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2005 National Native News Headlines Headline Archives 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Friday, December 30, 2005 Birth
Control for Aboriginal Girls Raises Concerns by One Professor Wednesday,
December 28, 2005 Monday,
December 26, 2005 A Youth Psychiatric Treatment Facility is Being Built in Juneau, Alaska Rebuilding Homes for Tribal Members is a Top Priority for the United Houma Nation Thursday,
December 22, 2005 The Sentencing of Louis Jourdain is Delayed Wednesday,
December 21, 2005 One Lawmaker says the Immigration Reform Bill Short Changes Tribes The Samson Cree Nation Wants Compensation for its Natural Resources The
Courtroom is Closed when Louis Jourdain is Sentenced in Connection with
the Red Lake School Shootings Native
Seniors Face Several Health Care The
Sitka Tribe of Alaska is Still Cleaning Up Thursday,
December 15, 2005 The
Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Native Leaders in the Arctic Want the Canadian Government to Focus on Their People A
New Native American Medical Journal is Unveiled during the White House
Conference on Aging Santo
Domingo Pueblo Partners with the Federal Government to Restore the Rio
Grande River A Forum Will Focus on Missing Aboriginal Women in Canada The
White House Conference on Aging Begins This Weekend NCAI says the Supreme Court Ruling Against the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is a Blow to All Native Sovereignty Rising
Cold Temperatures in South Dakota makes Tribal Officials Worried about
their People The Office of the Special Trustee Has Unclaimed Money in Trust Accounts The Federal Government is Offering Domestic Violence Grants to Tribes
Aboriginal People in Canada's Western Artic are Included in the Government's Residential School Settlement A
New Organization is Offering Free Business Mohawks
File a Lawsuit Against Two Major Cold
Weather in South Dakota is Concerning the Crow Creek Sioux Chairman It's Officially the Last Day of Hurricane Season 2005 Thousands
of Tribal Members on the Plains Region Face Heat and Electricity Problems
due to a Blizzard The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe will Help its Members Stay Warm this Winter A Railroad Company is Helping Boys and Girls Clubs on Reservations in Montana and Minnesota Monday,
November 28, 2005 The Canadian Government is Creating a Missing Persons Task Force Highway Construction Training is Taking Place on the Wind River Reservation Friday, November 25, 2005 Aboriginal leaders and Canadian Ministers will Meet to Discuss Aboriginal Issues Visitors Enjoy the Cafe at the National Museum of the American Indian Thursday,
November 24, 2005 The
Canadian Government Announces a Wednesday,
November 23, 2005 A
Cross-country Tour will Untangle the New The
Jicarilla Apache Nation will be Paid Millions of Dollars for its Water
Monday, November 21, 2005 A South Dakota Representative is Working to Make a Home Loan Program for Native Veterans Permanent An Arizona Tribe Objects to New National Park Service Plans on the Colorado River Hundreds
of People March for Petroglyph National Monument Instructors
will Learn How to Dispel Stereotypes of Native Americans in the Classroom A Houma Tribal Member says She'll join a Class-action Lawsuit against FEMA More
testimony today before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee in the Jack
Abramoff Lobbying Hearing Voting District Lines are Being Redrawn in South Dakota A
North Dakota Educator says Vine Deloria Jr. Leaves the World with Great
Works The University of Michigan is Celebrating Black Indians Week Carthage
College Athletic Teams' Names Change from "Redmen" to "Red
Men" The University of South Dakota is taking the Lead in Studying Native American Health Disparities Thursday,
November 10, 2005 The Washoe Tribe is Teaming Up with Local Law Enforcement in its Fight Against Methamphetamine A
Federal Judge will Rule on Media Coverage for a Juvenile in the Red Lake
School Shootings The State of Wyoming is Mending its Relationship with Tribes The Rosebud Sioux Tribe wants more Tribally Owned Businesses Monday,
November 7, 2005 Famed Navajo Artist R.C. Gorman is Being Laid to Rest Friday,
November 4, 2005 The
New Supreme Court Nominee Talks About His Knowledge of Federal Indian
Law Sacred
Circle is Spreading their Message, Violence Against Native Women is Not
Traditional
Monday, October 31, 2005 Tribal
Leaders Gather for the National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention The Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota Find a Way to Offset Rising Energy Costs Blackfeet
Tribal Members are Helping with Hurricane Relief Efforts It Takes the Canadian Government more than 12 days to Evacuate Aboriginal Residents Who are Drinking Contaminated Water The
Michigan Education Association is Suing Chippewa Tribal School Officials Seminole Tribal Members are Living Without Electricity Because of Hurricane Wilma An
