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Saturday, January 20, 2007

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'Settlement concepts' offer remains viable in Cobell case January 19, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA

''And some of the history's a little bit checkered, and it causes some feelings of angst in Indian country. And so one of the elements of the [settlement

Deer: Domestic violence in Indian country January 19, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
While law and policy makers often want precise numbers, the ultimate issue is that there is an epidemic of victimization in Indian country

Reading rpgram is helping Indian students January 19, 2007
Bismarck Tribune - Bismarck,ND,USA
"It's a wonderful program," said Karen Brown Letarte, president of the American Indian Library Association. "Loriene chooses the books and provides fun


American Indian women conference set January 19, 2007
WFU Old Gold &Black - Salem,NC,USA
The university will host an American Indian women’s conference from Jan. 18-21, entitled “Celebrating Women of Proud Nations: Creating and Sustaining Hope


Tribal conference draws national attention January 19, 2007
Coos Bay World - Coos Bay,OR,USA
The first national conference to be hosted by the tribe, the 2007 Heart of the American Indian Women's Conference, will feature nationally renowned native


Red Crow Westerman honors the ‘Man in Black’ with new CD January 19, 2007
Tulsa Native American Times - Tulsa,OK,USA
That’s the statement that Native American actor Floyd Red Crow Westerman said when talking about the American Indian Movement (AIM) and its goals toward


Authentic Ethnicity in Question January 19, 2007
The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara,CA,USA
A court case that began January 17 could determine once and for all the fate of American Indian Health &Services (AIHS), which is the third incarnation of


Native American tribe demands return of Chief Illiniwek regalia January 19, 2007
Daily Illini - Champaign,IL,USA
According to Wanda Pillow, director of the Native American House and American Indian Studies program, the resolution is not a reaction to the recent


U of I says Chief Illiniwek feathers returned; tribe disagrees January 19, 2007
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA
Whirlwind Horse was a tribe member, she said, and worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs before his death. She wasn't sure when he died


Proposed landfill expansion runs afoul of Native American activists January 18, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
"There is not now nor has there ever been any concrete evidence to suggest the remains are those of a Native American," Plunkett said


ID Indian leaders view lynching murals January 18, 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
BOISE, Idaho -- Leaders of four American Indian tribes on Wednesday viewed Depression-era murals, depicting an Indian lynching, that are hung in the


Native American women concerned about fate of their culture, beliefs January 18, 2007
Hartwell Sun - Hartwell,GA,USA
18, topics of discussion will be current issues related to "our American Indian culture, family, community, traditions and beliefs."


500 years of Indians in Colorado January 18, 2007
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
The role of the reservation in American Indian life is detailed, as is the relocation of many people into Denver beginning in the 1950s


Free Leonard Peltier! January 18, 2007
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
For those folks who know little about Leonard Peltier, check the library. Or check out his recent book, *Prison Writings: My Life is My Sun Dance: USP


American Indians seek voice in zoning talks January 16, 2007
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
"I've noticed an absence of Native American participation," Mark Wandering Medicine said. "There is a federal mandate to have (this representation in some)


SD baby deaths exceed US rate January 16, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
While Native American babies have a mortality rate often twice as high as white babies in the state, Wilson discovered that in 2004, the rate increased for


Improved Indian health care discussed January 16, 2007
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
If you're a convicted federal prisoner, you have double the (health) resources than if you're a Native American child. There's no way policymakers would


Shinnecocks waiting to be recognized January 16, 2007
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The Shinnecocks, numbering 1300, remain on the "ready waiting for active" list of American Indian tribes who have petitioned for recognition


Critic questions district’s Indian education policies January 16, 2007
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
RAPID CITY — An elder in Rapid City’s American Indian community objected to changes the Rapid City School District has made in the Office of Indian


Indian Country cops take aim at meth January 16, 2007
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
By a show of hands, all the Indian Country officers at a methamphetamine training Tuesday morning knew by name a drug dealer on their reservation.


Spitzer's cigarette tax plan meets with hope, skepticism January 16, 2007
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
Eliot Spitzer's statement that he intends to collect tax on the sale of cigarettes to non-Indians at American Indian-owned stores is being met with hope and ...


IMAGINARY LINE” ISSUE FOR ALL ONKWEHONWE OF NORTH AND SOUTH ...January 13, 2007
UN Observer
... the borders of the United States, but such right shall extend only to persons who possess at least 50 per centum of blood of the American Indian race


Tribal leaders gather at Pechanga for State of the Tribal Nations ...January 13, 2007
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
Panels will be comprised of tribal leaders, as well as officials from the California Gambling Control Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and a discussion


Running event to honor Native youths January 13, 2007
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
WINDOW ROCK — More than 100 Native American runners are expected to gather in the Valley of the Sun to participate in the PF Chang Marathon-and-a-half


Indians address racism January 13, 2007
Cortez Journal - Cortez,CO,USA
However, House said, "It's the Native American people that make Cortez what it is," pointing out Mesa Verde National Park's cultural treasures and other ...

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