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House committees given extension on IHCIA (April 28, 2008)

It took the Senate more than a year to pass the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and it looks like it will take the House even longer. The law, first...

Column: It's time to apologize to Native Americans (April 28, 2008)

"Florida has just joined Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey and Virginia in passing resolutions expressing regret for its role in the “shameful chapter” of Southern slavery. Several other slave...

Opinion: Get rid of Indian mascots in sports (April 28, 2008)

"My husband greets each new major league baseball season with hope and anticipation that his favorite boyhood team, the Cleveland Indians, will make it to the post-season, and perhaps even...

IHS to replace Fort Yuma Indian Hospital (April 28, 2008)

The Indian Health Service is moving to replace the Fort Yuma Indian Hospital in Fort Yuma, Arizona. The hospital dates back to 1852. It is the oldest facility in...

Yakama man upset with lack of federal prosecution (April 28, 2008)

Billy Hudson, a 28-year-old member of the Yakama Nation of Washington, is upset that charges haven't been brought against the teens that he says are responsible for paralyzing him....

Nisqually Tribe seeks control of Frank's Landing (April 28, 2008)

A lawsuit in federal court will determine whether the Nisqually Tribe of Washington has control over the Frank’s Landing Community. The tribe says the community, which was the site...

Column: Native American or American Indian? (April 28, 2008)

"When I saw the page proof for today’s Page 1, I was reminded of a recent e-mail exchange I’d had with a reader. The page proof used the term Indian...

Snoqualmie group banishes, disenrolls rivals (April 28, 2008)

A faction claiming control of the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington banished eight rivals and disenrolled more than 60 people at a closed meeting on Sunday. Only "preferred voters" were...

Column: Bad blood over Narragansett raid (April 28, 2008)

"I had no problem with the jury’s conviction earlier this month of Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas and two other tribal members on misdemeanor charges stemming from the raid on their...

Opinion: Disrespect at the Supreme Court (April 28, 2008)

"While the facts of the case [Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Company Inc] are interesting enough, and the legal questions are vitally important, do tribal courts...

Leech Lake man sentenced over offender registry (April 28, 2008)

A man from the Leech Lake Ojibwe Reservation in Minnesota was sentenced for failing to register as a state sex offender. Peter John Jones initially won a ruling from the...

House Resources Committee markup on Wednesday (April 28, 2008)

The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a markup this Wednesday. Two Indian bills are on the agenda. They are: • HR 4841: To approve, ratify, and confirm the settlement...

House Resources Committee hearing on border fence (April 28, 2008)

The House Resources Committee is holding a field hearing in Brownsville, Texas, today on the U.S.-Mexico border fence. The Department of Homeland Security recently waived a slew of environmental and...

Decision on Oneida land-into-trust due this week (April 28, 2008)

The Bush administration is set to make a decision on the Oneida Nation's controversial land-into-trust application. The tribe asked for 17,000 acres in two New York counties to be placed...

Oklahoma tribes oppose English-only legislation (April 28, 2008)

Two Oklahoma tribes have voted against a bill that would make English the official language in the state. The Muscogee Nation National Council unanimously approved a resolution against Senate Bill...

Tim Giago: How Native people feel about mascots (April 28, 2008)

On Saturday the NFL held its annual draft. As the images bounced around my television screen, especially that of the Washington, D. C. team, my mind conjured a couple of...

Jodi Rave: Fort Lewis College in 'boarding school era' (April 28, 2008)

"Sonya Abe, a Mandan-Hidatsa/Navajo, will graduate Saturday from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., a school ranked ninth nationally in awarding bachelor's degrees to Native students. But despite that...

Editorial: Yakama Nation opposition to reservoir (April 28, 2008)

"While we don't accept the notion that the ambitious Black Rock reservoir proposal is dead simply because of the $6 billion-plus cost of building it, we would have to admit...

Opinion: Shameful attacks on Blue Lake Rancheria (April 28, 2008)

"Many of us throughout Humboldt have read recent letters and articles in which the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe has been portrayed in a negative light. To those very vocal few:...

Editorial: Finally the year for Lumbee recognition? (April 28, 2008)

"We’ve seen years of Lumbee bills moving from committee to the floor of one branch or the other of Congress. But we’ve never seen one pass. That’s a shame, because...
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