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Baca, Kim. "Pueblo to Sue County Over Road Right-of-Way," The Santa Fe New
Mexican, 11 November 1999, B-4.
["San Ildefonso Pueblo says it will file civil trespassing charges against
Santa Fe County because of a dispute over county roads on tribal land. San
Ildefonso Gov. Terry Aguilar said the tribe gave the county a deadline of
Oct. 27 to submit an application to apply for rights-of-way but, despite
repeated telephone calls, the county has not responded to the pueblo's
request. "We wanted to take care of this before the end of the year and
have been very patient with the county. This is a very serious issue,"
Aguilar said. The pueblo wants Santa Fe County to apply for rights-of-way
agreements because several county roads impede on tribal land. The tribe
says the county is trespassing without the agreements."]
http://www.sfnewmexican.com/
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"City Buys Liens on Oneida Nation Properties," The Associated Press State &
Local Wire, 11 November 1999.
["SHERRILL, N.Y.: The Oneida Indian Nation says the city violated federal
law Wednesday by selling Indian property without approval from the federal
government. The city paid $3,961 in property taxes for the Oneida Indian
Nation, essentially buying the lien on the tribe's tax-delinquent gas
station ... The Oneidas contend that they do not have to pay taxes because
they are a sovereign nation - a point that Sherrill officials dispute."]
http://www.ap.org/
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Davis, Lisa A. "Cultural Festival to Benefit Struggling American Indians;
Experience American Indian Music, Dance and Storytelling While Helping
Residents of a South Dakota Reservation," The Tampa Tribune, 11 November
1999, 6.
["LUTZ - Darwin Apple lives in a land of lost hope. But he hasn't lost
faith, he says. That's why the American Indian, a Lakota, traveled 2,000
miles from his home on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota,
seeking help from friends in Lutz ... Apple wants to change [poor]
conditions, and the despondency they breed. And he's found help among Tampa
Bay area American Indians. American Indian Rights of Florida, a non-profit
organization, is hosting a two-day Indian Cultural and Awareness Festival
... "We would really like to raise $ 5,000," said festival organizer June
Two Rivers of Lutz, a member of the Cherokee tribe. "It would really do a
lot of good out there. It could buy plywood and tools to cover windows.'"]
http://www.tampatrib.com/
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"Injured Pueblo Man Leaves Hospital." Albuquerque Journal, 11 November
1999, B3.
["A 26-year-old Acoma Pueblo man was released from University Hospital in
Albuquerque on Wednesday afternoon, the day after he fell a short distance
off a sandstone cliff at the tribe's ancient Sky City ... Sky City, one of
the oldest continually occupied settlements in the United States, is a
popular tourist destination about 50 miles west of Albuquerque."]
http://www.abqjournal.com/
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Linthicum, Leslie. "Tribes To Emphasize Census Participation, Past
Undercounts Hurt Social Services" Albuquerque Journal, 11 November 1999, A1.
["The Pueblo of Zuni figures the U.S. Census Bureau missed about 1,000 Zuni
tribal members when it counted the U.S. population in 1990. The pueblo
calculates that the undercount translated into a loss to the tribe of $1.65
million in federal, state and county money over the subsequent 10 years.
When the census count rolls around next year, Zuni and the rest of New
Mexico's Indian tribes plan to be ready to help make sure every tribal
member is counted. Pueblo governors and representatives from the Jicarilla
and Mescalero Apache tribes met with U.S. Census representatives at the
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque on Wednesday to urge all
Indians to participate in the census count ... This time, the census is
working with tribes to change their approach, taking into account language
and culture differences. While most Americans will find a census form in
their mailboxes and be asked to fill it out and mail it back, Indians
living on reservations can expect a member of their tribe to show up at
their doors and go through the questionnaire in person."]
http://www.abqjournal.com/
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McCullen, Kevin. "Fund Drive to Begin for Memorial to Indians at Custer
Battlefield," Denver Rocky Mountain News, 11 November 1999, 48A.
