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Friday,
December 29, 2006
The State Of New Mexico Is Working With Tribes To Crack Down On Drunk
Driving
A
Look Back At How Indian Country Was Impacted By The 109th Congress
Thursday,
December 28, 2006
A
Native Man Is Proceeding With His Discrimination Complaint Against The
Office Of The Special Trustee For American Indians
The
Secretary Of The Interior Proposes Listing Polar Bears As A Threatened
Species Under The Endangered Species Act
John Edwards Kicks Off His 2008 Bid For President
Tribal
Colleges Could Get Reimbursed For Its Non-Native Students
Wednesday,
December 27, 2006
Protests Continue On Navajo Land Over A Proposed Coal-fired Power Plant
Tribes In The Great Lakes Region Are Applauding A Decision By The U.S.
Coast Guard
Sealaska
Regional Corporation Wants To Expand Its Shareholder Rolls
Tuesday,
December 26, 2006
Native Leaders In Canada Want The Government To Keep Its Promise
Water Woes In Nevada, As The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe And City Officials
Discuss The Future Water Source
Ohkay
Owingeh Governor Joe Garcia To Swear In New Mexico's Governor
Monday,
December 25, 2006
Dog Musher Ramy Brooks Wants To Help Reduce Suicide Rates And Substance
Abuse By Talking About His Struggle With Depression And An Attempted Suicide
A Tribal Librarian Is Helping Her College Work Toward Accreditation On
The Wind River Reservation In Wyoming
Friday, December 22, 2006
Navajo Elders Continue To Protest A Proposed Power Plant Despite Cold Weather
Motorcycle Riders Are Traveling Across South Dakota To Remember The Wounded Knee Massacre
Cree And Ojibwa People In Canada Are Asking Actor Leonardo DiCaprio To Help Raise Awareness About A Diamond Mine In Ontario
Thursday,
December 21, 2006
More Natives In The Military Could Be Sent To Iraq, As The President Wants
To Increase The Number Of Troops
Montana's Governor Wants To Improve The Government-to-Government Relationship
With Tribes
Miss
New Mexico USA Onawa Lacy Is Disheartened About The Miss USA Scandal
Wednesday,
December 20, 2006
Native Leaders In Canada Are Seeking An Apology From The Government
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board Is Working With The Online Auction Site
eBay
A
Wisconsin Tribe Is Boosting The Local Economy With Its Gifts To Tribal
Employees
Tuesday,
December 19, 2006
The Former Chairman Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Takes His Election
Case To Tribal Court
The State Of Arizona Agrees To Reimburse The Navajo Nation For The Foster
Care Of Navajo Children
People
On The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Receive Thousands Of Christmas Gifts
Monday,
December 18, 2006
Judges In Canada Agree On A Five-Billion Dollar Indian Residential School
Deal
South
Dakota Secretary Of Education Wants An Office of Indian Education
A
Bill To Help Preserve Native Languages Is Signed Into Law
The Environmental Protection Agency Giving A Wisconsin Tribe’s Air
Quality Request More Attention
Friday,
December 15, 2006
Could Senator Tim Johnson’s Illness Impact Indian Country, As People
Across The Nation Speculate His Seat?
Many Teachers At A Native-Charter School In Michigan
Want Out Of A Union
The Red Lake Tribal Council Raises The Reward For Two Missing Boys
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Senator Tim Johnson Is In Critical Condition After Undergoing Brain Surgery
A School Official Is Raising Awareness About Self-Inflicted Cutting Among
Native Girls
The Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service Is Using Satellite Technology
To Get Native Women Annual Mammograms
Wednesday,
December 13, 2006
President Bush Delays The Announcement Of A New Approach To The Iraq War
A Tribal Conference On Global Climate Change Provides Lessons For Many
Attendees To Take Home
Four Native People Are Appointed To Serve On A Tribal Colleges Panel
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Aboriginal People In Canada Have The Right To Cut Timber On Crown Land
A Military Language Translation Device Is Being Used To Preserve Native
Languages
The Native American Veterans’ Cemetery Act Is Passed
Monday, December 11, 2006
A Havasupai Man Is Indicted For Murdering A Japanese Tourist
Union Organizers Are Reportedly Signing Up Workers From One Michigan Casino
IAIA Students Discuss The Movie “Apocalypto”
Friday, December 8, 2006
A Pima Man Is Killed In Iraq
The Senate Passes The Esther Martinez Native American Languages Act
The Oglala Sioux Tribe Now Has Two Governments
The Star Of “Apocalypto” Talks About His Experience
Thursday,
December 7, 2006
The Seminole Tribe Of Florida Is Buying Hard Rock International
A National Report Shows The Gap In Quality Health Care Between Natives
And Non-Natives Is Closing
Many Navajo Families Still Don’t Want To Be Relocated And Have Agreements
With The Hopi Tribe To Lease The Land
Wednesday,
December 6, 2006
The Iraqi Study Group’s Report On Iraq Is Released
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules The Kamehameha
Schools In Hawaii Can Favor Native Hawaiians
The Bennett Freeze In Arizona Is History
Tuesday,
December 5, 2006
Tribal Leaders Address Global Warming
Some Small Tribes Say Off-Reservation Casinos Will Benefit Their Economies
A Former Tribal Leader Talks About His Fight With Meth
Monday,
December 4, 2006
What's The Future Of The Oglala Sioux Tribal Government, As A Dispute
Over The Election Remains Unresolved?
