March offers reminder of Columbus Day's flip side October 12, 2007 Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA With speakers and banners, the group talked about reservation displacement; Leonard Peltier, whom they consider to be a political prisoner; and other issues ...52 graves saved from bulldozers October 12, 2007 WFAA - Dallas,TX,USA The sacred land sparred from bulldozers, keeping history untouched for these students. "They bring a machine out and they actually take images, ...Makah elders rally on eve of federal court appearance October 12, 2007 Peninsula Daily - Port Angeles,WA,USA Dicks, who sits on the Appropriation Subcommittee for the Department of the Interior, which oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was not in Port Angeles. ...Five Plead Not Guilty in Whale Shooting October 12, 2007 The Associated Press - (AP) â" Five American Indian tribesmen pleaded not guilty Friday to misdemeanor charges in the killing of a protected gray whale during an unsanctioned hunt ...
Oglala Sioux councilman indicted on drug charge October 12, 2007 Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA By Bill Harlan, Journal staff Oglala Sioux Tribe councilman Don Garnier has been indicted in New Mexico on a federal charge of possessing marijuana with ...
'Black' Cherokees fight for heritage October 12, 2007 USA Today - USA Over time, the census-like tally it conducted became the official document to verify Native American bloodlines. Some black Indians with Native American Hotline set up to report crimes on tribal land October 12, 2007 Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise - Bartlesville,OK,USA Michael McCoy, special agent in charge of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Oklahoma, said a lack of manpower does hurt some investigations by his agency. Plaintiffs Suing US Tribes Can't Get Their Day in Court October 12, 2007 Wall Street Journal - USA Sovereign immunity is "a perennial issue in Indian country," says Gabriel Galanda, a Seattle attorney, expert on Indian law and a member of the Round Valley ...Join march against domestic violence October 12, 2007 Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Ketchum,ID,USA According to the US Department of Justice, between 1993 and 2004: · American Indian and Alaskan Native females experienced nonfatal intimate partner .Tribe paid $62.5 million for Salish lodge and land October 12, 2007 Seattle Times - United States For that to happen, the tribe would have to submit an application with the US Bureau of Indian Affairs to move the land into federal trust, and the approval
Alberty: Hope for Indian health: 'Just do it' October 12, 2007 Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA The conference theme was ''HOPE for Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Addiction Recovery in Indian Country.'' As someone with experience in promoting .
Native American Homeless and Cultural Center Gets Funding October 11, 2007 Northland's NewsCenter - Duluth,MN,USA By KBJR News 1 There was a strong showing at the Duluth City Council meeting tonight as the Native American community united to ask for funding for a Native ...
BIA Interferes With California Valley Miwok Tribal Enrollment and ...October 11, 2007 PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA The Tribe has an extensive paper trail which implicates the local Bureau of Indian Affairs-Central California Agency, whom of which the Tribe is currently ..
Onondaga Indian Nation Land Claim To Be Argued In Court October 11, 2007 WBNG-TV - Binghamton,NY,USA By WBNG News An American Indian tribe is claiming a large chunk of Upstate New York's land, including Binghamton. Some 4 thousand square miles of land from ...
Native American Skull Found at Malibu Construction Site October 11, 2007 Malibu Surfside News - Malibu,CA,USA Winter said the discovery was not surprising because there have been a number of finds of prehistoric Native American artifacts in the Paradise Cove area.
Samish Tribe tries to regain fishing rights it lost 2 decades ago October 11, 2007 Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA The Samish have been fighting the federal government off and on since 1969, when a low-level Bureau of Indian Affairs official mysteriously dropped the .
Paiute tribal elections lead to further infighting October 11, 2007 Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA ... Fewer than 300 enrolled, have been torn by internal squabbling and are the subject of FBI investigations and monitoring by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
United Auburn close to buying 33 sites in Clover Valley October 11, 2007 Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA The tribe recently has been negotiating with Massie to buy all 33 of the valley's sacred sites, which would allow the tribe to preserve and protect them, ...
Denver Police Arrest 83 People at Columbus Day Parade October 8, 2007 TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA ... fake blood and dismembered baby dolls as a symbol of what happened to the Native American population as a result of Columbus 's entry to the New World . ...