Iowa Senator wants TV Networks to Continue to Comply with the Children's
Television Act Kashechewan Leaders say They're Fed Up with the Canadian Government In
South Dakota, a Federal Judge Throws Out a Redistricting Plan The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention May stay in Fairbanks Grass-root Members of South Dakota’s Sisseton-Whapeton Oyate Tribe…Want to Return to Their Traditional Form of Government Friday,
October 21, 2005 A Community in North Dakota Meets to Improve its Relationship with Native Americans Head
Start on the Pine Ridge Reservation will Open after being Shut Down for
Six Months The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention Kicks Off Today Florida
Tribes Prepare for Hurricane Wilma A Senate Questionnaire from Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers is Released The Kashechewan Community in Canada is Forced to Live with Contaminated Water
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Friday,
October 14, 2005 The Democratic Party Plans to Get More Natives on Their Party Ticket Native Actors and Directors Address the Lack of Natives on Screen Thursday,
October 13, 2005 A Federal Judges Rules in Favor in a Native American Voting Rights Case New
Rules for Companies Building Cell Phone Towers on Tribal Lands The Impact of a Proposed Natural Gas Project on a Wyoming Reservation is being Questioned
A Navajo Soldier is Being Laid to Rest The U.S. Government will Rule on Federal Recognition for Two Connecticut Tribes Montana Tribes Can Take Part in a State Bison Hunt Monday,
October 10, 2005 Several Provisions are Included for Natives in the Violence Against Women Act The U.S. Supreme Court Declines the Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma's Appeal Friday,
October 7, 2005 The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights gets a Native American Member Two
Navajo Students are using their Language to Broadcast New Mexico State
University Football Games Close to Two Tons of Bison Meat is Being Sent to Hurricane Evacuees...Courtesy of Some Montana Tribes A Canadian Museum is Honoring a Famous Pow-wow Dancer
Tuesday,October 4, 2005 Denver's Mayor is Under Fire for His Comments on the Annual Columbus Day Parade South
Dakota's Indian Education Coordinator Plans on Helping Native Students
Stay in School A Tribal Sovereignty Case Goes Before the Justices Today The Canadian Government Plans to Spend Billions to Raise Living Standards for Aboriginal People A New Health Clinic Open in a Rurual Navajo Community Friday,
September 30, 2005 It's Good Bye to UND's Fighting Sioux Mascot A New Minnesota Project will Monitor Court Activity
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 A Tribal Traffic Safety Summit is Taking Place in Washington State The
South Dakota Historical Society Receives a Diary that Chronicles the Wounded
Knee Massacre An American Indian College Department Changes its Name to First Nations Several
Indian Issues are Before Congress This Week Friday,
September 23, 2005 Statue of Native American Leader Unveiled in Washington DC A.C.L.U. Honors A Civil Rights Committee on Pine Ridge Reservation Thursday,
September 22, 2005 NMAI
Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary Congressmen Affirm Navajo Sovereignty An Offer is Made to Buy Si Tanka University Monday,
September 19, 2005 An Oregon College is Building a Long House on Campus A South Dakota Tribe is Expanding its Gaming Industry Friday,
September 16, 2005 The Mayor of Juneau, Alaska Testifies at John Roberts' Senate Confirmation Hearing The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Wants an Agreement with the State of South Dakota before Allowing Extradition
The South Dakota Government is Under Scrutiny about Whether or Not It's Protecting Indian Children The New Regional Chief of Ontario Wants Greater Natural Resource Revenues for Aboriginals
Natives are Examining Indian Law Cases by Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma Win Support in Their Efforts to Build a Casino in Colorado Tuesday,
September 13, 2005 Friday,
September 9, 2005 Sunday
marks the fourth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America.
This morning, Mohawk iron workers helped dedicate a monument for 9-11
victims. The event took place in upper New York at the Ft. Drum military
base. Mohawk Iron workers played a key role in the construction of the
Twin Towers. A Group in South Dakota is Trying to Re-open a Tribal College Oglala
Lakota College Creates a Scholarship in Memory of a Lakota Elder Thousands of Houma Tribal Members are Displaced from Their Southeast Louisiana Homes Native Communities Get an Update on the Cobell vs. Norton Case Friday,
September 2, 2005 Racial Tension Heats Up in South Dakota Red
Lake High School Students Head Back to School A
