ICT - National - Southwest http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest RSS Feed for ICT - National - Southwest en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:07 GMT Red Hawk Casino unveils new poker room http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/69392937.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Red Hawk Casino recently announced the addition of a six-table, 60-seat poker room that will open Nov. 20. The non-smoking poker room is located behind the Stage Bar on the casino’s main floor. It features Texas hold ’em limit and no-limit style games at stakes that accommodate all levels of play. Sycuan Resort announces room renovation project http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/66064112.html EL CAJON, Calif. – Officials of Sycuan Resort, an award-winning golf resort 24 miles inland from downtown San Diego, recently announced plans for a comprehensive $2.7 million renovation project. The project launched Oct. 9 with an anticipated completion date of Dec. 31, 2009. Sycuan Resort has named HFS Concepts 4, a leading design, architecture, project management and strategic sourcing and procurement firm, as its interior design firm. Anthropology student wants to take knowledge home http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/65808277.html GALLUP, N.M. – Daniel Pedro knew when he was a sophomore at Santa Fe Indian School that he wanted to be an anthropologist. He also knew that as a Zuni, he would not be able to touch human remains – a common task for physical anthropologists. Native American business garners number one spot http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/66401847.html SANTA ANA, N.M. – For AMERIND Risk Management Corp., “family-friendly” is a natural extension of the company’s basic business mission. NCAI regional vice president to pursue unity among northeast nations http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/67581982.html PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The National Congress of American Indians’ new northeast regional vice president hopes to foster unity among the tribal nations who first met, and were affected by, the European colonists. Channing Concho http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/65816347.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – For Channing Concho, a petite, pretty woman of 23, music is part of her DNA. Her father was a drummer, and both parents exposed her to a variety of music at an early age. But it wasn’t until high school that she and two of her friends formed a band, and her true passion developed. Kerry Patterson: A healthy balance for Indian country http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/66409202.html PHOENIX – Kerry Patterson has juggled a family, school and work in an effort to give back to Indian country. Obama meeting exclusion insults state recognized tribes http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/67565067.html PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The White House announcement that President Barack Obama and tribal leaders will meet in early November was greeted with elation at the National Congress of American Indians annual conference, but that happiness soon turned to disappointment for representatives of state-recognized tribes who learned they would be excluded from the historic event. Navajo Nation suspends president http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/67324867.html WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – With a major investigation of tribal leadership ongoing, the Navajo Nation Council has voted to suspend long-time President Joe Shirley Jr. Interrelated histories, landscapes inform work in ‘Scout’s Honour’ http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/66566972.html SANTA FE, N.M. – Inspired by the social, cultural and physical landscape of the Canadian Shield, “Scout’s Honour,” featuring the work of Michael Belmore and Frank Shebageget will be showcased at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts through Jan. 31, 2010.