Read more Native American stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9906/native-american.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74302/less-racist-names-for-that-washington-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Redskins may have dodged the latest legal challenge to its (allegedly) racist team name, but with more on the way, bloggers are tossing out alternatives owner Dan Snyder should consider. The Week collects the best: Washington Nationals: Sharing a nickname with a baseball team didn’t hurt the New York...http://www.newser.com/story/74302/less-racist-names-for-that-washington-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:22:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73365/mexican-gangs-move-into-us-indian-land.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexican drug gangs have been rapidly expanding their marijuana-growing operations in the US in recent years, especially on Indian reservations. The gangs take advantage of underfunded tribal police departments, large tracts of unused land, and overlapping jurisdictions to set up grows on reservations from California to South Dakota, authorities say....http://www.newser.com/story/73365/mexican-gangs-move-into-us-indian-land.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 2:12:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71375/states-employers-un-discover-columbus-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagColumbus Day is rapidly sailing off the calendar all over the US. Some 22 states no longer give their workers the day off and many employers have begun "holiday swapping," requiring workers to come in on Columbus Day in return for an extra day off at Christmas or New Year's....http://www.newser.com/story/71375/states-employers-un-discover-columbus-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Oct 2009 9:09:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71374/2-dead-after-arizona-sweat-lodge-ceremony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo people died and 19 others were taken to hospital after a "sweat lodge" ceremony at a new-age Arizona retreat last night. Some 68 people were packed into a tarpaulin-covered dome for the 2-hour ceremony, which involved pouring water over hot rocks to produce steam in an effort to free...http://www.newser.com/story/71374/2-dead-after-arizona-sweat-lodge-ceremony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 22:05:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68643/french-mayor-to-schoolkids-no-kissing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeading back to school in a French community normally means greeting friends with kisses on the cheek—but not when there’s swine flu to worry about. A mayor in Brittany has banned such public displays, and she won’t kiss anyone in greeting, either, the Guardian reports. Rather, she instructs children...http://www.newser.com/story/68643/french-mayor-to-schoolkids-no-kissing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 13:20:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62507/justice-dept-opposes-effort-to-dig-up-geronimo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to unearth the bones of Geronimo from his Oklahoma tomb and rebury them in his native New Mexico, the BBC reports. The Apache leader’s descendants also name Yale University and the Skull and Bones society, which allegedly...http://www.newser.com/story/62507/justice-dept-opposes-effort-to-dig-up-geronimo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 11:38:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51198/geronimos-heirs-sue-yale-to-get-skull-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDescendants of the legendary Apache chief Geronimo are suing Yale and its secretive Skull and Bones Society for the return of his skull and other remains, reports the Hartford Courant . The suit alleges that members of Skull and Bones—including Prescott Bush, father and grandfather of a pair of presidents—...http://www.newser.com/story/51198/geronimos-heirs-sue-yale-to-get-skull-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 17:36:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40993/mystery-writer-tony-hillerman-dead-at-83.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBestselling author Tony Hillerman died yesterday at 83 of pulmonary failure, the AP reports. He was known for his mystery novels, which featured two Navajo policemen with distinct views on their people, constantly balancing the Navajo world with the Anglo one. A onetime journalist, he found success with Skinwalkers in...http://www.newser.com/story/40993/mystery-writer-tony-hillerman-dead-at-83.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 6:39:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29504/feds-may-return-badlands-to-sioux.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe National Park Service might return half of South Dakota's Badlands National Park to the Oglala Sioux, reports the LA Times, some 6 decades after the US military ousted 800 members from the territory during World War II. The measure still needs Congressional approval, and tribal members remain unsure whether...http://www.newser.com/story/29504/feds-may-return-badlands-to-sioux.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Jun 2008 20:00:00 CDT