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September1, 2005
It's back to school, but not in Red Lake for some
Superintendent Desjarlait's REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY August 2005
Red Lake Schools Media Advisory 2005
2 men arrested in Salt Lake slaying
Bones ID'd 32 years later
Rumors prompt tighter security
Seminole Tribe of Florida sends emergency crew to Mississippi Choctaw
More American Indians Attend College, But Not UC Berkeley
BCA is hiring to fight meth scourge and sexual predators
Indian activist takes up Los Fresnos students’ cause
September2, 2005
At Red Lake school, renewal
Red Lake students return to high school after shooting
Students, parents fight fears, return to school
Son of anti-meth bill author charged
Star Tribune Editorial: Unprepared/Woeful planning for Katrina
Afghan women take up a dangerous job - campaigning
Indian Country responds to victims of Katrina
Lakota housing director on leave
September3, 2005
Northern Minnesotans are seeking ways to help Hurricane Katrina victims
NCAI coordinating Hurricane Relief Fund for tribes in Golf Region
National petition circulating for Los Fresnos students
Why New Orleans is in deep water
The vacation is over ... an open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
Official acknowledges feds did not anticipate outbreak of lawlessness
September4, 2005
Red Lake football players press on
Ponemah Labor Day Celebration 2005
School officials reflect on 2005 Adequate Yearly Progress results
Marijuana is making a comeback
September5, 2005
From terror to torment
Few in number, Red Lake football players press on
Qatar offers $100m to relief fund
Auginash his larges jackpot ever at any Red Lake Gaming facility
September6, 2005
Staffers who survived Red Lake shootings struggle to move on
Economic change needed on reservations
Navajos move to take control of classrooms from states
Indian education coordinator bridges cultures
Seneca Nation boycotts bus service
September7, 2005
Red Lake students have strong first day
Hurricane Katrina brings tribal members back home
Indian groups raise money for Katrina victims
Forest crews head south to help
Local task force looks forward
Minn. students back, 6 months after shooting
September 8, 2005
Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) sponsored by the national foundation...
Fatherhood of slain mother’s baby confirmed
Suspects in woman’s slaying appear in court
Wapato woman’s death a homicide
Principal denies appeal to hair-length rule
Battered Communities
Representative Brita Sailer Letter
September 9, 2005
Red Lake sues for access to shooting video, killer’s records
Red Lake seeks items seized by FBI
Groups seek protection for women
Judge OK’s drug tests
Oak Hills students explore volunteer opportunities at Student Outreach Fair
Waskish turns out for big day
September 12, 2005
Family celebrates soldier on furlough from Iraq
American Red Cross is seeking to train 40,000 new volunteers
Spreading the word: Project uses translated rap music...
Senate DFL discusses ‘06 election plans
License for tribe’s nuclear waste dump approved
Our Opinion: Renew, expand domestic violence bill
While people suffer, IHS reserves funds
Local View: ‘Bingo’ machines offer no salvation
Taxing America’s capacity for charity
September 13, 2005
Honoring the Gift of Heart Health - Thursday, Sept 15, 2005
Red Lake Transit celebrates 5 years of service
Oberstar announces grants for transit, domestic violence victims
Eleven children found caged in Ohio home
Tribal council bars Havre Daily News from meetings
Dalai Lama blesses family hit by tragedy
September 14, 2005
Red Lake Nation, Minnesota Historical Society collaborate on history project
Tribal IDs cleared for use at poll sites
Navajo Nation Council to investigate employee use of tribal vehicles
New ‘Pocahontas’ dazzles fair-goers
Cheyenne leader calls for reawakening
Bemidji State, Leech lake Tribal College share celebration
Prison sentence urged for fake Indian claim
Tribe, Harrah’s kick in for Katrina
And the winners are ... the children
Tribal reformers gain control
Trial set for January for tribal judge facing drug charges
Revised version of 9/11 report released
Miss Navajo: The Movie
