Mark Trahant: Growing the IHS budget in tough times (February 8, 2010)

"President Barack Obama answered an important philosophical question last week: How will the federal government fully fund a starved Indian health system? The answer...

NIEA vice president delivers education speech in DC (February 8, 2010)

NIEA Vice-President Dr. Teresa Makuakane-Drechsel delivers the 2010 State of Native Education Address. Photo © NIEA. Weather conditions kept many people away from Washington,...

Editorial: Lawmaker takes on Creek Nation for lawsuit (February 8, 2010)

"State Rep. Doug Cox isn’t happy with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation — as a lawmaker or as a physician. The tribe filed a federal lawsuit...

Northwestern Band commemorates 1863 massacre (February 8, 2010)

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation marked the anniversary of the 1863 Bear River Massacre last month. On January 29, 1863, the U.S....

Little Traverse Bay Bands ends partnership with tribe (February 8, 2010)

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan will no longer be doing business with a tribe whose executives have been accused of...

Torres Martinez Tribe behind on $1.54M fine for TANF (February 8, 2010)

The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians of California say they can't pay a $1.54 million fine over mismanagement of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families...

Opinion: Cobell case settled for pennies on the dollar (February 8, 2010)

"In 1994, as mineral and gas corporations were discovering new reserves of oil and gas on tribal reservations across the West, a feisty middle-aged Blackfeet...

USET, NIEA on schedule despite big snowstorm in DC (February 8, 2010)

Dozens of tribal leaders and Indian educators are making their way to Washington, D.C., even as the nation's capitol digs itself out of a major...

Editorial: Sheriff wrong about Coeur d'Alene policing (February 8, 2010)

"In a reasonable world, a public-safety measure like one the Idaho Legislature should see in the coming days would not be necessary. But sometimes the...

Miccosukee Tribe cuts sponsorship for NASCAR driver (February 8, 2010)

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is no longer sponsoring NASCAR events or supporting NASCAR drivers. Under former chairman Billy Cypress, the tribe sponsored all three...

Obama proposes cut in NAGPRA tribal grant program (February 8, 2010)

In his fiscal year 2011 budget, President Barack Obama is seeking a 25 percent reduction in Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act grants, Indian...

Tim Giago: Cherokee Nation fights termination effort (February 8, 2010)

How many of you know that a U. S. Congresswoman from California has twice tried to terminate the federal status of the Cherokee Nation? It...

Opinion: Quileute Nation not getting rich off 'Twilight' (February 8, 2010)

"All the world, it seems, has been bitten by “Twilight.” Conservative estimates place revenue generated from Stephenie Meyer’s vampire chronicles — the books, movies...

Former Passamaquoddy police chief accused of theft (February 8, 2010)

The former longtime police chief for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point in Maine has been indicted on theft and misuse of property charges. Joseph...