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Lawsuit questions school board district on Fort Peck Reservation (08/08)
The American Civil Liberties Union in Montana has filed a voting rights lawsuit on behalf of residents of the Fort Peck Reservation.

Cabinet secretaries to visit Wind River Reservation in Wyoming (08/07)
Two Cabinet secretaries will visit the Wind River Reservation tomorrow during their trip to Wyoming.

Oregon governor announces veto notice for Indian mascot bill (08/07)
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) officially gave his veto notice for Senate Bill 215, an Indian mascot bill.

Oregon governor to veto bill allowing some Indian mascots (08/05)
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) is set to veto a bill that allows public schools to keep their Indian mascots with approval of the local tribe.

UB News: Partnership with IHS promotes health in New York (08/02)
Partnership with Indian Health Service to improve health of Native Americans in upstate New York.

Blog: Tribal college students harness solar energy for housing (07/31)
Students at Oglala Lakota College in South Dakota are learning about solar energy.

WPR: Ho-Chunk Nation shares culture with students from China (07/30)
Wisconsin Public Radio reports on a cultural exchange between students from the Ho-Chunk Nation and China.

MSU News: Mississippi Choctaws push healthy eating for youth (07/30)
A partnership with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians promotes healthy eating for youth.

Editorial: Red Lake Nation expands opportunity at tribal colleg (07/30)
Newspaper welcomes new government center and tribal college for the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota.

Inspector in Mexico fired after confronting Indian boy on street (07/30)
An inspector in Mexico was fired after video showed him confronting a 10-year-old Indian boy on the street.

Red Lake Nation breaks ground on government center, college (07/26)
The Red Lake Nation of Minnesota broke ground on a $21 million complex that includes a government center and tribal college.

MSU Extension: Tribes work to restore Great Lakes sturgeon (07/24)
Michigan State University Extension on efforts by tribes and the state to restore sturgeon runs in the Great Lakes.

Study: Native people used for hunger experiments in Canada (07/17)
Native people in Canada were used for hunger experiments during the 1940s and 1950s, according to a new study.

President of Haskell University leaves after two years on job (07/16)
Haskell Indian Nations University, a tribal college in Kansas, is once again in need of a leader.

Young people in Aboriginal village develop their own language (07/16)
Young people in an Aboriginal village in Australia have developed their own language, The New York Times reports.

Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux student competing for big title (07/09)
Charlie Nicole Cuny, 19, an Oglala Sioux Tribal member and a 2012 graduate of Red Cloud High School is running for the title of Miss Native American USA.

Native Sun News: Indian students seek education in the world (07/09)
Some students dream about leaving the Reservation to attend a college that will give them new experiences. Others take it a step farther and wish to travel to an entirely different continent to search out those experiences.

Center finally consults tribes on Sand Creek Massacre exhibit (07/03)
History Colorado, a state agency, finally consulted tribes about an exhibit on the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.

Se-ah-dom Edmo: Indian mascots a dishonor to tribal people (07/03)
Se-ah-dom Edmo and Sam Sachs discuss the ongoing controversy over the use of Indian mascots at public schools in Oregon.

Oregon governor set to veto bill with Indian mascot exception (07/02)
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) is expected to veto a bill that allows public schools to keep their Indian mascots as long as a tribe supports it.

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