Cerebrating on Columbus and his legacy

Editors Report
October 12, 2005
Fairly or not, Christopher Columbus continues to be the whipping-boy representation of all things evil with Western civilization... Read more

Be smart: Know when antibiotics work

Hector Valtierra and Darcia Johnson
October 12, 2005
The cries of her granddaughter awaken Terri from a deep sleep. She moves quickly to comfort the child before other family members are disturbed... Read more

Pine Ridge Head Start program begins

David Melmer
October 05, 2005
It will be a great day for hundreds of young children on the Pine Ridge Reservation when the Head Start programs finally get under way. Closed for more than six months by the U.S... Read more

American Indians and voting

Editors Report
October 05, 2005
South Dakota has been called "racially hostile" before. In years past, and even to the present, anti-Indian sentiment has not been hard to find... Read more

Proposal backs government rules for tribal pensions

Gale Courey Toensing
October 05, 2005
A pro-sovereignty initiative to ensure that tribal pension plans fall under government regulations has garnered widespread support in Indian country, and awaits action by Congress... Read more

Low-income tenants get high-quality housing

Mark Fogarty
October 05, 2005
A South Dakota housing nonprofit has helped put some extremely low-income residents of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe into quality rental housing... Read more

Mortgage lending disparities abound; More than half of Native applicants denied loans

Editors Report
October 05, 2005
Home mortgage data shows that disparities remain between lending to American Indians and whites... Read more

British Columbia allocates $100 million to First Nations

David Wiwchar
October 05, 2005
British Columbian First Nations are applauding the provincial government for its announcement of $100 million in allocations to a new "First Nations New Relationship Fund." Althoug... Read more

Makah delegation thanks Russian Chukotka

Editors Report
October 05, 2005
Members of the Makah Tribe traveled nearly 3,000 miles to the far eastern Russian region of Chukotka to thank its people for a gift that enabled the tribe to harvest a single gray ... Read more

Old friends return for golf match

Jack McNeel
October 05, 2005
"We'll start with a prayer for this historical event for the Coeur d'Alene Indian people, the reuniting of our people with the fur-men, the traders, who came to us 196 years ago," ... Read more

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