County in New York will Begin to Enforce a Tribal Members Walk for Domestic Abuse and Rape on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation  Wednesday,
August 31, 2005 Tribal Officers Will Have Authority in Whiteclay, Nebraska Tribes
Bring Their Education Concerns to the The Teenager Arrested in the Red Lake School Shootings will be Tried as a Juvenile Native Leaders Speak-out Against a Recent NCAA Ruling Monday,
August 29, 2005 Canadian Aboriginals Want the Government to Protect Salmon A Conference will Focus on Native Hawaiian Issues The Hualapai Tribe is Building a Skywalk Glass Bridge at the Grand Canyon Friday,
August 26, 2005 A New Lawsuit Raises Questions over Indian Preference Laws Tribal
Members Disagree About Saving a Plant in Idaho Thursday,
August 25, 2005 Great Plains Tribes are Getting into a Renewable Energy Company The
Pueblo of Zuni is Distributing a New Wednesday,
August 24, 2005 A Community in Anchorage is Fighting Crime Tuesday,
August 23, 2005 The Metlakatla Indian Community is Opening a Shellfish Farm Fort Lewis College will Help Native Teachers Advance Their Careers Monday,
August 22, 2005 U.S. Fish and Wildlife are Cracking Down on Eagle Poaching Thursday,
August 18, 2005 South Dakota High School Students Teach Austrians about Lakota Culture Native
Spiritual Leaders are Preparing for an Wednesday,
August 17, 2005 A Former Leader of the Navajo Nation is Being Remembered An Elderly Navajo Couple Now Has a New Home Wednesday,
August 17, 2005 A Former Leader of the Navajo Nation is Being Remembered An Elderly Navajo Couple Now Has a New Home Tuesday,
August 16, 2005 The
Santee Sioux Tribe Wants Cleaner Water for Economic Development Tuesday,
August 9, 2005 Alaska
Natives React to a New Accountability On
the Anniversary of Hiroshima a Nez Perce Monday,
August 8, 2005 Tribal Leaders and Government Officials Discuss the Albuquerque IHS Fort Hall Head Start Director Educates Parents about the Program Friday,
August 5, 2005 Tribal Leaders Educate other about Water Issues in the Southwest A
South Dakota Tribal Leader is Planning a Thursday,
August 4, 2005 Tribal Members on the Fort Hall reservation Hear Hard Facts on Meth Use Children in Unalaska Learn Traditional Aleut Culture Wednesday,
August 3, 2005 Alaska Native Dental Care is getting more Attention by Health Officials The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is Developing A College Preparatory School Monday,
August 1, 2005 Tribal Leaders are Confident Meetings with the FCC will Close the Digital Divide Natives Run Cross-Country for Sacred Sites Friday,
July 29, 2005 Senators Re-examine the Definition of NAGPRA Si Tanka University is Up for Sale Thursday,
July 28, 2005 A Osage Woman is being Remembered for her Military Service Wednesday,
July 27, 2005 Some Senators want Movement on the Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill A Native Hawaiian Man is Lecturing in New Mexico Tuesday,
July 26, 2005 Senators
Talk about Needs on the Red Lake Reservation Monday,
July 25, 2005 An
Ancient Dance is Revived by Natives in South Dakota Friday,
July 22, 2005 Senator John McCain wants to end the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Program The Office of Special Trustee Opens in South Dakota Thursday,
July 21, 2005 The Native Hawaiian Federal Recognition Bill is on Hold Fires are Blazing on Reservations in the West A Motel is Opening on the Pine Ridge Reservation Wednesday,
July 20, 2005 A California Court Rules the State Can Terminate Indian Parental Rights A
South Dakota Tribe is Preparing for Busses to Run on their Reservation Tribal Members in Maine are Upset over a New Agreement A South Dakota Tribe Hopes a New Development will Boost their Economy Monday,
July 18, 2005 First
Nations in Ontario will Soon Manage a Fishery
Native American Golfers are Touring the Upper Midwest Federal Judge Halts Logging & Development on Snowbowl Ski Resort Native American and Japanese Musicians Unite for Environmental Awareness Thursday,
July 14, 2005 Officials at Idaho’s Fort Hall Indian Reservation are Investigating a Brush Fire South Dakota Officials will Appeal a Voting Redistricting Decision Wednesday,
July 13, 2005 United Keetowah Band Threatens to Banish Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith Idaho Native Kids Encouraged to Improve their Vocabulary this Summer Tuesday,
July 12, 2005 NM’s Pueblo of Pojoaque Settles Revenue Sharing Case for $24 Million Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Breaks Ground for “Elderly Village” Monday,
July 11, 2005 Alabama’s Poarch Creek Band is Cleaning Up from Hurricane Dennis Missing Navajo Marine’s Body is Identified & Being Laid to Rest Headlands
Indian Health Careers Enters 30th Year of Helping Native Students Friday,
July 8, 2005 A Montana Clinic is Tackling High Diabetes in Tribal Communities Ohio Town’s Bicentennial Event Draws Criticism from Native Activists Thursday,
July 7, 2005 Recent
