regional NEPA
coordinator, Desert Rock Energy Project EIS, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Navajo Regional
Will latest land settlement fare better than prior agreements? May 28th,
2007
Newsday - Long
Island,NY,USA
A decision by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs is not expected until late
this year or early next year. By opting to have its property designated as
"Prez on the Rez" brings candidates to Indian Country May 25, 2007
High Country News - USA
In recent years, American Indian voters have helped decide close elections
in five Western states: Washington, Montana, South Dakota, Arizona and New
Mexico ...
Heffelfinger Speaks About Balancing Priorities
May 25, 2007
WCCO -
Minneapolis,MN,USA
"Not all the high profile crimes happen in Indian Country, but when they do,
yeah, he gave us attention because that's his job," Goggleye said. ...
Judge hears Indians' document request May 25, 2007
Bangor Daily News -
Bangor,ME,USA
BANGOR -- Attorneys for the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and for a group
that opposes construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal on Indian land
Heartbreaking: HBO's 'Wounded Knee' May 25, 2007
Chicago Tribune -
Chicago,IL,USA
It has a mere 2 hours and 15 minutes to condense several painful and bloody
decades of 19th Century Native American history; the film opens with Little
Big
Native Food Producers Signal the Way into the Future May 25, 2007
SmallTownPapers News
Service - Seattle,WA,USA
... will be sought at upcoming meetings of the National Congress of American
Indians, this country's largest Native American government organization.
Maidu leader urges Caltrans to 'do the right thing' May 25, 2007
Lassen County News -
Lassen,CA,USA
The passionate Native American's latest battle involves an ambitious 24-mile
Caltrans shoulder-widening project on Highway 395 from the Herlong turnoff
to ...
American Indians Could Influence 2008 Presidential Vote May 24, 2007
Newswise (press release)
- USA
The book offers an analysis of the 70-plus court cases in Indian Country
that were based on the Voting Rights Act; several such cases are still in
the ...
Group alleges voter fraud on reservation May 24, 2007
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
The Citizens Equal Rights Alliance has been labeled "anti-Indian" by the
publication Indian Country Today. Travis McAdam, research director with the
Montana ...
Officers learn crime scene methods May 24, 2007
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
The trainers are part of an Indian Country Evidence Task Force at the FBI
lab in Quantico, Va. They are experts in crime scene photography, DNA, ...
Stand together for Native women - Thursday, May 24, 2007 May 24, 2007
The Missoulian -
Missoula,MT,USA
Last week, the Bureau of Indian Affairs added its own, shameful litany of
statistics, telling of reservations where there is no 24-hour police
coverage and .
Book says American Indian vote could influence 2008
presidential ...May 23, 2007
EurekAlert (press
release) - Washington,DC,USA
American Indian voters are poised to begin playing a much bigger role in
election politics, if past trends are any indication. ...
Tribal official's criticism of veterans causes uproar on reservation May
23, 2007
Rapid City Journal -
Rapid City,SD,USA
That's why an Oglala Sioux Tribal Councilman's comments about the military
have created such an uproar that some residents are calling for his removal.
.
Federal recognition becomes official for Mashpee tribe May 23, 2007
Eyewitness News - East
Providence,RI,USA
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the approval in February -- which
becomes official today. Members of the Mashpee tribe lived in Plymouth when
the
Former senator's block against current GOP May 23, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
- Sioux Falls,SD,USA
At the time, Abdnor said he offered the name of Phil Hogen, a member of the
Oglala Sioux Tribe. As senior senator, Pressler would carry the nomination.
.
More local chapters using Navajo names May 23, 2007
Farmington Daily Times -
Farmington,NM,USA
... the name came courtesy of a trading post owner named Vanderwagen in the
1920s, when Bureau of Indian Affairs officials came to register Navajo
families. ...
BIA rejects Cherokee amendment May
22, 2007
Muskogee Daily Phoenix -
Muskogee,OK,USA
The Bureau of Indian Affairs rejected a Cherokee amendment removing the
federal government from having to approve any constitutional amendment. .
American Indians Could Influence 2008 Presidential Vote May 22, 2007
Newswise (press release)
- USA
The book offers an analysis of the 70-plus court cases in Indian Country
that were based on the Voting Rights Act; several such cases are still in
the ...