Columbus Day or Native American Day? October 8, 2007 Shakopee Valley News - Shakopee,MN,USA In addition, some observe another holiday: Native American Day. Though Native American Day is not an official holiday in Minnesota (it is in South Dakota)
Toltec Mounds park explores stairway plan October 8, 2007 Arkansas Democrat Gazette - AR,USA They include Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site in Georgia, the Moundville Archaeological Park in Alabama and the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in ...Artifacts retrieved in Goodhue County will go to museum October 8, 2007 Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA The digs, which focus on ancient Native American villages and burial mounds dating from 1100 to 1250, got a boost with a $100000 pledge Thursday from the ...Mound seen as a sacred trust October 8, 2007 St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA The group's actions should be a model for other communities, said Garcia, who fights for the preservation and restoration of American Indian mounds ...Desert Rock comment period ends Tuesday October 7, 2007 Farmington Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA Residents have until Tuesday to file comments with the Bureau of Indian Affairs on a draft environmental analysis, or Environmental Impact Statement, ...
Native American groups: UC Berkeley should return artifacts October 7, 2007 San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA Native American groups have asked the University of California, Berkeley, to return thousands of museum artifacts to tribes from California to Alaska. ...
Native Americans protest UC collection October 7, 2007 Golden Gate [X]Press - San Francisco,CA,USA by Ali Tabatabai, staff writer BERKELEY - Representatives from several Native American tribes led a protest on the UC Berkeley campus Friday, demanding the ...Indigenous rights to be focus of Indigenous Border Summit in October 6, 2007 The NarcoSphere - New York,NY,USA ... issues of mutual concern affecting traditional homelands, cultural and ceremonial practices, sacred sites, treaty rights, health and way of life. ...Controversy Builds Over New American Indian Museum Director October 6, 2007 New West - Missoula,MT,USA ... said that West had even counseled him on how to answer the Smithsonian's questions during the recruitment process, according to Indian Country Today. ...
Crazy Horse sets Native American Day celebration October 6, 2007 Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA By Journal staff CRAZY HORSE â" South Dakota's 18th annual Native American Day celebration at Crazy Horse Memorial will feature a traveling high-tech ...
US EPA orders Coachella Valley mobile home owners to comply with ...October 5, 2007 U.S. EPA.gov (press release) - Washington,DC,USA The EPA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have recently stepped up efforts to insure human health and environmental protection at mobile home parks located ...
Indian Reservation Selling Energy Bars October 5, 2007 The Associated Press - Children on the Pine Ridge Reservation who helped test the various recipes dubbed the Tanka Bar "buffalo candy," Tilsen said. The buffalo snacks are a lot ...Five US Indian men indicted for hunting whale October 5, 2007 Reuters - USA SEATTLE (Reuters) - A federal grand jury indicted five Washington state American Indian men on Thursday on three misdemeanor charges each for their ...
MUSIC: 'Nammy' awards honor American Indian music October 5, 2007 Niagara Gazette - Niagara Falls,NY,USA variety) and organized sections devoted to contemporary and traditional American Indian music. ⢠NativeAmericanMusicAwards.com: The official Web site of the ...
Ralph Sturges, Chief of Mohegan Tribe, Dies at 88 October 5, 2007 New York Times - United States In the last few years of his life, he had lunch virtually every day at the same table at the Uncas American Indian Grill at the casino, tribal members said.Senate panel OKs bill that could return Kennewick Man to tribes October 5, 2007 Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA A US Senate committee has approved a bill that could allow American Indian tribes to claim the ancient bones of Kennewick Man, a 9300-year-old skeleton
Family says it won't sell farm that holds ancient burial mounds October 4, 2007 Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA Family members who own a farm that holds rare, 1500-year-old burial mounds won't sell the site, despite the recent death of the farm's longtime resident and ...
Morris: How Columbus Day harms American Indians October 4, 2007 Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA We see the ideology of domination carried to this hemisphere by Columbus playing out every year all over Indian country. We see it in the level of Indian .Unmarked children's grave demands reflection by all October 3, 2007 Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA Whether or not our direct ancestors were here at the turn of the century, whether or not they lived and worked in Indian Country, the story of Willow Creek Two words go too far in ancestral-remains law October 3, 2007 Seattle Times - United States The committee tucked an amendment to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act into a technical corrections measure. ...Shenandoah gets lifetime award from Native group October 3, 2007 The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - Syracuse,NY,USA By Mark Bialczak Nine years ago, singer-songwriter Joanne Shenandoah was a performer at the first ever Native American Music Awards. ...Senate hears stories of sexual assault on reservations October 2, 2007 Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA Im sorry for your suffering maybe someone should tell the senate what type of help the oglala sioux tribe is providing for abused women. ...Protesters vow to stop Columbus Day Parade October 1, 2007 Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA By Mike McPhee On the 100th anniversary of the Columbus Day Parade through downtown Denver this Saturday, American Indian protesters are planning to stop ...