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(Breaking News: 10-03-08: In a last minute decision by a federal judge on Oct. 3rd, federal authorities have confirmed that the trial of John Graham will be postponed because of a technical flaw in the indictment regarding Jurisdiction. Graham in a recent motion, claimed that because he is not an American Indian as defined by U.S. statutes, the U.S does not have jurisdiction over him in this case. The murder case against Graham was dismissed, but new charges were filed shortly after the decision by Federal Judge Lawrence Piersol )
Pathologist to testify, prosecutors argue on
witness statements on rape made by Graham to Frank Dillon and the late Al Gates.
By Carson Walker
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (AP) 9-08
 Federal prosecutors plan to have a Minneapolis pathologist testify about the autopsy he did on Annie Mae Aquash after her body was found in 1976 on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
John Graham was scheduled to stand trial Oct. 6 in Rapid City on a charge he shot Aquash, a fellow Canadian and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), two months earlier. This case will now be rescheduled according to recent court rulings on October 3.
Graham’s lawyer, John Murphy, had asked the judge to dismiss the case, arguing that U.S. courts do not have jurisdiction because the accused and victim were Canadians. The issue is a technical one, in which Murphy claimed U.S. prosecutors had not proven that Graham was an Indian under U.S. law, and that if they could, the indictment did not indicate that he was one.
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Story & Photos By Sandra Hale Schulman
Santa Fe, New Mexico (NFIC) 9-08
Santa Fe Indian Market 2008
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| Best of show: Sheldon Harvey, Paintin |
The classiest, largest, and most stylish Indian market in the world, this year’s Santa Fe Indian Market was as hot as a Hatch green chile. It was pretty cool too, if you happened to get caught in the sudden hail storm that ended the market early on Sunday afternoon.
Bring together 1,200 artists from about 100 tribes who show their work in over 600 booths and you get an estimated 100,000 visitors to Santa Fe from all over the world. Buyers, collectors and gallery owners come to Indian Market to take advantage of the opportunity to buy directly from the artists. For many visitors, this is a rare opportunity to meet the artists and learn about contemporary Indian arts and cultures. First class quality is the hallmark of the Santa Fe Indian Market.
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By Arigon Starr
News From Indian Country 9-08
 What is a “Real Indian” anyway?
There are as many kinds of “Real Indians” as there are tribes.
Most folks seem to agree that a “Real Indian” knows where they’re from and who their people are. A tribal enrollment card is a good indicator, but since plenty of tribes don’t have state or federal recognition it’s not the only criteria. Are you a Pow-Wow or a Conference Indian? Perhaps you are Traditional, know your language, or work at the tribal health clinic or casino? Maybe you’re a scholar, a businessperson, a writer or play for the Boston Red Sox like Jacoby Ellsbury or like Oklahoma Sooner quarterback Sam Bradford?
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Produced by Paul DeMain
Reserve, Wisconsin (LCOTV) 9-08
 Duke and Lucas Wolf, family members and friends like Chad LaPointe and Willy were busy harvesting wild rice
during September.
As each day went by, and weather provided, the trash
barrels used for storage of husked rice continued to grow and the
process of drying, parching and duskiness began.
Using the same typical
approach of many people on the reservation, they make do with what they have on hand.
Duke Wolf, with the help of many intellectual Rez thinkers of great forethought,
fashion a thrasher out of an old gas engine mortar mixer
and as the days go by the operation grows with fans from the house, parts from the kitchen cupboard and garage walls, funnels, and finally a
tarp to cover it during a drizzle.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP) 9-08
The U.S. House has voted to award the Congressional Gold Medal to “code talkers” who served in the nation’s armed services during World Wars I and II.
Legislation authored by Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla., passed by a voice vote and now goes to the Senate. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., is expected to push for quick passage, The Oklahoman reported from its Washington bureau.
Code talkers were American Indians who were able to transmit vital communications using their native languages that German forces could not decipher.
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