September 15, 2005
First notice of Red Lake suit filed
Red Lake Football action against Win-E-Mac
Judge declares Pledge illegal
Back to School 2005 at RLES
Kids’ Cafe set to feed lunch to Indian kids
Appeals court upholds legality of land-into-trust process
Calendar of events for the U's homecoming
Provision would help schools on Four Corners area
Gas soars to nearly $7 a gallon in England
ACLU of Minnesota pleased with consent decree
September 16, 2005
Families of Red Lake victims ponder lawsuits
Man sentenced to prison for sexual assault
Mother sues BIA over teen’s suicide attempt
Tribe enables United Way to keep on truckin’ for victims
Oberstar fights to end price-gouging at the pump
Court bars tobacco tax lawsuit by tribe
Fugitive in armored car theft gives up after 12 years
September 19, 2005
Holly English & Wakuta Westerman Wedding held on Saturday, September 17, 2005
Opening Day at Red Lake High School 2005
Red Lake lawsuits readied against school and state
American Indian foods hits success in London
Police officer honors daughter’s plea ‘to do more’ for Indian youths
Puposky, tiny logging town hands on, celebrates 100 years
Officer honors daughter through his work with Indian youths
Storm relief arrives for Sandersville Choctaws
Government betrays the Indians again
San Juan governor wants Pueblo’s name changed
A rare and unusual hartest
Local film to air nationwide
New support for families and areas affected by Hurricane Katrina
Tribe offers buffalo meat for evacuees
Cyber bad guys find money can be honey
September 20, 2005
Scary Guy talks to students of Red Lake Middle and High School
Red Lake Footbal action against Normal County West
Wild rice sales are booming; threat of contamination looms
Native harvest: Wild rice key to tribe’s way of life
September 21, 2005
Students from Japan visit Red Lake
Great Lakes Regional Conference 2005 Agenda
Honoring the Gift of Heart Health held at New Beginnings in Redby
Lyttons face new threats to casino
NCES issues two reports on the status of American Indians/Alaska Natives
September 22, 2005
Lottery warns of scam targeting Minnesota residents
Flu shots don’t work as well in elderly as thought
Red Lake enters four-tribe collaboration
An open letter from the Ponemah Dance Troupe
Red Lake protesters call for educational reform
Case looks at benefits of mixed-blood Indians
Beware of car trouble flowing from Gulf area
A mixed message for tribes
$100m fund kicks off ‘new’ relationship
Lewis and Clark Elementary School at forefront of teaching Indian life
Newspaper regains access to tribal meetings
September 23, 2005
Project links area schools with Johns Hopkins University
Odyssey West at Red Lake Middle School
Is this what they call a Harvest Moon?
A name of fame, but an anniversary of shame
Hiring - and nurturing - Native journalists
Cherokee Ten Commandments move above federal law
Means could face local charges
Schweitzer looks to tailor justice system to American Indian needs
September 26, 2005
Cass Lake man killed over dog
Pueblo leader’s statue installed at U.S. Capitol
Per capital payments under tribal, federal scrutiny
Court orders BIA to pay CIT for training
Indian official could be banished
Including Indians in Colonial History
Lesson of Katrina, investment in infrastructure is critical
Native enrollment refutes NCAA
Talks with tribes delay civic center
September 27, 2005
Magic32 NAYEF All-Stars coming to the Red Lake Nation
Auto safety group to recognize key legislators for improvements in highway bill
Tribal elders connect with U students
Crackdown on speeding starts with higher speeds
September 29, 2005
NATIVE THUNDER DISTANCE RUNNERS TO RUN TWIN CITIES MARATHON IN HONOR OF THE RED LAKE NATION
Wind charged in slaying
7 school districts to share grant to prevent dropouts
Rita shuts down 2nd major La. casino market
State receives federal grant for dropout prevention
Program seeks volunteers to monitor court cases involving American Indians
Tribe wins liquor license
Minority women face cultural barriers
Suspect in serial killings linked to Arlington death
Tobacco fee faces day in court
Internationally recognized researcher, speaker on American Indian Health to deliver UND College of Nursing...
