Pine Ridge Journal One Determined Heroine and Her Fall From Grace December 28, 2006
New York Times, NY -
After Mr. Clinton’s visit, her burst of fame made her a kind of ambassador for the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe. She gave interviews in which she spoke of a

Domestic violence rates down sharply December 28, 2006
Houston Chronicle - United States
... WASHINGTON — Domestic violence rates fell sharply between 1993 and 2004, the Justice Department said Thursday, noting that American Indian women and native

300 reasons not to forget lessons of Wounded Knee December 27, 2006
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... By then the name of the village had been changed to Brennan to honor a Bureau of Indian Affairs superintendent, but all of the Lakota knew why the name was

Outdoors: Nez Perce Natural Resources programs trains "land ...December 27, 2006
Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA
... Annually. Nez Perce natural resources officials took over management of tribal lands in the mid-1980s from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

'Trail of Tears' named 'Best Documentary' December 27, 2006
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
... Legacy,'' the award-winning film by Rich-Heape Films of Dallas, was recently named Best Documentary Feature at the 31st Annual American Indian Film Institute

Council overrides Shirley's veto December 26, 2006
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
... That the Division of Social Services was $1.5 million short in meeting general assistance obligations last year after the Bureau of Indian Affairs said it ran

Hard-to-find eagle feathers results in black market December 26, 2006
Napa Valley Register - Napa,CA,USA
... When asked what bird the feathers came from, Ball, who is not Native American, cupped a hand around his mouth and whispered as if he were spelling a swear word

Tribe prospers under financier, but at a price December 26, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... Frustrated by a lack of detailed investment information, the pair filed suit in September 2003 against the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is charged

Tribe must follow campaign rules, court says December 26, 2006
The Eureka Reporter - Eureka,CA,USA
A ruling by the California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the legal right of the Fair Political Practices Commission to sue an American Indian tribe for

Native Americans bless, name rare white buffalo December 26, 2006
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
With beating drums to represent the earth's heartbeat and burning white sage to purify the crowd, Native American groups yesterday blessed and formally named a

Shirley talks to resisters Sithe presents drill permits December 21, 2006
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
... 11 letter to Allen Downer of the Navajo Historic Preservation Department, URS Corp., which reviewed the documents for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, found there

Navajo elderly threatened with arrest at power plant barricade December 21, 2006
Infoshop News -
The Navajo Nation government is threatening to arrest Navajo elderly at a power plant site barricade, including elderly Alice Gilmore who holds the grazing

Power plant partnership studies proposed plant site, despite protests December 21, 2006
KOB-TV, NM -
The group alleges tribal officials and Sithe Global Power, which is working with the Navajo Nation to build the plant, have not listened to their concerns

Navajo Council holds special session this week December 21, 2006
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA
... Says, has long opposed "no strings attached" spending that could possibly deplete the fund, which works as a back-up if the Bureau of Indian Affairs does not

New report summarizes state, tribal relationship December 21, 2006
The Missoulian, MT - 9 hours ago
It also detailed money divvied out through the Indian Country Economic Development Program, which gets $500000 a year from the Department of Commerce for

Governor: Training young workers key to lowering Indian unemployment December 21, 2006
Great Falls Tribune, MT - 16 hours ago
Indian country has the potential to become the United States’ equivalent of the so-called “Irish miracle,” Gov. Brian Schweitzer said today in presenting

Christmas reminds the Lakota of their traditions December 21, 2006
Huffington Post, NY - 2 hours ago
Giago was also the founder and former editor and publisher of the Lakota Times and Indian Country Today newspapers and the founder and first president of

Federal Court Sides With Freedmen December 21, 2006
KOTV, OK -
(AP) A US District Court denied a motion by the Cherokee Nation to dismiss a lawsuit filed be freedmen, who are descendants of slaves who were adopted into

170-year-old brick dwelling of Cherokee leader repaired December 21, 2006
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise, OK -
(AP) - Repairs on a 170-year-old brick house that was home to a prominent Cherokee leader who led hundreds of tribe members in the forced removal known as

Bill seeks to better Indian schooling December 21, 2006
Aberdeen American News - Aberdeen,SD,USA
AP. RAPID CITY - A state Indian Education Act would guarantee a long-term commitment to American Indian students, according to state Secretary of Education Rick ...

BIA recognizes Steele as president December 21, 2006
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is recognizing President John Yellow Bird Steele as the official president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, according to a letter sent

Tribe seeks access to more water December 21, 2006
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
... Besides state and tribal officials, officials with the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, which holds the tribe's water rights in trust, sat in on the meeting

Lawsuit over Kitsap County landfill leak settled December 21, 2006
KNDO/KNDU - Yakima,WA,USA
... tribal officials to clean up the land. The agreement still must be approved by Waste Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Students find joy in giving December 21, 2006
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... Arapahoe County - Students at Arapahoe High School have rounded up hundreds of toys for American Indian children in recent months as part of a tradition of

Navajos continue protest over proposed power plant December 20, 2006
KOB-TV, NM -
... The group alleges tribal officials and Site Global Power— which is working with the Navajo Nation to build the plant—have not listened to their concerns

Spain, Makah heal 300-year-old rift December 20, 2006
Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News, WA -
by DONNA BARR. NEAH BAY -- Makah tribal members Wednesday blessed ground where they had fought Spanish explorers more than 300 years ago

Awareness campaign plans to suppliment anti-drug efforts December 20, 2006
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
... methamphetamine addiction have proved effective against the meth scourge elsewhere, and Lankford said the posters are making a difference in Indian country too

NM to help tribes fight DWI December 20, 2006
Santa Fe New Mexican - Santa Fe,NM,USA
... The initiatives were announced in advance of a US Bureau of Indian Affairs DWI super blitz, which takes place Friday through Jan

ACROSS the BIG SKY December 20, 2006
Great Falls Tribune, MT -
... area. "This is the first major step in our bank's long-range plans of establishing bank branches across Indian country," he said

Native tourney seeks NCAA's OK December 20, 2006
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
... But Native American Basketball Invitational co-founders aim to change those figures by bringing NCAA recruiters to the fifth annual NABI high school basketball

Shirley visits protesters December 19, 2006
Farmington Daily Times, NM -
By Lisa Meerts The Daily Times. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. responds ... afternoon. BURNHAM — Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr

Cone: Open files FOI request filed on Desert Rock December 19, 2006
Gallup Independent, NM -
Cone submitted a formal FOIA request to BIA Dec. 16 regarding documentation of certain activities related to the Desert Rock Energy Facility by Sithe Global

Historians monitor site of Indian burial ground December 19, 2006
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
... police. If a medical examiner determines that the bones could be American Indian, the state archaeologist must be notified. The

NCI 'Committed to Addressing' Lung Cancer Among American Indians ...December 19, 2006
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
... a medical officer with NCI's Division of Cancer Prevention with the lung, head and neck cancer research group -- writes in an Indian Country Today opinion piece