Rondon pushing ahead Navajo woman says mayor's race was just the ...March 16, 2007
Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA
GALLUP � For Gallup voters hoping to make history this year by placing the first American Indian in the mayor's seat, March 6 ended in disappointment.

Court upholds traditional native beliefs in ski decision March 16, 2007
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA
"Essentially, Native Americans have had no recourse challenging government land use decisions, which oftentimes impact sacred sites and culturally

Wickham: The floating heads of Mount Rushmore March 16, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
The center of the world for the Oglala Sioux is the Black Hills. The conceptual ''sacred center'' once crossed all cultures, depicted as a terrestrial

Utes seek help with crime fighting efforts on reservation March 15, 2007
Cortez Journal - Cortez,CO,USA
The US Bureau of Indian Affairs' law enforcement in Towaoc faces tough challenges. It's underfunded, understaffed and the reservation - along with that of

Tribe Receives Heating Assistance March 15, 2007
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe have received financial assistance for their home heating bills. A tribal official says the money came through a

Sad to say, racism exists in Cherokee nation March 15, 2007
High Springs Heralds - High Springs,FL,USA
The Cherokees were the largest of Native American nations in the Southeast. Before the many broken promises and treaties by the US government that took

Tax refund anticipation loans prevalent on Indian reservations March 15, 2007
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
That's a lot of money in Indian Country, where unemployment is high and consumer goods are expensive, said Barbara Stiffarm, development director for

Indian Education Committee plans election today March 15, 2007
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
... 3 through 12th grade and are one-quarter Indian and recognized by the secretary of the Interior as being eligible for Bureau of Indian Affairs services.

9th Circuit Courts Rule: No Sewage on Sacred Land March 15, 2007
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
Native American rights groups say the courts ruling is a first for recognizing Native American Religious Freedoms over government action

Letter: Tribal councils shouldn't neglect the old ways March 15, 2007
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
What will happen to Indian country when all our elders pass on to the spirit world? Take a look around your reservations and ask yourself that very question

Actor feels honor taking Peltier role March 15, 2007
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
Foote will play Leonard Peltier, an American Indian imprisoned for 30 years and considered by many to be a political prisoner, in Theatre 13's world

Stage adaptation of Leonard Peltier novel premieres March 14, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
... Of the staged adaptation of ''Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance,'' written by imprisoned human rights activist Leonard Peltier with Harvey Arden.

Fatherhood forum set for American Indian men March 14, 2007
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
The First Nations Outreach Center will be conducting a twelve-session program that aims to help Native American men become better fathers.

Free Mich. American Indian tuition should continue, official says March 14, 2007
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
As more American Indian students enroll and tuition costs have risen, the state's contribution to the universities has been far less than the cost of the

Black congressional leaders question legality of Cherokee vote March 13, 2007
WLOS - Asheville,NC,USA
More than two dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus signed a letter to the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs

Pueblos agree to dismiss claims against ski area expansion March 13, 2007
Santa Fe New Mexican - Santa Fe,NM,USA
The lawsuit contended the mile-long Millennium Chairlift would intrude on sacred sites and practices. The lift went into operation this winter, however.

Steal Their Land, Steal Their Money March 13, 2007
TomPaine.com - Washington,DC,USA
... The United States has been responsible for the oversight and management of most of the tribal and Indian land and assets in Indian country

Freedmen vote may haunt Cherokees in the future March 12, 2007
Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Muskogee,OK,USA
OKLAHOMA CITY – For years, those of us in Oklahoma government have stood with Native American tribes to protect their sovereignty under treaties with the

Billy Walkabout, decorated American Indian veteran, dies at 57 March 12, 2007
USA Today - USA
He was believed to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War, according to US Department of Defense reports.

Indigenous Peoples Day 2007 March 12, 2007
UN Observer -
Subjects of priority discussed were the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Self-determination and Decolonization, Sacred Sites,

Pomos say EPA disturbed history March 12, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
In 1970, the US Bureau of Indian Affairs used mine spoils for road foundations and housing pads on the adjacent reservation.

Rape often unreported among Native American community March 12, 2007
Bismarck Tribune - Bismarck,ND,USA
Norma Rendon has seen too many women blame themselves for being raped. But women need to learn to report the crime to police, she said, and understand the

Native American 'Shadow Wolves' hunt for terrorists March 12, 2007
USA Today - USA
The Shadow Wolves are an all-Native American law enforcement tracking unit, now assigned to the Department of Homeland Security, who for years have searched

Appeals court: No fake snow at Arizona Snowbowl March 12, 2007
Lompoc Record - Lompoc,CA,USA
"Hopefully, this stands because it creates a tremendous precedent for tribes to protect their sacred sites," he said. Snowbowl could ask for a rehearing by

Jamul tribe to demolish homes of evicted residents despite promise March 12, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
They claim the Bureau of Indian Affairs recognized the wrong people as being tribal leaders and members. Rosales says he is the duly elected tribal chairman

Guatemalan Mayas to Exorcise Bush March 12, 2007
Prensa Latina - Havana,Cuba
... indigenous people attended a vigil and a Mayan ceremony in Tecpan city to protest the visit by US President George W. Bush to sacred sites on Monday.