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Haskell Men�s Cross Country Team wins school�s first NAIA conference title

Skabewis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:59 GMT

By Rhonda LeValdo-Gayton
Special to News From Indian Country

It was a fitting end for Leo Becenti (Navajo), the lone senior harrier, on the Men�s Cross Country team at Haskell Indian Nations University. Going into their conference meet, the tribal college had often come in second or third in the team standings and for Becenti, they had their sights set on this title.

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Oklahoma tribes get over $135M in stimulus money

Skabewis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:18 GMT

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)

Oklahoma�s tribes have received more than $135 million in federal stimulus dollars, which will go toward housing, infrastructure and conservation projects, officials said.

The Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma�s largest tribe, was awarded the most, at nearly $37.7 million, according to a federal government quarterly report released Oct. 30. Additional stimulus grants have since pushed the total to about $43 million, said Vickie Hanvey, the Cherokee Nation�s self-governance administrator.

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Ceremony held for white buffalo at Pennslyvania resort home

Skabewis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:22:38 GMT

Farmington, Pennslyvania (AP)

Native American songs and dances welcomed a sacred white buffalo to his new home at a sanctuary established at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort following the closure of the zoo where he was born.

About 200 people took part in the November ceremony to thank owners of Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington for buying the white buffalo and another black buffalo born at the nearby Woodland Zoo in Farmington, which closed during October.

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2 plead guilty to Red Cloud Indian School theft

Skabewis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:17 GMT

Rapid City, South Dakota (AP)

Two Pine Ridge women have pleaded guilty to stealing from the Red Cloud Indian School�s Heritage Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

January sentencing dates are set for 37-year-old Dana Lonehill and 30-year-old Elmarie Tobacco Thunderhawk. They pleaded guilty to larceny and aiding and abetting.

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2 vie to lead Hopi tribe out of political turmoil

Skabewis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:47:21 GMT

By Felicia Fonseca
Flagstaff, Arizona (AP)

Two men vying to become the next chairman on the Hopi reservation say untangling the political mess that has characterized tribal government for years is their top priority.

The legitimacy of the Tribal Council without an elected chairman or vice chairman has been thrown into question since the former leaders resigned last December in an attempt to restore peace to the Hopi people.

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Washington�s inland waters now the Salish Sea

Skabewis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:51 GMT

Olympia, Washington (AP)

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has adopted the name Salish Sea for the inland waters that stretch from Olympia north to Canada�s Desolation Sound.

Lou Yost, the board�s executive secretary, said the name was approved during mid-November, meaning Salish Sea can now be added to maps and other materials.

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Native News Update November 19, 2009

Skabewis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:59:58 GMT

with Host Paul DeMain
Reserve, Wisconsin

Environmentalists sue over huge California development

Skabewis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:22:46 GMT

By Jacob Adelman
Los Angeles, California (AP)

A coalition of environmentalists filed a lawsuit Nov. 12 to stop the development of a 5,000-acre resort community on the sprawling Tejon Ranch property some 60 miles north of Los Angeles.

The lawsuit filed in Kern County Superior Court argues that county officials ignored its potential impact on the endangered California condor while discounting flaws in the project�s water-use plan and air pollution problems from increased traffic in the now undeveloped area.

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Better counting method used for elk in Washington

Skabewis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:12:04 GMT

By Allen Thomas
Vancouver, Washington (AP)

State wildlife officials have begun a three-year research effort to learn more about elk populations around Mount St. Helens and elsewhere in Southwest Washington.

The work involves placing radio collars on elk, then making intensive aerial surveys to come up with better estimates of the number of animals.

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Elaine Miles got her break on �Northern Exposure�

Skabewis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:26 GMT

By Kathy Aney
Pendleton, Oregon (AP)

Elaine Miles, a regular on the show �Northern Exposure,� still shakes her head when she thinks about how her professional acting career began.

�It was all an accident,� she told a group of Blue Mountain Community College students recently. �My mom was the one auditioning.�

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System Hacked

109 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:52:40 GMT

Airline delays in the USA is a possible cause of a hacker that crashed the system

Native News Update November 18, 2009

Skabewis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:59:02 GMT

with host Paul DeMain
Reserve, WI

Arena official denies role in UND nickname lawsuit

Skabewis — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:43:54 GMT

By Dale Wetzel
Bismarck, North Dakota (AP)

The Ralph Engelstad Arena has no role in a lawsuit filed by eight Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members that supports the University of North Dakota�s Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo, the arena�s general manager says.

The lawsuit, filed in state district court in Devils Lake, seeks to delay any decision by North Dakota�s Board of Higher Education on whether to discard the nickname and logo.

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Alaska Natives seek restrictions on drilling

Skabewis — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:36:11 GMT

By Mathhew Daly
Washington, D.C. (AP)

Call her �the other Sarah� from Alaska.

Like former Gov. Sarah Palin, Sarah James, of tiny Arctic Village, is outspoken about oil and gas development in Alaska.

But while Palin calls drilling an answer to the nation�s energy needs, James calls it an affront.

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Contra Costa supes support $1.5 billion casino

Skabewis — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:24:57 GMT

Martinez, California (AP)

Contra Costa County officials are throwing their support behind a tribe�s proposal to build what could be the San Francisco Bay area�s first Las Vegas-style casino, after spending years fighting it.

The reversal over the $1.5 billion project came Nov. 10 at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

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