Tribes in California join county's request for long-promised water (August 31, 2010)

The Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Yurok Tribe are supporting Humboldt County's request for water that was promised by an act of Congress in 1955....

Tohono O'odham Nation reported 44 migrant deaths last month (August 31, 2010)

A near-record 59 people died in July while crossing from Mexico into the United States. Of the deaths, 44 occurred on the Tohono O'odham Nation....

Long-running Indian public affairs television program cancelled (August 31, 2010)

Inside Native America, the longest-running Indian public affairs television program in the nation, has been canceled. George Tiger, a member of the Muscogee Nation, hosted...

Deadline looms for tribes in New York over state tobacco taxes (August 31, 2010)

Starting on Wednesday, the state of New York will impose a tobacco tax on reservations unless a federal judge takes action. Wholesalers that sell tobacco...

Judge who jailed Taos Pueblo group for contempt faces sanction (August 31, 2010)

A judge in New Mexico who wrongly sent a group of people from Taos Pueblo to jail on contempt charges faces punishment for his actions....

Museum in Kansas agrees to repatriate property to Wichita Tribe (August 31, 2010)

A museum in Kansas will repatriate a replica of a grass lodge and 5 painted clay figurines to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma....

Suspect accused of killing two officers in custody after stand-off (August 31, 2010)

A man who is accused of shooting two police officers was arrested after a two-day standoff in Hoonah, the largest Tlingit village in Alaska. John...

City considers sale of water to ski resort in San Francisco Peaks (August 31, 2010)

The city council in Flagstaff, Arizona, held a seven-hour meeting on Monday but didn't come to a decision about the sale of water to a...

OPB: Yakama Nation wins preliminary injunction against landfill (August 31, 2010)

"A federal judge in Richland has imposed a temporary injunction that prevents Hawaii from importing garbage to Washington. The City of Honolulu asked the federal...

ICT Series: Native women and girls exploited throughout Canada (August 31, 2010)

"The “Missing Women Investigation Review” released by the Vancouver Police Department Aug. 20 documented widespread deficiencies in investigations of missing and murdered women – no...

Guitarist from Indigenous raises money for Marty Indian School (August 31, 2010)

Mato Nanji, the guitarist for Indigenous, will perform at a fundraiser for the Marty Indian School in South Dakota, his alma mater. Nanji is raising...

KUOW: Fisherman from Lummi Nation preserves tribal traditions (August 31, 2010)

"Cliff Cultee is a commercial fisherman and a member of the Lummi Tribal Council. I caught up with him on the Lummi Reservation dock after...

Three children died in vehicle accident on Pine Ridge Reservation (August 31, 2010)

Three children died in a car accident on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on Friday. Crystal Reyes, 11, Suhaul Reyes, 9, and Maria...

Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation receives fire department accreditation (August 31, 2010)

The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation of California has received a national accreditation for its fire department. The tribe is the first in Indian Country to...

Jicarilla Apache family thanks officer who saved young girl's life (August 31, 2010)

A family from the Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico credits a police officer with saving a young girl's life. Eloisa Lucero, 7, and her...

Lawsuit alleges abuse at Cheyenne River Sioux detention center (August 31, 2010)

A lawsuit against the federal government alleges a 12-year-old boy was abused at a juvenile detention center on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South...