September, 2007

Environmentalist to discuss Bear Butte September 28, 2007
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
By Jomay Steen, Journal staff RAPID CITY - The Bear Butte International Alliance of Sturgis will host a noted environmentalist and political figure to speak ...

Briggs: Question Mukasey about Indian law September 28, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
That Mukasey has no apparent connection to Indian country strangely makes him a better choice than heir apparent and former US Solicitor General Theodore ...

Garcia: It's time for action September 28, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
Indian country has lived with horrifically high rates of violent crime in our communities for years, and it appears that this reality has finally caught the ...

'Columbus Day' Americas National Terrorist Holiday September 27, 2007
WEBCommentary - USA
No American Indian Nation supports Columbus having a national holiday, especially when you look at the fact that there's not a federal national holiday ...

Senate hears stories of sexual assault on reservations September 27, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
"Native American and Alaska Native women may never get a police response, may never have access to a sexual assault forensic examination and, ...

Today in Nebraska September 27, 2007
Beatrice Daily Sun - Beatrice,NE,USA
1877 - Troops from Camp Robinson began escorting Oglala Sioux Indians from the Red Cloud Agency north to a reservation in South Dakota. ...

American Indian photography contest entries sought September 27, 2007
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
Entries are being sought for the annual American Indian Photography contest sponsored by Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site and the Cahokia Mounds Museum ...

Montanan pivotal in development of American Indian shoe September 27, 2007
KPAX-TV - Missoulua,MT,USA
AP - September 27, 2007 11:14 AM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A former Montanan had a big role in Nike's development of a shoe the company says is designed ...

Author : American Indian College Fund September 26, 2007
Earthtimes.org - USA
The nation's tribal colleges and universities are taking hold of the research agenda in Indian Country to serve as a voice for Native communities. ...

Nike Designs Shoe for American Indians September 26, 2007
The Associated Press -
"Nike is aware of the growing health issues facing Native Americans," said Sam McCracken, manager of Nike's Native American Business program. ...

Nationwide Native news channel Envisioned September 26, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
Flood said mainstream news reports about Indian country issues ''don't come close to what Native people are facing,'' while Native-originated programs ...

Indian Right Advocate's Talk Can be Heard by All, Thanks to UA Program September 26, 2007
University of Arizona News (press release) - Tucson,AZ,USA
"This is not just relevant to American Indian people in America," says Dann, who is also an Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program Distinguished Visiting ...

State, tribes reach deal on Indian fishing, hunting rights September 26, 2007
MLive.com - MI,USA
(AP) — Five American Indian tribes would regulate hunting, fishing and plant gathering by their members on millions of acres in Michigan under a tentative ...

Billboards aim to save lives September 26, 2007
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA
... including local chapters, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, environmental health departments and the Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations. ...

Task force to look at Indian youth death, dropout rates September 25, 2007
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
(AP) - A federal task force will be formed to study the death and dropout rates among American Indian youth. The Administration for Children and Families

Mont., Wyo., tribes will receive $6 million to battle drug abuse September 25, 2007
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
Priority will be given to those suffering from methamphetamine addiction, which has been a rampant problem in Indian country. ...

New school dedicated in honor of noted local American Indian September 25, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Matthew Rodriguez OCEANSIDE - When Oceanside Unified officials asked Louise Munoa Foussat, a prominent local American Indian, if they could name a school ...

Indian-owned armor plant has record profit despite federal probe September 25, 2007
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
The American Indian-owned armor plant is mired in a federal investigation involving questionable business practices but expects record revenue this year

American Indians in Venezuela build solidarity in struggle September 25, 2007
The NarcoSphere - New York,NY,USA
The delegations included members of the International Indian Treaty Council, American Indian Movement and tribal members from the Tohono O'odham and Mohawk ...

Crackdown on Fake Indian Arts and Crafts September 25, 2007
KSWO - Lawton,OK,USA
The Board is currently conducting other investigations into those who sell counterfeit American Indian arts and crafts. "This verdict should send a strong ...