["Bob Reece's passion for a historic battlefield will help build a memorial
to promote cultural understanding. Indian tribal leaders and administrators
from the National Park Service plan today to announce a fund- raising drive
to build a permanent Indian memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National
Monument. The memorial will honor the Northern Plains Indians who won the
battle but ultimately lost the war to save their traditional way of life
... The memorial will be placed about 75 yards northeast of the existing
monument to the soldiers who died on Last Stand Hill, Reece said. The theme
of the monument is ''Peace Through Unity,'' he said."]
http://www.insidedenver.com/
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Michel, Karen Lincoln. "Wanted: Balanced Media Coverage on American Indian
Gaming," New America News Service, 11 November 1999.
["Whenever a blue-collar worker wins millions in a state lottery, he or she
is portrayed as a working-class hero in the media. But when it comes to
American Indian gaming within the same borders, tribes often get cast as
white-collar criminals. Journalists, at least the careless ones, reinforce
both stereotypes ... It's quick and easy to call what American Indian
tribes have a monopoly. It takes depth and journalistic responsibility to
explain that tribes have a legal and sovereign right to own casinos, and
then tell how communities are impacted by it. And just as print and
broadcast media report how Joe Factory Worker will spend his millions, they
have an obligation to say how tribes spend theirs ... Whether you oppose
Indian gaming or not, you can't deny that it has helped poor communities
rebuild. And don't forget that the state benefits from a portion of the
take."]
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"Nez Perce Water Claim Rejected; Judge Says 1893 Pact Reduced Reservation,"
The Associated Press State & Local Wire, 11 November 1999.
["TWIN FALLS, Idaho: A district judge has rejected the Nez Perce Tribe's
claim to much of the water in the Lower Snake, Clearwater, Salmon and
Weiser rivers. And perhaps more importantly, 5th District Judge Barry Wood
held that a century-old agreement legally reduced the Nez Perce reservation
to just a fraction of the land the tribe originally inhabited. In a major
victory for the state of Idaho, irrigators and power generators, Wood ruled
that the fishing rights reserved by the Nez Perce in the Treaty of 1855 and
subsequent treaties did not include in-stream rights to water outside the
reservation's boundaries in north-central Idaho ... The judge, who has been
handling Snake River water rights adjudication matters since Daniel
Hurlbutt retired last year, emphasized that his ruling applied only to
off-reservation water rights and made no determination about the quantity
of any on-reservation rights the Nez Perce may have. He cited the fact that
there was no agreement on the exact reservation boundaries. But Wood said
the official Nez Perce Reservation, which had been halved to 7 million
acres by the 1855 treaty, was slashed to less than 100,000 by the 1893
agreement."]
http://www.ap.org/
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"One Body Found, One Missing," The Associated Press State & Local Wire, 11
November 1999.
["MARYSVILLE, Wash.: The body of one man was found Thursday and the search
continued for a second after they failed to return from a fishing trip. The
body of Gregory Williams, 38, the brother of Tulalip Indian tribe chairman
Herman Williams Jr., was found in the water east of Camano Island with a
fishing buoy tied around his waist, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
Ryan Williams, 26, also a Tulalip tribal member, was still missing."]
http://www.ap.org/
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Reinolds, Chris. "Indian Skull Will Rejoin Tribe; Atlanta Museum Gives Up
Artifact from 1600s," The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 11 November
1999, 11E.
["It's a simple black and white cardboard shoebox, but it holds the remains
of a Creek Indian from the late 1600s. For many years, the American Indian
skull was hidden away among the vast and eclectic collection of the Atlanta
Museum. This year, Mary Gene Elliott, wife of the late owner, found the
skull while sorting through items to sell ... Nealie McCormick Jr., a Creek
Indian, visited the museum Wednesday to witness the owners hand over the
skull to a state Department of Natural Resources official. McCormick said
he hopes more private collectors like the Elliotts turn over American
Indian artifacts, especially human remains."]
http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/
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Steffenhagen, Janet. "Majority of B.C. Students Do Well in Core Subjects:
The Exceptions are Aboriginal Children and in Boys' Reading Ability," The
Vancouver Sun, 11 November 1999, B7.
