Native American Report articles from January 2005

Native American Report archives from January 2005

Change is afoot.(Slants & Trends)(Congress Indian Affairs Committee)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... CHANGE IS AFOOT--Though disappointed to lose the retiring Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.), Native American leaders are happy to see Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) assuming the helm of the Indian Affairs Committee. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)...

Agenda for '05.(Slants & Trends)(Native American community, Washington)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... AGENDA FOR '05--The year ahead will be an important one in Washington for the Native American community. Trust reform and settlements, education and health, and mainstream issues such as Social Security and transportation all will be on the...

Harvard: self-government leads to large gains for Native Americans.(Slants & Trends)
January 1, 2005... While substantial gaps remain between Indian Country and the rest of the nation, Native Americans living on reservations made significant gains both economically and socially at the end of the 20th Century, a new landmark report from Harvard...

Violent crimes against Indians are more than double the national rate.(Slants & Trends)
January 1, 2005... American Indians fall victim to violent crime at a rate more than double that of the nation at large, in what the Justice Department has termed a "disturbing picture" of the victimization of Native people. This disparity cuts across age...

BIA chief charts course for second Bush Administration.(Bureau of Indian Affairs)
January 1, 2005... In the second Bush administration, Dave Anderson will continue to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and to recuse himself from decisions on Indian gaming to avoid the appearance of any conflict of interest. Anderson, founder of Grand...

Lobbyist used tribal money to take politicians on luxury sports outings.
January 1, 2005... Until the powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff's downfall last year, congressional members, including some who are ardently opposed to gambling, would use his luxury sport boxes to woo major contributors while Abramoff handed tribes a $1...

Historic preservation.(Grant Opportunities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Historic Preservation: Grants of $5,000 to $60,000 are available to help tribes preserve and protect their cultural and historic resources. Grants under this National Park Service program are available to federally recognized Indian tribes,...

Indian education.(Grant Opportunities)(Indian Education Formula Grant program)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Indian Education: Some $95 million is available in grants to local education agencies, schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian tribes under the Indian Education Formula Grant program. The federal Education Department...

Self-sufficiency.(Grant Awards)(Housing Choice Voucher Family Self - Sufficiency Program)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Self-Sufficiency: HUD has announced $44.5 million in grants to public housing agencies to hire coordinators to provide job training, employment and homeownership counseling under the Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency Program. See...

Teen pregnancy prevention.(Grant Awards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Teen Pregnancy Prevention: A $575,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is aimed at reducing teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among at-risk youth. The program involves setting up a local health clinic program...

Job training.(Grant Awards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Job Training: Close to 4,000 high school drop-outs will get training in construction trades and more than 1,000 homes for low-income families will be built, under $54 million in new HUD Youthbuild Program grants. State and local agencies, job...

Affordable housing.(Grant Awards)(Native Americans, New England)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Affordable Housing: Almost $10.3 million has been awarded in grants, loans and rate subsidies to create affordable rental and ownership housing in Boston and other New England communities through a program of the Federal Home Loan Bank of...

Senate names leaders, members to committees for 109th Congress.
January 1, 2005... As the 109th Congress gets under way, leadership is changing hands on key panels for Native American programs. The big change is on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, with the retirement of chairman and longtime Indian Country friend Sen....

Gaming standards.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Gaming Standards: The National Indian Gaming Commission proposed corrections and revisions to its proposed rules establishing minimum internal control standards for gaming operations. Comments are due Feb. 18. See the Jan. 11 Federal Register,...

Gaming approvals.(Federal Register)(Native Americans)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Gaming Approvals: The Bureau of Indian Affairs approved gaming activities for various tribes, as it approved amendments to tribal-state compacts. See the Dec. 20 Federal Register, pp. 76004-76005, Dec. 29 Federal Register, p. 78045, and the...

Cultural artifacts.(Federal Register)(to be returned to Native Americans)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Cultural Artifacts: The National Park Service announced plans to repatriate a variety of cultural items of importance to Native Americans. See the Dec. 22 Federal Register, pp. 76776-76780.

Inventory completion.(Federal Register)(National Park Service)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Inventory Completion: The National Park Service published notices of completion of various inventories under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. See the Dec. 22 Federal Register, pp. 76780-76782.

