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

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

EDITORIAL: Inuit, as 'miners' canary,' lead fight for the world.(Editorial)
January 4, 2006... Jan. 4--The Inuit are the miners' canary of the global warming debacle and they know it. Judging by what they are experiencing in their northern world, what is coming to the rest of us in other latitudes will be hugely life-altering for all and...

EDITORIAL: Hank Adams: 2006 American Indian visionary.(Editorial)
January 11, 2006... Jan. 11--The late Vine Deloria Jr. was as generous as he was modest. When Deloria received this newspaper's American Indian Visionary Award in 2005, he accepted it humbly, but forcefully stipulated that there were many other individuals who had...

Hank Adams: American Indian Visionary 2006.
January 11, 2006... Byline: Jim Adams Jan. 11--ONEIDA NATION HOMELANDS, N.Y. -- Hank Adams, the lifelong activist who negotiated peaceful ends to some of the most dangerous standoffs in modern Indian history, is the 2006 recipient of Indian Country Today's...

TV reporter resigns to run youth magazine.
January 11, 2006... Byline: Brenda Norrell Jan. 11--PHOENIX -- Television reporter Mary Kim Titla, San Carlos Apache, has taken the bold step of leaving her position at KPNX-TV Channel 12 News in Phoenix to become the full-time publisher of the online Native...

President Fire Thunder reinstated.
January 11, 2006... Byline: David Melmer Jan. 11--PINE RIDGE, S.D. -- Oglala Sioux President Cecilia Fire Thunder, accused of mortgaging tribal land and of abusing elders and a council member, was given a vote of confidence by the tribal council, which acted...

Cell phones donated to aid domestic violence victims.
January 18, 2006... Jan. 18--SANTA FE, N.M. -- The state Construction Industries Division of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department donated a total of 85 used cell phones to two American Indian domestic violence prevention shelters in Albuquerque and...

EDITORIAL: New York's tax attack gears up.(Editorial)
January 18, 2006... Jan. 18--After years spent dreaming of casinos, New York tribes are finding that a threat to their basic sovereignty has crept up on them while they napped. The Suffolk County police siege of the Poospatuck reservation opens a state attack on...

IHS grant to fund diabetes risk and asthma studies.
January 18, 2006... Jan. 18--OMAHA, Neb. -- The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center recently received a Native American Research Center for Health grant from the IHS. The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center is partnering with the University of...

Oneida land trust application moves ahead with BIA hearings.
January 18, 2006... Byline: Gina Mushynsky Jan. 18--VERONA, N.Y. -- The Oneida Indian Nation of New York's land-into-trust application process took another step forward with two public meetings that prompted sometimes impassioned commentary from capacity...

Police harass smoke shop in prelude to tax crackdown.
January 18, 2006... Byline: Jim Adams Jan. 18--POOSPATUCK RESERVATION, LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police cruisers from Suffolk County have been ringing inlets to the Unkechaug Indian Nation reservation since mid-December in an open attempt to drive away customers...

Trust claim filing period extended one year.
January 18, 2006... Byline: David Melmer Jan. 18--WASHINGTON -- The time limit for a tribal government to file a settlement claim to receive trust money owed it by the federal government has been extended for one year. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep....

AIROS Native Radio Network to carry groundbreaking radio program.
January 24, 2006... Jan. 24--TUCSON, Ariz. -- Building effective governments, developing strong economies that fit a variety of cultures and circumstances, solving difficult social problems, and balancing cultural integrity and change -- these are just a few of...

New era focuses on partnership, development and new opportunities.
January 24, 2006... Byline: Brenda Norrell Jan. 24--PHOENIX -- Arizona Indian tribes are building exquisite award-winning resorts, golf courses and restaurants while providing employment and launching new partnerships in Arizona. Fort McDowell Yavapai...

OPINION: Poor families in IRS program audited for fraud.
January 25, 2006... Byline: Jim Adams Jan. 25--WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service is on forked-tongue mode toward Indian country. One side of the face speaks pleasantly and appears kind. But get too close and the face shows its other side, hideous...

Groups seek 'just transition' after Mohave Generating Station closure.
January 31, 2006... Jan. 31--SAN FRANCISCO -- A motion filed Jan. 11 by the "Just Transition Coalition" with the California Public Utilities Commission stated that "Southern California Edison's unilateral decision to close Mohave Generating Station on Dec. 31...