Indian Country Today (Oneida, NY) articles from December 2006

Indian Country Today (Oneida, NY) archives from December 2006

New center links science and traditional knowledge.
December 6, 2006... Byline: Sarah Moses Dec. 6--SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- An upstate New York college has established a way to connect traditional ecological knowledge and Western scientific approaches to educate future leaders in environmental science. The...

EDITORIAL: Trust funds settlement should not be left to the fossil record.
December 6, 2006... Dec. 6--The Individual Indian Money trust remains a troubled realm, and it is likely to stay that way well into the next Congress. Indian country was right to reject the case settlement concepts offered by the administration. But as spelled...

National American Indian Housing Council calls for House committee.
December 6, 2006... Byline: Jerry Reynolds Dec. 6--WASHINGTON -- The National American Indian Housing Council has put its shoulder to the wheel of a push for a permanent Committee on Indian Affairs in the House of Representatives, according to remarks during...

Housing council commits to bipartisanship under Democrats.
December 6, 2006... Byline: Jerry Reynolds Dec. 6--WASHINGTON -- National Native organizations in Washington continued to council political bipartisanship following the Democratic takeover of majority control on Capitol Hill in the Nov. 7 elections. Seconding...

Keweenaw Bay fee land not taxable.
December 6, 2006... Byline: David Melmer Dec. 6--BARAGA, Mich. -- The state of Michigan cannot tax fee land owned by the tribe or individuals on the L'Anse Reservation, home to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. The U.S. Supreme Court denied the Michigan...

Continuing Vine Deloria Jr.'s legacy through education.
December 6, 2006... Byline: Sarah Moses Dec. 6--SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Although it's been one year since Indian country said goodbye to scholar, activist and author Vine Deloria Jr., his work is still alive and thriving in colleges, universities and American...

Climate changes are far-reaching.
December 13, 2006... Byline: Jerry Reynolds Dec. 13--WASHINGTON -- Nature is setting the deadlines now. This paraphrase of a British diplomat's remark sums up an instinctive reaction by local communities to the challenges of climate change. In northern...

Show to feature a myriad of metals and stones.
December 13, 2006... Dec. 13--WASHINGTON -- Indian jewelry is classic and has a timeless appeal. The Indian Craft Shop at the U.S. Department of the Interior features a wide range of American Indian art throughout the year in its Highlight of the Month program. In...

Seeking solutions for global warming.
December 13, 2006... Byline: Sarah Moses Dec. 13--SOMERTON, Ariz. -- Drought, record heat, the migration of wildlife: the effects of global warming have been felt on tribal lands across the country, and many leaders are saying now is the time for solutions....

Business-to-business, on and off the reservations.
December 20, 2006... Byline: David Melmer Dec. 20--RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Partnerships in business have long been beneficial and essential, but in some of the poorest regions in the country such partnerships have also been only a dream -- until recently. A...

Tribal college advisory board gets appointees.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Jerry Reynolds Dec. 20--WASHINGTON -- President George Bush has selected two educators, a business executive and a politician for appointment to the President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities, charged with...

Lame-duck session produces budget trouble for next Congress.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Jerry Reynolds Dec. 20--WASHINGTON -- When the 109th Congress adjourned for the last time on Dec. 9, it went out true to form. Criticized widely as a "do-nothing Congress" that had been in session for the fewest working days of any...

Cobell litigation gets a new judge.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Jerry Reynolds Dec. 20--WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Court Judge James Robertson will preside over the long-running Cobell v. Kempthorne lawsuit. Chief Judge Thomas Hogan signed the order on Dec. 7, concluding an unusual...

Telemedicine improves breast screenings for rural reservations.
December 20, 2006... Dec. 20--ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- American Indian women who live in North Dakota and South Dakota are coming to the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center for their mammograms without ever leaving the reservation. UM radiologists...

Miracles in the 109th Congress.
December 27, 2006... Byline: Jerry Reynolds Dec. 27--WASHINGTON -- The tale of Native-specific legislation in the now-concluded 109th Congress is a tale of two miracles: the miracle of what did happen and the miracle of what did not happen. What did happen...

Summit declaration demands worldwide ban on uranium.
December 27, 2006... Dec. 27--WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Individuals, tribes and organizations from indigenous nations and from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, the United States and Vanuatu are calling for a ban on uranium mining, processing,...