Cheyenne chiefs visit middle school
Tribe rallies to fund new library
NAIHC expands program to deal with meth problem
Who says BIA hasn’t been busy?
McCain cites ‘obligation’ to non-Indian patrons of casinos
Storm-lashed towns pick up pieces
Oberstar announces grants to reduce domestic violence
Kid-specific food pyramid on the menu
Oberstar announces funding for youth services
University of Minnesota Council of American Indian Elders holds community forum to discuss Native Youth
September 30, 2005
Red Lake, short on players, may forfeit rest of varsity schedule
Scams add charities to storm victim list
College president to lead Standing Rock Sioux
Magazine for American Indians debuts
Tribes’s home business booming
Tribe invests in future of its youth
American Indian leader arraigned on fraud charges
October 2, 2005
Great Lakes Regional Conference 2005 photographs
Red Lake Elementary School - Miniature Horses
Red Lake Elementary Receives Grant
Orientation Week at Red Lake AmeriCorp 2005
Red Lake AmeriCorp Swearing-In Ceremony 2005
Joan Donnell celebrates 75th Birthday
October 3, 2005
Twin Cities Marathon Race Results
Running for spirit, honor and just for the fun of it
The back of the marathon pack
Bemidji in good position to reach high-tech goal
Automated pawn rules back before County Board
Rita pulls tribe together
Interior warned of computer security risks again
Standing Rock Tribe elects new chairman
Rosebud tribal election likely will draw high turnout
Evening of art helps Blackfeet Nation
Murder suspect emerges out of quiet life
Ft. Lauderdale judge denies bond for suspect in Boulis killing
Kidan’s tale ‘stranger than fiction’
Jailed for life after crimes as teenagers
To more inmates, life term means dying behind bars
October 4, 2005
Red Lakers attend Youth Leadership Conference in Rapid City
Redby Lakers take 2nd at United Tribes Softball Tournament in Bismark, N.D.
Trying to learn from a school shooting
Safety conference takes a close look at school shootings
Study: Americans lose battle of bulge as they age
Tribe mourns fisherman
Bozsum to lead tribe
New chairman believes in Mohegan tradition
Cherokee council seats new members
Class digs for Indian college
October 5, 2005
So close? Brandon Leslie places 6th in Twin Cities Marathon
Community Education offers shorter versions of summer programs
Rocky Boy considers a transit system
Former Winnemucca Indian Colony chairman jailed in California
Rice research treads on sacred ground
U.S. Supreme Court weighs tribal-state tax case
Tribe proud to send nutritious aid
FBI: Man killed at Shiprock Fair, details sketchy
Look for $4 gas, expert says
Honor The Youth Spiritual Run 2
Covert propaganda isn’t legal
October 6, 2005
Cultural Exchange Performances in Little Rock
If bird flu hit state, 20,000 could die
Unpaid fee costs International Falls man his home
Two in custody after shooting
October is domestic violence awareness month
Smith charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide
Hip-hop fashions losing ground to preppy look
Senate renews Violence Against Women Act
School K-9s sniff for drugs, bombs
October 7, 2005
Cass Lake-Bena Ninham named Class A State Coach of the Year
Kelly sees education, housing as northern Minnesota issues
1st S.D. Tribal Court sets trial date for 3
Man guilty of assault that resulted in brain damage
Melrose shaken by drug bust
Reality still biting Hollywood actors
Obsticles Obliterated
October 10, 2005
‘A Healing Walk’ sparks dialogue
All Stars perform magic at Red Lake
Youth awarded for environmental work
Turkish and Romanian officials begin slaughtering poultry after bird flu detected
NHTSA studies safety belt use rates on Native American Reservation to reduce deaths
Tribe seeks records of county commission
Safety belt use estimate for Native American “Tribal Reservations” subject to Tribal Law and Tribal traffic...
City girds for annual Columbus Day fray
Columbus no cause for celebration, say American Indians