Lakota college president to address Native issues at DNC - Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Educator David Gipp, the only Native person scheduled to address delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, plans to share a few ideas on how the White House can renew its promise of a better life for all Americans.
Column: Wife's persistence helps save Private Ryan - Sunday, August 24, 2008
As an active duty soldier, Ryan LeCompte spends most of his days sleeping at his home on the Lower Brule Reservation in South Dakota.
Indian Center celebrates culture in Caras Park - Saturday, August 23, 2008
The sounds of the Chief Cliff drum group floated across the Clark Fork River on Friday, inviting all to join in community festivities sponsored by the Missoula Indian Center.
Native leaders: McCain cozying up to Abramoff associate - Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Native leaders criticized Sen. John McCain on Monday for getting “cozy” with a close associate of convicted felon Jack Abramoff, who defrauded tribes of tens of millions of dollars in a Capitol Hill lobbying scandal.
Money is held in trust for 'unknown addresses': Natives aren't getting checks because Interior doesn't have listing - Sunday, August 10, 2008
The Interior Department owes tens of millions of dollars to tens of thousands of Native people - but it doesn't know where to send the checks.
Indians will appeal trust ruling - Saturday, August 9, 2008
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the Interior Department, on Friday said lawyers representing thousands of Native landowners will appeal a final ruling issued by a federal judge in a 12-year-long trust fund case.
Column: McCain policy should uphold Native religious freedoms, sites - Wednesday, August 6, 2008
“I believe the federal government has a special ethical and legal responsibility to help make the American Dream accessible to Native Americans.”
Project pushes education by degree - Sunday, August 3, 2008
BABB - Iris Pretty Paint, a sociologist, spent the last 10 years researching and developing a theory on educational persistence as part of her doctoral program. She was driven to find answers about why people don't give up when faced with challenges.
Higher-ed legislation lauded by tribal leaders - Saturday, August 2, 2008
Tribal college leaders on Friday praised passage of the Higher Education Reauthorization and College Opportunity Act of 2008, which will help more students attend tribal colleges across the country.
The Tannery: With serendipity and prayer as his guides, Bitterroot man switched careers from burritos to buffalo robes - Sunday, July 27, 2008
STEVENSVILLE - Jason Erickson was serving up beef burritos when he decided he would rather be delivering buffalo - and not as a meal.
Tribes to seek class-action status - Thursday, July 24, 2008
Lawyers from the Native American Rights Fund on Thursday will ask a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to grant class-action certification on behalf of 250 tribes whose tribal trust fund accounts are managed by the U.S. Interior Department.
Tulalip Tribes start national fundraising campaign - Saturday, July 19, 2008
The Tulalip Tribes of Washington on Friday asked all tribes, individuals, organizations and businesses to join a national fundraising campaign to support the Native American Rights Fund, a national nonprofit legal and advocacy organization for indigenous peoples in the United States.
Tribal leaders testify to Congress on mandate to register sex offenders - Friday, July 18, 2008
A looming federal deadline that requires tribes to track and register sex offenders in their communities was both embraced and denounced by tribal leaders in a Senate hearing on Thursday.
High gas prices hinder powwows - Thursday, July 17, 2008
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Column: Tribal bus programs making great strides
This summer marks the first time I've caught a bus to work since I've lived in Missoula.
Iroquois Nationals claim bronze at world lacrosse tourney - Sunday, July 13, 2008
The Iroquois Nationals beat England to capture the bronze medal Saturday at the 2008 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships tournament in Canada.
Canadians top Iroquois Nationals in U19 world lacrosse semifinals - Saturday, July 12, 2008
The Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team will advance to the bronze medal game on Saturday at the 2008 World Championship tournament in Coquitlam, B.C.
Iroquois lacrosse team rolls into semis - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Oren Lyons is set to watch the country's most elite American Indian sports team play in the semifinals of the 2008 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championship on Thursday.
Indigenous grandmothers to solicit pope for support - Wednesday, July 7, 2008
Thirteen indigenous grandmothers from around the world will arrive at the Vatican on Wednesday to ask the pope to end more than five centuries of “power and domination” over indigenous people.
Iroquois team takes field at World Lacrosse Championships - Friday, July 4, 2008
The Iroquois Nationals, the only American Indian team sanctioned to compete in an international sport, was prepared for battle Thursday in the team's first game of the 2008 World Lacrosse Championships in Canada.
Opinion: Under new law, Natives need proper will to pass on their land - Friday, July 4, 2008
If I were prepared to die, I'd have a will. And my family members would know where to find it.
Testimony continues in historic case - Sunday, June 15, 2008
A federal judge took note of witness testimonies last week in a landmark trial that will award a historic cash settlement to Native landowners in a class-action lawsuit against the Interior Department.
Indian Center, YWCA form circle of caring - Saturday, June 14, 2008
Karen Neumiller led a small group of Native women through a “talking circle,” carving a path for what will be a weekly Tuesday discussion on domestic violence.
Opinion: ‘Biggest Loser' searching for Native American contestants - Thursday, June 12, 2008
By JODI RAVE of the Missoulian
Court to hear Cobell lawsuit - Monday, June 9, 2008
Native landowners say they are owed $58 billion
Court to hear Cobell lawsuit - Monday, June 9, 2008
Native landowners say they are owed $58 billion
Proposal to reclassify machines is on hold - Saturday, June 7, 2008
A National Indian Gaming Commission regulatory proposal that could have cost tribes across the country more than a billion dollars a year is on hold, but not likely to go away.
Missoulian honored for journalistic excellence -- June 2,2008
Reporters and photographers at the Missoulian have been recognized for their excellence in journalism with awards given by the Society of Professional Journalists.
Tax agreement expected to boost tribal oil production - Sunday, June 1, 2008
NEW TOWN, N.D. - The Three Affiliated Tribes and the state of North Dakota announced on Friday the signing of an oil and gas tax agreement that should pull the tribe from its current lull in oil production.
Obama takes aim at general election - Thursday, May 22, 2008
While Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama bulks up his campaign for Montana's pivotal June 3 primary, he's also looking ahead to the general election and being competitive here against Republican John McCain, Obama's campaign manager said Wednesday.