Alaska
Native Musher Herbie Nayokpuk Dies
The
Spokane Tribe Approves The
Spokane Indians Minor League Baseball Team's
New Logo
Friday,
December 1, 2006
The Television Show “America’s Most Wanted” To Air Segment
On The Missing Red Lake Brothers
On
National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, Tribal Leaders And Government
Officials Announce A New Public Awareness Campaign
The
United Nations Delays The Vote On The Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous
Peoples
Thursday,
November 30, 2006
Indigenous People From Around The World Discuss The Threat Of The Uranium
Boom
Cecelia
Fire Thunder Says She’s Still Backing A Reproductive Health Program
On The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
As Adoption Awareness Month Wraps Up, Adoption Workers Continue To Find
Homes For Native Children
Wednesday,
November 29, 2006
A Native Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Is Remembered Today
An Online Program Is Helping Native People Control Diabetes
A White Buffalo Calf Sacred To Many Native People Dies In A Thunderstorm
Tuesday,
November 28, 2006
Two Boys Vanish On The Red Lake Reservation Without A Trace
The Election Is Still In Dispute Over The Leadership Of The Oglala Sioux
Tribe
An Advocate For Veterans Says PTSD Is New To Many Native American Communities
Monday,
November 27, 2006
A Member From The Three Affiliated Tribes Is Killed In Afghanistan
The Canadian Government Gets A Poor Grade, On The 10th Anniversary Of
A Report Outlining The Well Being Of Aboriginal People
Friday, November 24, 2006
Today
Is Our Monthly Student Newscast
Youth Delegates Tackle Issues At A United Nations Summit
Community Centers Are Helping Native Youth Avoid The Holiday Buldge By
Keeping Them Active
Thursday,
November 23, 2006
Native People Across The Country Hold Events To Dispel Myths About Thanksgiving
An Alaska Native Woman Uses Art To Bring Awareness To Social Issues Impacting
Native People
Wednesday,
November 22, 2006
Millions Of Indigenous People Around The World Could Be Impacted By The
Adoption Of A United Nations Declaration
A New Report Shows Teen Births Drop Record Levels,
How Do Native Americans Fair?
Tuesday,
November 21, 2006
A Dispute Over A Proposed Michigan Dairy Farm Heats Up, As Native Americans
Say There’s Evidence Of Burial Grounds
What Can Be Done To Prevent Suicide Among Aboriginal People In Canada?
A Native Man Testifies Before Delegates
Monday,
November 20, 2006
Native American Democrats Gain State Seats Across The Country
Health Experts Say Being A Good Father Can Help Solve Some Problems Native
Youth Face
Friday,
November 17, 2006
Tribal Leaders Oppose The Proposed Settlement To The Indian Trust Lawsuit
By The Bush Administration
The Pikangikum Community In Canada Is Dealing With A Water Crisis
Thursday,
November 16, 2006
Native Americas In The Northern Plains Are Pledging To Protect Their Families
From Second Hand Smoke
Improving The Lives Of Native Americans Is A Priority For Newly Elected
Montana Senator Jon Tester
Wednesday,
November 15, 2006
Freshman Senators From Montana And Missouri Are Slated To Serve On The
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Voters Approve A Ban On Race-and-gender Consideration In Government Hiring
And University Admissions
Record Revenue Growth From Alaska’s Native Corporations Are Generating
Millions Of Dollars A Year
Tuesday,
November 14, 2006
A New York Tribe Is Getting A Warm Gift From Venezuela This Winter
Tribal
And Health Officials Focus On Fighting Cancer Among Native Americans In
The Northern Plains
Votes Are Still Being Counted In New Mexico For The U.S. House Seat, Many
Native Americans Endorsed The Incumbent Candidate
Monday,
November 13, 2006
The University Of North Dakota Can Use Its Indian Mascot For Now
Recommendations Are Made To Relocate The Kashechewan Community In Canada
Thursday,
November 9, 2006
President Bush Says He Wants To Settle Indian Trust Reform
Native Americans Overwhelmingly Vote For Jon Tester
The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Gets Thousands Of Dollars To Fight Substance
Abuse
Tuesday,
November 7, 2006
Native People Are Headed To The Polls, After Much Get Out The Native
Vote Efforts
The Oglala Sioux Tribe Will Pick Its New President, As Candidates
Are Dropped And Added To The Ballot
More Rain For Tribes In The Pacific Northwest
Friday,
November 3, 2006
Recent Remarks By Senator John Kerry Prompts A Report That Reaffirms
The High Rate Of Native American Military Service
An Agreement Is Reached In A Long-standing Land Dispute Between Navajos
And Hopis
A
Native American Journalist Will Lead UNITY: Journalists Of Color
Thursday,
November 2, 2006
Electricity And Phone Services Are Restored
For Alaska Natives
In One Rural Community
A Montana Tribe Is Working To Treat Substance Abuse Offenders Holistically
Olympic Champion Billy Mills Gives A Motivational Talk To Native Youth
Wednesday,
November 1, 2006
A Major Breakthrough In Understanding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,
A High Number Of Native American Babies Die From It Every Year
Alaska Natives Form A Group To Fight For Land
As Bob Barker Announces He's Retiring, A Native American Man Recalls
His Big Win On The Price Is Right
Tuesday,
October 31, 2006
People Across Indian Country Are Working To Get Out The Native Vote
People
Are
Calling For The Removal Of Oaxaca's Governor
Monday,
October 30, 2006
The Secretary Of The Interior Department Pledges To Work On Alaska
Native Issues
Water
Conditions In An Ontario Reserve Remain Bleak, A Year After Several
Evacuations
Friday,
October 20, 2006
Paul Martin, Former Prime Minister Of Canada, Is Trying To Get Aboriginal
People Their Five-Billion Dollar Agreement
The Story Of Ira Hayes, A Pima Man Who Joined The Marines, Is Being
Told In A Movie That Opens Nationwide Today
Thursday,
October 19, 2006
Jurisdictional Issues Compound Domestic Violence Crimes Against Native
Women In Oklahoma
Native
Americans In Wisconsin Are Saying No To Proposed Training By The U.S.