Hopi vice chair jailed after effort to block offices May 22, 2007
Arizona Daily Star -
Tucson,AZ,USA
Todd Honyaoma Sr. was arrested by federal Bureau of Indian Affairs officers
Monday for trying to keep Chairman Ben Nuvamsa and his staff from
reoccupying ...
Comment period begins on Navajo power plant May 22, 2007
KVOA.com - Tucson,AZ,USA
Yesterday, the Bureau of Indian Affairs released a draft environmental
impact statement supportive of the Desert Rock Energy Project. ...
Homeland Security-Part 4 May 21, 2007
OpEdNews -
Newtown,PA,USA
When the government first moved Indians beyond the Mississippi River, it
settled them in what they called Indian country. This huge region included
almost ...
Officials say BIA lacks funding for police May 21, 2007
The Missoulian -
Missoula,MT,USA
WASHINGTON - Despite tragically high rates of crime against American
Indians, the Bureau of Indian Affairs receives only about 30 percent of the
funding it
News from the Great Plains May 21, 2007
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
Disparities and gaps in health care among other groups have been closed,
Kightlinger said, and the hope is that the disparity in American Indian
health can ...
Initial Report on John Graham's Extradition Appeal
May 21, 2007
Infoshop News - USA
About 60 supporters of former American Indian Movement warrior, John Graham,
showed up at Vancouver's Supreme Court on the morning of May 17, 2007, ...
American Indian picked to lead Central High School
May 20, 2007
Rapid City Journal -
Rapid City,SD,USA
RAPID CITY -- The Rapid City School District’s pick as Central High School’s
next principal will be the school’s first American Indian principal. ...
Tribes seek controversial water rights settlement May 20, 2007
Great Falls Tribune -
Great Falls,MT,USA
Under the proposal, the BLM acreage would be transferred to the US Bureau of
Indian Affairs in trust for the tribes — in effect giving the land to the
...
Tribes working to combat sex assaults May 20, 2007
Sioux City Journal -
Sioux City,IA,USA
According to a recent study by Amnesty International, 34 percent of American
Indian women -- or one out of three -- have been victims of a sexual
assault. .
Piles of rocks spark an American Indian mystery
May 20, 2007
Reuters - USA
By Jason Szep. NORTH SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island (Reuters) - In a thick forest
of maple, willow and oak trees where 17th century European settlers fought
..
Boosting reservation business May 20, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
- Sioux Falls,SD,USA
It's proven to be a rare economic development program that not only has
worked but has been sustained in Indian Country. Native American business
owners say ...
In Virginia, Six Indian Tribes Still Wait for Federal Recognition May
20, 2007
Voice of America - USA
And tell about American Indian tribes in the state of Virginia as the United
States remembers the first European settlement at Jamestown. ...
In Virginia, Six
Indian Tribes Still Wait for
Federal Recognition
May 18, 2007
Voice of
America - USA
And tell about American Indian
tribes in the state of Virginia
as the United States remembers
the first European settlement at
Jamestown. ...
Reservation crimes reach tragic
levels, officials claim May
18, 2007
Billings
Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
He also praised two studies now
under way and a recent Amnesty
International report on violence
against American Indian women.
...
Principle or practical:
Reservation alcohol ban sparks
debate May 18, 2007
Rapid City
Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... Office enforces a federal
law against dispensing
intoxicants in Indian Country, a
crime punishable by a maximum
sentence of five years in
prison. ...
Murder, Wrapped in a Blanket
May 18, 2007
Infoshop
News - USA
Represents the nature of living
in Indian Country. On both sides
of any border indigenous people
continue their struggle to
survive all that has been to ...
American Indian
tribe banishes blogger
May 18, 2007
Seattle
Post Intelligencer -
Seattle,WA,USA
BELCOURT, ND -- An American
Indian tribe has banished a
blogger who wrote a magazine
article criticizing conditions
on the reservation and calling
for an ...
Institute for
American Indian Education
Receives $140000 to ...May
18, 2007
UNM Today
- Albuquerque,NM,USA
The Institute for American
Indian Education, (IAIE), a
mentoring and support
organization for American Indian
students pursuing teaching
degrees and ...