Court Rulings Favor Natives in the U.S. and Canada The Ottawa Tribe is Suing the State of Ohio Pacific Northwest Tribes want a New Name for an Oregon Island Tuesday,
July 5, 2005 A Wisconsin Tribe is Cracking Down on Gang Activity An Alaska Native Woman uses In-Line Skating for Healing Monday, July 4, 2005 Native Journalists Struggle with Free Press Issues Driving on the Fourth of July is Dangerous An Arizona Veterans Center is the Hub of Activities for one Native Community Friday,
July 1, 2005 Hundreds of Wrestlers and Boxers to Compete in 2005 Sport Warrior Games Rosebud Sioux Tribe Wants to Develop Huge Wind Farm South Dakota Supreme Court Orders Redistricting Thursday,
June 30, 2005 Tribe
and A.C.L.U. Accuse South Dakota School District of Discrimination Wednesday,
June 29, 2005 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Continues its Probe into Indian Gaming Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians’ Leader Sentenced to 3 Yrs. Probation Tuesday,
June 28, 2005 Federal Judge Rules Si Tanka Univ. Students Can’t Get Federal Financial Aid North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame will Display Chief Sitting Bull’s Head Dress
Friday,
June 24, 2005 Funding for an IHS Hospital in New Mexico is Threatened Navajos Honor Sheep as part of their Culture Thursday, June 23, 2005 Senecas get Land Back, Taken Close to 150 Years Ago Dramatic Testimony at Senate Hearing on Indian Lobbyists Wisconsin Tribes Learn New Ways to Benefit from Tourism Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Senators are continuing their Investigation into Indian Lobbying Lawmakers Discuss Representing Rural Areas Aboriginal Leaders and Police Agree to Work Together Tuesday,
June 21, 2005 Ho-Chunk Members are Working to Preserve a Sacred Site Canada is Celebrating National Aboriginal Day Friday, June 17, 2005 Racist Emails About Aboriginals Spark Investigation in Canadian Police Dept. Shinnecock Nation Suing for Some of the Wealthiest Land in NY 5th Annual Electric Pow-Wow to Raise Scholarship Money for Native Students Thursday, June 16, 2005 Dept. of Energy Says 18 Tribes will get $2.5 Million for Renewable Energy Projects Alarming Rates of Native Teen Suicide Grabs the Attention of Lawmakers World Peace and Prayer Day to be held in South Dakota this Weekend Wednesday, June 15, 2005 Senators Continue Their Probe Into Teen Suicide in Indian Country Oneida Nation of New York is Being Ordered to Pay Millions in Back Taxes First Nations Oweesta Corp. Receives Grant to Help Native Entrepreneurs Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Tribal Leaders Support Re-Authorization of Violence Against Women Act NM Lawmaker Says Tribal Gaming Should Be Considered in Federal Budget International Program that Teaches Children Kindness Expands to Aboriginal Community Monday, June 13, 2005 NY’s Shinnecock Nation wants to Reclaim 3,600 Acres in the Hamptons N.C.A.I. will Focus on Tribal Economies at its Mid-Year Conference Officials from First Nations University of Canada Defends Firing of Top Employee Friday, June 10, 2005 Opponents of Plans to Use Wastewater on Sacred Peak Student Denied High School Diploma Because He Wore Bolo Tie to Graduation Pine Ridge Organizing to March to Border Town to Protest Liquor Sales Thursday, June 9, 2005 Rhode Island State Wants Court to Rehear Narragansett Taxation Case Federal Court Rules Michigan Cannot Tax Keweenaw Bay Tribal Land “Authentic Voices of North Dakota” Reaching Out to Native Child Abuse Victims Student Wounded in Red Lake High School Shooting Leaves the Hospital Wednesday, June 8, 2005 Oglala Sioux Tribal Leader Cecilia Fire Thunder Faces Possible Suspension Navajo Same Sex Law Viewed as Threatening Tribal Sovereignty Canadian Aboriginals Complain About Racial Profiling Three Indian-Owned Businesses Finalists to Build Casino Tuesday, June 7, 2005 Companies Agree to Pay Millions to Wind River Reservation for Water System Tribal Radio Stations May Soon Have to Pay for Nat’l Weather Service Nat’l Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Honors Harvard Professor Monday, June 6, 2005 Override of Veto Seals Ban on Same Sex Marriages on Navajo Bosque Redondo Memorial Commemorates Navajo Long Walk and Imprisonment Judge Blasts Federal Plans to Recover Endangered Salmon and Steelhead Fish Friday, June 3, 2005 Study Finds Native Veterans Show High Rates of Problem Gambling Native American Journalists Association Snubbed by CNN Federal Bill, if Passed, Would Improve Home Lending on Tribal Lands Thursday, June 2, 2005 Tribal Leaders Submit Comments to Congress on Trust Reform Aboriginals Sign Agreement with Canada on Native Policy Development The Search Continues for Three Missing Aboriginal Boys Wednesday, June 1, 2005 Tribal Judge Arrested in Wind River Reservation’s Largest Drug Bust Native Women’s Group Speaks Out Against Nuclear Energy Arizona Tribe Says Controversial Truancy Program is Paying Off
