Native American Report articles from November 2005

Native American Report archives from November 2005

Children left behind?(Slants & Trends)
November 1, 2005... CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND?--Recommendations for closing the achievement gap between Indian students and their majority peers will be out soon, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings told Native American leaders recently. The recommendations, which...

Cobell settlement.(Slants & Trends)(land trust case)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... COBELL SETTLEMENT--Another step has been taken in Congress toward potentially resolving the longstanding Cobell trust reform litigation, with introduction this month of House companion legislation to settle the lawsuit. The leaders of the...

Tribal leaders oppose draft provision in plan for off-reservation gaming.
November 1, 2005... Native American leaders have come out against draft legislation that would require a majority vote in local referendums before land could be used for off-reservation casinos. Part of a second draft bill on off-reservation gaming from House...

Bill targeting teen suicide, renewing Indian Health Care Act clears panel.
November 1, 2005... Teen suicide--a rampant problem on Indian reservations--would get more attention under a bill approved last month by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. An amendment approved in...

Senate Committee alleges documents implicate former official in scandal.
November 1, 2005... Investigations into former Interior Department Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles' dealings with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff may provide important clues about which government officials the lobbyist was touting to Native tribes as personal...

Pombo bill aims to cut energy costs by waiving firewood collection fees.(Richard Pombo)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Legislation to waive fees for firewood collection in national forests was introduced this month by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) as a way to help cut home heating costs during a winter where heating bills are expected to skyrocket. Pombo's...

No Child Left Behind Act may in fact be leaving Indian children behind.
November 1, 2005... The No Child Left Behind Act is having the opposite of its intended effect on Indian children: In fact, it is leaving them behind. That is the viewpoint in a preliminary report that blasts the effect of the Bush administration's centerpiece...

Public hearings ordered on S.D. plan to give natives equal voting rights.
November 1, 2005... The Charles Mix County Commission in South Dakota plans three public meetings beginning this month to present court-ordered redistricting plans meant to give the Native American population equal voting rights. Proposals for election...

Alcoholic beverages.(Federal Register)
November 1, 2005... Alcoholic Beverages: The Gila River Indian Community Control Ordinance has been published as a way to control liquor distribution and possession on the reservation and also provide for a revenue source. The new ordinance took effect Nov. 9....

Environmental impact.(Federal Register)
November 1, 2005... Environmental Impact: Comments are due Dec. 9 on BIA's notice of intention to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement for the proposed Campo solid waste landfill facility on the Camp Indian Reservation in California. The facility...

HUD waivers.(Federal Register)(Hurricane Rita victims)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... HUD Waivers: HUD has waived various administrative requirements for public and Indian housing programs to facilitate delivery of housing services to people displaced by Hurricane Rita. This is similar to the waivers announced Oct. 3 for those...

Public Housing Operating Fund.(Federal Register)
November 1, 2005... Public Housing Operating Fund: The revised allocation formula under the Public Housing Operating Fund will be implemented for calendar year 2007, HUD announced in a correction to Sept. 19 final rules. Contact: Elizabeth Hanson, HUD, (202)...

Water funding requests.(Federal Register)
November 1, 2005... Water Funding Requests: BIA has announced plans to implement revised procedures for preparing and prioritizing funding requests to improve management of two water programs: the Water Rights Negotiation/Litigation Program; and the Water...

Health professions.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)
November 1, 2005... Health Professions: Applications are due Feb. 28 for fiscal year 2006 awards under the Health Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarship Programs for Indians. The Indian Health Service expects to make about 159 awards lasting for 10...

Donation website.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)
November 1, 2005... Donation Website: A new Website has been launched to give small nonprofit groups a place to raise funds and donors a place to donate to community-based projects. The site, www.Support SisterCities.org, is designed specifically for raising money...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... * Dec. 6: A Tribal Consultation Session will be held by the Administration for Children and Families in Palm Springs, Calif., for tribal leaders and tribal organizations to present ACF officials with information on implementation of ACF...

Indian Country donates $5 million to tribal victims of Katrina, Rita.
November 1, 2005... Indian Country has contributed more than $5 million to help victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the National Congress of American Indians reports. This total included everything from small individual donations to large tribal...

Cabrera confirmed.(Orlando Cabrera)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Cabrera Confirmed: Orlando Cabrera is the new assistant secretary for public and Indian housing in the Housing and Urban Development Department, now that his nomination has been confirmed by the Senate. Cabrera, who was sworn into his new post...

New NCAI officers.
November 1, 2005... New NCAI Officers: Joe Garcia, governor of Ohkay Owingeh on the Pueblo of San Juan, N.M., is the new president of the National Congress of American Indians. Garcia, who has been NCAI first vice president since 2003, was elected president during...

Turkey donation.
November 1, 2005... Turkey Donation: The Morongo Band of Mission Indians once again took Thanksgiving to heart this year by donating 6,000 turkeys to 40 nonprofit groups that will distribute them to needy families throughout the Inland Empire. The tribe has been...

Ex-offenders.(life skills development)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Ex-Offenders: A new partnership will use volunteers to help develop life skills training and other programs for ex-offenders returning to their communities. Under a program announced by the federal Justice Department's Office of Justice...