Coast Guard
Hopi Chairman Ivan Sidney Is Ousted
Wednesday,
October 18, 2006
Aboriginal Prisoners In Canada Are Getting The Worst Treatment Of
All Races, According To A New Report
A
Texas Tribe Is Being Pounded By Heavy Rain
Scientists
Say The Health Benefits Of Eating Fish Outweigh The Danger From Mercury
And Other Contaminats
Tuesday,
October 17, 2006
Jack Abramoff Says He Has Tribal Sovereign Immunity And Can’t
Be Sued By The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Of Texas
Alaska Native Youth Are Being Primed For Leadership Roles
Monday,
October 16, 2006
A Suspect Is Nabbed In A Serial Rape Case On The Fort Apache Reservation
In Arizona
Native People Are Losing Their Teeth Because Of Poor Health Care In
Rural Alaska
Police Keep The Peace Between Natives And Non-Natives At A Rally In
Southern Ontario, Canada
Friday,
October 13, 2006
Representative Bob Ney Accepts A Plea Agreement In Federal Court
A Public Siren In A Nevada Town Is The Object Of A Race Relations
Debate Between Native Americans And Non-Natives
Tobacco
Programs In Indian Country Are Often Looked At Last, Says An Attendee
At The National Indian Health Board Conference In Denver, Colorado
Thursday,
October 12, 2006
"Native Sisters" In Colorado Are Helping Others Fight Breast
Cancer
A Canadian Government Official Is Promoting Literacy Among First Nations
People
Wednesday,
October 11, 2006
October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
A
Two Year Inquiry Into The Death Of A Native Protestor In Ontario More
Than 10 Years Ago Just Recently Wrapped Up
A Wisconsin Man Is Serving Prison Time After Posing As A Bio-warfare
Expert And Defrauding Lac du Flambeau People
Tuesday,
October 10, 2006
Lawmakers Battle Over A Bill That Supports Treatment Of HIV And
AIDS For Low-Income Patients
A
New Study Shows By The Mid-2020’s Aboriginal People Will Be
The “Majority” In Saskatchewan
Native American Children Can Benefit from the National School Lunch
Program
Monday,
October 9, 2006
Many People In Montana Want Movement On Legislation To Protect The
Rocky Mountain Front
Tribal Groups In Southeast Alaska Are Suing The State To Block Aerial
Spraying Of Herbicides
The State Of Drinking Water For First Nations Communities In Canada
Is A National Disgrace, According To A New Report
Friday,
October 6, 2006
A New Campaign Featuring Personal Stories From Tobacco Users Is
Set To Air On National Television And Radio
The Navajo Nation Is Declaring A State of Emergency For The Western
Portion Of Its Reservation
Jim Prentice, Canada’s Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs
Says Divorce Laws On Reserves Need To Change, Because Aboriginal
Women And Children Are Being Impacted
Thursday,
October 5, 2006
The Federal Government Plans To Clean Mine Pollution On The Spokane
Indian Reservation
The Office of Head Start Say Navajo Nation Programs Are Once Again
Safe For Students
Spending Cuts By The Canadian Government Will Impact Aboriginal
People
Wednesday,
October 4, 2006
Key Advocates With The Tribal Supreme Court Project Are Meeting
At The National Congress of American Indians Convention
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Wants To Regulate Its
Own Water Quality Standards, Its Making Its Case To The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Tuesday,
October 3, 2006
Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of The Interior Tells NCAI Delegates He’s
Working On Settling The Historic Indian Trust Case
Members Of The Grand Camp Of The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Discuss Threats To Substance Foods
Monday,
October 2, 2006
Get-Out-The-Vote Is Being Addressed At The 63rd Annual National Congress
of American Indians Convention
A Michigan Tribe Is Matching The State's Minimum Wage Hike
South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson Says Tribes Can Use Federal Emergency
Management Agency Trailers
Friday,
September 29, 2006
Today Is Our Monthly Student Newscast
Some Educators In Arizona Say High Stakes Testing Is Unfair For Native
Students At Rural Schools
Teachers
And Students Are Testing The Boundaries At The One-of-its-kind Native
Charter School In New Mexico
Youth
Participate In The National Congress of American Indians
Thursday,
September 28, 2006
Lawmakers Pass A Bill That Will Help Preserve Native American Languages
