Native American Report articles from May 2005

Native American Report archives from May 2005

Lobbying scandal continues.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... LOBBYING SCANDAL CONTINUES--What began as a scandal in Indian Country alone has grown exponentially, engulfing House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in a controversy that some feel could eventually force him from office. The scandal, of course, is...

House panel's funding bill would raise Indian spending slightly.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Funding would rise slightly for Indian programs next year under an appropriations bill that emerged in the House this month. The measure would raise funding for the Indian Health Service by $118 million over current-year funding, to $3.1...

Brownback praised for reintroducing resolution apologizing to tribes.(Sam Brownback)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is trying again to right what he calls many years of wrongs by introducing legislation to apologize to the Indian people for their treatment by the U.S. government. Brownback introduced the measure, S.J. Res. 15,...

Interior appeals board overturns Connecticut tribal recognitions.
May 1, 2005... The fight by two Connecticut-based nations--the Schaghticoke and the Historical Eastern Pequot tribes--to gain federal recognition has been dealt another setback, as the Interior Board of Indian Appeals this month reversed the recognition that...

Tribal leaders worried about plans for regulating off-reservation gaming.
May 1, 2005... Indian tribal leaders across the country are reacting strongly to draft legislation proposed by House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) that would restrict gaming casinos outside the reservation. Pombo said the measure...

McCain bill would step up protection for women against domestic violence.(John McCain )
May 1, 2005... Legislation aimed at making Indian women safer in their own homes has been introduced by the powerful chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), making an impassioned plea for fighting domestic violence in...

Head of Navajo Nation vetoes ban on gay marriages; override to be sought.(Dine Marriage Act of 2005)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr. this month vetoed a measure that would have outlawed same-sex marriage on the Indian reservation that reaches into New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. The Navajo Tribal Council had passed the measure in...

House clears bill to increase access to housing block grant funding.
May 1, 2005... Legislation designed to give tribes more access to federal housing funds has taken a major step forward in the House and now awaits action in the Senate. The measure, which cleared the House last month, would give tribes unrestricted...

GAO recommends more oversight of state compliance with ICWA.(Indian Child Welfare Association)(General Accountability Office)
May 1, 2005... Indian child welfare law is working well, but state compliance could be better monitored, a new federal report suggests. Specifically, the Health and Human Services Department could make better use of data collected on Indian Child Welfare...

Interior Department pledges support for tribal school ravaged by fire.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... A devastating fire in a South Dakota school dormitory has led to a partnership between various federal entities and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe to help mitigate the effects. The fire displaced more than 100 dorm residents for the rest of the...

Head Start.(Funding Opportunities)
May 1, 2005... Head Start: The federal Head Start Bureau is seeking new grantees in 10 areas, including two pueblos, in a competition with a June 10 deadline. They include: Santa Clara Pueblo, N.M.: $268,394 to serve 38 children and families; and Tesuque...

American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start.(Funding Opportunities)
May 1, 2005... American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start: Applications are due July 1 for a grant to create an American Indian Alaska Native Head Start Research Center to provide leadership and collaboration with researchers for Head Start programs in Native...

Head Start tribal partnerships.(Funding Opportunities)
May 1, 2005... Head Start Tribal Partnerships: Applications are due June 13 for up to $1.5 million a year for five years to support Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities partnerships that seek to increase the number of Head Start teachers...

Job Training Grants.(Funding Opportunities)
May 1, 2005... Job Training Grants: Applications are due July 6 for about $125 million in Community-Based Job Training Grants. The grants will be awarded to community and technical colleges, including tribal colleges, to train workers for high-growth and...

Tribal management.(Funding Opportunities)
May 1, 2005... Tribal Management: Applications are due Aug. 12 for grants to help tribes assume all or part of existing Indian Health Service programs, services, functions and activities and to help established contractors develop their management...

Health research centers.(Funding Opportunities)
May 1, 2005... Health Research Centers: Applications are due Sept. 14 for funding to develop opportunities for conducting research and research training to meet needs of American Indian/Alaska Native communities under the Native American Research Centers for...

Gaming standards.(Federal Register)(National Indian Gaming Commission)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Gaming Standards: The National Indian Gaming Commission published a final rule with technical revisions to the Minimum Internal Control Standards for tribal gaming operations. Publication of these revisions follow consideration of public...

Gaming regulations.(Federal Register)(National Indian Gaming Commission)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Gaming Regulations: The National Indian Gaming Commission published its semiannual agenda for regulations in the proposal, final rule and long-term action stages. See the May 16 Federal Register, p. 27980. Contact: Andrea Lord, NIGA, (202)...

Hazards substances.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Hazards Substances: A plan has been released for public review for the Rio Tinto Mine Site Natural Resource Damage Assessment describing how natural resource injuries will be determined and calculated. Comments are due June 15. See the May 16...

No Child Left Behind.(Federal Register)(Bureau of Indian Affairs)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... No Child Left Behind: Final rules concerning Indian education and the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 were published last month by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The rules address six areas: defining adequate yearly progress;...

Compact.(Federal Register)
May 1, 2005... Compact: BIA has approved a tribal-state compact between the state of Oklahoma and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, effective April 26. See the April 26 Federal Register, p. 21440. Contact: George Skibine, BIA, (202) 219-4066.

Indian Health Service.(Federal Register)
May 1, 2005... Indian Health Service: Regulations setting out the organization, functions and delegations of authority for the Indian Health Service were published in the May 6 Federal Register, p. 24087.

Land Trust.(Federal Register)
May 1, 2005... Land Trust: BIA announced a final agency determination to acquire about 147 acres of land into trust for the Match-E-Be-Nash-E-Wish Band (Gun Lake Tribe) of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan as of April 18. See the May 13 Federal Register, p....

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... * May 23: The National Advisory Council on Indian Education will meet in Washington, D.C. to discuss development of the annual report to Congress and to receive a briefing on the National Indian Education Conference, including strategies for...

Endangered languages.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Endangered Languages: A project to preserve and document languages--including several Native languages--on their way to becoming extinct is getting underway with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Science...