FEMA'S Potentially Toxic Trailers Headed for Indian Reservations June 29, 2007
Native Times - USA
The demand for upgraded housing within Indian country has been a problem for decades and according to a 2003 survey, approximately 90000 Indian families are ...

Reservation Blockade Prompts Arrests June 29, 2007
Forbes - NY,USA
Only a few vehicles had been checked for alcohol by the time Oglala Sioux tribal police told the volunteers to stop because of safety concerns. ...

Freedmen status at issue in Washington June 29, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
She said the caucus as a whole hasn't endorsed the Watson bill, and added that Indian country counts some caucus members among its most constant supporters. ...

Indigenous inspiration: Class acquaints children with Native writers June 29, 2007
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
By CANDACE BEGODY of the Missoulian American Indian literature is inspiring the artwork and educating the minds of Missoula youngsters this week. ...

Law enforcement is a 'dotted blue line' in Indian country June 29, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
We've got to get good cooperation in Indian country. And so if I leave here with one thought, it's that we've got to really facilitate greater cooperation ...

Meeting Between IHS, American Indian Tribes Addresses Health ...June 28, 2007
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
... Eliminate disparities within the American Indian health system and between tribal and traditional health care, the AP/Spokane Spokesman-Review reports. ...

American Indian law added to state bar exam June 28, 2007
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
By Journal staff Beginning in July, law students will be required to demonstrate knowledge on the basics of American Indian law to pass the South Dakota Bar ...

Federal Court Affirms South Dakota Indian tribe's sovereignty and ...June 28, 2007
News from Washington University in St. Louis - Saint Louis,MO,USA
Through its American Indian Law and Economic Development Program, directed by Professor Gunn, the School of Law sends law students to work and study on the ...

Feds seek input on allowing collection of migratory bird parts for ...June 28, 2007
Cortez Journal - Cortez,CO,USA
How American Indian tribes could be affected if such authorization is extended to others in addition to enrolled members of federally recognized tribes. ...

Oglala activists plan alcohol blockade at Whiteclay June 28, 2007
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
The Strong Heart Civil Rights Movement attempted a similar blockade last June but dropped the effort after Oglala Sioux Tribe Police Chief James Twiss ..

Wildfire burning on Gila River reservation June 27, 2007
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
Firefighters from the Bureau of Indian Affairs responded to the blaze, now being called the Beltline Fire, around 3 am The fire is burning in the river ...

Former AIM member loses extradition appeal June 27, 2007
Globe and Mail - Canada
Mr. Graham and his many supporters argue, however, that he is being framed by the FBI, as they believe well-known native activist Leonard Peltier was.

British Columbia Supreme Court Dismisses John Graham's Appeal June 27, 2007
Infoshop News - USA
Leonard Peltier was later framed for killing the agents. One of the BIA police officers who took part in the attack on the AIM camp was Bob Ecoffey. ...

Ancient Midwestern Mysteries June 27, 2007
Wall Street Journal - USA
Indian mounds, such as these at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Ohio, are often pillaged by tomb raiders and pot hunters. ...

Ninth Annual Native American Music Awards announced June 27, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
NEW YORK - The 9th Annual Native American Music Awards (NAMMYs) will be held Oct. 6 at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls. ...

American Indian Tribes Speak Out About Climate Change June 26, 2007
Free Internet Press - New York,NY,USA
At a United Nations meeting last month, several American Indian leaders spoke at a session called ''Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change. ...

San Carlos unites other against mine June 26, 2007       
Arizona Silver Belt - Globe,AZ,USA
The government must understand and learn to respect our holy and sacred sites." "The proposed mining operation will, among, other things, result in the ..

Nez Perce Tribe begins shaping plans for water deal dollars June 26, 2007
Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA
... Of three meetings to gather ideas for spending the money, now held in three separate trust accounts and managed by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs. ..

BIA Backs Cherokee Nation, Plans Continued Funding June 26, 2007           
Tanasi Journal - Knoxville,TN,USA
Washington, DC--- The Bureau of Indian Affairs has notified the Cherokee Nation that they have no intention of cutting off federal funding to the nation's ...

American Indian tribes to get 2000 FEMA trailers June 26, 2007
Texarkana Gazette - Texarkana,TX,USA
Johnson said a 2003 US Commission on Civil Rights reported about 90000 American Indian families are either homeless or under-housed. ...

Ancestry.com Launches 150 Years of Native American Family History ...June 26, 2007
Earthtimes.org - USA
Taken by the Bureau of Indian affairs, the censuses document some 150 years of Native American family history. These censuses create an intimate portrait of ...

Tribes reaffirm ties at Bighorn site June 26, 2007           
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
Oglala Sioux Tribal Councilman Jake Little said that during the 1800s tribes protected and helped one another to defend their lands from encroachment. ...

Sacred site focus of tribal tug of war June 25, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
"It got here a lot sooner than I expected," said Lorey Cachora, an authority on tribal sacred sites. "It's going to be something we all learn from, ...

School district settles lawsuit with conditions June 25, 2007
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
WINNER, SD - The Winner School District and the American Indian community reached an agreement that will settle a class-action lawsuit against the school ...

Feds deny recognition of Vermont's Abenaki June 25, 2007
Brattleboro Reformer - VT, United States
Echoing a "proposed finding" issued 11/2 years ago, the US Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a final determination Friday saying the St. Francis/Sokoki Band

Impoverished Pine Ridge appeals for health clinic June 25, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
... prevention is our area of greatest need," said Francine Red Willow, chief executive officer of IHS' Wanblee Health Clinic on the Pine Ridge reservation.

Let's enforce law on reservations June 25, 2007
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
By IR Staff - 06/24/07 Given poverty, alcoholism, and all the other woes so prevalent in Indian Country, it is hard to understand why Native Americans on ...

Unused FEMA trailers headed to reservations nationwide June 25, 2007
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... to inspect the homes in Arkansas from July 9 through July 20. Then, tribes can make requests, which will be administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.