The Tohono O’odham Nation In Arizona Opposes A Fence Along The
International Boarder
Wednesday,
September 27, 2006
The Legal Battle Begins Over A Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal On Passamaquoddy
Land
The Queen of Daytime Television Airs A Segment Featuring Navajo People,
It Was Part Of Oprah’s Road Trip This Summer
Tuesday,
September 26, 2006
Drunk Driving Is Not Dropping In Indian Country, According to Mothers
Against Drunk Driving
A Language Bill Is Being Named After Tewa Storyteller Esther Martinez
Native People Are Making The Trip To Wisconsin, To See The Third White
Buffalo Born There In 12 Years
Monday,
September 25, 2006
A Vote In Congress This Week Could Help Save Native Languages
Teachers Across The Country Can Download Curriculm To Help Teach Native
American History
Friday,
September 22, 2006
The
Senate Passes A Bill To Honor All Native American Code Talkers
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Reservation Deals
With A Water Crisis
Thursday,
September 21, 2006
Lawmakers
Hear Testimony From Tribal Leaders on Self-Governance
The U.S. House Passes A Voter ID Bill
Wednesday,
September 20, 2006
As The Threat Of Forest Fires Drop In Canada, First Nations People
Return Home
The Fall Television Season Begins With Just A Few Native Actors
Fundraisers Of The Crazy Horse Memorial Kick-Off
A National Campaign
Tuesday,
September 19, 2006
Environmentalists Raise
Mining Concerns Impacting Indian Country
The
Lowest Life Expectancy In The U.S. Is On Reservations In South Dakota,
According To Researchers From Harvard University
Monday,
September 18, 2006
The U.S. Congress Is Facing Many Deadlines
In The Next Months That Will Have Major Impacts In Indian Country
On
The Birthday Of The U.S. Constitution, Natives Look At Its Influence
By Tribal Law
A Newborn White Buffalo Is Piquing Interest In Indian Country
Friday,
September 15, 2006
BIA Assistant Secretary Nominee Carl
Artman Says He'll Tackle Major Tribal Issues
A Michigan Tribe Will Shut Down A Native-Charter School Rather Than
Work With A Teachers' Union
Native Remains Are Discovered By A Homeowner In Utah
Thursday,
September 14, 2006
Fires Force Evacuations On Reserves In Canada
The Senate Committee On Indian Affairs Approves The Nomination of
Carl Artman To BIA Assitant Secretary
A
Battle To Protect A Sacred Site In Arizona Goes Before The 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals
Lawmakers Vote Down A Bill To Put Restrictions On Off-reservation
Casinos
Wednesday,
September 13, 2006
A Military Water Purification Unit Arrives To
Help The Makah Indians in Washington
Montana Tribes Have A New Plan To Attract Business To Their Reservations
Tuesday,
September 12, 2006
It’s Primary Election Day For Some States
With Large Native American Populations
Native
Americans In South Dakota Have Low Life Expectancy
A North Dakota Tribe Gets Funding To Help Prevent Suicides
Monday,
September 11, 2006
Mohawk Ironworkers Recall The Scene, They Helped
Clean-up Ground Zero
A Nevada Tribe Is Against A Water Diversion Plan
Friday,
September 8, 2006
Crews Work To Contain
Fires On The Yakama Reservation
The Chairman Of The Hopi Tribe Is Suspended
Teachers
In Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Re-file Unfair Labor Charges Against
A Native-Charter School
Thursday,
September 7, 2006
A New Development In A Kansas Indian Casino
Case
A
Sigh Of Relief For Parents In One Navajo Community, After A High School
Lock-Down
Wednesday,
September 6, 2006
Is
Terrorism Still A Threat To Americans? A Native Veteran Weighs-in
On The President’s Comments
Tribal
Leaders Address Major Topics At A Summit In North Dakota
Tuesday,
September 5, 2006
People
Are Getting Super-Sized, As They Underestimate The Calorie Count In
Fast-Food
A Tribal College Is Making Major Contributions In North Dakota
Monday,
September 4, 2006
The
Sitka Family Justice Center Opens Its Doors In Alaska
M ore Native People Are Going From Welfare To Work, Thanks To The
Federal Program for Needy Families
Friday,
September 1, 2006
Hurricanes
Force Some Tribal Members To Leave Their Homelands
A House Committee Holds A Field Hearing On Saving Native Languages
Thursday,
August 31, 2006
Living
Off The Land Has Changed For Tribes In Louisiana In The Aftermath
Of Hurricanes
How
Is Money For Teaching Native American History in Montana Schools Being
Spent?
