7-4-2003
Cheyenne perform Victory Dance to honor Marine tank driver

Tribes oppose changes to BIA

Tulsa police accused of racism in death

Oregon tribes finally catch elusive buffalo herd

Special UN Report: Speaking in Tongues, The Midnight Hour

Schools change American Indian logos, some with conflict

5-10-2003

Piestewa Peak likely to wait 5 years for federal name change

Trial Opens in Indian Money Case

Interior Denies Hiding Computer Failures

Interior official expresses doubts over reform plan

Diné Prez to cohost summit that takes on Feds

Native band won't extend lease on cottage land

Mascot shift draws kudos from center

Rain of controversy doesn't mar monument

4-30-2003
Mountain Peak to be Named for Soldier

Ceremony honors Hopi Lady Warrior

Council honors Piestewa family

Fund Set Up For Piewesta

Wounded Stillwater soldier comes home

Administration, Judge Go Before Appeals Panel

Man Charged in Indian Slaying Transferred

Native Woman on Hunger Strike After Suspect Gets Not Guilty Verdict

Judge Rules Boy, 4, Can't Take Peyote

U.S. Capitol to Get Indian Women Statues

Wider Fallout Seen From Race-Neutral Admissions

Public school to teach Cherokee language

Tribal Colleges Drum Up Students

Ban Indian names for school mascots

4-13-2003
Honoring hero's final wish

Piestewa funds for children announced

Honors Are Planned for U.S. Servicewoman

For Piestewa, Honors and a Flap

For Immigrants, a Special Sacrifice

Comanche Indian injured in fighting in Iraq

Arrest in Aquash case leads to more questions

Senators demand IIM settlement, warn of Congressional action

Swimmer finally gets Senate OK

American Indians Sue for $25 Billion Over Abuse

Blackfeet gauge BIA takeover

4-5-2003
Families, communities mourn deaths of 9 soldiers

Former Street Urchin's Dream Ends in Iraq

LaDuke: The case against the war

'Jeopardized by War'

Family leaves Army meeting unconvinced

Bush administration turns to Congress on trust

Release of land swap study delayed again

Affirmative Action Case Goes Before Court

S.D. School District Settles Lawsuit

Northwest Tribe Struggles to Revive Its Language

3-10-2003
Swimmer appointment as Special Trustee opposed

Government responsible for condition of tribal land

Tribal leaders disappointed, mull next legal move against Peabody

Did Someone Kill Sgt. Two Crow?

Tobacco Treaty May Lose U.S. Support

Grazing reform

Choctaws see hope in a casino

Reaping prosperity, envy

Louise Erdrich: The Latest Installment

Savage Country: American Indian Mascots in Oklahoma High School Football

2-25-2003
Feds Round Up Nev. Indian Sisters' Horses

White House asked to bring DOI to the table

Eight American Indians file federal lawsuit against Minneapolis police officers

South Dakota makes another try at reconciliation

Legislature Considering Bill That Would Ban 'squaw' Names

Program Seeks to Recruit More Native Teachers

GN hasn’t acted on language ideas, committee hears

Gas prices on the rez

2-17-2003
Going to war - Navajos join deployment of U.S. military forces

Judge Sanctions Justice Dept. Attorneys

MIT to End Programs' Racial Exclusiveness

Browning cheers BIA

Military service a long-standing tradition for natives

2-2-2003
American Indian Leader Seeks Health Aid

Ex-Interior Exec Hit for Deleting Records

Cherokees do not want to be "Honored" by Confederate Flag

Norman-based clothing line off reservation

1-26-2003
Jury Probes 1975 American Indian Slaying

Racial profiling bill gets support

The lure of space can pull them in too, astronaut tells Indian kids

Cherokee Nation Gives More Than $1.2 to Public Schools

Multicultural elders share wisdom

Smallpox fears stir memories of heavy toll Indians suffered

Indian Leader Calls For Coal Development

Cultural issues at forefront of Indian dispute over fate of bird's remains

Cultural craft

Exhibit Mainstreams American Indian Art

1-19-2003
Agreement on 'Diversity,' Split on Means

Judge refuses to step down from Indian trust case

Census Bureau finds urban Indians less segregated

Flag switch at Capitol called misunderstanding

Obituary: Melba Hodges, first White Earth Ojibway woman to serve in WWII

TNI to launch its own radio network

Native GRAMMY nominees bring up new names

Oneida Nation to Host Grammy Party

Native musician Jim Boyd winning recognition

American Indian Colleges Embrace Native Heritage

School debates longtime mascot

Tulsa Ministry Group approves motion for Mascot Change

1-12-2003
Interior Dept. Finishes Indian Fund Plan

Deadline Is Asked in Tribal Lands Case

Campbell plots end to Indian trust fray

Legal holes in BLM ‘gather’

