Fort Lewis soldier killed in Iraq was member of Umatilla tribe November 11, 2006
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... They began preparing for solemn military and spiritual American Indian ceremonies next ... From White Swan High School on the Yakama Reservation, near Toppenish

Lakota Sioux mourn a son, pray for Eddy - a 'Fiery Star' November 11, 2006
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
... The reservation's enforcement rangers bowed his head. In 2003, Francis Jamie Big Crow served as an escort for Lori Piestewa, the first female American Indian...

Club's goal: 20,000 sweat shirts for tribe's youth November 11, 2006
San Bernardino Sun, CA - 7 hours ago
... The campus has classes from preschool through eighth grade. The Pine Ridge Reservation belongs to the Oglala Lakota tribe. Almost

How Indian is Indian enough? November 11, 2006
Santa Fe New Mexican - Santa Fe,NM,USA
In 'Native Moderns: American Indian Painting, 1940-1960,' Bill Anthes examines the period during which confining definitions of modernity and Indianness formed

Judge says feds show indifference to American Indian religion November 11, 2006
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Ben Neary. AP. CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Saying the federal government pays no more than lip service to respecting the religious beliefs

Lawmakers won't appeal redistricting November 11, 2006
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... An area that includes Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations. ... Approved a redistricting plan, four Indian voters filed ... The American Civil Liberties Union filed the

An American Indian accuses federal agents of using wildlife laws ...November 11, 2006
Houston Chronicle - United States
... Congregations. ''If you don't meet the government's definition of a Native American, you can't worship God as a Native American.".

PG&E Apologizes to Ariz. Indian Tribe November 11, 2006
FOX News - USA
... Gas&Electric apologized for desecrating the sacred site of an American Indian tribe when it ... Berms and furrows forms a series of lines that tribal ancients are

Seven indicted at Twin Buttes school November 11, 2006
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
... To think of only PERSONAL GAIN instead of the greater good for the children is a shameful thing in Indian country.I know of colleges where only the adults are

Week-long event to conclude with mascot discussion November 11, 2006
The Dartmouth - Hanover,NH,USA
... NAD will host a panel discussion on Native American Studies focusing specifically on American Indians and the War in Iraq and Judicial Issues in Indian Country

Unofficial results show John Steele as OST president November 8, 2006
Rapid City Journal, SD - Nov 8, 2006
If the unofficial results are accurate, John Yellow Bird Steele has been elected to his fourth term as president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe

Indian Code Talkers honored in exhibit November 8, 2006
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
... The exhibit will complement the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian traveling exhibit "Native Words, Native Warriors.".

Democratic Wins Affect Indian Affairs in Washington November 8, 2006
New California Media - San Francisco,CA,USA
WASHINGTON, DC – Indian Country woke up to a major shift in power as Democrats reclaimed control of the House and inched towards a majority in the Senate on

Navajo President Hopeful About Dems November 8, 2006
Forbes - NY,USA
... President of the Navajo Nation said he hopes that the Democrats' takeover of Congress will help the nation's largest American Indian reservation, saying it was

Boeing Signs Agreement to Mentor Native American Company in ...November 8, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA - News) has signed an agreement with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians...

United States Respects Indian Tribes Right to Self-Determination   November 7, 2006
Washington File - Washington,DC,USA
... Of Indian Affairs (BIA) within the US Department of the Interior manages 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians

State issues will affect Navajos November 7, 2006
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
... $3 million for the Native American Cultural Center at ... Other provisions, provides for a water trust fund. ... On Indians residing within Indian Country, according

Navajo/Hopi Land Dispute Settled November 7, 2006
KCPW - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... The neighboring Hopis sued for access and in 1966 former Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner Robert Bennett banned Navajos living on the land from making

Rising Violence Against Native Women Has ‘Colonial Roots’ November 7, 2006
The NewStandard - Syracuse,NY,USA
... At her missionary boarding school, where American Indian children were taken to be educated, she was taught how to conform and listen to authority.

Desecration Bridge November 7, 2006
SitNews - Ketchikan,AK,USA
... Ketchikan Indian Community does not speak for the Taan ... human remains or an unmarked graves law, §41.35.190(c ... NAGPRA is an acronym from Native American Graves &....

Exploring ‘Indian Country:' PBS documentary increases ...November 7, 2006
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... and culture with financial empowerment. The documentary, “Indian Country Diaries,” is a two-part series. The first part looks

News briefs November 7, 2006
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
The Eastern Band of Cherokee will host a screening and discussion around the upcoming public television series, “Indian Country Diaries: Spiral of Fire.”.