Wednesday,
August 30, 2006
Tropical
Storm Ernesto Fizzles Out, To The Relief of Florida Tribes
Louisiana
Tribes Say Their Recognition Status Hurt Them As They Tried To Rebuild
After Last Year’s Hurricanes
Taos
Pueblo Launches A Campaign To Raise Awareness Among Its Tribal Members
About Radioactive Gas
Tuesday,
August 29, 2006
It’s
The One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Volunteers Are Still
Helping The Survivors
Tribes
In Florida Brace For Tropical Storm Ernesto
A
Large Navajo Farm Near Farmington, New Mexico Signs A Historic Agreement
With Cuba
Friday,
August 25, 2006
Today Is Our Student Newscast
Gambling
Is Paying Off For Many Oklahoma Tribes
The Pawnee Nation Hopes Its Tribal College Will Play A Major Role
In Grooming Future Leaders
Wednesday,
August 23, 2006
Flash Floods Hit The Mescalero Apache Tribe
New District Lines Will Give More Native Americans A Chance To Be
Elected To Legislative Positions
Aboriginal
Leaders and Government Officials Resume Land Dispute Negotiations
Tuesday,
August 22, 2006
The
Yup’ik Village of Hooper Bay Needs Books, After A Fire Destroys
The School
Historians Unearth A Never-before-seen Interview With Sauk Chief Black
Hawk
Monday,
August 21, 2006
Maori
People Bury Their Queen Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
The Forest County Potawatomi And A Wisconsin Corporation Will Work Together
In The First-of-its-kind Technology Partnership
The
Family of Frank Baum Apologizes To Native Americans For The Racist Actions
of Their Great Grandfather
Friday,
August 18, 2006
Aboriginal
People At The International AIDS Conference Remember Those Who Have
Died of The Disease
A Native Journalist Recalls All The Twists And Turns In The JonBenet
Ramsey Case
Thursday,
August 17, 2006
An
Arizona Tribe Cracks Down On Meth With A Drug Bust
A
Wildfire Devastates A Montana Tribe
Family
Members of Frank Baum, The Author of “The Wizard of Oz,”
Will Apologize For His Racist Views About Native Americans
Wednesday,
August 16, 2006
Maori
Begin A Week of Mourning For Their Queen Who Died Yesterday
Northern Arapaho Tribal Members Help Dedicate The Sand Creek Massacare
Trail
Lawmakers
Disagree on How to Address Drought, While Farmers in Indian Country
Brace For Possible Disasters
Tuesday,
August 15, 2006
The
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Can Rebury Its Ancestors
Ross Swimmer, The Special Trustee Says His Managers In New Mexico Have
Completed A Course In Ethics
The
Three Affiliated Tribes Will Tell Their Stories At The National Lewis
and Clark Bicentennial Event
Monday,
August 14, 2006
Aboriginals
Are Making Sure Indigenous HIV/AIDS Issues Are Addressed At The 16th
International Aids Conference in Canada
A New and Younger Group Of Native People Are Trying To End The Use of
“Redskins”...As They File A Petition Against The Trademark
Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Friday,
August 11, 2006
Native
Journalists Look At How To Go Beyond Reporting The News To Owning It
A Boston Native Organization Rethinks Its Plan To Fly To London
Wednesday,
August 9, 2006
Alaska
Native Leaders Want A Say In The Candidate Selection For The Federal
Subsistence Board
Floyd
Buck Jourdain Is Sworn In Chairman Of The Red Lake Nation
The Pueblo of Acoma Loses Crops Due to Flooding
Tuesday,
August 8, 2006
The
Pueblo of Laguna Evacuates Some Families Due To Flooding
The
Red Lake Tribal Council Meets Regarding Allegations Against The Chairman
Monday,
August 7, 2006
South
Dakota Tribal Leaders Meet With Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
Oneida Chairman Praises BIA Assistant Secretary Nominee Carl Artman
A
Texas Tribe Is Safe From Flooding As Rain Subsides
Friday,
August 4, 2006
A Texas Tribe Is On Alert In Case It Has To Evacuate
The
Tribal Leaders’ Conference on Homeland Security and Domestic Preparedness
is Held in New Mexico
A New Law May Help Reduce The Rate of Colon Cancer Among Alaska Natives
Thursday,
August 3, 2006
The
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Approves The Lumbee Recognition Act
A Wildfire Threatens Montana Tribal Lands
Hundreds of Indigenous Leaders Gather For The Summit of Nations at Bear
Butte
Wednesday,
August 2, 2006
President
Bush Intents To Nominate Carl Artman To The BIA
The