["Parents can take comfort from the results of province-wide tests that
suggest most B.C. students in Grades 4, 7 and 10 are performing well in
core subjects, Education Minister Gordon Wilson said Wednesday. Although
there are worries about the reading abilities of boys and over-all poor
results from aboriginal children, the tests indicate that 72 to 87 per cent
of students meet or exceed expectations, he said ... The provincial tests
identified some serious challenges, notably the weak performance of
aboriginal students in all three categories."]
http://www.vancouversun.com/
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"Tribal Representative Renews Bid to Outlaw 'Squaw' in Place Names," The
Associated Press State & Local Wire, 11 November 1999.
["AUGUSTA, Maine: Claiming that the word "squaw" is derogatory, an Indian
representative will try for a second time to convince the Legislature to
outlaw its use in Maine place names. Donald Soctomah of Princeton, the
Passamaquoddy tribe's non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives,
says "squaw" can be loosely translated as prostitute and the word has
become a racial slur and an insult to Indian women ... His bill was
initially rejected by legislative leaders when they met last month to
decide which bills should be considered during the session that begins in
January."]
http://www.ap.org/
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"Tribe Rejects Casino Liquor Sale," The Associated Press State & Local
Wire, 11 November 1999.
["RED LAKE, Minn.: The Red Lake Band of Chippewa rejected a proposal to
sell alcohol at tribally-run casinos in northern Minnesota."]
http://www.ap.org/
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"Veteran Says Memorial Would Honor American Indians Who Served in War," The
Associated Press State & Local Wire, 11 November 1999.
["YANKTON, S.D.: Although American Indians have served alongside other
soldiers in many wars and conflicts, their contributions often are
overlooked, a veteran says. "Nobody appreciated that we put our lives on
the line or what we went through. But it was the thing to do," said Roger
Trudell, a Santee Sioux who served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970 ... "We
envisioned ourselves as the caretaker of this land. Therefore when called
upon, we will defend it anytime." He would like to see an American Indian
memorial built to honor the service of Indian soldiers. Such a memorial
could be located in Washington, D.C., or somewhere in Indian Country, he
said."]
http://www.ap.org/
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Wagstaff, Kathy. "New Museum to Unveil 12,000 Years of History," The
Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 11 November 1999, 1JQ.
["The Iroquois nation knew North America as "Turtle Island." Their island
was a paradise and for thousands of years Creek, Cherokee, Omondaga, Hopi
and other tribal nations lived off its rich resources. Their stories,
dating back more than 12,000 years, and the historical influence of white
settlers upon their culture will unfold in the new Funk Heritage Center
that opens to the public Wednesday on the Reinhardt College campus ... The
Bennett Museum features extensive collections of antique hand tools,
contemporary Native American art and a photography exhibit of modern Native
American culture. Other exhibits include the Hall of the Ancients, an
Iroquois longhouse and a history of the Bennett family, which has lived in
Cherokee County for five generations ... The center is a work in progress
and represents a community effort. An advisory panel of Native Americans
was consulted each step of the way, according to archaeologist and Director
of Programs and Exhibits Russell Cutts. "We needed to balance the native
perspective with the archaeological evidence," said Cutts. "I try to tell
the story from both sides and have exhibits that touch on all beliefs."
http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/
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Wener, Ben. "American Indian Blues Rockers Indigenous Let the Music do the
Talking," The Orange County Register, 11 November 1999.
["Less than a year ago, the blues-rock outfit Indigenous played Orange
County - and few knew of it. There was no press hailing its greatness. It
was just a sweaty show delivered to a house of diehard fans who have been
following the group since it began in 1994. Now, Indigenous is back to play
the Roxy in West Hollywood - and everything has changed. Suddenly, the
cheery family affair has become an overnight sensation ... How did it
happen? One could be cynical and suggest that the band's success is a
matter of spin, that the media has picked up on the uniqueness of this
being a group of Nakota Sioux from South Dakota playing electrified Delta
blues. In other words, a sound re-created by people who aren't necessarily
famous for their blues heroes from a place that has produced few, if any,
stars."]
http://www.ocregister.com/
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