Native American tribal recognition discussed in Washington DC September 25, 2007
KPAX-TV - Missoulua,MT,USA
... federal recognition for decades but Montana Senator Jon Tester says the current federal recognition process for Native American tribes is not working. ...

Indian-owned armor plant has record profit despite federal probe September 25, 2007
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
The American Indian-owned armor plant is mired in a federal investigation involving questionable business practices but expects record revenue this year

Former Oglala Treasurer To Be Sentenced For Theft September 25, 2007
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
A former treasurer of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in federal court for stealing nearly $9900 from the tribe. ...

Plague infects eastern Fall River County prairie dogs September 25, 2007
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
So far, it appears the plague has been confined to the Pine Ridge Reservation and a little way into Fall River County. Ecoffey, who is monitoring the ...

Indigenous nations hit hard by hurricanes September 25, 2007
Workers World - USA
The reason given by the Bureau of Indian Affairs is that the United Houma nation of today does not fulfill the criteria noted in Part 83 of Title 25 the ...

Indian site sold to couple September 21, 2007
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster,PA,USA
By JAMES BUESCHER, Correspondent American Indian groups couldn't stop the auction Thursday of land that includes important archaeological sites related to ...

Panel: Racism still a problem in SD schools September 21, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Few teachers receive the kind of education and training that equips them to work in schools in Indian Country, said Norma Bixby, tribal education director

Mont., Wyo., tribes will receive $6 million to battle drug abuse September 21, 2007
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
Priority will be given to those suffering from methamphetamine addiction, which has been a rampant problem in Indian country. ...

Mont., Wyo., tribes will receive $6 million to battle drug abuse September 21, 2007
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
Priority will be given to those suffering from methamphetamine addiction, which has been a rampant problem in Indian country. ...

Free Vascular screening for Native Americans at UC Davis on Oct 6 September 20, 2007
Rocklin and Roseville Today - Rocklin,CA,USA
The screening is aimed at Native American individuals, and about 150 people are expected to receive a free screening. The health center also will host a ..

Cobell: Museum's process, pick flawed September 20, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
There are two major reasons why Indian country should be troubled by the appointment of Kevin Gover, a former Interior Department official with no museum ...

Historic Lower Windsor Indian site up for auction Thursday September 20, 2007
York Dispatch - York,PA,USA
Chris Thompson, a Susquehannock descendant, said he plans to be there with several other people of American Indian ancestry to show the new owner that at ...

Group plans $50 million fundraiser for museum September 20, 2007
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
The city continues to own the Van Andel Museum Center and its parking ramp, the Voigt House Victorian Museum, the Norton Indian Mounds and the 245000 ...

Lumbees make case for recognition legislation September 20, 2007
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville NC,USA
Goins told the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that the process through the Bureau of Indian Affairs would not work for the tribe. That process, he said,

BIA Superintendent offers message of hope to students September 20, 2007
Glacier Reporter - USA
Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent for the Blackfeet Indian Reservation Steve Pollock gave a presentation on employment opportunities with the ...

No place like home Navajos ready to own their own real estate September 20, 2007
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
But while securing a right of way permit from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs to run electrical lines to the house, tragedy struck. On June 7, 2006, ...

Found skull belongs to Native American September 20, 2007
Ventura County Star - Ventura county,CA,USA
The skull will go to the Native American Heritage Commission, Baroni said. Baroni said it will be given to its most likely descendent. ...

Respecting the environment and other Native American issues ...September 20, 2007
Earthtimes.org - USA
The Native American Roundtable covered a wide range of topics from despair to teen suicide to derogatory location names. The reasons for a shocking increase ...

Tribal Chairmen to Address Senate Committee on Indian Affairs September 19, 2007
Tanasi Journal - Knoxville,TN,USA
Pembroke NC - Jimmy Goins, chairman of the Lumbee tribe, is one of four American Indian representatives scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee on ...

Investigation continues into bones discovered at school ...September 19, 2007
Lodi News-Sentinel - Lodi,CA,USA
... American Heritage Commission, an official government agency that identifies and coordinates American Indian resources, such as remains and sacred sites. ...

