Indian Country Today (Oneida, NY) articles from November 2005

Indian Country Today (Oneida, NY) archives from November 2005

Hoopa Valley opens modular home enterprise.
November 1, 2005... Nov. 1--HOOPA, Calif. -- The Hoopa Valley Reservation in northern California now has the largest residential modular home manufacturing plant in California. After months of constructing a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing building and...

Foreclosure out in push for Oneida tax pact.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Nov. 7--ONEIDA NATION HOMELANDS, N.Y. -- With a strong push from U.S. District Judge David Hurd, talks are continuing to settle tax disputes between the Oneida Indian Nation of New York and its neighboring jurisdictions....

Navajo designer captures magazine cover.
November 9, 2005... Byline: Brenda Norrell Nov. 9--SALT LAKE CITY -- Cal Nez, Navajo owner and founder of Cal Nez Designs, is featured on the cover of the October issue of Utah Business magazine as an American Indian businessman who has relied on the...

Native Renewables Energy Summit scheduled.
November 9, 2005... Byline: David Melmer Nov. 9--DENVER -- Renewable energy just might be the new economic development tool for Indian country, while at the same time saving the environment and promoting a healthier environment. The Native Renewables...

District court rules for Shinnecock.
November 15, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Nov. 15--SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. -- With a loud slap at the BIA, a federal judge has ruled that the state-recognized Shinnecock Indian Nation is a legitimate tribe in the eyes of federal courts. The decision by U.S....

Health care is all about the funding.
November 16, 2005... Byline: David Melmer Nov. 16--RAPID CITY, S.D. -- While some health care organizations presented information on research, data collection and surveys at the recent Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairman's Health Board annual meeting, tribal and IHS...

Memo sparks speculation over IRS auditing bias.
November 16, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Nov. 16--WASHINGTON -- Previously suppressed portions of an internal IRS memo about its audits of tribal bonds have roused charges of arbitrary and, some say, prejudiced proceedings by the compliance team, which has so...

Federal sale may include treaty lands.
November 16, 2005... Byline: David Melmer Nov. 16--WASHINGTON -- A House Resources Committee budget reconciliation package designed to raise money to ease the national deficit would, according to critics, open up the largest land sale in this country's...

EDITORIAL: Take it from the Indian, sell it to the highest bidder.(Editorial)
November 23, 2005... Nov. 23--The question of being a people in common expectedly means a lot to the American people. "This land is my land, this land is your land," intoned Woody Guthrie. The country had a great commons even in those days of the American...

Renewable energy may bring economic boom.
November 23, 2005... Byline: David Melmer Nov. 23--DENVER -- A most unlikely partnership between tribes and cities may be in the offing, and the connection could go a long way toward saving the environment by providing clean and renewable energy. A Native...

Policy Research Center envisions bold new futures.
November 23, 2005... Byline: Brenda Norrell Nov. 23--TULSA, Okla. -- The National Congress of American Indians announced that its new Policy Research Center, with the goal of envisioning new futures for Indian tribal communities, initiated consultation aimed...

Protecting mother Earth with alternative fuels.
November 30, 2005... Byline: David Melmer Nov. 30--DENVER -- Every day, countries, states and cities pass laws that require or allow for the reduction of fossil fuels. Some do it to save the oil reserves; others do it with health issues, the environment and...

New era of energy for tribes.
November 30, 2005... Byline: David Melmer Nov. 30--DENVER -- Before oil reserves and production peaked, many countries, states and communities started looking forward and embracing renewables as energy sources -- something American Indian tribes have been...

Foxwoods works to keep up.
November 30, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Nov. 30--MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- Preparing for the next maneuver against its competition, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation broke ground Nov. 15 for a major expansion of its Foxwoods Resort Casino complex. A...

Mohegan books show $3 billion impact from reversed recognitions.
November 30, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Nov. 30--UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- When Interior Department Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason faxed the withdrawal of federal recognition to two Connecticut tribes on Oct. 11, he also delivered an estimated $6 billion in...