Lawyers prepare for October
hearing on Indian trust fund
accounts May 18, 2007
GovExec.com - Wahington,DC,USA
... floated earlier this year,
to settle all cases from
individuals as well as a series
of separate cases brought by
American Indian tribes, for $7
billion. ..
Finding Justice for Native Women
May 17, 2007
Utne
Reader Online - USA
As David Melmer reports in
>Indian Country Today, the lack
of rape test kits at the Indian
Health Service on the Pine Ridge
Reservation in South Dakota .
Domestic Violence in NC: An
Action Plan for Caring
Professional May 17, 2007
Carolina
Newswire (press release) -
NC,USA
It is a federal crime for a
person to cross state lines or
enter or leave Indian country
with the specific intent to
kill, injure, harass or
intimidate that ...
Nationwide
Settlement Ends Lending
Restrictions on Row Homes ...
May 17, 2007
Earthtimes.org - USA
Not restrict lending on improved
real property solely because
that property is located on
Native American tribal lands. --
Not restrict lending on improved
.
Native American
remains reburied in Black Hills
May 17, 2007
Sioux City
Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
The remains were re-interred
under provisions of the Native
American Graves and Repatriation
Act at a spot chosen years ago
by Lakota holy man Frank Fools
...
US Census Reports Minority
Population Tops 100 Million
May 17, 2007
PR
Newswire (press release) - New
York,NY,USA
They were followed by Asian
(14.9 million), American Indian
and Alaska Native (4.5 million),
and Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander (1 million).
Attorney confident tribal
farmers will win May 17,
2007
Great
Falls Tribune - Great
Falls,MT,USA
Frantz said the case has dragged
on because USDA attorneys
disputed a judge's ruling that
the Native American farmers and
ranchers represented a legal
class ...
Two bootleggers sentenced;
another charged May 17,
2007
Rapid City
Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
Oglala Sioux tribal law
prohibits alcohol sales on Pine
Ridge Indian Reservation.
Because there is a tribal
ordinance banning alcohol,
federal bootlegging ...
Indian Health
Care Act passes Senate
committee, may change ...
May 17, 2007
Farmington
Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA
An American Indian health care
bill that would, among other
things, fund a study to test the
idea of treating the Navajo
Nation as a state for Medicaid
...
Use of American
Indian mascots promotes racial
stereotyping
May 17, 2007
Port Huron
Times Herald - Port Huron,MI,USA
"The use of American Indian
mascots as symbols in school and
university athletic programs is
particularly troubling," says
APA President, Ronald F. Levant,
Sacred Ground
May 15, 2007
San Clemente Times, California
An ancient
California Indian burial site
rests on the southern edge of
town—and right in the middle of
the Foothill-South (241) Toll
Road debate
Morongo Indians deserve kudos
for sponsoring presidential
debate May 15, 2007
The Desert
Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
"Prez on the Rez," set to be
held on the Morongo Band of
Mission Indians' reservation,
would be the first major
presidential forum in Indian
Country. ...
HBO's 'Wounded Knee' movie makes
positive contribution
May 15, 2007
Indian
Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
During the heyday of the
American Indian traditionalist
movement, around 1977, the
telephone rang at the offices of
the national Indian newspaper,
...
Give tribal authorities needed
tools
May 15, 2007
Bismarck
Tribune - Bismarck,ND,USA
Non-Indians frequently have
strange ideas about American
Indian reservations. They tend
to find it hard to conceptualize
a group of people having been
One in three Native American
women suffers sexual assault
May 15,
2007
FinalCall.com - Chicago,IL,USA
“American Indian and Alaska
Native women are living in a
virtual war zone, where rape,
abuse and murder are commonplace
and sexual predators prey with
...
Money may expire for tribal
patrols
May 15, 2007
Rapid City
Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
Dave Heineman and the
then-president of the Oglala
Sioux Tribe, allows tribal
police in the Pine Ridge Indian
reservation to be deputized in
Nebraska. .
Bootleggers Sentenced
May 15, 2007
KELOLAND
TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
They could have received up to
five years in prison after
pleading guilty to dispensing
intoxicants in Indian Country.