Budweiser's Help Sought on Reservation September 19, 2007
The Associated Press -
Some Oglala Sioux tribal members and those affiliated with the activist group Nebraskans for Peace have twice tried to set up roadblocks to stop vehicles

Dorgan 'out of patience' with inadequate health care September 19, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
IHS officials were told - at the risk of losing their jobs - to tell their bosses that health care in Indian country is underfunded to the point that people ...

Boston Globe Looks at Mental Health Services for American Indian ...September 19, 2007
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
The Boston Globe on Monday examined efforts to target mental health services to American Indian veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan wars. ...

Feds take first step to shut down migrant housing on Indian land September 19, 2007
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Federal officials ordered numerous repairs after the facility was cited by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for alleged .

One language disappears every 14 days September 19, 2007
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The Native American languages in Oklahoma are giving way to English, Anderson said. That process has already taken place on the East Coast, ...

Conference focuses on Indian biz September 19, 2007
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
"The overarching goal is to build strong, sustainable private business sectors in Montana's Indian country," she said. Maria Valandra, the chair of MIBA and

Choctaw Nation & Eastern Band Among Thirteen Communities to Pilot ...September 18, 2007
Tanasi Journal - Knoxville,TN,USA
"The ten pilot sites will serve as models for other Tribal communities working to develop AMBER Alert plans so that children in Indian country can benefit ..

Museum returns stolen lock of Sitting Bull's hair to descendants September 18, 2007
AFP -
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A US museum has decided to return a lock of hair and leggings worn by legendary American Indian chief Sitting Bull after learning that ...

Officials hope to preserve 'special, spiritual' area September 18, 2007
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
The south unit is a different world of similarly profound geographic and geologic features that is managed in cooperation with the Oglala Sioux Tribe. ...

Desert Rock Energy Project: Power plant document concerns EPA September 18, 2007
Santa Fe New Mexican.com - santa fe,NM,USA
... prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the potential impacts of a proposed coal-fired power plant on the nation's largest Indian reservation. ...

N. Idaho place names changed to remove 'squaw' September 18, 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
In English, "squaw" refers an American Indian woman, but in various American Indian languages the term is derogatory. The three changes on the reservation ...

Feds seize Wampanoag documents: Records taken for Marshall probe September 18, 2007
Boston Herald - United States
Gary Garrison, spokesman for the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, said the 90-day appeal period to oppose the tribe's recognition has passed. ...

United Nations moves to adopt indigenous declaration September 14, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
... indigenous peoples also hold collective rights where language, culture, ceremonies, medicines, sacred sites and lands are concerned. ...

Fate of controversial casino site heads to voters September 14, 2007
Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
Elders such as Smith and Arrow-Weed have stressed their fears that if the Quechan Tribe builds on its own sacred land, the tribe will lose all credence in ..

Indian cave stands in highway's path September 14, 2007
Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA
This is to ensure no one wanders onto the site and disturbs what may be inside the cave - artifacts and remnants of American Indian life from 1000-plus ...

Finance Committee sends health care reauthorization to Senate September 14, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
12, the committee passed a cluster of provisions that address the American Indian and Alaska Native health care issues within the Senate Finance Committee's ...

DEA audits state's Indian clinics September 14, 2007
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
... of law enforcement investigators and officers from cities, counties, the FBI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal entities on each reservation. ...

Senate Committee Passes American Indian Health Care Improvement ...September 13, 2007
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
The legislation would allow American Indian health care organizations to participate more fully in Medicare and Medicaid and would limit premiums for tribal ...

Senate panel OKs Indian health bill September 13, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
"We must honor our treaty and trust responsibilities and do everything we can to reverse the deplorable health conditions facing much of Indian Country.

Native Americans Denied Right of Easy Border Crossing September 13, 2007
New California Media - San Francisco,CA,USA
The editor of Indian Country Today says that homeland security initiatives have been implemented without consulting the tribes, and that the government has ...

