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Past
2004 National Native News Headlines Headline Archives 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Canada is Looking at Ways to Improve Aboriginal Health A Nez Perce Chief Can Now Rest in Peace Thursday,
December 30, 2004 Military Service is A Way of Life for one Ho-chunk Family The Mohegan Tribe loses a Matriarch Wednesday,
December 29, 2004 Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell is Close to His Retiring Date The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention is Moving to Fairbanks Tuesday,
December 28, 2004 The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is Banning Journalists from Council Meetings A Publishing Company Celebrates Ten Years Bringing Books to Navajo Students in Their Own Language Monday,
December 27, 2004 South
Dakota's Indian Child Welfare Act Commission Examines Complaints Friday,
December 24, 2004 Navajo Santa Featured in People magazine Salish Kootenai Woman 1st to Serve on Regional Energy/Environmental Council Thursday,
December 23, 2004 ND College and University Working to Increase Number of Native Pilots $75-Thousand Grant Boosts Production of Native Veterans Documentary Wednesday,
December 22, 2004 U.S. Rep. Ney will Meet with House Ethics Committee on His Relationship to Abramoff and Scanlon Tribal College Expands Its On-line Degree Programs Tuesday,
December 1, 2004 Two National Anti-Indian Organizations Merge Vowing to Fight Tribal Sovereignty Rosebud Sioux Welcomes Transfer of Buffalo from Catalina Island Monday,
December 20, 2004 U.S. Air Force will Give 4 South Dakota Families New Homes Si Tanka University Can’t Pay Employees Friday,
December 17, 2004 Dine’ College Struggles to Keep Electricity on Campus Wind Monitoring Towers Available for Loan to Tribes Thursday,
December 16, 2004 Alaska Native Could be Next Governor of Washington State Pow Wow will Honor Student who Died in a B.I.A. School Wednesday,
December 15, 2004 Former Kickapoo Tribal Chairman Remains Jailed for Defrauding Tribe Proposed
Navajo Power Plant Blasted at Public Hearings Tribal Leader Wants South Dakota Geographic Places Named in Lakota Shoshone Bannock Developing Laws to Protect Their Elderly Monday,
December 13, 2004 Mohave Generating Station Ordered to Consider another Aquifer before Closure Oglala Sioux Tribe Inaugurates its First Female President Friday,
December 10, 2004 Interior Department Accused of Helping Companies Defraud Navajo Land Owners Battle
Over Using Natives as Mascots Continues 2 Wisconsin Tribes Enter Race to Build Casinos in New York 5 Native American Artists Nominated for GRAMMY Award Wednesday,
December 8, 2004 Northern Michigan Tribe Victorious in its Protest of an Historical Marker Reservations Near Closed Military Bases at Risk of Contamination Nez
Perce Tribe Happy with Art Display Recognizing Lewis and Clark Expedition Tuesday,
December 7, 2004 First Nations Band Negotiates Land Claim Lawsuit for Oil Group Wants Federal Government to Protect Ancient Native Sites Monday,
December 6, 2004 Blackfeet Fire Fighters are Recognized by the Montana Governor Wild Horse Advocates Seek Support Against a Legislative Bill Friday,
December 3, 2004 Tribes Dealing with Homes Infested With Mold Tribal College Makes Holiday Greetings from Iraq Possible for Families Thursday,
December 2, 2004 South Dakota Accused of Violating the Indian Child Welfare Act Navajo and Peabody Coal Co. Continue to Battle Over Royalty Payments Wednesday,
December 1, 2004 Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Will Retire in 35 Days Pine Ridge Tribal Elders to Get Free Firewood
Aboriginal Music Awards Ceremony Highlight of Aboriginal Festival Congress Hears Testimony on Type 2 Diabetes Rates in Tribal Communities Friday,
November 26, 2004 The BIA is Hearing Public Comment on a Proposed Navajo Nation Power Plant Two National Programs are Offering Grants to Help Preserve Languages in the United States Thursday, November 25, 2004 Professor's Article on Teaching Native Students Outrages Ft. Lewis College's Native Students Indigenous Groups Work to Educate on the Affects of Climate Change on People and the Environment Wednesday,
November 24, 2004 Three Washington Tribes Combine Efforts to Save Spiritual Rock Formation Navajo Nation Mourns Death of Code Talker Samuel Billison Tuesday,
November 23, 2004 Montana Governor-Elect Wants Cabinet Level Native Office Is the U.S. Agriculture Policy Adding to Nation’s Girth? Monday,
November 22, 2004 Compensation Plans for Victims Abused at Canada’s Residential School Criticized Michigan Tribe Says Historical Marker is Offensive Friday,
November 19, 2004 U.S. Supreme Court Declines Michigan Tobacco Tax Case South Dakota Character Counts Will Use Native Curriculum Thursday,
November 18, 2004 Native Plaintiffs in Boarding School Abuse Case Ordered to Take Claim to B.I.A. Clerical Error Threatens Legislation that Could Protect Native Sites & Ruins Wednesday,
November 17, 2004 Tribes Advised to Research Lobbyists Before Employing their Services Montana Supreme Court Upholds Indian Education for All Tuesday,
November 16, 2004 University of North Dakota Wins Federal Grant Assess Native Elder Health Monday,
November 15, 2004 Two Canadian Police Officers are Fired due to the Death of an Aboriginal Teenager Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger is Under Fire from a California Indian Group Native Inmates in Nebraska’s Prison System Now Have Freedom of Religion Iowa Tribe Plans to Build Eagle Aviary Thursday,
November 11, 2004 Cheyenne River Sioux Family Prepares Memorial for Fallen Soldier New Mexico Pueblo’s Police Department Receives International Honor Wednesday,
November 10, 2004 Crow Creek Reservation Tackling its “Meth” Problem
Iowa Tribe Clears 1st Hurdle to Tuesday,
November 9, 2004 Washington Tribe to Battle Canadian Company in U.S. Court Navajo Nation E.P.A. 1st to Administer Federal Clean Air Act Monday, November 8, 2004 Washington Tribes Hope Removal of Dams is Answer to Salmon Recovery Oklahoma Tribe Wants Casino in New Mexico Report on Native Teen’s Death 14 Years Ago Splitting Canadian Community Friday, November 5, 2004 South Dakota Commission Holds Hearings on Inequities Judicial System Hopi Tribe Fires its Vice Chairman President Bush Proclaims November as National American Indian Heritage Month Thursday,
November 4, 2004 South Dakota Natives Guardedly Optimistic about Republican John Thune's Victory Navajo Nation Passes Ballot Initiative Formally Legalizing Gaming Wednesday,
November 3, 2004 Oklahoma Tribes Move to Save Native Languages Tuesday,
November 2, 2004 Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell is Ready to Retire Monday, November 1, 2004 Federal Court Rules Tribal I.D. Acceptable to Vote in Minnesota Election Day Count Down, Natives Being Courted by Campaigns S.D.
