Tribal College News ACT Inc. Board, CEO Paid Higher Than Most Nonprofits DES MOINES, Iowa
The Iowa City-based nonprofit organization that develops ACT college entrance tests pays its board and its top executive more than almost all other nonprofit organizations in the United States. Nov 12, 2007, 17:13
Tribal College News Tribe settles with California school district over discrimination claims Christine Wilson remembers the way the father of her children, an American Indian of the Paiute tribe, was picked on at school in Bishop, the small mountain town where they grew up. But watching their daughters get roughed up and suspended unfairly told her it was time for real change, she said. Sep 18, 2007, 22:07
Tribal College News Indians criticize No Child Left Behind SANTA FE
The No Child Left Behind law fails to recognize native cultures and languages, American Indian officials and educators told a U.S. Senate committee. Aug 13, 2007, 22:36
Tribal College News Learning N.C. American Indian culture helps broaden horizons ST. JAMES N.C.
The flat coastal plain, punctuated by trailers and cornfields, offers few clues that this is the home of the Waccamaw-Siouans, a little-known American Indian tribe that has lived in southeastern North Carolina since the mid-1700s. Aug 13, 2007, 22:27
Tribal College News R.I. loses lawsuit casting doubt on Indian land trusts PROVIDENCE R.I.
Rhode Island authorities lost a lawsuit Friday disputing the federal government's ability to take land into trust for American Indian tribes, a case Indian rights groups fear could undermine tribal land across the country. Jul 23, 2007, 18:17
Tribal College News Eagle Feather Laws Still in Place TAHLEQUAH Okla.
Although the bald eagle recently was removed from the endangered species list, the laws regulating the possession of the bird's feathers are still in place. Jul 23, 2007, 17:57
Tribal College News Navajo Leaders Meet with Indian Affairs Delegate WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.
Needs across Indian Country include jails, schools, infrastructure and water. On the Navajo Nation, those needs surface on a much larger scale than elsewhere, a U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs official says. Jul 18, 2007, 12:10
