ICT - National - Midwest http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest RSS Feed for ICT - National - Midwest en-us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Rights are sometimes absent in Indian country http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/83646252.html BOULDER, Colo. – The Constitution is often given short shrift in Indian country, where it’s unlikely there will be a jury of one’s peers, a federal courthouse within a reasonable driving distance, or a grand jury convened nearby. Coeur d’Alene Tribe wants broader arrest authority http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/83645887.html COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) – The Coeur d’Alene Tribe in northern Idaho is proposing legislation that would give tribal police the authority to arrest or cite non-tribal members and send them to state court. Weather ravaged communities receive support http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/83645752.html HIGHLAND, Calif. – The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians donated $220,000 to assist the American Red Cross and nine Native American communities affected by the severe winter weather that has blanketed the Midwest. Prosecutors: Informant in artifacts case is clean http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/83641257.html SALT LAKE CITY – The undercover operative in a federal bust of artifact trading collected around $7,500 a month for secretly recording transactions with collectors and sellers across the Southwest for more than two years, new court papers say. ‘Indian’ mascots and Native tuition occupy tribal caucus http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/83036722.html DENVER – Despite legislative proposals to curb offensive “Indian” high school names and mascots statewide, one Colorado tribal leader thinks the depictions should be done away with altogether. Law clerk program thriving http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/83340862.html BOULDER, Colo. – The Native American Rights Fund again completed a successful summer law clerk program, thanks to the generous support of the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians, acting through the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Both organizations sponsored two law clerk positions in the NARF 2009 Summer Law Clerk Program. ‘Indian country’ – more than just geography http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/83045012.html DENVER – Congress has plenary power over Indian tribes, and land extinguished as Indian country by Congress “cannot be resurrected as Indian country in the absence of congressional action,” it was argued in a crowded courtroom of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Crow Canyon names new president and CEO http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/83035392.html CORTEZ, Colo. – The Board of Trustees of the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colo., recently announced the selection of Dr. Deborah J. Gangloff as the center’s new president and CEO. She assumed her duties Feb. 1, succeeding Ricky Lightfoot, who is retiring from the position after more than 11 years. ‘Indian’ mascot underscores past and future concerns http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/82406887.html MONTROSE, Colo. – This community in western Colorado is in traditional Ute territory and is home to the Ute Indian Museum, but it also is home to “Indian” mascot-related issues that have divided residents and marred a high school graduation. Be careful what you wish for, a court case suggests http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/midwest/82406682.html DENVER – The principal chief of the Osage Nation cautioned opponents in a tax case that an Osage loss could work to their detriment, as well.