Senator Daschle says President Bush Failing on Native Health Care Friday, October 29, 2004 Alaska Senator Stevens says He Will Stop Pushing Regionalization Will Natives Flex their Voting Power? Hundreds of Alaska Native Artists Sell and Barter at Native Convention Thursday, October 28, 2004 Anchorage Will Lose $4 Million when A.F.N. Convention Moves Canadian Police Officers Suspended 14 Years After Aboriginal Teen’s Death NARF Crafting Domestic Violence Legislation to Protect Native Women Wednesday, October 27, 2004 Alaska Native Youth Go Head to Head Over Corporation Enrollment Native Journalists and Judicial Officials Discuss Reporting of Native Issues Cherokee Woman Named World’s Outstanding Social Entrepreneur Tuesday, October 26, 2004 Alaska Native Elders and Youth Conference Goes Hi-Tech New Business Center Opens to Help Native Business Owners Russell Means is Arrested and Jailed Monday,
October 25, 2004 Penobscot Indian Nation may soon Enter Pharmaceutical Business Dept. of Interior Deeds Thousands of Acres of Mineral Rights to Acoma Pueblo Friday,
October 22, 2004 Montana Appealing Court Ruling on Poor Education of Native Students Native American Grown Products In Demand in International Markets Thursday,
October 21, 2004 Closed Door, “All Democrat” Meeting in South Dakota Criticized Nat’l Education Center Opens with Hopes of Improving Native Students’ Reading and Writing Wednesday,
October 20, 2004 MT will not Challenge Northern Cheyenne’s Jurisdiction of Coal Bed Methane Tracts along River AZ Democratic Congressional Candidate Pushing Wind Energy Plan for Tribes Tuesday,
October 19, 2004 Congress Hopes to Honor All Code Talkers from Nearly 20 Tribes HBO Program- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel- to Air Segment on Native Mascots Monday, October 18, 2004 South Dakota Senator Daschle Wants More Money for the I.H.S. Canadian Aboriginals Celebrate Anniversary of Native Fishing Rights Ruling New National Museum of the American Indian Criticized Friday,
October 15, 2004 South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle says He’s Happy with Tribal Gaming Runners from Mexico Honored for Bringing Attention to Communities Issues Thursday,
October 14, 2004 U.S. Senate Approves Bill on Major Indian Water Rights Claims in Arizona Washington
Ballot Initiative Could Allow Non-Native Casinos to Use Electronic Slot
Machines Wednesday,
October 13, 2004 Conference Highlights Art as a Form of Healing Event Honors International Solidarity Day Tuesday, October 12, 2004 Teresa Heinz Kerry Addresses the National Congress of American Indians Native Land Owners Awaiting President Bush’s Signature on Land Probate Bill Friday,
October 8, 2004 AIM Plans Protest of Denver Columbus Day Parade Haskell Indian Nations University Students Oppose Fee Increase Thursday,
October 7, 2004 Former AIM Leader is Top Candidate for Oglala Sioux Tribal President National Museum of American Indian Kicks-Off Native Writer Series Wednesday,
October 6, 2004 California Anti Tribal Gaming Ballot Initiative Could Be Dropped St. Regis Mohawk Protesting Gas Tax, Considering Toll Booths Tuesday,
October 5, 2004 Supreme Court Won’t Hear California Tribal Gaming Monopoly Case Native American Issues are the Subject of Graduate Student Research Projects Monday,
October 4, 2004 Elouise Cobell Visits Navajo Land, Also Endorses SD Senator Daschle Pine Ridge Library Breaks Ground Friday,
October 1, 2004 North Dakota Tribal Officials get a Grant from the Help America Vote Act South Dakota Tribal Members Protest Lewis and Clark Re-enactors Thursday,
September 30, 2004 The only Democratic Office on the Navajo Nation is Set Up Aboriginal Leaders want better Health Care for Native Women A former South Dakota Senator Gets an Award Wednesday, September 29, 2004 The Kerry-Edwards Campaign Unveils a Native American Health Plan Montana Lawmakers are Drafting a Gaming Bill A Native Activist Shares Environmental Justice Concerns Tuesday,
September 28, 2004 Aboriginals Knew About Dinosaur Tracks Discovered Recently Yakima Tribe Working to Reintroduce Wild Horses Monday
September 27, 2004 More Teachers Threaten Leaving Over Reservation School’s Dispute with Idaho Tribal Council Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Tribe Introduces Bear Management Program Friday September 24, 2004 Senate Democratic Leaders Meet with Tribes Some South Dakota Tribal Members Protest a Lewis & Clark Event The
President of the Navajo Nation says He’s Making Efforts to Save
the Tribe’s Language Thursday, September 23, 2004 Native
Americans Need to get Healthy, That’s the Message at an Indian Health
Service Summit Tens of Thousands of Colombia’s Indigenous People March for Their Rights Wednesday, September 22, 2004 Thousands Gather for the Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian A
group of Native American Graduate Students are Headed to South America
to Study Tuesday,