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Pulls A Bill Regarding Cobell vs. Kempthorne
A Second Run-off Election Will Decide Chairman of Red Lake
The
Wisconsin Attorney General Says Meth Use and Trafficking Is Down, But
That’s Not The Case for Tribes
Monday,
July 31, 2006
Gulf Coast Tribes Are On High Alert This Hurricane Season
The Nation Wide Heat Wave Is Adding Fuel To Wildfires
What's The State of Native Women's Health? As Health Officials Gather Data
Friday,
July 28, 2006
Today
is Our Monthly Student Journalist Newscast
Inuit
People From Around the World Gather in Barrow, Alaska
A
Lakota Woman Will Soon Be Inducted Into The South Dakota Hall of Fame
Thursday,
July 27, 2006
The
Navajo Nation Says The Renewal of The Voting Rights Act Is A Victory For
Tribes
Lawmakers Are One Step Closer To Regulating Reservation Shopping
The
Potawatomi Tribe Is Investing In More Non-Gaming Businesses
Wednesday,
July 26, 2006
Montana
Has A New Plan To Reduce The High Number of Native American Prisoners
Tribes
Are One Step Closer to Getting Federal Funding For Veterans’ Cemeteries
The
Reno Sparks Indian Colony Breaks Ground on a Health Clinic
Tuesday,
July 25, 2006
Key
players in Cobell Trust Lawsuit Meet in Washington
Infant
Mortality Rates Remain High in Alaska
Monday,
Jul 24, 2006
Senators
Stall McCain’s Bill on Gaming
Bear
Butte Activists Gear Up for Washington
EPA
Approves Permit for Navajo Nation Coal-Fired Power Plant
Inuit
Sign Language May Get Legal Status in Nanavut
Friday,
July 21, 2006
Congress
Debates Labor Relations in Indian Country
Food
Safety Standards are Challenged by Assiniboine Lawmaker
Ecuadorian
Teachers Visit New Mexico Youth for Cultural Preservation
Thursday,
July 13, 2006
The Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas Files a Lawsuit Against Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
Tribal
Leaders Want The Compensation They Were Promised By The Federal Government
How Will Changes
in the Welfare Program Impact Native Families?
Wednesday,
July 12, 2006
Judge
Royce Lamberth is Removed From the Cobell vs. Kempthorne Case
Elections
are Held for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
The
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Holds A Hearing on Lumbee Federal Recognition
Tuesday,
July 11, 2006
Tobacco Is Expected To Kill 1 Billion People This Century, According to Health Officials
New Recruits To Work For The Nez Perce Tribe Get Diversity Training
Virginia Indians Will Journey to England
Monday,
July 10, 2006
Aboriginals
Are Not Scaling Back Their Protest Over Land In Ontario, Canada
The North American Indigenous Games Wrap Up In Colorado
The Second Spacewalk Is Conducted By Space
Shuttle Discovery Astronauts
Friday,
July 7, 2006
The
Prognosis For Future Native Doctors Is Bleak, Due To Funding Cuts
Still No Sign of a Missing Aboriginal Girl, As Her Family Faces The
2nd Anniversary of Her Disappearance
Thursday,
July 6, 2006
The
Only Native American Astronaut Is Watching NASA’s Latest Mission
A Native Golfer Hopes The North American Indigenous Games Will Be a
Stepping Stone To A Profession Career
Fires Force More Evacuations For Aboriginal People In Northern Saskatchewan,
Canada
Tuesday,
July 4, 2006
Fireworks
and Feuding Ignite on a Michigan Reservation
Athletes
Competing In The North American Indigenous Games Build a Unified Indigenous
Sprit
Is
Bigfoot Just a Tall Tale? Researchers Look For Clues of the Creature
in Wisconsin
Monday,
July 3, 2006
Researchers
Will Study The Ecosystem In The Bering Sea, While Earning The Trust
of Alaska Natives
Natives
Celebrate Their Culture at The North American Indigenous Games
Native
Voice One Hits The Airwaves With A Successful Launch
Friday, June 30, 2006
Alaska
Native Teens See How A Brush With The Law Impacts Their Future
The
Medicine Wheel Academy Focuses on Native American Culture
Students
From Boston Experience Reservation Life In New Mexico
Thursday,
June 29, 2006
Tribal Leaders Want The Government to End a Funding Freeze on Tribal
Housing
A North Dakota Tribal Leader is Confident a Two Year Effort to Get Land
From the Government Will Happen Soon
Independent
Native News Will Broadcast Its Last Program
Wednesday,
June 28, 2006
Tribal Leaders Weigh In On The Flag Burning Debate
How Are Native Nations Fairing in U.S. Supreme Court rulings?
