Editorial: Barrasso should listen to tribes on Cobell settlement (June 28, 2010)

"It's hard to understand why U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., is working to make changes in a $3.4 billion federal settlement with American Indians. The...

BIA names permanent regional director for Great Plains office (June 28, 2010)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs named Weldon “Bruce” Loudermilk as the permanent director for the Great Plains Regional Office. Loudermilk, a member of the...

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation elder works to save language (June 28, 2010)

Cecelia Jackson, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas, is the last fluent speaker of Potawatomi on he reservation. But Jackson,...

Alaska Native leaders ready for meeting with Larry Echo Hawk (June 28, 2010)

Alaska Native leaders are meeting with Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk, the leader of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in Fairbanks today. The tribes plan...

Blackfeet Nation heads to the polls to fill five council positions (June 28, 2010)

Members of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana will vote tomorrow in a general election to fill five council seats. Willie Sharp Jr., who currently serves...

Navajo community moves to address suicide among its youth (June 28, 2010)

A small community on the Navajo Nation is hosting training sessions and other events in hopes of preventing youth suicide. Five youth between the ages...

Mark Trahant: Community health centers and Indian health funding (June 28, 2010)

This past weekend the Coeur d’Alene Tribe celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Benewah Medical Center in Plummer, Idaho. “In 1987, the BMC Web site...

Restaurant group changes alcohol policy after fatal accidents (June 28, 2010)

A restaurant group in New Mexico has changed its alcohol serving policy after being linked to two fatal cases in which Indian people were killed...

Omaha Tribe seeks compensation for use of cultural property (June 28, 2010)

The Omaha Tribal Historical Research Project is asking the University of Nebraska Foundation to set aside money to compensate the Omaha Tribe for the use...

Dozens of officers respond to shooting on Soboba Reservation (June 28, 2010)

Dozens of local and state officers responded to the fatal shooting of a man on the Soboba Reservation in California, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported. William...

Libby Washburn: Remembering Udall legacy in Indian Country (June 28, 2010)

"On June 20, more than 500 people gathered for a touching tribute to Stewart L. Udall, who passed away March 20, 2010. At the “Celebration...

Supreme Court dismisses petition in Cobell accounting appeal (June 28, 2010)

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a petition in Cobell v. Salazar, the Indian trust fund lawsuit last Thursday at the request of the plaintiffs and...

Witness list for Indian Affairs Committee hearing on diabetes (June 28, 2010)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a business meeting and oversight hearing this Wednesday, June 30. The hearing will focus on diabetes. The witness...

Opinion: Recognize achievements of Maine Native Americans (June 28, 2010)

"While I was pleased to learn of the effort to increase access to and success of native Americans in higher education, reading it reminded me...

Brent Wesley: An Indian within the meaning of the Indian Act (June 28, 2010)

"Well, we still have point-of-sale tax exemption when the new HST takes effect. A nice victory. Although it won’t happen until September as a process...

NPR: Obama opens Promise Neighborhoods program to tribes (June 28, 2010)

"When community activist Diana Buza read about plans to clone the Harlem Children's Zone with government funding, she said, "Count me in." But she's far...

Editorial: Interior Department can't be trusted to handle cash (June 28, 2010)

"Maybe the federal Interior Department should stick to managing land and natural resources and let someone else handle the cash. Montanans are well aware of...

Senate Judiciary Committee takes up Elena Kagan nomination (June 28, 2010)

The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin the confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan at 12:30pm today. Kagan is the former dean at...

Sen. Byrd, longest serving member of Congress, passes at 92 (June 28, 2010)

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), the longest-serving member of Congress, died on Sunday. He was 92. Byrd joined the Senate in 1958. He was re-elected...

Tim Giago: A Native American newspaper was born on July 1, 1981 (June 28, 2010)

On July 1, 1981, a small, weekly newspaper was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The paper was named The Lakota Times...

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