September 21, 2004 A Report by the National American Indian Housing Council says Native American children are Devastated by Overcrowding and Substandard Housing Monday, September 20, 2004 A set of Totem Poles Honoring Victims of Nine-eleven are Accepted at the Pentagon Natives in Arizona are at the Center of a Major Battle for a Congressional Seat Thursday,
September 16, 2004 Native Men Encouraged to Take Test for Prostate Cancer Arizona Tribal Casinos Earn $1.35 Billion in Revenues Wednesday,
September 15, 2004 Michigan County & City Commission Support Local Tribe’s Bid for Federal Recognition Native American Pro Boxer’s Fight will Air on H.B.O. Tuesday,
September 14, 2004 A Federal Judge is Considering Reviewing Sealed Peltier Case Documents The
American, A 17-Story Statue will be Erected in Oklahoma A North Dakota Tribal College is Awarded Grants to help Spur Economic Development Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Junior talks about creating an Albuquerque Chapter Friday,
September 10, 2004 Tribal members in South Dakota tell Their Side of the Lewis and Clark Story The Squaxin Tribe in Washington State is Restoring a Traditional Food Thursday,
September 9, 2004 Education and Law Enforcement are Top Issues at Tribal Leaders’ Gathering Oglala Lakota College Historical Center Marks Successful End of 1st Season Wednesday,
September 8, 2004 Alaska Native Leaders Unify Against Regionalization Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Get Nod to Co-Manage Bison Range Tuesday,
September 7, 2004 Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation to Sponsor Boxing Invitational Monday,
September 6, 2004 2 School Districts in Washington State Teaching Native Culture & History Native
Firefighters Dealing with Slow Wildfire Season Natives Speak Out on Support for Senator Kerry & Native Issues Washington
Joins Colville Confederated Tribe’s Lawsuit Against Canadian Company
A Dispute Threatens a Tribal Liaison Position in the WY Governor’s Office Family of 2-Year Old Native Boy Needs Help Raising Money for Heart Transplant Wednesday,
September 1, 2004 Wisconsin Man Convicted of Kidnapping his Son is Headed to Jail Native Actors Wanted for Cable Mini-Series Tuesday,
August 31, 2004 Navajo Nation Legislators Attempt to Kick-Out Tribe’s Attorney General Former Olympic Skier says Olympic Team Sports Traceable to Native Americans Monday, August 30, 2004 Republicans Kick-Off their Convention in New York City, Where Are the Natives? 2 Aboriginal Communities Still Concerned About Mercury Poisoning Report says Oklahoma’s Tribal Gaming Industry- One of the Fastest Growing Friday,
August 27, 2004 Government Official’s Visit to Navajo could lead to Reservation Veterans Clinic/Cemetery Nebraska Company gets “Go-Ahead” to Continue Operating Gas Pipeline on Fort Peck Thursday,
August 26, 2004 Tribes Fighting NY State for Land Now Battling Each Other Cheyenne Elder Preserving Tribe’s Language by Teaching at a University Wednesday, August 25, 2004 Meskwaki Mourning the Death of Last Surviving Code Talker Efforts to get an Aboriginal on Canadian Supreme Court Fail Alaska Native Company gets Nod to Continue Federal Contract Tuesday, August 24, 2004 Report Sheds Light on Cancer Prevalence in Alaska Natives Wisconsin Ojibway Tribe Pushes Fishing Rights Issue with Governor Tribes, Small and Large, Taking the Challenge to Get Out the Native Vote Monday, August 23, 2004 B.I.A. Leader Won’t Comment on Regionalization of AK Tribes Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe Opens Multi-Million Dollar Headquarters U.T.T.C. Art Students Work on Sculpture for City of Bismarck Friday, August 20, 2004 Retired Army Officer Says Federal Law Discourages Native Vets from Owning Homes Canada’s Prime Minister Encourages Self Governance in Aboriginal Communities Lakota Artist Wins ‘04 Southwest Association for Indian Arts Fellowship & Lifetime Achievement Award Thursday, August 19, 2004 Personnel Changes at the B.I.A. Includes Aurene Martin’s Departure New Mexico Tribe Receives $3.2 Million to Help At-Risk Youth Native Kids in New Mexico & South and North Dakota Will Receive 100K Books Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Company’s Tactics to Secure Land on Navajo Criticized Natives Protesting Development of Mountain in Canada Natives Reacting to Bush’s Comments on Sovereignty Tuesday, August 17, 2004 California Tribe Nears Deal to Build Casino in Bay Area South Dakota Working to Alleviate Voter ID Problems Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Defends Memo on Employees Talking to the Media Monday, August 16, 2004 University of North Dakota Recruiting Natives to become Physicians Assistants Gaming Bill becomes Law on Navajo Nation Lakota Media, Inc.’s new Publisher and Editor in Chief Plans to Expand Friday, August 13, 2004 Lead Plaintiff of Cobell v. Norton Asks New Mexico Governor for Help U.S.D.A. Hears Tribal Concerns on Nutrition Thursday, August 12, 2004 President Bush Calls for Health Centers on Tribal Land NM Native American Family’s New Home Loan Highlighted by President Bush University of Michigan Planning for New American Indian Law Program Wednesday, August 11, 2003 Kerry Opposes Yucca Mountain Nuclear Site but Voted for It in Congress Non-Natives Carrying Eagle Feathers Upsetting Some Natives Northwest Tribes Still Want Say in Scientific Study of Kennewick Man Tuesday,