New
Data Shows Some Chemical Levels Are Decreasing in Fish in Washington
State
Tuesday,
June 27, 2006
Dry
Weather Conditions are Complicating Efforts to Fight Wildfires
Native Americans say Education is the Best Way to Fight HIV/AIDS
Monday,
June 26, 2006
Heavy
Rains Swamp the East Coast
Tribes in the Northwest Worry About Environmental Impacts From Mining
Waste
Emails From Jack Abramoff Reveal More About His Dealings with Tribes
Friday,
June 23, 2006
The
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Reacts to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee's
Final Report on Jack Abramoff
The U.S. Naval Ship Sacagawea Will Be Christened Tomorrow in California
President Bush Taps Chickasaw Banker JD Colbert for a Financial Advisory
Board
Thursday,
June 22, 2006
The
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Releases Its Final Report on Lobbyist
Jack Abramoff
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee Considers Two Bills to Grant Federal
Recognition Tribes
Maori Women Are Taking Part In The International Indigenous Business
and Entrepreneurship Conference
Wednesday,
June 21, 2006
Congress
Members Consider How to End the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Program
Today is National Aboriginal Day in Canada
Federal Agencies and an Idaho Tribe are Trying to Restore The Coeur
d'Alene Basin
Tuesday,
June 20, 2006
Lawmakers
Debate Bringing U.S. Troops Home From Iraq
Youth Sentenced For Death Threats Against Red Lake High School
Tribal Leadership and Academic Scholars Exchange Research Ideas At The
National Congress of American Indians Mid-Year Conference
Monday,
June 19, 2006
Department
of Interior Secretary Addresses Delegates at the National Congress of
American Indians Mid-Year Conference
Navajo Nation Imposes a Ban on All Types of Fires
Native American Remains Found In an Illinois Attic Will Go to the State
Museum
Friday,
June 16, 2006
Navajo
Mountain Fire and Fire Crew Update
Senate Finance Commitee Approves Health and Methamphetamine Bills
Talks to End First Nation's Occupation Resume
Thursday,
June 15, 2006
South
Dakota Tribes Say the Government Needs to Pay More Money for Damages
It Caused to Tribal Lands
The American Indian Business Office Opens in North Dakota
For the First Time Elders of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe Will Have an
Assisted Living Home
Wednesday,
June 14, 2006
What
Will Be the Fate of Native American Remains Found on Private Property
in Illinois?
Health and Safety Officials Say When It Comes to Drowning, Native Americans
Are Most At Risk
Native People Honor Veterans and Their Nations on Flag Day and Every
Day
Tuesday,
June 13, 2006
Heated
Debate over Granting Citizenship to Oklahoma Cherokee Freedmen
The Seminole Tribe is Prepared, As Tropical Storm Alberto Hits Florida
Health Care Professionals Take a Different Approach Treating Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians with Diabetes
Monday,
June 12, 2006
A
Ruling In Favor of The Interior Department to Suppress Documents in
the Cobell vs. Norton Case
How Will This Year's Hurricane Season Impact Tribes? As Tropical Storm
Alberto Races Towards Florida
Congressman Tom Udall is Spearheading a Bill to Improve Burial Sites
for Native American Veterans
Friday,
June 9, 2006
No
Federal Recognition For Native Hawaiians
The Food and Drug Administration Licenses New Vaccine To Fight Cervical
Cancer
A South Dakota Tribe Partners With A Colorado City To Provide Wind Energy
Thursday,
June 8, 2006
The
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act Goes Before The U.S. Senate
Homeland Security Officials Visit the Toronto O'odham Nation
The House Passes Proposed Increase for FCC Indecency Fine
Wednesday,
June 7, 2006
Tribal
Reaction To President Bush's Speech On Border Issues
National Native News Exclusive On The Bureau of Indian Affairs Police
Academy
The Colville Confederated Tribes Express Concern About The EPA Agreement
with Lake Roosevelt Polluter
Tuesday,
June 6, 2006
President
Bush Tours A Federal Law Enforcement Training Center And Address’ Border
Issues
The Lapwai Boys and Girls Club Receives A Grant to Feed Youth
A Tribal College Builds Student Housing With Grant Funds
Monday,
June 5, 2006
The
State of AIDS in Indian Country on the 25th Anniversary of AIDS
The ACLU Will Watch the Polls During Tomorrow's Primary Elections in
South Dakota
Canada's Former Prime Minister Paul Martin is Trying to Save a 5-Billion
Dollar Deal for Aboriginals
Friday,
June 2, 2006
Hurricane
Season 2006 is Officially Here and Tribes Are Getting Ready
Will
Native Hawaiians Finally Get Federal Recognition?
Tribal
Members and Montana Health Officials Meet to Improve Access to Cancer
Screenings
Thursday,
June 1, 2006
Oklahoma
Tribal Leaders Meet on Sovereignty Issues
Tuba City Detention Center Closing Prompts Oprah's Visit to Navajo
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hears Testimony on Indian Education
Wednesday,
May 31, 2006
Secretary
of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Meets with Tribal Representatives
The
U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out Cayuga Land Claim Case
Oprah
Winfrey Makes a Surprise Visit to The Navajo Nation
Tuesday,
May 30, 2006
The
Co-Founder of Incite, Women of Color Against Violence is working with
Native communities across the country
An
Alaska Native village hopes to inspire tribes with its greenhouse project
Monday,
May 29, 2006
Tribal
Leaders Disagree on The New Secretary of the Interior
Lawmakers
say Immigration Legislation Will Benefit Tribes
A Symbolic Run by Northern California Tribes
Friday,
May 26, 2006
Students
Across Indian Country Are Bringing Awareness to Alcohol Abuse
Young Native Artists in the Southwest Receive SWAIA Fellowships
Thursday,
May 25, 2006
A
Native Veteran Warns Fellow Vets to Watch Out For I.D. Theft After Records
are Stolen
Opening ANWR to Oil Drilling Goes Before the House of Representatives
A Summer Program at Harvard Medical School Helps Native American Students
Wednesday,
May 24, 2006
IHS
Officials are Watching an Indonesian Bird Flu Case
Some
Natives say Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico is Violating the Clean
Water Act
Resdients of an Athabascan Village in Northwest Alaska are Evacuated Due
to Seasonal Flooding
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
New Evidence Will Help Geronimo’s Great-Grandson Take Action
Hundreds
Participate in The National American Indian Housing Council's Convention
in Hawaii
Idaho
Governor Dirk Kempthorne's Nomination for Secretary of the Interior is
Stalled
Monday,
May 22, 2006
Progress In a Standoff Over Aboriginal Land Claims in Caledonia
Making
English the Official Language, Provisions are Added to the Immigration
Reform Bill
Red
Lake Nation To Hold Runoff Election in July
Friday, May 19, 2006
President Bush Leaves Out Tribes During His Visit to the
International Border
Scientists
Study a Beached Whale on Reservation Land in Washington State
One
Native Community in Wisconsin is Advocating a Step-by-step Solution to
Health Problems
Thursday,
May 18, 2006
President Bush Heads to the Arizona-Mexico Border to Promote His Proposed
Immigration Plan
A
Tribal Health Care Summit is Taking Place in Washington D.C.