Winnebago Tribe gives BIA eviction notice

Kirtland native strives to be first Native American female to graduate from West Point

Frightened Cody reports to Phoenix federal 'camp'

Tulsa School Urged To Drop Redskins Moniker

Clay Heritage - With Her Clay, She Reshapes Her Heritage

1-5-2003
Pick for trust fund irks Indian leaders

Myopic commentary: bigoted assertions belong in the past

Hopi High NHS food drive targets elders

Voice of the new tribes

Medicine Cards can help create a link with nature

1-1-2003
Ethics Probe Ordered of 6 U.S. Lawyers in Indian Trust Suit

Supreme Court justices appear unconvinced in Navajo trust case

USDA Weighs Complaint Over W. Va. 4-H

Mother, Two Children Die In House Fire On Cherokee Reservation

Ahenakew remains under siege after anti-Semitic outburst

Inuktitut on rise in Nunavik

Morongo tribe donates in the spirit of the season

Southwest Indian Foundation Catalog Grows

12-21-2002
Peltier's Sentence-Reduction Bid Rejected

Interior Gets OK for Department Overhaul

Norton Lawyer Seeks Reversal of Citation

Ban on Speaking Navajo Leads Restaurant Staff to Sue

Dee Brown, 94, Dies; Librarian, Author Of 'Bury My Heart'

Aboriginal elder says he's 'ashamed, sorry' for his praise of Hitler

Native children stripped, held in drunk tank

W.Va. 4-H Clubs to Keep Tribal Names

Mormon Excommunication Hearing Postponed

11-27-2002
Endeavour Blasts Off Toward Space Station

American Indian Astronaut Awed by Moment

Indian Royalties Case Official Retires

Eatery's English edict spurs suit

Gang Violence Prevalent on Tohono O'odham Nation

Indians chafe at portrayal in texts

11-19-2002
Herrington's space shuttle mission delayed until November 22, at the earliest

Feds to Appeal Norton's Contempt

South Dakota settles ACLU vote suit

Oklahoma Dedicates Capitol Dome

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma pays tribute to its veterans

Native American housing act waits for president's signature

Mohegans join with EL firm to form info tech company

Council to revisit dog-team ruling

Indian Web Founder Aims to Inspire

11-11-2002
NASA Calls Off Endeavour's Launch

Native American to Fly on Shuttle

American Indians honor astronaut in prelaunch ceremony

Indian veterans fought as Americans

Interior to move forward with proposal to repeal and amend federal Indian law

Secrets Of The Shadow Wolves: Ancient Skills Meet Modern Crimes

Northwestern Native American Tribe Travels on the Road to Development

Tribe bets on future with new homes

11-03-2002
Chickasaw astronaut preps for November 11 flight

Study: Indians jailed more often

Okalik introduces Nunavut’s first human rights bill

Rape trial continues over rape of 14 year-old Indian girl

Closure blamed on tribal sales

Inuits of Canada's Arctic craft an astonishing film

NATIVE Voc-ed District on ballot

'Grandma Hazel,' tribal historian, dead at 84

10-27-2002
Interior pulls out of trust reform task force

Oklahoma Gang-Rape Trial Opens

Tribal Court prevails in Patterson case

Traditional family declining in Nunavut

California Casino Dispute Stalls Parks Legislation

Viejas chairman arrested and released

Hopi students learn what Harvard admissions entail

Indians Increasingly Produce Own Films

SDSU returns a $2,500 gift linked to Aztec warrior masco

10-20-2002
Tribal Connections

Tribal police, FBI walk delicate line

Protecting Navajos at work

Victims win $21.5 million from territorial governments

Human rights meeting focuses on job issues

Consortium to Develop Indian Country Telecommunications Infrastructure

Funding delays may force closure of Iqaluit Internet site

Cook looks to increase enrollment of Indian students at BSU

TCUSD Primary School ranked outstanding by state standards

Pond Inlet elder honoured

President Carter’s Nobel Prize: Honoring a man of peace

Windtalkers': 1 part fact, 5 parts Hollywood action-thriller

October 14, 2002
Report: Americas Indians See Racism

Thousands Protest Columbus Parades

Accounting of first Indian trust fund complete, still controversial

Gang activity growing on Minnesota's reservations

Dreaming of Homes On the Reservation

Fightin' Whites Team Gets New Brew

Kan. Statue Put on Statehouse Dome

Affirmative Action Challenged Again