Indian Country Today (Oneida, NY) articles from October 2004

Indian Country Today (Oneida, NY) archives from October 2004

South Dakota GOP digs up old charges of voter irregularities, but no evidence.
October 6, 2004... Oct. 6--RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A fund-raising letter to the GOP faithful has dredged up allegations of voter irregularities in the state that many thought had been set straight. The letter from Randy Frederick, South Dakota GOP chairman,...

EDITORIAL: Wall Street Journal opinion writer rationalizes Native genocide.
October 6, 2004... Oct. 6--The latest insulting, matter-of-fact reasoning for Indian hating and Indian killing, which, by the way, did not stop all that long ago in the United States, is on display, again, in the pages of the Wall Street Journal. Incredible as it...

U.S. awards housing funds to New Mexico pueblos.
October 6, 2004... Oct. 6--U.S. Senator Pete Domenici reported Sept. 28 that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has indicated that more than $2.2 million has been given to five New Mexico pueblos to improve housing in their communities....

South Dakota GOP legislature violating Native voting rights, court rules.
October 6, 2004... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 6--PIERRE, S.D. - The state of South Dakota is in violation of the Voting Rights Act, according a federal court decision. Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the state accused the legislature of packing a...

ANALYSIS: American Indians see Columbus as the trigger man for a holocaust.
October 12, 2004... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 12--DENVER - While Americans celebrate Columbus Day, American Indians remember one little toddler who played on the quiet banks of Sand Creek, until the morning in 1864 when the American soldiers came. ...

Tribal groups work for United Nations protection of indigenous rights.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 13--WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - The Navajo Nation and International Indian Treaty Council were among 150 indigenous delegates in Geneva laboring for the protection of Indigenous rights at the 10th United Nations...

Appellate court rules against Kansas, allowing tribe to collect fuel tax.
October 13, 2004... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 13--ST. LOUIS - A decision that may have a nationwide ripple effect to uphold tribal sovereignty favored the Prairie Band Potawatomi and allows the tribe to collect its own motor fuel taxes at a reservation...

Critics pan content of new National Museum of the American Indian.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Jim Adams Oct. 13--WASHINGTON - After a spectacular week of opening ceremonies, critics are beginning to render their verdict on the new National Museum of the American Indian - and they don't like it. Reviewers in major...

Federal agency accepts California tribe's dismissal of five council members.
October 13, 2004... Byline: James May Oct. 13--UKIAH, Calif. - The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians have finally succeeded in removing Chairwoman Pricilla Hunter and four other council members from office after an earlier effort failed. On Sept. 11 the...

South Dakota continues battle over tribal land.
October 13, 2004... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 13--ROSEBUD, S.D. - The state of South Dakota, with an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, could impact how all federally recognized tribes have land put into trust status. A small parcel of land, 91 acres owned...

Denver police arrest 245 for blocking Columbus Day Parade.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 20--DENVER - Calling it a "Convoy of Conquest," American Indian Movement members and their allies, including Western Shoshone Carrie Dann, blocked the Columbus Day Parade in a protest of the Colorado holiday...

Students enjoy presentations at Crazy Horse, S.D., American Indian event.
October 20, 2004... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 20--CRAZY HORSE, S.D. - Don Montileaux, artist, told a large mixed-race crowd that American Indians don't need a holiday to celebrate who they are, "we celebrate every day. This day gives the non-Indians a chance...

EDITORIAL: Activist's anti-Columbus antics improve dialogue on genocidal truth.
October 20, 2004... Oct. 20--We can see how Vernon Bellecourt, the quintessential AIM activist, can rub Italian Americans the wrong way with his anti-Columbus antics. Heck, Vernon often rubs American Indians the wrong way too. The greatest story on Vernon is the...

EDITORIAL: Presidential debates refresh political process.
October 20, 2004... Oct. 20--Despite the tirades of television pundits, the presidential campaign has in its final weeks offered excellent views of the major arguments that tear America in half. The debates (or direct encounters) of this campaign season improved...

Executive director resigns at California American Indian gaming lobby.
October 20, 2004... Byline: James May Oct. 20--SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Indian Nations Gaming Association (CNIGA) Executive Director Jacob Coin resigned on Oct. 6 to take an unspecified job with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. CNIGA is the...

Sioux tribal leaders meet with South Dakota's congressional delegation.
October 20, 2004... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 20--CUSTER, S.D. - Sioux tribal leaders and South Dakota's congressional delegation met behind closed doors to discuss the tough issues facing Indian country and the result was termed a success by the leadership....

Congressman claims bill amendment 'breaks promise' to American Indians.
October 20, 2004... Byline: James May Oct. 20--SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The United States House of Representatives approved a Republican-sponsored amendment that would waive the laws protecting American Indian sacred sites in the construction of a security...

Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y., News from the Southwest column.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 20--RANCHER ENTERS PLEA IN WILD HORSE CASE: CRESCENT VALLEY, Nev. - California rancher Slick Gardner pleaded no contest to animal cruelty and grand theft in a case involving Western Shoshone horses rounded up by...

New England tribes' fight for Northeast recognitions continues.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Jim Adams Oct. 20--BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Two New England tribes should hear by Oct. 23 at the latest whether they will keep their federal recognition fights alive for another round. The Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA) of...

List of California Indian-gambling initiatives shrinks to one.
October 20, 2004... Byline: James May Oct. 20--SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Last spring there were four separate efforts to get initiatives onto the November ballot from a host of competing interests. Only two managed to get the required signatures to qualify for...

Nebraska likely to approve Class III gambling.
October 27, 2004... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 27--LINCOLN, Neb. - With two initiatives on the Nebraska ballot, and good chance that one will be approved, the state's tribes are eyeing Class III gaming after years lobbying and negotiations with the state. ...

California governor opposes gaming initiatives.
October 27, 2004... Byline: James May Oct. 27--SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Amid renewed charges of racism over comments made last week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arranged for a campaign event to highlight his opposition to two measures on the California November...

In Albuquerque, N.M., Kerry makes promise to Indian country.
October 27, 2004... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 27--ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Counting down the days until Election Day 2004, the American Indian team of the Kerry-Edwards campaign in New Mexico accelerated efforts to proclaim Kerry's message of respect for Indian...

Navajo Nation endorses Kerry.
October 27, 2004... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 27--WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - The Navajo Nation Council, the largest Indian nation in America, voted to endorse Sen. John Kerry for president of the United States in 2004, citing Kerry's pledges to Indian nations and...

Maze of referenda votes brings forward twisted rivalries of casino politics.
October 27, 2004... Byline: Jim Adams Oct. 27--UNCASVILLE, Conn. - This election's bumper crop of gaming referenda might seem at first blush like horsemen versus Indians. But like most casino politics, the rivalries are much more tangled, and gaming tribes...

Mohegans lead Native inroad into national sports.
October 27, 2004... Byline: Jim Adams Oct. 27--UNCASVILLE, Conn. - A national major league championship just barely eluded the grasp of the casino-rich Mohegan Indian Tribe, but that hasn't slowed its emergence as a power in the sports industry. In the...

First woman could lead Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota.
October 27, 2004... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 27--PINE RIDGE, S.D. - For the first time in history a woman could become the leader of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, one of the largest tribes in the country. It isn't the historical aspect of the job that...

Voting problems resurface in South Dakota.
October 27, 2004... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 27--SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Eight people who worked for the South Dakota GOP to register voters and fill out applications for absentee ballots have resigned under allegations of fraud. The state's college campuses...