Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) back issues from March 2005:
Hate crime shocks Paiute reservation
Mar 02, 2005;
Traditional Cayuga representatives decry Pataki land claims deal
Mar 02, 2005;
Fighting breast cancer; A Native woman's journal
Mar 02, 2005;
Wind power gets attention as energy picture changes
Mar 02, 2005;
Graham to be extradited
Mar 02, 2005;
California racist threat must be confronted
Mar 02, 2005
Buffalo return to Indian lands
Mar 02, 2005
Questionable identity and questionable scholarship
Mar 02, 2005;
U.S. policy in Iraq not sustainable
Mar 02, 2005;
Figuring out who are the real NDNs
Mar 02, 2005;
Senator upset over BIA budget
Mar 02, 2005;
Historic partnership
Mar 02, 2005;
Petroglyph lawsuit filed against city of Albuquerque
Mar 02, 2005;
Montana legislature inconsistent on Indian bills
Mar 02, 2005;
Abenaki reach for recognition
Mar 02, 2005;
No nursing home for Pine Ridge
Mar 02, 2005;
Destruction of Hohokam sites draws lawsuit
Mar 02, 2005;
Fashion forward
Mar 02, 2005;
NIGA Tribal gaming impact analysis
Mar 02, 2005;
Home loan banks contribute $2.6 million to Indian projects
Mar 02, 2005;
World's healthiest foods: Eating to live
Mar 02, 2005;
Water, anyone?
Mar 02, 2005;
Healthy thoughts
Mar 02, 2005;
Mending the broken circle of health care
Mar 02, 2005;
D-Q University closure exposes mysteries
Mar 09, 2005; ... Norrell, Brenda Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 FBI probe and oil drilling revealed DAVIS, Calif. - The closure of the American Indian two-year college D-Q University has left students occupying dorms and brought to light the university's financial crisis, ...
Supreme courts rules on contract support costs
Mar 09, 2005; ... Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a resounding victory for tribal self-determination contracts March 1, ruling 8 - 0 that the federal government "is legally bound to pay the 'contract support costs' at ...
American Indian Advisory Council to help in management of Black Hills
Mar 09, 2005; ... Melmer, David Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 CRAZY HORSE, S.D. - Plans for a Tribal Leaders Advisory Council to work with the National Forest Service are moving forward and memorandums of agreement will be signed in the near future so tribes will have input ...
Hate crime shocks Paiute reservation; PART TWO
Mar 09, 2005; ... Taliman, Valerie Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 OWENS VALLEY, Calif. - By some accounts, more than 400 white supremacists live in the Owens Valley, a long stretch of desert four hours north of Los Angeles. The region is sparsely populated and dotted with ...
2005 bison nickel released
Mar 09, 2005 ... Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 WASHINGTON - Amid the drama of drumming, singing and dancing, and in the presence of the revered American Bison, U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore presented the new 2005 bison nickel to the American people in a Capitol ...
Taxation: Going the way of the frog
Mar 09, 2005 ... Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 Drop a frog in boiling water, he will jump right out; put him in tepid water and slowly add the boiling water and he will fall asleep, cooked to destruction. Such could be the fate of Indian tribal sovereignty, if leaders ...
Speaking truth to prosperity
Mar 09, 2005; ... Adamson, Rebecca Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 Prosperity is one of the great destroyers of purpose. By enabling people to indulge in new experiences, wealth can gradually eclipse purpose in life and replace it with a penchant for lifestyles, as it has for ...
Running the 2006 federal appropriations marathon
Mar 09, 2005; ... Moorehead, Paul Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 In Washington, the media routinely focus on the hot-button issues: the war on terror, Iraq, Supreme Court nominees, abortion rights and others. Few realize that the federal budget is often the best way to gauge the ...
Churchill controversy represents a split in America
Mar 09, 2005; ... Mohawk, John Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 The firestorm surrounding University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill has not abated. In case you've been living in a Himalayan cave, Churchill was the director of the Ethnic Studies department at his university ...
And the Oscar goes to...cruelty and conservatism
Mar 09, 2005; ... Lyons, Scott Richard Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 Let Feb. 27 be remembered as a key moment in the culture wars. It was on that glittery night that "liberal" Hollywood bestowed its most hallowed Oscar to "Million Dollar Baby," one of the most reactionary films ...