Prosecutors say that at separate
...
9
Arrested In Red Lake Reservation
Drug Case
May 15,
2007
WCCO -
Minneapolis,MN,USA
(AP) Nine people from the Red
Lake Indian Reservation in
northwest Minnesota were
arrested on federal drug
charges. Two of those arrested
were employees of ...
Prep mascots stir debate
May 15,
2007
Port Huron
Times Herald - Port Huron,MI,USA
"Using Native American culture
in the form of mascots and team
names at an educational
institution is particularly
damning, considering that it
reinforces
Sand Creek Massacre National
Historic Site dedicated May 14,
2007
Indian Country
Today - Canastota,NY,USA
''Today, the Cheyenne people are
currently fighting to protect
another site, Noavose or Bear Butte,
the birthplace of our nation and the
center of our ...
Jamestown 1607 should not be
celebrated, protesters say May
14, 2007
Daily Press -
Newport News,VA,USA
Far from the hoopla of Anniversary
Park on Saturday, members of the New
Black Panther Party, Black Lawyers
for Justice, and the American Indian
Movement ...
Indian farmers sue the USDA May
14, 2007
Great Falls
Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
FORT BELKNAP — Dozens of Native
American farmers and ranchers in
Montana, like their counterparts in
other rural states, have charged
that they've gotten
ACROSS the BIG SKY May 14, 2007
Great Falls
Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
"Building and improving homes is a
critically important step toward
bringing more hope to Indian
Country," said Tester, a member of
the Senate Indian
Pine Ridge blockade planned to nab
bootleggers May 14, 2007
Rapid City
Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
The federal bootlegging law,
dispensing intoxicants in Indian
Country, allows prosecutors to
charge offenders only if there's a
tribal ordinance that bans
New women and
children's shelter opens on Pine
Ridge Indian ...May
14, 2007
Rapid City
Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
Funding for the Kyle building came
through loans, grants and donations
from: USDA Rural Development, Oglala
Sioux Tribe, Medicine Root District,
...
A long fall from grace May 14,
2007
Sioux Falls
Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
That partnership, involving Housing
and Urban Development and the Oglala
Sioux Housing Authority, has put 70
reservation families into homes with
private ...
Group sues BIA over land into trust
May 14, 2007
Oneida
Dispatch - Oneida,NY,USA
The plaintiffs are asking that the
Bureau of Indian Affairs go back and
do a more thorough analysis of the
environmental impact to the
surrounding areas.
Tribe to expand cigarette venture
May 14, 2007
Seattle Times
- Seattle,WA,USA
That's especially true in Indian
Country, where the rate of
smoking-related illness is 20
percent higher than in the rest of
America. ...
State tribes taking steps to snuff
out smoking May 14, 2007
Seattle Times
- Seattle,WA,USA
But as a Native American of Chippewa
and Cree heritage, she is part of a
much smaller group. American Indians
and Alaska Natives have
significantly higher ...
'Troubling' data reaffirms gap in
Indian health care May 14, 2007
Sioux Falls
Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Mike Rounds met with the task force
at its first meeting in April, he
encouraged the group to look closely
at the needs in Indian Country,
because of the ...
Seminole tribe picks leaders today
May 14, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort
Lauderdale,FL,USA
... Cypress told the tribe's 1640
registered voters that under his
leadership "we have continued to
blaze a trail through Indian Country
and beyond. ...
Native Children Left Behind
May 4,
2007
Indian Country
Today - Canastota,NY,USA
Every parent in Indian country
should be aware of President Bush's
2008 budget proposal to cut funding
for critical education programs. ...
Goshutes, state in
court renew fight over tribe's
nuclear waste ...May
4, 2007
Salt Lake
Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Another issued the same day by the
US Bureau of Indian Affairs nixed a
required lease agreement between
Private Fuel Storage and the
Goshutes.
Killsback: Protecting
Noavose
May 4,
2007
Indian Country
Today - Canastota,NY,USA
''Protecting our sacred sites shows
the Cheyenne peoples' inherent
cultural sovereignty,'' Killsback
said. ''Noavose is the Mount Sinai
of the Cheyenne
Cultural site visit part of zoning
change decision
May 4, 2007
Lihue Garden
Island - Lihue,HI,USA
Kaohelaulii said the number of
historical, cultural and sacred
sites in the area have been reduced
from over 70 to the current 17.