August 10, 2003 Southwest Tribal Leaders Impressed by Democrat Presidential Nominee Kerry Monday, August 9, 2003 The Bureau of Indian Affairs Oversees Land Consolidation Effort in the Great Lakes Region Democratic Presidential Nominee John Kerry Campaigns in Gallup, New Mexico President Bush Addresses Minority Journalist at UNITY Friday, August 6, 2003 Oregon Senator Holds Tribal Summit, Tribal Leaders Ask for Boost in Health Care Funds Idaho Tribe Enticing State/Federal Officials to Fund Lake Clean Up Women's Group holds Meeting on Pine Ridge, Addresses Removal of Children from Homes Thursday,
August 5, 2004 2nd California Judge Agrees to Hear Another Tribal Enrollment Case Family Planning Releasing of the Soul Ceremony- a Century after Lakota Warrior’s Death Wednesday,
August 4, 2004 Pine Ridge Police Department Faces Police Shortage Alaska Native Artists want Fair Market Price for Their Artwork. Tuesday, August 3, 2004 Michigan Supreme Court Rules Gaming Compacts Valid, Legislation Unnecessary Arizona Schools with High Native Enrollment to Receive $3 Million in Grants Grant
will Help Native Graduate & Doctoral Students at South Dakota State
University Monday,
August 2, 2004 Tribal Forest Protection Act Takes Proactive Role Stolen Sacred Pipe Bag Retuned to Dakota Territory Museum Friday,
July 30, 2004 Record Number of Natives Participate in Democratic National Convention Non-Gaming Tribe in Nevada Finding Success with Diverse Businesses Thursday,
July 29, 2004 Federal Amnesty Program Helping to Recover Artifacts Poverty & Homelessness Statistics Worse than Expected Northwest Tribes Hailing Court’s Decision that Protects Salmon Wednesday,
July 28, 2004 Colville Confederated Tribes Sue Canadian Company for Polluting Reservoir 2 Natives Sing National Anthem in O’odham at the Democratic National Convention Sioux Man Makes History as Assistant Sergeant at Arms at Democratic National Convention Tuesday,
July 27, 2004 Navajo Legislators Approve Casinos for 5 Tribal Communities Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Member Wants to be South Dakota’s Governor Monday,
July 26, 2004 California Judge says Tribal Dis-enrollment Case Falls Under State Jurisdiction Canada's New Minister of Indian Affairs Addresses Assembly of First Nations Friday,
July 23, 2004 Young Native Americans in North Dakota Addressing Poverty Government Warns Removing Remains from Missouri River is Federal Offense Thursday,
July 22, 2004 New Mexico Senator Vows to Settle Navajo Water Rights Claim Religious Groups’ Use of South Dakota’s Bear Butte Viewed as Problematic Wednesday,
July 21, 2004 Senate Indian Affairs Committee to Hear from Two Bush Administration Officials Discovered Native American Remains Suspends Proposed Development in S.D. Tuesday,
July 20, 2004 Native Parents Urged to Test Newborns for Sickle Cell Disease The Intertribal Deaf Council Starts its 2004 Conference Tomorrow Monday,
July 19, 2004 The Government is Investigating Desecrated Pictographs A Native American Family Donates Documents Signed by Lewis and Clark Friday,
July 16, 2004 The U.S. House Resources Committee is Studying Off Reservation Casinos The Federal Government is Investigating Desecrated Pictographs Thursday,
July 15, 2004 Mother Files Lawsuit for Teenager’s Death at Boarding School Tribal Interest in Renewable Energy Increases Attendance at Workshop Wednesday,
July 14, 2004 MADD National President Addresses Native American Lifesavers Conference Former Native Boarding School Students File Lawsuits Against Religious Orders Tuesday,
July 13, 2004 Former Sault Sainte Marie Tribe's Leader Banned from Tribe's Land Navajo Nation Jails Some of the Worse in Indian Country Monday,
July 12, 2004 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Opens Meatpacking Plant University of New Mexico Approves Native Studies Bachelor Degree Curriculum Friday,
July 9, 2004 The Western Shoshone Tribe in Nevada is Against a New Law A
Father Was Taken into Federal Custody on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
for an Alleged Kidnapping Oglala Sioux Tribe Files Suit Seeks Full Accounting of Land Leases & Land Audit Fight Over Proposed Road Through Petroglyph National Park in NM Continues Wednesday,
July 7, 2004 Former South Dakota Leader Wants Voter ID Law Repealed 2nd I.H.S. Investigation Launched, Administrator Accused of Stealing I.H.S. Funds Tuesday,
July 6, 2004 Native American Apology Bill Making its Way Through Congress Actor Marlon Brando Remembered as Outspoken Advocate for American Indian Rights Monday,
July 5, 2004 Extinct Lakes Tribe Wants Canadian Recognition Northern Arapaho Tribal Member is a "Horse Whisperer" Friday,
July 2, 2004 Native Americans Support Bill Aimed at Investigating Management of the Missouri River Report says Physical/Sexual Abuse of Urban Native Women Could Increase Risk of HIV Infection Thursday,