D-Q University students left in the cold
Mar 09, 2005; ... Norrell, Brenda Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 DQU attempts to evict students by turning off heat; sheriff refuses to force students out DAVIS, Calif. - D-Q University students remained in the dorms and defied an attempt by university administrators to ...
Tribes and Forest Service discuss sacred sites
Mar 09, 2005; ... Melmer, David Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 CRAZY HORSE, S.D. - Tribal leaders, elders and members met with National Forest Service officials in a two-day consultation/listening session Feb. 23 - 24 to begin a process of forming an advisory group, ...
Rhode Island trust land case lives on in appeal
Mar 09, 2005; ... Adams, Jim Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 CHARLESTOWN, R.I. - Thirty-one acres for tribal housing may not seem like a national issue, but it has sparked a major prizefight between Interior Secretary Gale Norton and the state of Rhode Island, with a coalition ...
Judges uphold Cave Rock climbing ban
Mar 09, 2005; ... Slattery, Ryan Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A federal district judge's rejection of a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Forest Service management plan to ban climbing at Cave Rock appears to have settled a long-simmering dispute at the ...
Dems bash Bush over salmon policies
Mar 09, 2005; ... Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 WASHINGTON - Seventy Democrats in the House of Representatives recently signed a letter characterizing President George W. Bush's policies as "an enormous step backwards" against salmon recovery. The ...
Blackfeet educator honored
Mar 09, 2005; ... Selden, Ron Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and an overflow crowd of onlookers honored Blackfeet educator and Native language preservationist Darrell Robes Kipp at a Capitol ceremony on Feb 17. Kipp, 60, was ...
Hydroelectric pricing proposal draws flak from reps
Mar 09, 2005; ... Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 WASHINGTON - President George Bush's budget proposal to price hydroelectric power at whatever value the market will bear met with a chorus of disapproval Feb. 10. A lineup of witnesses before the Water and ...
Life survey to measure tribes' needs
Mar 09, 2005; ... Slattery, Ryan Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 LAS VEGAS - Hoping to improve the quality of life on reservations everywhere, some key business and communication leaders are teaming up to conduct a new survey which will study the individual needs of ...
State attorneys join to fight sovereignty in Supreme Court
Mar 09, 2005; ... Adams, Jim Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 WASHINGTON - A shifting coalition of state attorneys general is joining the fight to sway the U.S. Supreme Court on tribal sovereignty. In a counterpoint to the defense of tribal rights launched by national ...
Forest Service listens and offers hope
Mar 09, 2005; ... Melmer, David Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 CRAZY HORSE, S.D. - By its own admission, the National Forest Service has made mistakes, ignored tribal involvement in forest management decisions and not understood the concept of consultation. Change, if not ...
Mining company files for NAFTA arbitration
Mar 09, 2005; ... May, James Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 Asks for $50 million, claiming sacred site law devalued property SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A mining company previously at the center of controversy over the proximity of a project to an American Indian sacred site is ...
Navajos proceed with FlexCrete plan
Mar 09, 2005; ... Norrell, Brenda Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 Halt risky freight aircraft venture ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Following warnings about the risky business venture, the Navajo Nation halted plans to build a new freight aircraft but will proceed with the ...
Pechanga plans second suit against state
Mar 09, 2005; ... May, James Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 SACRAMENTO, Calif. - One of the two tribes to draw state scrutiny for their use of video lottery terminals announced their plan to file a lawsuit against the state of California to establish their right to use ...
LET THE GAMES BEGIN; The economic impact of Indian gaming
Mar 09, 2005; ... Wanamaker, Tom Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 As the Indian gaming industry continues its double-digit annual growth rate, its impact, effect and stature expand proportionally. In 2004, tribal gaming operations posted approximately $18.5 billion in total ...
Teaching Indian youth business success
Mar 09, 2005; ... Slattery, ryan Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 LAS VEGAS - John Mia and Adrian Phoenix prove you don't have to be out of high school to start thinking about the future. Around the time the teens became eligible to apply for a driver's license, they started ...
Court refuses fuel tax appeal
Mar 09, 2005; ... Johnson, Jean Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 After five years, a 'no' the state of Idaho can hear? PORTLAND, Ore. - It may be 2005, but shooting from the hip hasn't gone out of fashion in the West. Most recently the U.S. Supreme Court - by declining the ...
