Osage Nation eyes rehearing in reservation status case (March 9, 2010)

The Osage Nation of Oklahoma will ask the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a case over the status of its reservation, Chief Jim...

Alcohol blamed for crash that killed two Navajo sisters (March 9, 2010)

A New Mexico man accused in connection with an accident that killed two sisters from the Navajo Nation has a long history of drunk-driving, according...

Taos Pueblo man filed suit over tribal court proceedings (March 9, 2010)

A Taos Pueblo man says his tribe's court violated the Indian Civil Rights Act and tribal law by convicting him and sentencing him without a...

California names first official for Native veterans affairs (March 9, 2010)

California appears to be the first state in the nation with a post dedicated to Native American veterans affairs. Pedro Molina, a member of...

10th Circuit split on uranium activity on Navajo Nation (March 9, 2010)

A split decision of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a federal permit for uranium activity on land held in trust for...

Navajo man declares candidacy for Arizona Legislature (March 9, 2010)

Jack C. Jackson, Jr., a member of the Navajo Nation, announced his candidacy for the Arizona Legislature on Monday. Jackson wants to represent Legislative District...

Obama administration eyes compromise on sacred site (March 9, 2010)

The Obama administration disappointed tribes last year when it asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a sacred site case involving the sacred San...

Rob Capriccioso: Indian actor needed in DC for film role (March 9, 2010)

"I just received an announcement that a producer for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is currently in production on 16 videos to be...

Opinion: Wampanoag leaders speak with forked tongue (March 9, 2010)

"My satiric headline is a paraphrase of the phrase from a thousand western movies of our unenlightened past, always spoken in the films by...

Billy Frank: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe restores fishery (March 9, 2010)

"I am excited that those two Elwha River dams will begin to come down next year, and you should be excited too. It’s been...

Sen. Schumer warns DOI against land-into-trust action (March 9, 2010)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) says the Obama administration shouldn't take action to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. The decision...

Soo Tribe's former police chief and daughter set for trial (March 9, 2010)

Fred Paquin, the former police chief for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan, and his daughter, Mary Cullen, are scheduled to...

Lummi Nation helps youth with $1.2M 'Youthbuild' grant (March 9, 2010)

The Lummi Nation of Washington is using a $1.2 million Youthbuild grant to provide opportunities for young people on the reservation. The program helps...

Little Traverse Bay Bands weighs open meeting statute (March 9, 2010)

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan is reportedly considering a new open meetings policy. The tribal council at one point barred...

Witness list for House hearing on trust fund settlement (March 9, 2010)

The House Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing tomorrow to examine the Cobell trust fund settlement. The hearing takes place at 10am in Room 1324...

Death of informant in artifact case raises legal question (March 9, 2010)

Attorneys for defendants in a major Indian artifact case are challenging the work of a federal government informant who died last week. Ted Dan Gardiner,...

Hoh Tribe awaits vote on measure to acquire park lands (March 9, 2010)

Congress has yet to take approve a bill that would allow the Hoh Tribe of Washington to acquire land within Olympic National Park. The tribe...

Elouise Cobell responds to questions about settlement (March 9, 2010)

Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, will be answering questions about the proposed settlement to the case. Cobell is a...

Baby girl dies after being attacked by dog on Iowa land (March 9, 2010)

An infant died on Monday after being attacked by a dog on Iowa Tribe land in Oklahoma. A relative said the girl was less than...