http://www.indianz.com Indianz.Com - Your Internet Resource for Native American, American Indian, Alaska Native and Canadian Aboriginal/First Nations News. en-us Indianz.Com 2010-02-09 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018328.asp A leader of Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico is set to go to trial on February 16 in connection with a fatal hit and run. Federal prosecutors say Lt. Governor Linda Diaz, 52, struck and killed Phillip Espinosa, 31,... Law 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018326.asp Whatcom County, Washington, will pay the Lummi Nation $16,667 a month to use tribal land for the Lummi Island ferry. The county will make the payments while a permanent lease is negotiated. A prior agreement had never been approved... 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018325.asp The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin finally has a new tribal council president. Jerome “Brooks” Big John, 48, was named president on Monday night. He replaces Carl Edwards, who abruptly resigned in November. Big... Politics 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018322.asp "This editorial responds to the op-ed, “Cobell settlement will provide legacy,” by Dennis Gingold, the lead attorney in the Cobell litigation, which unleashed a harsh, misleading attack on fellow tribal leader and respected tribal elder William Martin, president of the... Cobell 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018321.asp "New Age guru and erstwhile sweat lodge expert James Arthur Ray was arrested and booked on three charges of manslaughter on February 3, 2010 in Prescott, Arizona. Bail was set at five million dollars, and as of Monday morning... Opinion 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018320.asp Keith Olbermann of MSNBC named the members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee the "WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD" for not responding to winter storm conditions on South Dakota reservations. Video follows: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and... 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018319.asp ATTORNEY - The Indian Law Resource Center is now considering applications for an attorney position in the Washington, D.C. office. The attorney will provide legal assistance to Indian and Alaska Native nations, including Indian peoples in Mexico, Central and South... 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018318.asp The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was founded in 1944 and is the oldest and largest tribal government organization in the United States. NCAI’s unique position as the unified, national voice for Indian Country, led our leadership to pioneer... 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018317.asp "There is a job opening for a logo and mascot designer. He or she must be incapable of original thought and at all times terrified of offending anyone. All designs must be totally meaningless and completely forgettable. Applications should... 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018316.asp Prosecutors in Yavapai County, Arizona, are seeking a gag order in the case against James Arthur Ray, the self-help guru who is accused of manslaughter for the deaths of three people at a "sweat lodge" he organized. Ray, his attorney's... Law 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018315.asp "Few people disagree on the need to build the South Mountain Freeway. But few people would say that the proposed route through Ahwatukee Foothills is ideal. It would require blasting through a beloved mountain preserve, bulldozing homes and impacting a... Opinion 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018314.asp "Back in the 1950s, the standard Western movie would include a scene in which some dignitary from Washington would meet with an Indian chief and his council in the hope of resolving grievances that had sent the Indians on the... 2010-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018313.asp "President Barack Obama answered an important philosophical question last week: How will the federal government fully fund a starved Indian health system? The answer is budget by budget: The administration boosted spending by 13 percent in fiscal year 2010... 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018312.asp Education 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018307.asp "State Rep. Doug Cox isn’t happy with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation — as a lawmaker or as a physician. The tribe filed a federal lawsuit in January regarding legislation that made changes to the state tax code. Senate Bill 608... 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018305.asp The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation marked the anniversary of the 1863 Bear River Massacre last month. On January 29, 1863, the U.S. Army made a surprise attack on the small tribe along the Bear River in present-day... National 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018304.asp The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan will no longer be doing business with a tribe whose executives have been accused of financial mismanagement. The Little Traverse Bay Bands entered into a partnership with the Northwestern Band... Business 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018303.asp Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians of California say they can't pay a $1.54 million fine over mismanagement of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. The tribe was assessed a $625,380 penalty for misuse of TANF funds in fiscal... National 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018297.asp "In 1994, as mineral and gas corporations were discovering new reserves of oil and gas on tribal reservations across the West, a feisty middle-aged Blackfeet woman named Elouise Cobell decided the time had come to begin a long-overdue accounting of... 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018296.asp Dozens of tribal leaders and Indian educators are making their way to Washington, D.C., even as the nation's capitol digs itself out of a major snowstorm. Upwards of two feet of snow fell in and around the capitol region and... National 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018301.asp "In a reasonable world, a public-safety measure like one the Idaho Legislature should see in the coming days would not be necessary. But sometimes the world is decidedly unreasonable – like the part under the jurisdiction of Benewah County Sheriff... 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018300.asp The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is no longer sponsoring NASCAR events or supporting NASCAR drivers. Under former chairman Billy Cypress, the tribe sponsored all three of NASCAR's national tours and one driving team. But recently-elected Chairman Colley Billie apparently decided... 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018299.asp In his fiscal year 2011 budget, President Barack Obama is seeking a 25 percent reduction in Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act grants, Indian Country Today reports. Congress appropriated $2.3 million for grants to tribes, Native Hawaiians and museums.... 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018295.asp How many of you know that a U. S. Congresswoman from California has twice tried to terminate the federal status of the Cherokee Nation? It may be the first and only time such an event has occurred. Representative Diane Watson... Opinion 2010-02-08 http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/018298.asp "All the world, it seems, has been bitten by “Twilight.” Conservative estimates place revenue generated from Stephenie Meyer’s vampire chronicles — the books, movies and merchandise — in the billion-dollar range. Scarcely mentioned, however, is the effect that “Twilight”... 2010-02-08