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

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

Mortgage lending disparities abound.
October 5, 2005... Oct. 5--WASHINGTON -- Home mortgage data shows that disparities remain between lending to American Indians and whites. American Indians, in communities that already face extreme substandard housing conditions, are denied loans at a...

Louisiana tribes receive no federal aid.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 5--HOUSTON -- The United Houma Nation and other Louisiana tribes hit by Hurricane Katrina said they have received no federal or national aid to help them with their recoveries. Houma Chief Brenda Dardar...

Federal tax personnel hand out advice.
October 12, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Oct. 12--NEW YORK -- Conflicts with tax collectors are becoming a fact of life for many tribes as their wealth and economic activity expand, but the relationship doesn't always have to be a hassle. The Seminole Tribe...

Supreme Court nominee was gaming regulator.
October 12, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Oct. 12--WASHINGTON -- White House Counsel and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers might have a blank judicial slate, having never served as a judge, but she does have a substantial public record in a surprising field --...

OPINION: Thanksgiving Address and the Pledge of Allegiance.
October 12, 2005... Oct. 12--The flare-up was predictable. Most tellingly it sprung up at Akwesasne, Mohawk land, where the beacon light of Indian consciousness has flashed before. The board of education that oversees the 65-percent-Mohawk Salmon River High...

Seminole dodge IRS fight over conduit tax-exempts.
October 12, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Oct. 12--HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- A major Internal Revenue Service fight with Indian tribes will have one less combatant, according to a spokesman for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Seminoles announced Sept. 25 that...

Gas company attempts to bypass treaty rights.
October 12, 2005... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 12--WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Navajo Nation officials claim El Paso Natural Gas Co. is manipulating the facts and attempting to bypass the tribe's sovereignty by going directly to the Interior in an attempt to get a...

IHS and Navajo Nation dedicate new health center.
October 16, 2005... Oct. 16--PINON, Ariz. -- The Navajo Nation and the IHS, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, held a dedication ceremony on Sept. 29 for the new Pinon Health Center in Pinon, Ariz., which opened Oct. 3. This new...

Lawyers fear Kansas may win tax case.
October 16, 2005... Byline: Jim Adams Oct. 16--WASHINGTON -- Kansas is a good bet to win its U.S. Supreme Court tax case against the Prairie Band Potawatomi, legal observers are saying, after tribal lawyers faced a "difficult" oral argument before the nine...

EDITORIAL: Hidden agendas and seeking justice.(Editorial)
October 26, 2005... Oct. 26--In central New York, as in other places, some types of media continue to throttle the Indian perspective on issues while giving the anti-Indian forces a disproportionate voice in the discussion on the affairs of Indian nations. ...

El Paso and Navajo pipeline lease expires.
October 26, 2005... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 26--HOUSTON -- An agreement between the Navajo Nation and El Paso Natural Gas Corp. for a right-of-way agreement for 900 miles of pipeline across tribal land expired on Oct. 17, as a stalemate continued that...

Parks strive to improve tours.
October 26, 2005... Byline: David Melmer Oct. 26--CODY, Wyo. -- Depending on who tells the story, visitors to many national and state parks across the country may get the impression that American Indians never inhabited a particular region that in fact holds...

Skull Valley's nerve gas neighbors.
October 26, 2005... Byline: Brenda Norrell Oct. 26--SKULL VALLEY GOSHUTE NATION, Utah -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a license for a nuclear storage facility on Skull Valley Goshute tribal land, prompting new questions about the federal...