Today's News in Indian Country 5/4/06 

 

Navajo Head Start funding suspended May 4, 2006
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
... to one of the nation's largest American Indian Head Start ... Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr., tribal Head Start ... members of the Navajo Council Education Committee ...

Indian groups plan protests during Sturgis biker week May 4, 2006
Aberdeen American News - Aberdeen,SD,USA
... he will be able to draw upscale crowds and stage country music festivals at ... Opponents talked at length about Bear Butte and its role in American Indian culture ...

Commission's beer license decision will stand May 2, 2006
Aberdeen American News, SD - 
STURGIS, SD - A beer license issued for a new campground near Bear Butte won't be going to a public vote in Meade County. The county ...
 
Battle Over Bear Butte Continues
KELOLAND TV, SD - May 2, 2006
The battle over Bear Butte continues in western KELOLAND. Native Americans consider the butte a sacred site and are upset with plans for nearby development. ...

Meade County approves another controversial license
Aberdeen American News, SD - May 2, 2006
STURGIS, SD - The Meade County Commission granted a liquor license for a concert stage at Glencoe Campground three miles from Bear Butte, the second time in a ... 

Indian community earned respect May 4, 2006
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... anymore. Why is it that the non-Indian always has a higher and better use for the American Indian's land and water (and their money)? ...

Diné won't join NCAI May 4, 2006
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
... the Navajos as a leader among Indian nations, it's ... need for unity and cooperation among tribal governments for ... sovereign rights for all Native American nations ...

Abenaki celebrate recognition May 4, 2006
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
... American Indians in Vermont as a minority population, allowing members to seek American-Indian college scholarships and sell crafts labeled as Native American. ...

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS APPROVES AGREEMENT WITH CROW TRIBE May 4, 2006
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
... GP Energy") GPE.V is pleased to report that it has received the final signed and approved lease agreement from the Bureau of Indian Affairs between GPE Energy ...

Hawaiians Challenge US Violations May 4, 2006
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... ongoing human rights violations against native Hawaiians since ... with the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, a second ... and only remotely addresses American Indians and ...

South Dakota minority students' needs aren't ignored, official ...May 4, 2006
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
... Cook, who taught 14 years in tribal schools before moving to Rapid City, said the ... into the curriculum, and the goal is to get more American Indian students to ...