"I arrive home from a day on the reservation and notice my clothes smell of smoke. Then I remember the three homeless men sitting by a fire. Neda had asked the Senior Center to pack extra lunches - salmon, boiled...

At least 15,000 members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota are expected to benefit from the Cobell trust fund settlement. The first round of payments -- $1,000 to settle historical accounting claims -- is expected...

The Cobell trust fund settlement is expected to bring $23 million to Indian beneficiaries in Wyoming, The Casper Star-Tribune reports. The first round of payments -- $1,000 to settle historical accounting claims -- is expected by the end of the...

" What Northern Arapaho Tribal members need is some rules that everyone can follow. Right now, I'm sure that if you ask a hundred Northern Arapaho Tribal Members what Resolution the current council is operating under, you might get a...

"The cases that comprise federal Indian law often use words of civilized domination. One of these, Davis v. Sitka School Board, 3 Alaska 481 (1908), involved six "mixed blood" children: Dora and Tillie Davis; John and Lottie Littlefield; Lizzie and...

"Colonial governments generally have a Holy Grail. They differ only in methods of pursuing it. We know it by the name “termination.” At first, the conservatives wanted to kill us and the liberals wanted to assimilate us. Which did the...

The following story was written and reported by Lisa Lynott-Carroll, Native Sun News Correspondent. All content © Native Sun News. Dave Anderson, entrepreneur, philanthropist, motivational speaker and founder of the nationally renowned Famous Dave’s barbecue restaurant franchise, made a presentation...

Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota Can the government refuse marriage and federal benefits to gays and lesbians? Those are the questions before SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States). They should make...