en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Native Peoples headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Transferring ownership of unused lighthouses is a notoriously sluggish process. Yet even in the snail world of federal bureaucracy, surely the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians have waited long enough. Please, Congress, hand over the Cape Arago Lighthouse and the surrounding land. http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/07/02/opinion/editorial/doc486bc9b4d0adb292607334.txt Native Peoples Oregon 07/02/2008 Coos Bay World B.C.'s forgotten Sinixt Nation reoccupies its homeland. A tale of tenacity and joyous rebirth. http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/06/30/BackFromExtinction/ Native Peoples British Columbia Canada 07/01/2008 The Tyee A new effort is underway at the university to help Alaska Natives overcome dismal graduation rates and earn biology degrees. The effort includes a summer bridging program, where incoming freshmen get the chance to work in the field with state and federal scientists.The effort to create more biologists is part of the highly successful Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program. The 13-year-old program, dependent largely on private funding, has boosted retention rates for engineering students by reaching into high schools to grab college prospects early. http://newsminer.com/news/2008/jun/29/university-alaska-program-seeks-create-native-biol/ Environment Native Peoples Alaska 06/29/2008 Fairbanks Daily News Miner Wednesday marked the anniversary of an iconic moment of American history: Custer's Last Stand, the culmination of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's disastrous attack on a coalition of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians camped on the Little Bighorn River. What few Americans know is that the command of about 600 men Custer led into battle in 1876 included about 35 American Indians, mostly Arikaras but also six Crow and a few Santee Sioux. Some Indian scouts died alongside the 7th Cavalry at Little Bighorn. Others would ride away as the fighting began and spend the rest of their lives recounting what little they saw of the battle. http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_9731558?source=rss Native Peoples US Northwest 06/29/2008 Contra Costa Times The Supreme Court of Canada says that the disadvantage of aboriginal peoples in Canada is indisputable, and because of that, an exclusive aboriginal-only fishery on British Columbia's Fraser River did not violate the constitutional rights of non-native fishermen. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080628.BCFISHERY28/TPStory/TPNational/?page=rss&id=GAM.20080628.BCFISHERY28 Native Peoples Salmon Canada 06/29/2008 Toronto Globe and Mail A B.C. first nation wants construction work halted at a British Columbia high school which members believe was built over the burial ground of a chief hanged in 1865. The Tsilhqot'in people say the final resting place of Chief Ahan - and possibly hundreds of others - is beneath the asphalt of the parking lot of New Westminster Secondary School, in suburban Vancouver. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080630.BCREMAINS30/TPStory/TPNational/?page=rss&id=GAM.20080630.BCREMAINS30 Native Peoples British Columbia 06/30/2008 Toronto Globe and Mail The oral histories of the Coquille Indian Tribe tell of literally tons of fish being pulled out of Coos Bay to be dried and eaten in camps. Those days are no more, as decades of overfishing, habitat-harming timber practices and changing marine environment have left Coos Bay barren of species like Chinook salmon. But last week saw the beginning of a partnership between the Coquille Indian Tribe, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Salmon Trout Enhancement Program with the lofty goal of restoring historic fish populations to the bay. http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/06/29/news/doc4865d8e5837e4982441735.txt Native Peoples Salmon Solutions Wildlife Oregon 06/29/2008 Coos Bay World It’s going to take an act of Congress for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians to take over the neglected Cape Arago Lighthouse. Given the bipartisan support for a bill introduced this week, that shouldn’t be a problem. http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=118395&sid=1&fid=1 Native Peoples Oregon 06/26/2008 Eugene Register Guard POPULATION: 81 (2007) LOCATION: On Anchorage Bay on the south shore of the Alaska Peninsula, 450 miles southwest of Anchorage. DESCRIPTION: A mixture of non-Native and Alutiiq residents. http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/447116.html Native Peoples Alaska 06/27/2008 Anchorage Daily News