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 Canada Signs Agreement with Aboriginals to Help Settle School Abuse Claims Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Reduces Per Capital Payments Ancient Campsite Discovered in South Dakota Won’t be Excavated Fates of Former Standing Rock Sioux Employees in Hands of a Jury Monday, May 30, 2005 Navajo Code Talker Receives Purple Heart, 60 Years Later Maine’s Passamaquoddy Tribe in Turmoil Over Land Deal Sitting Bull’s Grave Site Purchased In Order to Preserve It Friday, May 27, 2005 Federal Judge in Trust Fund Case Orders Interior Officials to Turn Over Emails Recent Elections Are Causing Controversy for NY’s Cayuga Tribe Former
Students are Suing South Dakota’s St. Josephs Catholic School for
Abuse Congress Considers an Apology to Native Americans Bill 1,200 People Participate in Diabetes Awareness Walk on Crow Reservation Univ. of Oklahoma to Sponsor Health Professions Program for Native Students U.S. Civil Rights Commission Confirms Closure of Two Offices Wednesday, May 25, 2005 N.C.A.I. President Tex Hall Praises Filibuster Compromise White Mountain Apache Tribe Settles Fort Apache Lawsuit for $12 Million Canada’s Aboriginals In Talks to Help Get Gas Pipeline Back on Track Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Unfavorable News for Two Connecticut Tribes A bill to recognize Meskwaki Code Talkers is headed to Congress A Benefit Concert is being organized for Red Lake Survivors Monday, May 23, 2005 A New Report Confirms More Native Americans Voted in Last Elections Canada’s Aboriginal Veterans are Being Honored by Queen Elizabeth Ford Motor Company Steps In to Help Place Wild Horses with Tribes Friday, May 20, 2005 New Report Finds Housing Development on Reservations Not Keeping Up with Economic Development Money Talks- Lawmakers Repeal Discriminatory Law To Increase its Chances of Winning Bid to Host Conference Audio Recording of Police During an Aboriginal Protest 10 Years Ago Sparks Controversy ABC Show’s Season Finale will Feature New Home for Slain Hopi Soldier’s Family Thursday, May 19, 2005 “Reservation Shopping” Continues to be a Heated Topic on Capitol Hill CA Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims Limits on Off-Reservation Casinos Activists Against Native Mascots Vow to Fight Chief Wahoo of Cleveland Indians Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Aboriginals are Honoring Britain’s Queen Elizabeth while She’s in Canada Colorado River Indian Tribes Strikes Off-Reservation Casino Deal with CA Town Chattanooga, TN Honors Cherokee People’s Impact on the City Tuesday, May 17, 2005 The C.D.C. says Heart Disease is the #1 Cause of Death for Native Americans Canadian Aboriginals Are Upset with “Token Indian” Role in Queen’s Visit Navajo Nation Wants a Role in International Efforts for Sustainable Development Monday,
May 16, 2005 Tribal Leaders are Taking a Hard Look at Health Disparities Among Native people The Comanche Nation is Building a Museum Friday,
May 13, 2005 A widely respected Navajo Leader receives a Special Honor from his Alma Mater Ponca Chief Standing Bear is Remembered Thursday,
May 12, 2005 A South Dakota Tribe is doing Major Spring Cleaning Metis Veterans are Seeking Recognition The Last Full-Blood Member of the Quapaw Tribe Dies Wednesday,
May 11, 2005
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe Elects a New Chairman A Lakota Dance Group Impresses Veterans Non-Stop Sunshine in Barrow, Alaska Tuesday,
May 10, 2005 Young Native Entrepreneurs is the Focus of Economic Development Summit Choctaw Man Named "Person of the Year" by Kansas City Small Business Administration Hundreds of Alaskans Compete and Watch Native Youth Olympics Monday,
May 9, 2005 Northwest Tribes Have Stopped Fishing for the Season Aboriginal Leaders Vow to Fight Diabetes in their Communities Friday,
May 6, 2005 Montana’s Native Lawmakers Frustrated with their Colleagues Native Voice 2005 Film Festival will Showcase 50 Films Thursday,
May 5, 2005 Federal Trust Management Officials Plan Meetings with Account Holders First Nations Group Halts Construction of Gas Pipeline Wednesday,
May 4, 2005 Canada’s High Court Increases Money Awarded to Abused Residential School Student Documentary on “Trail of Tears” will Give Native Perspective Tuesday,
May 3, 2005 Judge Gives Donald Trump “Go Ahead” to Sue Pequot Tribe Gruesome Discovery of Dead Bald Eagles Upsets Aboriginal Community Monday,
May 2, 2005 Bigfoot Spotted in Canadian Aboriginal Community Native Author Encourages Students to Become Storytellers Friday,
April 29, 2005 Alaska Native Village Searches for 3 Missing in Whale Hunt Accident 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics’ Logo is a Traditional Inuit Symbol Thursday,
April 28, 2005 Denver Civil Rights Office May Soon Close Arizona Tribes Appeal Approval of Snow Making on Mountain They Hold Sacred Wednesday,
