First Nation

12-14-2006 Elderly First Nations woman has claim rejected CBC Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan,Canada An elderly First Nations woman says she can't understand why the federal government is rejecting her application for an advance payment under the Indian First Nations role models set the standard Williams Lake Tribune - B.C., Canada Dalton Baptiste from Xeni Gwet’in and Melissa Christopher from Canim Lake are this year’s First Nations role models for School District 27. School District welcomes new First Nations course Williams Lake Tribune - B.C., Canada ... a great asset for School District 27, say Wayne Leckie, district superintendent and Joan Gentles, district director of instruction for First Nations Education. 12-13-2006 Mayors chase casino revenue deal Goldstream News Gazette - Langford,British Columbia,Canada Capital region First Nations could become partners in casino revenue sharing, in a similar deal first rejected by West Shore governments four years ago. ... New hope for 2,000 First Nations people Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria,BC,Canada The deal with the Maa-Nulth First Nations on Vancouver Island's west coast covers 2,000 First Nations people and represents the largest deal to date. Final agreement initialled with BC First Nations ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada VICTORIA — Five Vancouver Island First Nations initialled a treaty Saturday worth almost $500 million and that includes more than 24,000 hectares of land Why making deals with First Nations makes sense Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria,BC,Canada After six expensive deals with different First Nations in the past five weeks, a reader e-mailed me a question. Registered 7-day RCMP ink policing deal with local First Nations Campbell River Mirror - British Columbia, Canada ... representatives of the three local native bands – Cape Mudge (which includes the Quinsam Reserve), Campbell River and Homalko First Nations – were meeting . First Nations compensated Vancouver Province (subscription) - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada VICTORIA -- Premier Gordon Campbell announced a compensation settlement yesterday with two First Nations over flooded lands in the northeastern part of the 12-12-2006 Island First Nations mull ceremonial sea otter hunt Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria,BC,Canada VANCOUVER -- The Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations of Vancouver Island are hoping to hunt sea otters, a threatened species, for ceremonial purposes. .. Province reaches settlement with First Nations Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria,BC,Canada A pair of First Nations whose traditional lands were flooded when the WAC Bennett Dam was built in northern BC has reached a settlement with the provincial First Nations Jurisdiction Over Education in British Columbia Act ... Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada ... Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians is pleased to announce that the First Nations Jurisdiction over . BC First Nations yield on whale hunt CBC British Columbia - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada First Nations on Vancouver Island have agreed to forgo their traditional right to hunt grey whales for at least 25 years, in return for other benefits. .

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Indian Gaming News

12-14-2006 Tribes oppose changes to casino bingo games Bellingham Herald - Bellingham,WA,USA ... The proposed National Indian Gaming Commission changes, published in May, called for slowing down play, requiring more players in each game and clearly . Business briefs Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA ... When the bureau takes a tribe's land into trust, it becomes sovereign reservation land, a federal requirement for Indian casino development. WASECA, Mi Longtime Doyle Contributor Keeps Giving CBS 5 - Green Bay - WI ... Troha wants to develop an $808 million Menominee Indian casino at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, a move that requires federal approval before it would go ... Governor talk with Native Americans: Meeting of the News-Review - Roseburg,OR,USA Ted Kulongoski met with leaders of Oregon’s American Indian tribes Wednesday at the Convention Center of the Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort to discus   12-13-2006 Full House Resorts Reports Battle Creek Casino Site Taken Into ... Yahoo! News (press release) - USA ... issue early next year. Also, the National Indian Gaming Commission needs to approve the management contract. That agency has already ... Seminole Tribe buys Hard Rock, Poker &... Pokerpages.com - USA ... All of them receive payments due to the success of casinos. They have in the past, and continue to set the standard in Indian gaming. Planned Mich. Casino Takes Step Forward MSN Money - USA ... When the federal bureau takes a tribe's land into trust, it becomes sovereign reservation land, a federal requirement for Indian casino development. Doyle hits up execs for cash Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Milwaukee,WI,USA ... suggested then - to Doyle's inaugural in 2003, before Dennis Troha asked the state and federal governments to approve a Menominee Indian casino at Dairyland .

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 Indian Affairs News

12-14-2006 Senator Tim Johnson in Critical Condition after Brain Surgery Towleroad - New York City,NY,USA ... the Senate Budget Committee, the Senate Banking Committee, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Cabinet shuffle expected as PM eyes vote Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada ... Possible successors include Jim Prentice, the current Indian affairs minister, though he's ... scenes at the head of the powerful operations committee of cabinet. Burr named to Senate intelligence committee Wilmington Morning Star - Wilmington,NC,USA ... and Natural Resources Committee; the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; the Committee on Veterans Affairs; and the Committee on Indian Affairs. Hope Bay cottagers kicked out Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre - Owen Sound,Ontario,Canada ... Its a dispute dating back more than a decade between the band and Indian Affairs over talks aimed at getting new lease agreements for the cottages which are on . Oneida Nation's land-into-trust hearing today Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA ... The US Bureau of Indian Affairs is holding a public hearing on the issue from 3 to 10 pm today at the Stanley Theatre in Utica. Meier: Meetings were a 'farce' Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA ... Raymond Meier and Assemblyman David Townsend urged residents to attend today's Bureau of Indian Affairs public hearing, but at the same time expressed Rona's in play as Harper eyes cabinet shuffle Hamilton Spectator - Ontario, Canada Possible successors in the environment portfolio include Jim Prentice, the current Indian Affairs Minister, though he's also viewed as a favourite to replace   12-13-2006 Senator Lisa Murkowski Joins the US-Taiwan Business Council as ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA ... She is also a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Indian Affairs Committee, and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Tim Johnson hospitalized; being checked for stroke Madison Daily Leader - Madison,SD,USA ... serves on the Senate's Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee, Banking Committee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Indian Affairs Committee. A Tax Story For Christmas Embassy - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada ... Yet that is what happened last week to Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Jim ... The opposition parties agreed to waive committee and report stages and by Appellants disenrolled for speaking out Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA ... Chairwoman Glenda Nelson stated during the hearing the enrollment committee had previously ... was built, were allowed in by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1994 Roanhorse makes mark with summer internship Gallup Independent - Gallup,NM,USA ... From May to August 2006, Roanhorse served as an intern for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. She assisted staff with work Trustees mull over dorms options El Defensor Chieftain - Socorro,NM,USA ... night about their options for making use of the Bureau of Indian Affairs dorms. ... approved a proposed budget of $10,300 for the Lodgers' Tax committee for 2007 Proposed Calhoun County casino a step closer to reality WLNS - Lansing,MI,USA ... being built. The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has taken into trust a 78-acre parcel of land in Emmett Township. The Nottawaseppi Angry crowd shouts down Indian Affairs minister Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada OTTAWA - Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice was booed and jeered Tuesday as he tried to speak to about 400 native protesters on Parliament Hill. . Big Lagoon Rancheria trust plan under fire Times-Standard - Eureka,CA,USA BIG LAGOON -- The California Coastal Commission has a few concerns about a Bureau of Indian Affairs proposal to bring five acres of Big Lagoon Rancheria land Land-trust hearing Thursday Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA “We’ve been told there are going to be a lot of people, and we want to make accommodations,” Indian Affairs spokeswoman Nedra Darling said.

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