Makah face a whale of a dilemma September 13, 2007
Seattle Times, United States
By Jerry Large They're members of the Makah Tribe, but they acted on their own and against the interests of the group. Their tribe has been trying to ...

Move from rez to campus can be stressful September 13, 2007
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
College can stress any student, but many American Indian students must also deal with a new culture, said Jesse Navarro, a UA senior of Tohono O'odham

Law Professor to Lead Indian Museum September 12, 2007
The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A law professor from Arizona was named director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian on Tuesday.

A Day of Hope on the Pine Ridge Reservation, New Head Men Appointed September 12, 2007
Tanasi Journal - Knoxville,TN,USA
Harvey Iron Boy (52) was a policeman on the Pine Ridge Reservation for over 13 years before an injury forced his early retirement. After that, he became the

Leonard Peltier: Silence Screams September 12, 2007
Dissident Voice - Santa Rosa,CA,USA
by Carolina Saldaña / September 12th, 2007 Leonard Peltier will be 63 years old on September 12, 2007. It's an international day for demanding the immediate ...

Earmark Gone, Indian Project Is One-Winged September 12, 2007
New York Times - United States
... building rises here in the shape of a giant eagle -- a striking symbol, its creators say, for an American Indian cultural facility and a judicial center

Native American site found in park September 12, 2007
Nelson County Times - Amherst,VA,USA
At the newest site, initial digging uncovered arrowheads, stone tools and other evidence of Native American activity, Schuppin said

Wisconsin tribes join to promote tourism September 12, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
... development for the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, which produces the magazine with the Native American Tourism of Wisconsin Advisory Committee.

Tribal leaders: Culture absent in education September 12, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
It's vital, Shirley said, that all students are taught in the public schools about American Indian history, languages and culture. ...

Pechanga tribe disowns 90 adults, 50 children September 10, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
The Bureau of Indian Affairs said it cannot intervene in such an issue unless a tribe agrees to have it settle a dispute.

Statement by the Makah Tribal Council September 10, 2007
Seattle Times, United States 
The Makah Tribal Council denounces the actions of those who took it upon themselves to hunt a whale without the authority from the Makah Tribal Council or ...

Makah leaders promise to punish whale hunters September 10, 2007
Peninsula Daily, WA -
By Jim Casey, Peninsula Daily News NEAH BAY - Makah tribal leaders promised Sunday to prosecute the five men "who took it on themselves to hunt a whale" a ...

Candidates can't afford to ignore Indian vote September 10, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA
Noting that only three of the eight major Democratic presidential contenders showed at the first effort to bring them to "Indian country," voters and ...

Navajo, BIA, BLM to debate land issues September 10, 2007
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
By Kathy Helms WINDOW ROCK -- Navajo Nation officials, members of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management will come together next week

Homecoming Planned for White Earth Ojibwe Adoptees September 10, 2007
Tanasi Journal - Knoxville,TN,USA
For a tribe to initiate a home coming for its adoptees is a first in Indian Country. FNOAC executive director Sandy White Hawk is hoping media exposure of ...

 ...Ex-Chiefs start scholarship to honor Frank Fools Crow September 10, 2007
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
The scholarship fund is named for the late Mr. Fools Crow, an Oglala Sioux elder from the Pine Ridge reservation who made the headdress and buckskin outfit ...

US museum returns tattooed Maori head, bones to New Zealand September 10, 2007
WAND - Decatur,IL,USA
Representatives of Maori tribes took part in the ceremony in Wellington, along with staff from The Field Museum in Chicago and American Indian First Nation ...

Expect more opposition to Hawaiian programs September 10, 2007
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
Last week, several Republicans tried to reject a native Hawaiian housing program as part of the larger Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act. ...

State restricts composting center on sacred land September 10, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A composting business that has been running without a permit on land that is replete with American Indian archaeological sites has been ...

Cherokee Strip land rush anniversary recalls Sooner origins September 10, 2007
Cushing Daily Citizen - Cushing,OK,USA
... set up by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to allow Cherokees in the 'Indian Territory' of northeastern Oklahoma to reach hunting grounds in the west. ...