April 27, 2005 Rosebud Sioux Tribe Defends their Trade of Wild Horses that were Slaughtered North Dakota Tribes Explore Economic Value of Satellite Technology Tuesday,
April 26, 2005 Congressman Pushes for Tribes’ Direct Access to Homeland Security Funds Mobil Oil Company Settles with Navajo Nation over Air Pollution 2nd Minnesota Tribe Withdraws from State Sponsored Off Reservation Casino Monday,
April 25, 2005 Navajo Nation Council Bans Same Sex Marriages Uranium Banned on the Navajo Reservation Friday,
April 22, 2005 Native American Group Wants to Change the Name of Devil’s Tower Washington’s Lower Elwha Tribe is Reviving Centuries Old Celebration Thursday,
April 21, 2005 North Dakota Tribal Members Surveyed on Health Care Wednesday,
April 20, 2005 Cobell v. Norton is Back in Court Today A Home is Built for the Piestewa Family Tuesday,
April 19, 2005 South Dakota Tribes want Better Communication with the Federal Highway Department Evacuated Residents of Wind River Indian Reservation are Back Home Monday,
April 18, 2005 North Dakota Tribes are Pleased with New Hunting Legislation Northwest Indian Reservations have a new Air Emissions Law NMAI Dedicates a New Theater Friday,
April 15, 2005 Congressional Bill Aims to Help Tribal College Teachers World’s Strongest Native Uses His Muscles to Promote Drug-Free Lifestyles Thursday,
April 14, 2005 NIGA Re-Elects Ernie Stevens, Jr. as Chairman Native American Holocaust Monument Being Planned Wednesday,
April 13, 2005 Si Tanka University Files for Bankruptcy, Trying to Save Eagle Butte Campus National Indian Taco Championships is Looking for Competitors Tuesday,
April 12, 2005 Former Senator Vows to Continue Helping Tribes Crow Tribal Athlete Invited to International Competition Monday,
April 11, 2005 Elouise Cobell Honored by National Organization for Her Leadership Wind Turbines in Northern California Criticized for Killing Birds Friday,
April 8, 2005 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Braces for Water Shortage Scholars Rave about Sovereignty’s Positive Impact on Tribal Economies Thursday,
April 7, 2005 Aboriginal Family Asks for Help to Keep Their 9 Year Old Boy Alive Weight Loss Challenge has North Dakota Tribal Members Moving Wednesday,
April 6, 2005 Protestors Converge on Montana Capitol over Lack of Indian Education Funding Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Canada Elects Its First Woman Leader Tuesday,
April 5, 2005 Washington State Tribe is Banking on Cigarettes to Boost its Economy Hopi Tribe Signs Historic Agreement with Local Museum Monday,
April 4, 2005 NCAA Finalist’s Chief Illiniwek Mascot Protested Court Hearing on “Redskins” Trademark Scheduled Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Celebrate Veterans’ Monument Friday,
April 1, 2005 Congress and Tribes Tackle the Drug “Meth” E-Commerce Sites Aim to Help Artists in Rural Alaska Thursday,
March 31, 2005 Fort Hall Tribal Officials Concerned Over Plans for Mine Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Ernest Childers Laid to Rest Wednesday, March 30, 2005 Red Lake Nation Leader Says His Son is Innocent Supreme Court Rules Against Oneida Nation on Sovereignty Si
Tanka University Faculty Walk Out Native Rapper Defends His Music Monday,
March 28, 2005 Approval of Historic Water Deal Hinges on Idaho’s Nez Perce Tribe Navajo Nation Community Breaks Ground for Chicken Plant Friday,
March 25, 2005 Three Red Lake Community Members will be buried on Saturday Tribal Leaders in Alaska are Concerned about their Youth Thursday,
March 24, 2005 Idaho Tribe Banishes 2 Teens Wednesday,
March 23, 2005 Natives in South Dakota Criticize Church for Hiring Firm to Look Into Abuse Allegations Tuesday,
March 22, 2005 Lori Piestewa’s Best Friend, Jessica Lynch, Visits AZ to Honor Her Fallen Comrade Journalists Travel Cross-Country to Explore Media Coverage of Natives Monday,
March 21, 2005 Aboriginals in Canada’s Far North Criticize Health Care Improvement Plans Young Natives Encouraged to Take Reigns of Aging Activists Friday,
March 18, 2005 Any Restriction on “Reservation Shopping” Would Impact NY Catskill Mountain Deals Senate Committee Passes Vote on Judicial Nominee William Myers Thursday,
March 17, 2005 Well-known Children’s Book Author and Storyteller Michael Lacapa has Died Last Ditch Efforts to Save Si Tanka University are Underway Wednesday,
March 16, 2005 West Virginia Senator’s Bill Would End Sale of Wild Horses for Products California Mourns Loss of “Father of Indian Education” David Risling, Jr. Tuesday,
March 15, 2005 Diabetes Rates Increasing in Canada’s Aboriginal Communities Southwest Tribes Strategize on Decision to Allow Snowmaking on Sacred Peak Monday,
March 14, 2005 Oregon Based Group Educating Natives About Traditional Tobacco Use Plans to Use Private Investigators to Check Out Residential School Abuse Victims Outrages Aboriginal Leaders Friday,
