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Groups praise passage of Indian Health Care Act (February 27, 2008)

The nation's largest inter-tribal and Indian health organizations welcomed Senate passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act on Tuesday. The National Congress of American Indians, the National Indian Health...

Pueblo concerned about airline flight patterns (February 27, 2008)

Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico is worried about flight patterns over its reservation. American Eagle and Delta Air Lines want to start flights from Santa Fe to Los...

Red Lake families sue crisis management firm (February 27, 2008)

Nearly two dozen families from the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota are suing a crisis management firm. The families say MacNeil Environmental Inc. failed to provide an adequate emergency plan...

Native group home for children is shut down (February 27, 2008)

The government of Saskatchewan has shut down a children's group home run by the Keeseekoose First Nation. The Wi Ci Ti Zon Group Home was closed after reports of a...

ICT: An interview with the Diva, Arigon Starr (February 27, 2008)

Indian Country Today interviews Kickapoo/Creek entertainer Arigon Starr about her new project -- "Super Indian," a comic book and radio program about a very special hero. Indian Country Today:...

Sen. Dorgan: An honor for Woodrow Wilson Keeble (February 27, 2008)

"On Monday at the White House, President Bush will present the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest military honor, to a full blooded Sioux Indian from Wahpeton, North Dakota,...

Native village sues energy companies over erosion (February 27, 2008)

The Alaska Native village of Kivalina and the city of Kivalina have filed suit against 24 energy companies, saying global warming is destroying their community. The 400 residents of...

Editorial: No second chance for Ex-Rep. Bob Ney (February 27, 2008)

"Some people make bad decisions. Sometimes those decisions put them in prison. Some even deserve a second chance. This is not the case with former Congressman Bob Ney. Ney, who...

House Resources hearing on land-into-trust policy (February 27, 2008)

Note: The hearing ended around 2:10pm. Audio clips are below. The last minute or so of the final Q&A with Panel 3 is not available due to a dropout in...

Senate Indian Affairs hearing on foreign aid lessons (February 27, 2008)

The hearing has started and the audio-only link is working. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing this morning on S.2232, the Foreign Aid Lessons for Domestic Economic...

Richard Powers: Defending the AIM occupation (February 27, 2008)

The following was written by Richard Powers, Fond du Lac Anishnabe from Minnesota and participant of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. In...

Tim Giago: Paying tribute to Harold Iron Shield (February 27, 2008)

My longtime friend and fellow Native American journalist, Harold Iron Shield, journeyed to the Spirit World on February 7, 2008. The first time I met Harold he was publishing a...
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