Self-governance.(Federal Register)
January 1, 2005... Self-Governance: BIA set a March 1 deadline for tribes and consortia to submit applications to begin participation in the tribal self-governance program in 2006. See the Jan. 5 Federal Register, p. 915. Contact: Kenneth Reinfeld, BIA, (202)...

Liquor ordinances.(Federal Register)(Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Liquor and Beer Ordinance)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Liquor Ordinances: The Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Liquor and Beer Ordinance, which is designed to increase the tribal government's ability to control the tribe's liquor distribution and possession while providing a revenue source, was published...

Hope VI.(Federal Register)
January 1, 2005... HOPE VI: HUD made corrections to its Nov. 3 notice of FY04 grant availability under the Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing HOPE VI Revitalization and Demolition Grant program. Contact: Lar Gnessin, HUD, (202) 708-0614. See the...

Housing counseling.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Housing Counseling: HUD proposed regulations to "adopt and augment" requirements for the housing counseling program "with which grantees and housing counseling agencies are already familiar." To date, the program has been administered through...

Multi-family housing.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Multi-Family Housing: Interim final rules from the Rural Housing Service streamline and "reengineer" regulations for managing, servicing and preserving Multi-Family Housing Programs, including section 515 Rural Rental Housing loan program,...

Tribal judges.(Around Indian Country)(Appellate Court for the Tonto Apache Tribe)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Tribal Judges: The Tonto Apache Tribal Council has appointed three new judges to the Appellate Court for the Tonto Apache Tribe. The new judges, Kevin Gover, Jesse Filkins and Thomas Zlaket, all have experience in judicial or executive...

Bison range management.(Around Indian Country)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Bison Range Management: The Interior Department last month signed an agreement turning over half of the National Bison Range Wildlife Refuge in Montana to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The agreement, which raised protests from...

Biomass project.(Around Indian Country)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Biomass Project: A project aimed at reducing wildfire risk, while simultaneously creating jobs and economic development opportunities, has been launched by the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon. With a $196,735 grant from the Interior...

Community spirit awards.(Around Indian Country)(First People's Fund's awards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Community Spirit Awards: The First People's Fund has awarded 2005 Community Spirit Awards to five artists, who were recognized for bringing "spirit back to their communities" through their art and commitment to sustaining cultural values. The...

In memoriam.(Around Indian Country)(Claudeen Bates-Arthur, first woman chief justice, Navajo Nation Supreme Court)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 1, 2005... In Memoriam: Claudeen Bates-Arthur, the first woman chief justice in the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, died recently after a long illness. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. declared Dec. 9 a "Day of Remembrance" for Bates-Arthur, whom he...

Calendar.(Native American welfare agencies)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2005... * Feb. 15-17: The National American Indian Housing Council will hold its Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Contact: NAIHC, (202) 789-1754, http://naihc.net/conferences. * Feb. 16-17: The 2005 Food Assistance Research...

Diabetes programs.(Move It! And Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes Pilot Program)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Diabetes Programs: Four schools have been designated as model programs under a prevention program targeted at Native American children. The schools were selected by the Association of American Indian Physicians and the National Diabetes...

Native language.(resolution supporting the languages in the Congress)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Native Language: A resolution supporting efforts to help Native Americans, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians keep their languages and cultures alive was introduced as the new 109th Congress opened. Sponsored by Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.),...

Family services.(Indian tribes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Family Services: Indian tribes are making progress on collaboration among Head Start, education, courts and police services, according to a new report from the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the Department of Health...

Wildfire risks.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Wildfire Risks: The federal Small Business Administration has announced it is providing support to help create 20 Native American forest restoration companies aimed at reducing wildfire risks. This action is under SBA's implementation of...

Artifacts.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Artifacts: The University of Kentucky is embarking on a project to computerize its card-based catalog of 60,000 artifacts related to Native American societies in the state. The project, being undertaken with a $96,314 grant from the Institute...

Indian history.(Website by Senate Indian Affairs Committee)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Indian History: The Senate Indian Affairs Committee's website will continue to feature historical information on Native Americans under the new leadership of the 109th Congress, according to staffers. Currently, the website details the...