Who speaks for the
American Indian?
May 4,
2007
WorldNetDaily
- Grants Pass,OR,USA
These American Indian descendants
appear grateful. Their perspective
is altogether different from those
individuals who are seeking to
hijack our national
End of 50-year lease
means redemption for Suquamish
May 3, 2007
The federal government, through its
Bureau of Indian Affairs, had the
responsibility to act in the best
interests of the Suquamish people,
but in the matter
Lakota: Sacred Land
Faces Drilling
May 3,
2007
UNPO - The
Hague,Netherlands
A South Dakota state circuit court
judge ordered the archaeological
portion of a uranium exploration
permit back to the SD Board of
Minerals and Environment
Films highlight dying culture
May 3,
2007
Auburn Citizen
- Auburn,NY,USA
“The Sacred Land” plot is an
endeavor to regain ownership of
indigenous lands. The film explains
what life was like on plantations
and includes stories
Elite American Indian
tracking unit targets drug
smugglers, narcotics
May 3,
2007
Arizona Daily
Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
In this tight-knit, 14-member unit
of American Indian drug trackers,
the success of one is the success of
all. The Shadow Wolves moniker
refers to the way,
Mashpee Wampanoag
tribe up to 328 acres of potential
casino land ...May
3, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com - New
Bedford,MA,USA
The tribe would ask the Bureau of
Indian Affairs to place the land
they acquired into trust with the
federal government under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory ...
Native American
Group wants Barrick Gold Corporation
off its ...May
2, 2007
CSRwire.com
(press release) - USA
... a grassroots Native American
group based in Nevada and supported
by Oxfam America, an international
relief and development organization.
Senators look at care for Indians
May 2, 2007
Sioux Falls
Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
According to federal reports, Native
American cancer death rates are
about 50 percent greater than that
of the US population as a whole
Governor takes anti-meth message to
reservation May 2, 2007
Rapid City
Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
The survey for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs also found that more than 40
percent of the law enforcement
agencies reported that large
supplies of meth were ...
Akaka Bill
Provides Long Overdue Federal
Recognition to Native ...May
2, 2007
Hawaii
Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA
... Indians or Alaska Natives, that
would justify denying Native
Hawaiians the same treatment other
Native American groups in this
country currently enjoy.
Red Ink magazine gets back on track
after hiatus May 2, 2007
Indian Country
Today - Canastota,NY,USA
Seven members of the nine-student
editorial staff are Native, and most
are majoring in American Indian
Studies. As for submissions, only a
select few pieces
The News Scam: Silencing Genocide,
by Brenda Norrell May 2, 2007
UN Observer -
A decade ago, journalists in Indian
country wrote about the failure of
the mainstream media to cover Indian
issues fairly. In those days,
reporters for
Former Pine Ridge Tribal officials
charged May 1, 2007
Rapid City
Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
A former Oglala Sioux Tribe vice
president and former treasurer along
with another woman are facing
charges in federal court of theft
from an Indian tribal
Dakota County amends budget for jail
May 1, 2007
Sioux City
Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
... US Marshal Service and Bureau of
Indian Affairs, for holding their
prisoners awaiting court dates in US
District Court in Sioux City
2 Indian advocacy workers charged
May 1, 2007
The Olympian -
Olympia,WA,USA
The group also advocates for changes
in the way that American Indian
history is taught. Two years ago,
the group proposed changes in state
law that would
American Indians complained before
riot May 1, 2007
Indianapolis
Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Sally Tuttle, chairwoman of the
advocacy group Native American
Indian Voices of Indiana, said she
was contacted before last week's
riot and informed of
Statistics on violence nothing new
May 1, 2007
Rapid City
Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
The Oglala Sioux Tribe handles
domestic violence cases and does a
good job, Artichoker said. She said
tribal laws are more stringent than
state laws and
American Indian
health care unfair to California
tribes May
1, 2007
Medill Reports
- DC,USA
While many in the American Indian
community are excited by the
attention the bill is receiving on
Capitol Hill, the legislation faces
criticism for the
