Combatting Suicide on American Indian Reservations December 1, 2006
KFYR-TV - Bismarck,ND,USA
Last night we introduced you to a Mandan father who lost his teenage son to suicide. North Dakota teens and young adults historically

Kempthorne launches campaign to combat meth abuse in Indian ...December 1, 2006
KTVB - Boise,ID,USA
The rates of meth abuse in Indian country are still higher than any other ethnic group. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne today

Fighting Meth in Indian Country December 1, 2006
KFYR-TV - Bismarck,ND,USA
... About $300,000 from national departments and agencies is going into the public awareness campaign, targeting meth abuse in Indian Country.

Crow meth foes make views known December 1, 2006
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
... With.". Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Chief Ed Eastman said, "We know it's in our community, and we're not going to put up with it."

Report: Sacred Sites Need More Protection  December 1, 2006
The NewStandard - Syracuse,NY,USA
... The Sacred Land Film Project this week released an 82-page report detailing ... Only a handful of federal laws – the 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act....

Native American Skull Found on Long Island, New York December 1, 2006
FOX News - USA
The skull, which was determined to be that of a Native American, was found on property being considered for a housing development.

Department of Justice Announces New Tribal Justice and Safety Web ...December 1, 2006
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... I made to provide a 'one stop shop' that will enhance the prevention of and response to crime and the administration of justice in Indian country," said Regina

Donations cover cost of stolen American Indian Center gifts December 1, 2006
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay,WI,USA
... Provide more than enough money to cover the replacement cost of holiday gifts for needy families that disappeared last week from the American Indian Center of ...

Housing council commits to bipartisanship under Democrats December 1, 2006
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
... The US Commission on Civil Rights and a Rutgers University study, the council claims an immediate need for 200,000 housing units in Indian country and notes in ...

Continuing Vine Deloria Jr.'s legacy through education December 1, 2006
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
SYRACUSE, NY - Although it's been one year since Indian country said goodbye to scholar, activist and author Vine Deloria Jr., his work is still alive and

Oneidas reap $400 million December 1, 2006
Buffalo News - NY, United States
... Stone Resort and Casino accounted for more than $300 million of the tribe's revenue, according to a report compiled by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs as part

BIA study lists 7 land trust options December 1, 2006
Oneida Dispatch - Oneida,NY,USA
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has released an Economic Impact Statement that lists seven possible responses to the land trust application submitted by the

EPA awards $300K to Montana Indian Country Environmental ...December 1, 2006
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
... The US Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $299,974 Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) grant to the Montana Indian Country CARE Project

Native American? The tribe says no December 1, 2006
USA Today - USA
... Americans have been taken off the rolls of their tribes since 1999, says Laura Wass, executive director of the Many Lightnings American Indian Legacy Center