March 11, 2005 Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill Moves Forward Study Finds Canadian Company Responsible for Pollution of Lake Roosevelt Thursday,
March 10, 2005 Crow Creek Parents are shocked to find their Children’s Head Start Programs Closed A Canadian Aboriginal Community Holds a Memorial Service for Four Slain Police Officers Wednesday,
March 9, 2005 AZ Tribes Blast Decision Allowing Artificial Snow Making with Treated Waste Water on Sacred Peaks South Dakota Approves Bill Allowing State Office to Collect Taxes on Tribal Land Tuesday, March 8, 2005 New Mexico Supreme Court Wrestles with Question on Pueblo Jurisdiction Ohio City gives Oklahoma Tribe Green Light to Build Off-Reservation Casino Oklahoma Considers Adding American Indian Law to State’s Bar Exam Monday, March 7, 2005 Montana Senator Criticized for Ties to Lobbyist’s Scandal Connecticut Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Revoke Schaghticoke’s Recognition Tribes Partner with U.S. Geological Survey to use Satellite Images of Reservations Friday, March 4, 2005 More Problems for Si Tanka University with Investigation of Bounced Financial Aide Checks Defeat of Anti-Indian Mascot Bill Upsets Oklahoma Native Americans Canada’s Aboriginal Leaders Demand Investigation into Teens’ Death Thursday, March 3, 2005 Hearing on Contempt Allegations in Cobell vs. Norton Held Canadian Aboriginals Boycott Local Town Businesses Over Racial Comments Native Oral Tradition Used in Study on Droughts in the Great Plains Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Supreme Court Rules U.S. Financially Responsible in its Contracts with Tribes Tribes Oppose President Bush’s Judicial Nominee- William Myers Tribal Owned Hotel Opens in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 1, 2005 U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Kansas’ Tribal Gas Taxation Case Si Tanka University Can’t Pay its Employees, Again Tribal Leaders Gather in Washington, D.C. for N.C.A.I. Annual Winter Session Monday, February 28, 2005 Utah Tribe Gets Another Step Closer to Building Nuclear Waste Facility Canadian Judge Rules John Graham will Return to U.S. for Aquash Murder Trial South Dakota Senator Outraged Over Bush’s Proposed Budget for Tribal Programs Friday, February 25, 2005 Congress Debates Native American Cemetery Funding Aboriginals Blast Canadian Government’s Budget for Native Programs Comic Book, KODA The Warrior, Tackles Serious Social Issues Thursday, February 24, 2005 Plaintiffs Hail New Rulings in Cobell vs. Norton Trust Fund Case Montana Lawmakers Consider Bill That Would Set Aside Long Term Funding for Mine Clean Up Rosebud Sioux Tribe Hopes to Resolve Dispute over Hog Farm Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Challenge to Protection of Rainbow Bridge Declined by Supreme Court Native American Organization Working to Help Domestic Violence Abusers Southern California Tribe Looking for Museum Thieves Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Minnesota Tribe Awaiting F.C.C. Okay in Radio Station Purchase B.I.A. School Criticized for Putting up Barbed Wire Around Campus Activist MaDonna Thunder Hawk Working to Improve Tribal Communities Monday, February 21, 2005 Navajo Nation’s Scholarship Funds Cut and Layoffs are Possible Navajo Nation Nixes Plans to Invest in Aircraft Company First Nations Band in Canada to Take Over Women’s Prison Friday, February 18, 2005 North Dakota Tribes Gather to Address Child Welfare Members of Congress Frustrated with D.O.I. over Cobell Trust Fund Case Navajo Nation Outlaws “Meth” on Reservation Thursday, February 17, 2005 Bush’s Proposed Budget is Blasted in Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing South Dakota’s Charles Mix County Defends its Redistricting Colville Confederated Tribes Barred from Talks About Columbia River Pollution Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Natives Challenge Controversial Professor Ward Churchill’s Tribal Affiliation North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe Continues Fight for Federal Recognition Tuesday, February 15, 2005 B.I.A. Blasted Over Lengthy Federal Recognition Process in Mashpee Wampanoag Case Alaska Native Leader Resigns from Justice Commission Phoenix Navajos Get Support of President for Urban Chapter Monday,
February 14, 2005 NM Urban I.H.S. Clinic’s Financial Woes Maybe Sign of Bigger-National Problem Bill Miller Wins Grammy for Best Native American Music Album Friday, February 11, 2005 Skull Valley Goshutes Await Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Decision on Repository Group Looking Into Ways to Reduce Energy Costs in Rural Alaska Bill Allows Osage Nation to Determine its Membership and Form of Government Thursday, February 10, 2005 Bush’s Social Security Initiatives… How Will Indian Country be Affected? Bill Calling for Bison Spaying & Castrating May Make it Easier for Tribes to Get Bison California Tribe Offers $100K Reward to Solve Arson Incident Wednesday, February 9, 2005 D.O.I. Secretary Norton Summoned to Court on Retaliation Charges Tsunami Aftermath Leads Aboriginals to Seek Higher Ground Miccosukee Man Convicted, Again, on Murdering his 2 Sons Tuesday,