Preschool utilizes cultural relevancy
Mar 09, 2005; ... Johnson, Jean Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 American Indian philosophy alive in Native Montessori School PORTLAND, Ore. - Jasmine's fingers close around the large shape of South America and she tries the colorful piece different ways until she fits ...
Lewis & Clark Law School offers free assistance for tribal courts
Mar 09, 2005; ... Johnson, Jean Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 PORTLAND, Ore. - When regular folks donate their services it's called "volunteer work" or, if they happen to be students, "apprenticing." The world of law has its own vernacular that sets up barriers between those ...
Soboba enlist kiosk to revitalize language
Mar 09, 2005; ... May, James Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians may have found a tool to help them revitalize their language. The tribe recently installed a language kiosk in their sports center that will hopefully boost ...
Dine and Dash Eatery
Mar 09, 2005; ... Fradd, Betsy Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 It's the attention to detail that's most noticeable: the single rosebud in a delicate vase, the black and white linens against the sharply contrasted royal blue tablecloth, the napkin intricately designed as a folder ...
Mille Lacs Band youth group impacts tribal government
Mar 09, 2005 ... Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 Youth Advisory Council teens serve as role models and future community leaders ONAMIA, Minn. - It is not often that teenagers are given an influential role in the decisions that affect their communities. In the Mille Lacs ...
Companion characters emerge in new edition of Indian Superhero comic book
Mar 09, 2005 ... Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 BISMARCK, N.D. - When last we left our hero, he was getting to know his new companion, Benny the Rez Dog. Now, in the colorful pages of a new edition of the comic book series, "KODA The Warrior," Benny is along for ...
Northwest pow wow takes care of its own
Mar 09, 2005; ... Johnson, Jean Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 A woman with black-brown hair covering her shoulders like a shawl stood by the dance floor with an expressionless face and when the spirit moved her, made high, hollow bird calls that sounded as though they'd come in ...
Grass Dance history - As mysterious and entwined as footwork
Mar 09, 2005; ... Shively, L.A. Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 Just as a Grass dancer's steps interlace and weave a pattern of strength and flexibility across the arena floor, narratives about the origin of the Grass Dance mesh into an intricate history. Grass Dance roots are ...
Mattaponi crafter continues tradition and enjoys hard work
Mar 09, 2005; ... Whitehead, Bobbie Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 With a thread of sinew and a circular frame made from grapevines, "Edith "White Feather" Custalow Kuhns weaves the webbing of a dream catcher. A member of the Mattaponi Indian Tribe and a descendant of ...
Warrior Dance on Spokane Reservation
Mar 09, 2005; ... McNeel, Jack Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 The weather hovered slightly above zero and snow began falling before the final dances and judging were completed this January day at the Spokane tribe's winter pow wow in Wellpinit, Wash. Spokane tribal members ...
Taking one's time and dancing in beauty
Mar 09, 2005; ... Johonson, Jean Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 There's something that happens when you know you've done your work well and created something lovely. That's how it is with Jerome Tsinnajinnie. He stands out in a crowd - even at a pow wow. The 6 foot tall ...
Pow wow reminiscing
Mar 09, 2005; ... Carson, Dale Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 Pow wows are full of joy and pageantry. Dance, food, crafts, socializing and even politics are always there at our gatherings. Pow wows come in all sizes and shapes. The Intertribal Indian Club of Tulsa, Okla ....
The pow wow highway: Eclectic in life and film
Mar 09, 2005; ... Norrell, Brenda Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 When Ernest David Tsosie was a teenager at Window Rock High School, he watched his bootleg video copy of the classic "Pow Wow Highway" over and over with his Navajo guy friends after school. Tsosie named his ...
THE POW WOW JOURNEY
Mar 09, 2005 ... Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 When Navajo filmmaker Arlene Bowman began her search for a reconnection to traditional Native culture, she followed the pow wow circuit through the United States and Canada. After years in Los Angeles, Bowman, video camera in ...
A grand entrance at Julyamsh
Mar 09, 2005; ... Fogarty, Mark Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-09-2005 The Julyamsh pow wow dancers enter the arena five and six abreast in blazes of color - the men revolving like slow kaleidoscopes and the women stately and proud, moving slowly to the steady heartbeat and insistent ...