Tribal
Leaders Testify Before Senators About Youth Suicide
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Aboriginal People Not at the Top of the New Canadian Government’s
First Budget Draft
Tribal
Elections Take Place on the Red Lake Nation—Fatal High School Shooting
is a Factor for Candidates and Voters
Northern
Ute Teens will Work and Exercise in Ancestral Lands Now Home to Colorado High-Priced Condos and A Ski Resort
Tuesday,
May 16, 2006
An Arizona Tribe says It Needs to be Included in the President's Immigration
Plans
Evidence
Supports a Story that Geronimo's Remains were Stolen From His Grave
Seminoles
in Florida See Few Alligator Attacks
Monday, May 15, 2006
The President Goes Before the Public Tonight to Address
Immigration
This Week the United Nations is Hosting Thousands of Indigenous People
in New York
Friday,
May 12, 2006
Time Is Running Out to Sign Up for Medicare Part D
The Federal Government Wants More say Over Indian Gaming
An Energy Conference is Held in Colorado
Thursday, May 11, 2006
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee Looks at Economic Development for
Tribes
Indigenous People from Mexico Continue to Immigrate to the United States
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Language Provisions Need to be Protected for Native Voters, says NCAI
A
Montana Tribe is Using Bumper Stickers to Send Warning Messages about
Meth
Five
Teens Avoid Jail Time for Vandalizing a Cultural Site on the Lac du
Flambeau Reservation
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
The Bird Flu Hits America in a Television Movie Airing Tonight
Teachers are Inspiring Native Students to Study the Stars
A Canadian Museum Brings Aboriginal Artifacts Home
Monday, May 8, 2006
Convenience Store Owners in New York are Suing the Governor for Taxing
Indians
Where
are Geronimo's Bones...New Clues from Yale University
A Canadian Museum Raises Money to Buy Aboriginal Artifacts
Si Tanka University in South Dakota Fails to Sell
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Senate Confirmation Hearings Begin for Dirk Kempthorne as Secretary
of the Department of the Interior
IHS
Helps Tribes Prepare for the Bird Flu
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Tribal Leaders Discuss Climate Change at the 13th National Environmental
Council Conference
Natives
Speak Out About HIV and AIDS
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Some First Nations Men are Charged with Crimes Against Bald Eagles in
Canada
Officials
are Helping Alaska Natives Prepare for a Possible Bird Flu Pandemic
The
Native Peoples of North America HIV/AIDS Conference is Taking Place in
Alaska
Monday, May 1, 2006
Native Leaders and the Canadian Government Reach a Final Residential School
Abuse Deal
The UND's "Fighting Sioux" Mascot is Hostile and Abusive...So
Says the NCAA
A "Fish Fair" Highlights the Value of Salmon
Friday,
April 28, 2006
What's the State of Urban Indian Health Care?
Hundreds
Compete in The Native Youth Olympics
A Native Golf Pro Returns to the Course with a Positive Message
Thursday, April 27, 2006
A Native Leader is Expressing Support to Abolish FEMA
Celebrating
50-years of Service to Urban Indians in the Bay Area
The BIA Dedicates Its New Building in New Mexico
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Another Scare for Students at Red Lake High School in Minnesota
As
Tribes Feel the Impact from High Gas Prices, Lawmakers Look for Relief
U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman says Tribes Should Be Eligible for Federal
Funds to Fight Meth
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Thousands of Non-natives Confront Aboriginal Protesters in Ontario
The
Nez Perce Tribe is Taking Steps to Protect its Treaty Rights in National
Forests
Emmitt
Peters is Inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame
Monday, April 24, 2006
Spring Flooding Forces an Evacuation of the
Kashechewan First Nation
Members
of the Red Earth Reserve Return to their Flooded Community
Natives
Continue to Protest in Ontario
A
Navajo Woman Competes in the Miss USA Pageant
Friday, April 21, 2006
Ontario Police Raid a Native Protest Camp
Passamaquoddy
Tribal Members Intend to Sue the Interior Department
Navajo
Onawa Lacy to Compete in Miss USA Pageant |