February 8, 2005 B.I.A. has a Director- W. Patrick Ragsdale NAMMY Nominee Used Music to Change His Life Monday, February 7, 2005 B.I.A. Head Cites “Frustration” as Reason for His Departure NM Senator Trying to Keep Albuquerque I.H.S. Clinic Fully Operating Fry Bread In the News- Column Calls it Unhealthy, S.D. Bill Wants it Official State Bread Friday,
February 4, 2005 Aboriginals Want Inquiry into Police Shootings that Killed 2 Native Men Lakota Group Wants Independence from Federally Recognized Tribes Thursday,
February 3, 2005 The Hopi Tribe in Arizona Will Soon Have Better Internet Access ACLU is Suing South Dakota County Over Voting Rights Violations Wednesday, February 2, 2005 New York Tribe Signs Land Deal to End 23-Year Old Dispute Pine Ridge Reservation Community Ecstatic Over New Elementary School NM Governor Pens M.O.U. and Executive Orders to Improve Tribal/State Relations Tuesday,
February 1, 2005 Aboriginals in Eastern Canada Are Celebrating Land Claim Agreement Discovery of Native American Artifacts Halts Road Project in Washington Monday, January 31, 2005 Money Woes Leads Albuquerque I.H.S. Clinic to Reduce Services and Hours Southern Ute Elects New Leader in Special Election Northern Arizona Wind Farm May Benefit Hopi Tribe Friday,
January 28, 2005 Montana Legislature Wrestles with Gaming Expansion Bill Native Woman Travels to the Vatican and Addresses Pope John Paul II Thursday,
January 27, 2005 Seneca Nation Offers to Buy Casino Rights in NY’s Catskill Mountains Native Physician Association Recruiting Native Youth for Program Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Bill Could Give American Indian Veterans A Voice in Congress Navajo Leader Peter MacDonald Talks About His Legacy Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Improve Tribal Relations Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Navajo Nation Lawmakers to Debate Same Sex Marriage Bill Canadian Anti-Racism Group Uses Video Cameras to Document Police Brutality Alternative Program Helps Rehabilitate Southern Ute Tribal Members Monday, January 24, 2005 Water Rights Fight Maybe Re-Emerging in Alaska Verdict Surprises Family of Native Man Killed by Iraq War Veteran Friday, January 21, 2005 New Mexico Tribal Band Marches in President Bush’s Inaugural Parade Native Americans Host an Inaugural Ball Century Old Headdress Stolen from Sitting Bull College Thursday, January 20, 2005 Proposed Urban Casino in Minnesota Draws Heated Debate Arizona Tribal Leaders Speak Out Against English-Only Legislation Report says Native Americans are Making Social and Economic Gains Wednesday,
January 19, 2005 South Dakota’s Senior Senator Vows to Defend Tribes National Native Group Wants to Rename Custer State Park Tuesday,
January 18, 2005 Native Students at University of Oregon Have a New Longhouse, After 25-Years Severe Weather Pushes 2 Arizona Tribes to Issue a State of Emergency Monday,
January 17, 2005 Native Students at University of Oregon Have a New Longhouse, After 25-Years Severe Weather Pushes 2 Arizona Tribes to Issue a State of Emergency Friday,
January 14, 2005 Senator John McCain Will not Oppose Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Member Killed in Iraq Repair begins of New Mexico’s Old “Devils Highway” to Make it Safer Thursday,
January 13, 2005 South Dakota Tribe Turns Down Donation of 54 Homes Navajo Nation Hosting Meeting on Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Wednesday,
January 12, 2005 Canadian Court Gives Residential School Abuse Victims Nod to File Class Action Lawsuit Tribes Hail Decision to Cancel Bison Hunt in Yellowstone National Park Tuesday,
January 11, 2005 Alaska Village Dealing with Below Freezing Temperatures without Heat and Electricity Arlo Looking Cloud Appealing His Conviction for Pictou Aquash Murder Monday,
January 10, 2005 Navajos Oppose a Proposal to Expand Coal Mining on Black Mesa Tribes in Washington State will soon Benefit Financially from a New Water Agreement Friday,
January 7, 2005 Canadian Aboriginals are Questioning a Shooting of a Manitoba Man A North Dakota Tribe is Looking to the State Thursday,
January 6, 2005 Montana’s Governor is Appointing Several Native Americans to His Administration An
Arizona Senator Opposes Native Hawaiian Federal Recognition California County Officials are Planning to Buy a Native Burial Site A
New On-line Atlas Shows an Increase of Urban
Aboriginals Tribes in Wisconsin are Looking at Substance Abuse Problems Tribes in Montana and Idaho will soon be able to Manage the Gray Wolf Monday,
January 3, 2005 The Prairie Band Potawatomi gets a Custom Built Ambulance Senator Campbell’s Time in the Senate Comes to an End
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