November is American Diabetes Month October 29, 2006
Black Hills Today - Deadwood,USA
... Reports that about 15.1 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 20 years or older and receiving care from the Indian Health Service have been

Legacy of mistrust ... And reason to hope October 29, 2006
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
... Right now. Unlike many American Indian children in foster care, Susette's foster parents are American Indian, not white. "We have

J. Winter Nightwolf, Host of "The Nightwolf Show" will Fundraiser ...October 29, 2006
Native Times - USA
... Fundraiser for Indian Reservations” on Sunday, November 12, from 7 to 10 PM. The event, planned as an evening of entertainment by Native American musicians

Navajo pumpkins sold in region October 29, 2006
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 2 hours ago
... Like other American Indian reservations, particularly those like the Navajos that do not have gambling operations, the Navajo Nation is impoverished and

Differences hard to frame in House race October 28, 2006
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD -
... As a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and resident of Pine Ridge, Whalen says he has seen the failure of federal economic development and social programs

BLOOD AND THUNDER An Epic of the American West. October 28, 2006
New York Times, United States 
... Penchant for metaphor; he once flattered a Sioux chief by complimenting him on the ‘soaring eagle of your fame.’ During a council with Oglala Indians, he

Government may stop handling Indian trust October 28, 2006
The Havre Daily News - Havre,MT,USA
WASHINGTON — The government would end its long and controversial responsibility for managing American Indian trust lands under a proposed change to a bill ...

Boys & Girls Club diabetes program funded October 28, 2006
Sequoyah County Times - Sallisaw,OK,USA
The Indian Health Service (IHS), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Nike Inc

Firefighters kick back hard at Esperanza Fire, Highway 79 to re ...October 28, 2006
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
... Mirage billionaire Tim Blixseth. The fire has burned 1,200 acres of Morongo Indian land, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Native American Activist Winona LaDuke to Speak at Wilkes ...October 28, 2006
Wilkes University - Wilkes-Barre,PA,USA
LaDuke (Ojibwe) is an internationally renowned Native American Indian activist and advocate for environmental, women's, and children's rights.

Director of American Indian Museum stepping down in 2007 October 28, 2006
Examiner.com - USA
AP. WASHINGTON - The founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian announced Thursday that he will resign next year

Native Voice Film Festival opens in Rapid City October 28, 2006
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... She praised Kilcher for her work among tribal people in Peru who are ... In the film, for the respect it showed to the American Indian historical perspective and....

American Indians find voices in film October 28, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
When the American Indian Film Festival opens Friday in San Francisco, it will be 31 autumns old. And like the season it is celebrated

Preserving Native American Languages October 28, 2006
KOTV - Tulsa,OK,USA
Imagine being the last person on the planet who speaks your language. It's hard to picture with something as common as English, but

Mills answered father’s call October 26, 2006
Kusports - Lawrence,Kansas,USA
... Including eight elected by Native American sovereignties. ... Land bases, then each sovereign land region can ... Of Washington and New Mexico making Indian law part

Navajo Nation disputes adoption October 26, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... Family Services followed a federal law that grants ... Violated requirements of the Indian Child Welfare ... Placed numerous children of Native American ancestry and...

Tribe police chief, officer linked to missing funds October 26, 2006
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... Selanhonva McDonald, special agent in charge for the Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement in the state, said he is determined to hold officials accountable

American Indian journalist group to move to Oklahoma October 26, 2006
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... The 23-year-old association has 657 members, nearly half of them students. OU has more than 60 American Indian students in the Gaylord College

Tribal board nullifies primary October 26, 2006
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... would reveal felonies committed off Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. ... John Yellowbird Steele for the tribal leader’s ... and Steve Hawk and Joe American Horse will