July 1, 2004 Native Grass Roots Organizers Hail NM Uranium Groundwater Standards MTV’s Rock the Vote Bus Stops in Navajo Community Wednesday,
June 30, 2004 Tribes Helping to Save North America’s Largest Freshwater Fish U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Oneida Nation Case, Denies Seminole Freedmen Tuesday,
June 29, 2004 New Mexico’s Pueblo of Pojoaque Governor Jacob Viarreal has Died Oglala Commemoration Raises Awareness of 1970’s Violence Monday,
June 28, 2004 Sault Saint Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Elect New Chairman Aboriginal Group Believe Luna the Whale May be the Spirit of Their Dead Chief Friday,
June 25, 2004 F.C.C. Hears Testimony on Native American Representation in the Media Scientist Says “Natives Need to Protect Themselves from West Nile Virus” Thursday,
June 24, 2004 House Resource Committee Considers Tribal Land Consolidation California’s High Court Accepts Case Questioning Tribal Exemption from Campaign Finance Laws Wednesday,
June 23, 2004 Anna Mae Pictou Aquash’s Remains Reburied in Canada Newest Member of Congress, South Dakota’s Herseth Deals with First Conflict Tuesday,
June 22, 2004 Ho Chunk Nation Working for Return of Indian Cemetery to Tribal Jurisdiction Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Receives EPA Grant to Clean-Up Hazardous Materials Monday,
June 21, 2004 Navajo Nation Legislators Want Tribal President Investigated for Ethics Violations Northern Ireland Police Visit Rosebud Sioux Police Department Friday,
June 18, 2004 Miss U.S.A.’s War-Bonnet Style Regalia in Miss Universe Pageant Upsetting to Natives Hopi Food and Agriculture Symposium Aims to Rejuvenate Hopi Farming Thursday,
June 17, 2004 U.S. House Votes Down Legislation to Protect Sacred Sites on Federal Land Indigenous Environmental Network's 13th Protecting Mother Earth Gathering Starts Wednesday,
June 16, 2004 Cherokee Nation Bans Same Sex Marriages Four California Gaming Tribes and Governor Close to Gaming Deal Tuesday,
June 15, 2004 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Breaks Ground for $2 Million Youth Center Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Tribe Concerned with State’s Lake Management Plan Monday,
June 14, 2004 Arizona tribe elects its first female tribal Chairwoman, she’s also one of the youngest council members Coeur d’Alene tribe looks into alternative methods to burning Bluegrass for seed stimulation Friday,
June 11, 2004 Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Employees Questioned by F.B.I.- Allegation of Misuse of Casino Profits United Tribes Technical College holds Technology Education Workshop Thursday,
June 10, 2004 Tribes Concerned with Columbia River Plan to Generate Hydropower New Mexico Says it will Not Honor Navajo Preference Policy in Highway Project Wednesday,
June 9, 2004 DeMain Says He's Still Pursuing Peltier’s Role in Slaying of FBI agents Turtle Mountain Chippewa is 1st Native American Woman Professional Boxer in North Dakota Tuesday,
June 8, 2004 California Tribe will Appeal National Labor Relations Board Decision Kucinich Delivering Message of Hope to Six of Montana’s Seven Reservations Monday,
June 7, 2004 Solution to Mining Contamination on Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation has Economic Benefits Tribes Say they can Help in Electric Generation But Still Struggling to Power the Reservation Friday,
June 4, 2004 France Honors Cheyenne River Sioux Elder at Anniversary of Normandy Invasion American Basketball Association Announces First All-Native American Team Thursday,
June 3, 2004 Arizona’s Heard Museum Pulls Suspected Funerary Objects from Exhibit Native American Clothing Designer Holds Fashion Shows in Russia Wednesday,
June 2, 2004 Native
Americans Rally to Protest Governor Schwarzenegger’s Proposed Budget
Tuesday,
June 1, 2004 Lake Manitoba First Nation Chief Fired for Stealing Money, Judge Suspends Her Sentence Alaska Group Working to Improve Alaska Native Children‘s Literacy Monday,
May 31, 2004 Iraq TV Crew Want to Talk Sovereignty with New Mexico Tribal Leaders Kansas Senator Submits Legislation to Apologize to Native Americans Friday,
May 28, 2004 Navajo Nation Honors 200 Foster Grandparents Cheyenne River Sioux will Hold A Lakota Language Immersion Camp Thursday,
May 27, 2004 Tribal Members in South Dakota to Benefit from State Highway Projects Two Alaska Native Women Asked to Go to Democratic National Convention Wednesday,
May 26, 2004 Proposal Asks for Probe into Discrimination Against Native Americans in North Dakota Cherokee Nation Requires its Employees to Study Tribal History Tuesday,
May 25, 2004 Morongo Band of Mission Indians Awards Scholarships to Non-Tribal Students Monday,
May 24, 2004 Lakota Tribal Members Stop Planned Climb of Devil's Tower Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Name Lifetime Achievement/Fellowship Winners Friday,
May 21, 2004 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to Open Cultural Center in Michigan Artrain Bringing Native American Art to Rural America Thursday,
May 20, 2004 Senators Pledge to Keep Sakakawea On Golden Dollar 2nd Suspect in Pictou Aquash Murder- John Graham’s Extradition Hearing Set Wednesday,
