Mike Williams: Trust lands are vital to tribal self-determination (July 2, 2014)

Mike Williams Sr. provided this testimony in support of including Alaska tribes in the land-into-trust process:

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe suspends police chief and employees (July 2, 2014)

Allegations have been made regarding a petty cash account.

Heidi Heitkamp: Doing more to help Native American veterans (July 2, 2014)

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-North Dakota) hosted a Native American Veterans Summit last month.

Poarch Creeks invest in hotel projects across border in Florida (July 2, 2014)

Tribe continues development efforts in the Gulf Coast area of Florida.

Indian activists want to see racist emails from former judge (July 2, 2014)

Former federal judge sent hundreds of inappropriate messages but they haven't been released.

AARP News: Grants help older Native Americans fight hunger (July 2, 2014)

The AARP Foundation has awarded a total of $438,000 to First Nations Development Institute to fight hunger among elders in Indian Country.

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe sends out 234 disenrollment letters (July 2, 2014)

The same group was previously targeted for removal by the tribe.

PBS: Exhibit in Colorado features contemporary Native artists (July 2, 2014)

Native artists explore contemporary identities in Cross Currents exhibit.

Blog: Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation turns to renewable energy (July 2, 2014)

The Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation are harnessing solar and wind power.

Young member from Mescalero Apache Tribe dies in drowning (July 2, 2014)

Keena Frizzell was an employee of the tribe's gaming facility.

Radio: Chinook Nation challenges federal recognition proposal (July 2, 2014)

Proposed change could allow a rival tribe to veto the submission of a new petition.

Ernie Stevens: Tribute to late treaty rights advocate Billy Frank (July 2, 2014)

Ernie Stevens Jr., the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association, pays tribute to the late Billy Frank Jr.

Column: Native title decision poses major test for government (July 2, 2014)

Columnist discusses the landmark Native title decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia.

Disputes over attorney fees in Cobell lawsuit still in mediation (July 2, 2014)

Some $13.6 million has been claimed by the Native American Rights Fund and a solo practitioner.

Chris Wondolowski inspires youth of Kiowa Tribe to play soccer (July 2, 2014)

The U.S. Soccer Team got knocked out of the World Cup on Tuesday but Chris Wondolowski remains a hero to the Kiowa Tribe.

Native Sun News: Mahto Tipila threatened by mining proposals (July 2, 2014)

A Prayer Gathering for the protection of sacred and burial sites is set for June 28 at Mahto Tipila.

Steven Newcomb: Author shares story of life on Yakama Nation (July 2, 2014)

Steven Newcomb urges readers to pick up two works by author David Edward Walker.

Gyasi Ross: When hip-hop came to the reservation and stayed (July 2, 2014)

Gyasi Ross talks about how hip-hop came to Indian Country and how hip-hop stayed in Indian Country.

April Negrette: Kicked out of a baseball game over a headdress (July 2, 2014)

April Negrette explains how she got kicked out of a San Francisco Giants game on Native American Night.