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Pricey Painting
Richard West, while director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, spent $48,500 in museum funds for a portrait of himself by a non-Native artist. Two U.S. senators call for an investigation into West's spending.  (1/4/2008)

It's Official: Piestewa Peak
A federal panel officially renames a Phoenix mountain for the first American Indian woman to die in combat while serving in the U.S. military.  (4/11/2008)

Federal Inquiry Clears Navajos in Flap Over Hawaiian Conference
Department of Interior says Navajo Nation did not misuse federal funds in sending employees to the National Indian Education Association conference in Honolulu last October.  (3/14/2008)

Senate Passes Indian Health Care Bill
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act aims to improve IHS programs, health clinics on reservations and the number of Natives in health professions.  (2/26/2008)

Rez Chef
A new cooking show, Rez Chef, premiered on the public television station at the tribal Salish Kootenai College. The half-hour program weaves cooking and healthier lifestyles in with Native American tradition and culture.  (2/22/2008)

Transit Agency Rejects Ad for Saving Salmon, ACLU Files Free Speech Lawsuit
The decision of Portland's Tri-Met Transit's to not run an advertisement to save salmon has prompted the American Civil Liberties Union to file a lawsuit on behalf of the Karuk Tribe and other groups.  (2/22/2008)

Makah Whaling Case
A new Makah judge has taken over tribal proceedings against whalers of Neah Bay, Wash., who harpooned and shot a whale in September.  (2/22/2008)

Voices From the Past
A project, aimed at reviving indigenous languages, taps into the decades-old work of an eccentric, yet devoted, linguist. <br />  (2/16/2008)

A Long Overdue Apology?
An apology for government policies of the past has been added to the Indian health care bill.  (2/16/2008)

Australian Apology to Aborigines Raises Hopes for Compensation
Australia's apology to Aborigines for decades of racist policies drew an outpouring of emotion. But attention quickly turned to what many consider the inevitable next step: paying compensation to victims of past injustices.  (2/14/2008)