May 19, 2004 Federal Health Professionals Conference Addresses Service Shortage in Alaska Alaska Native Villages Being Hit Hard by High Gas Prices Tuesday,
May 18, 2004 B.I.A. Hails New Repository as Better Document Management Navajo Pro-Race Car Diver Celebrates 1 Year of Diabetes Education Monday,
May 17, 2004 South Dakota Governor Calls Out to Native Americans Korean War Veterans Exhibit Reveals Unique Relationship between Sámí Reindeer Herders & Alaska Natives Friday,
May 14, 2004 Michigan Tribal Leaders Pledge to Help Protect the State’s Water Northern Plains Tribal Voting Project Wants Interns to Help Get the Vote Out Thursday,
May 13, 2004 $4.3 Million Internet Upgrade for Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Michigan Casino Asks Judge to Throw Out Upper Peninsula Tribe’s Lawsuit Wednesday,
May 12, 2004 Native American Woman Honored by Lance Armstrong Foundation Meeting Focuses on Raising Awareness of Indigenous Women of the Americas Tuesday,
May 11, 2004 Native Americans in South Dakota Still Concerned about State Voting Laws Arizona Tribe Evicts Popular Wildlife Park Monday,
May 10, 2004 Michigan Tribes Sign Agreement to Streamline Protection of Remains and Artifacts Indigenous Movies Viewed as New Wave of Study in Anthropology Thursday,
May 6, 2004 Northern Arapahoe Tribe Says WY Governor Threatening Their Sovereignty Teacher on the Navajo Nation Receives $25,000 National Educator Award Wednesday,
May 5, 2004 Mashantucket Pequot Donates $250 Thousand in Equipment to University Looking Cloud Appeals Anna Mae Pictou Aquash Murder Conviction Tuesday,
May 4, 2004 Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation Plans to Build Casino in Chicago Closing Arguments Made in South Dakota’s Voting Rights Trial Monday,
May 3, 2004 The Seneca Nation Opens Second Casino in New York. Nez Perce Tribal Officials Worred About Proposed Changes in Wolf Protection Program Friday,
April 30, 2004 British Health Care Professionals Visit Clinic on Pine Ridge Reservation Michigan Senate Legislation Would Allow Expanded Gambling at Horse Tracks Wednesday,
April 28, 2004 Looking Cloud Gets Life Sentenced for Pictou Aquash Murder National Park Service Reviewing Bison Agreement with Three Affiliated Tribes Tuesday,
April 27, 2004 First Ever Urban Native American Drug Court Opens in New Mexico Oneida Nation of Wisconsin Working to Save Disappearing Language Monday,
April 26, 2004 Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe Expands Social Services Center NM Organization Helping Mexico’s Zapatistas Grow Crops Friday,
April 23, 2004 HIV Prevention & Wellness Conference Aims to Eliminate Stigma About HIV National Minority Cancer Awareness Week Educates About Prevention Thursday,
April 22, 2004 Native Woman Combines Chinese & Native American Medicine to Improve Native Health University Seeking Support for Cross-Cultural Learning Experiences Wednesday,
April 21, 2004 A historic Lenni-Lenape site will remain undeveloped despite efforts by the city. The Navajo Nation’s Tribal Council will tackle the issues of gaming and enrollment during their spring session. Tuesday,
April 20, 2004 Poverty and Standard of Living Topics of Aboriginal Summit in Canada Monday,
April 19, 2004 Alaska Native Villages Object to Permitting Process for Oil Company Utah’s Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians’ Leader Asked to Resign Friday,
April 16, 2004 University of New Mexico Native Students Hold Forum for Democratic Candidates NY’s Hawk Eagle Gathering Honor those who "Dance and Fly with the Eagle" Thursday,
April 15, 2004 Historic Agreement Protecting Cultural Sites Along the Missouri River Signed Student Organizations at the University of New Mexico Sponsor Candidate Forum Wednesday,
April 14, 2004 Tribes Oppose Initiative to Repeal State Ban on Cyanide Use in Gold Mining CA Gaming Tribes Nearing Revenue Sharing Agreement Tuesday,
April 13, 2004 D.O.I. Ordered to Pay Apache Man’s Legal Fees in Eagle Feathers Case New Mexico Tribe Apologizes for Ads that Suggests Gambling to get Out of Debt Monday,
April 12, 2004 Native Americans on University of New Mexico Campus Want Action on Racial Incident Canada’s Native Leaders say Their Climate Change Concerns are Ignored Friday,
April 9, 2004 University of Wisconsin Re-Assesses 10-Year Plan to Increase Diversity Native Veterans Observe National Prisoner Of War Remembrance Day Thursday, April 8, 2004 Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Win Partial Rulings in Trust Case Special Master in Cobell Case Resigns Retired Federal Judge and Attorney Chosen to Mediate Cobell Case Native American High School Students Earning College Credit in Geography Wednesday,
April 7, 2004 Parents Upset Over Lakota Students Being Locked Out of a Basketball Game National Indian Child Welfare Assoc. Conference Focuses on Child Abuse/Neglect Tuesday,
April 6, 2004 Whiteclay, Nebraska Store’s Liquor License Revoked South Dakota University Program Helps Native Americans Earn College Degrees Monday,
April 5, 2004 New Mexico Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years for Car Dragging of Native Man 1st Annual National Indian Taco Championships Drawing Large Interest Friday,
April 2, 2004 Cherokee Nation Approves Liquor Sales in Some Reservation Businesses Kiowa Playwright’s One-Act Play “Grandma” Performed at Pine Ridge School Thursday,
April 1, 2004 North Dakota Natives Concerned about the Help America Vote Act Oneida Nation Expands Business Portfolio with Charter Air Service Wednesday,
March 31, 2004 Tuesday,
March 30, 2004 N.I.G.C. Says Wyandotte Nation’s Out of State Casino is Illegal New Nickels Features Indian Peace Medal Monday,
March 29, 2004 Campaign Remembers Canada’s 500 Missing or Murdered Aboriginal Women South Dakota’s Native American Inmates Will Make & Sell Tribal Arts & Crafts Friday,
March 26, 2004 B.I.A. Re-Connected to Internet & Announces Literacy Grants Awarded Spirit
Magazine Celebrates 1st Anniversary Hopi Tribe Protests Artificial Snow Making on San Francisco Peaks ACLU Concerned by S.D. School Where Lakota Teen’s Body was Found Wednesday,
March 24, 2004 Tribal Leaders/ NCAI Blast Proposed $78 Million Cut to FY’06 B.I.A. Budget Prime Minister’s Budget Shows Little New Money for Canada's Aboriginal People Tuesday,
March 23, 2004 Native Mother Who Used Cocaine on Day of Baby’s Birth gets Custody Forum on Native American Church Aims to Educate Monday,
March 22, 2004 Inquiry Testimonial of Canadian Aboriginal Teen’s Death Wraps Up California Tribe Removes 130 Members from Tribal Enrollment Friday,
March 19, 2004 Navajo, Hopi Question Deputy Interior Secretary Griles’ Meetings with Peabody Former Jesuit Priest Apologizes for Statement about Athabascan Culture Thursday,
March 18, 2004 Lack of Adequate Housing Leads to High Teacher Turnover in Alaska Two Native Mushers Finish in Top 10 of 2004 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Wednesday,
March 17, 2004 Havasupai Tribe Files $50 Million Lawsuit against Arizona State University South Dakota Republicans Want Indian Votes Tuesday,
March 16, 2004 Court Hears Oklahoma Tribe’s Bid to Build & Operate Bingo Hall in New York Montana Parole Board Will Get Training in Native American Culture Monday,
March 15, 2004
Canadian Police Respond to Riot by Raiding Aboriginal Community Museum Project Will Bring Alutiiq Language/Culture Into Homes & Schools
Friday,
March 12, 2004 Favorable Ruling in Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Reservation Boundaries Upheld Bill Aimed at Increasing I.H.S. Budget Rejected by U.S. Senate Thursday,
March 11, 2004 Alaska Native Corporation Helps in Rebuilding Iraq University
Researchers Looking to Get Native Women More Physically Active University Professor Calls on South Dakota to Study Native American Issues California Tribe Donates $4 Million to U.C.L.A. School of Law Washington State Legislature Exonerates Chief Leschi - Over a Century Later Tuesday,
March 9, 2004 MT Lawmaker Asks if Native College Students’ Low Scores are Due to Culture or Genetics Crow Creek Reservation School District Needs Money to Fix Unsafe School Monday,
March 8, 2004 Man Investigated for Supplying Liquor to 11-Year Old Salish Kootenai Boys Found Dead Aboriginal Community Bids to Host 2008 North American Indigenous Games Former AZ Tribal Leader & Company CEO Named 2003 Man and Woman of the Year Friday,
March 5, 2004 Native Village Wants to Join in Bowhead Whale Hunt Nonprofit Uses Traditional Medicines to Fight the Common Cold Thursday,
March 4, 2004 Language & Heritage Topic of Aboriginal Youth Conference in Canada S.D. Univ. Researchers Working to Re-Introduce Native Plants to Reservations Wednesday,
March 3, 2004 Havasupai Tribal Members File Lawsuit Alleging Misuse of Blood Samples A.C.L.U. Sues South Dakota- Redistricting Dilutes Native Vote & Representation Monday,
March 1, 2004 Blackfeet Tribe Wants Boundaries Added to Nat’l Register of Historic Places Indian Country Today Honors Billy Franks, Jr. with American Indian Visionary Award Friday,
February 27, 2004 Canadian Government Spending More Money on Administration Than on Residential School Abuse Claims Thursday,
February 26, 2004 Canadian Government Spending More Money on Administration Than on Residential School Abuse Claims Wednesday,
February 25, 2004 Meskwaki Casino Making Money Again South Dakota University Studying Health Benefits of Native American Teas Tuesday,
February 24, 2004 Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretein Testifies in Energy Mismanagement Case Picuris Pueblo Sues to Reclaim Land Where Pottery Clay is Made & to Remove Mining Co. Friday,
February 20, 2004 Former AZ City Mayor Says Native Vote Could Get Him Into Congress. Group Says It’s the 1st Native American Church Ministry to Get Faith-Based Grant Monday,
February 21, 2003 Reservation Spay and Neuter Event Largest in South Dakota Alaska’s Water Bodies Lose Water-Quality Monitoring Funds Wednesday,
February 18, 2004 Canada's Auditor General Criticizes Problems in Indian Affairs Department Native American Voters Played Big Role in AZ Democratic Presidential Primary Tuesday,
February 17, 2004 Nike Holds Unique Training Program for Native American Fitness Leaders All-Native Student Dance/Storytelling/Drama Group Performs Native Creation Stories Monday,
February 16, 2004 Alaska Celebrates Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Friday,
February 13, 2004 U.S. Senate Approves $300 Million for Tribal Roads KODA the Warrior Is Back In 2nd Comic Book Thursday,
February 12, 2004 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Could Make Tribes Vulnerable to Lawsuits Natives Outraged by Hip Hop Group Outkast on GRAMMY Awards Wednesday,
February 11, 2004 Navajo Nation Working Increase Number of Navajo Teachers Lakota High School Students Protest “Offensive” Art in Rapid City, South Dakota Tuesday,
February 10, 2004 Canadian Prime Minister’s Speech Brings Optimism to Top Native Leader Catholic Bishop Testifies in His Hit-And-Run Trial, Accused of Killing Navajo Man Monday,
February 9, 2004 State of Public Health Emergency Declared on Navajo Nation New Mexico’s Black Eagle Wins GRAMMY Award Friday,
February 6, 2004 Navajo Asked to Consider Non-Navajo Stakeholders in Water Settlement Police Chief in Canada Establishing New Police Force, Despite House Being Burned Down Thursday,
February 5, 2004
South Dakota Character Counts! Curriculum Based on Lakota Values Oglala Farm and Ranch For Sale by Tribe Native American Owned Company is Making Humvees in Iraq Safer Tuesday,
February 3, 2004 Retired General Wesley Clark Says He Will Insure Adequate Funding of I.H.S. Dave Anderson Officially Sworn-In as Head of the B.I.A. Monday,
February 2, 2004 Native-Owned Airline Challenges Canadian Government’s Contract Award Process Univ. and Indian School Give High School Students Taste of College Life Friday,
January 30, 2004 NIGC Chairman Hogen Addresses Oklahoma State Legislature Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation Dealing with Death of 4 Children Killed in Fire Thursday,
January 29, 2004 California’s
Redding Rancheria Removes 67 Members From Tribal Rolls Wednesday,
January 28, 2004 Caddo Tribal Members In 8th Day of Sit-In, Demanding Chairwoman’s Removal Economic Development Plan Aims to Help Yankton Sioux Members w/ Energy Bills Whale Rider’s Teen Maori Actress Nominated for Oscar for Best Actress Tuesday,
January 27, 2004 The Navajo Nation Moves to Clean-Up Underground Fuel Storage Tanks Native American Pro Speed Skier Ross Anderson Gears Up for ‘04 Season Monday,
January 26, 2004 Canada's Top Aboriginal Leader Condemns Police Officers’ Racist Remarks National Museum of the American Indian Opens in 2004 Thursday,
January 22, 2004 Canadian Police Officers’ Racist Remarks about Native Protestors Caught on Video Wednesday,
January 21, 2004 Tribal Members Burdened to Prove Gas Purchase for Reimbursement Efforts Underway to Change Piestewa Peak Name Back to Squaw Peak Tuesday,
January 20, 2004 Record Low Temperatures Freezes Activities in Inuit Communities Hopi Nation Concerned with Possible Damages from Small Earthquake Monday,
January 19, 2004 Man Accused in the Aquash Murder Released on Bail U.S. representative Kucinich address a Navajo coalition on presidential campaign stop. Friday,
January 16, 2004 Aboriginal Leaders Outraged at Government for Intervening in Standoff United Tribes Technical College Awards Hotel Study to Native American Firm Thursday,
January 15, 2004 9 of 11 New Mexico Gaming Tribes Considering Renegotiating 2001 Compacts Retired General Wesley Clark Picks Up Another Native American Endorsement Wednesday,
January 14, 2004 Northern Cheyenne Concerned by Coal-Bed Methane Plans South
Dakota Preparing to Refund Fuel Taxes to Native Americans
South
Dakota’s Bear Butte is Saved Monday,
January 12, 2004 Pine Ridge Tribal Members Consider Lifting Ban on Alcohol Sales Elections:Tribes Swear In Leaders & Rock Boy Residents Vote on Constitutional Amendments Friday,
January 9, 2004 Gov. Schwarzenegger Wants Tribes to Give $500 Million in Gaming Revenue Book that Addresses Health Care for Native American Women Released Thursday,
January 8, 2004 Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians’ Leader Has 2 Court Appearances Coeur d'Alene Tribe Progressing In Wind Power Generation Initiative Wednesday,
January 7, 2004 CA
Governor Schwarzenegger to Appoint Negotiator to Work with Gaming Tribes Arizona State Office of Tourism Moves to Boost Tourism on Tribal/State Land Tuesday,
January 6, 2004 Oglala Tribal Member’s Injunction Against Tax Agreement Thrown Out of Court Cherokee National Youth Choir Honored by Harvard University Monday,
January 5, 2004 3rd Annual Buffet Award for Indigenous Leadership Awarded Kickapoo Tribal Police Raid Tribal Headquarters, Ends Protest, Arrests 3 Friday,
January 2, 2004 Canada’s Native Leaders Say New Study on Native Casinos is a Staling Tactic Native American Pro Golfer Notah Begay, III Gears Up for New Season JANUARY / FEBRUARY / MARCH / APRIL / MAY / JUNE / JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
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