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Tribes in northern California take action to protect salmon runs (June 24, 2016)

The Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Yurok Tribe have seen back-to-back years of fish kills and this year's runs are shaping up to be some of the worst on record.

Gun Lake Tribe hosts 2nd annual Sweet Grass Moon Powwow in July (June 24, 2016)

The July 9-10 event features a sunrise ceremony, a sobriety walk, a golf tournament, drum and dance competitions and an honoring for veterans.

Aaron Payment re-elected as chairman of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe (June 24, 2016)

Chairman Aaron Payment was among a slew of incumbents who were re-elected by voters of the Michigan tribe.

Tribes rest easy as Supreme Court wraps up a surprising session (June 24, 2016)

With four Indian law case on the docket, tribes were preparing for the worst.

St. Croix Chippewa Tribe warned not to launch marijuana operation (June 24, 2016)

Growing or processing marijuana will lead to federal prosecution, U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil said.

Non-Indian man charged for trespassing at Nambe Pueblo in New Mexico (June 24, 2016)

The tribe banished Steve Romero in February 2016 but he has repeatedly returned to the reservation.

Another land-into-trust fix reportedly being drafted in the Senate (June 24, 2016)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California), whose prior attempts to link a Carcieri fix to Indian gaming, is said to be behind the effort.

Federal charges filed in kidnapping of girl on Fort Peck Reservation (June 24, 2016)

John William Lieba II is charged with one count of kidnapping, one count of aggravated sexual abuse and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Native Sun News: Hockey Hall of Fame referee Oliver 'Butchy' Mousseau passes on (June 24, 2016)

Butch Mousseau was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 for being the first Native American referee in the National Hockey League.

Delphine Red Shirt: Lakota people denied voting rights on our own land (June 24, 2016)

If you consider the fact that we as Native Americans have not yet celebrated a century of citizenship on our own lands, you begin to understand why Native American history is always swept under the rug.

April Youpee-Roll: Elizabeth Warren owes more to Indian Country (June 24, 2016)

Indian identity is not a mythical connection to a long romanticized (and assumed long dead) people.

Ruth Hopkins: Saving sacred Bear Butte from a massive biker bar (June 24, 2016)

Bear Butte and the sacred rituals and ceremonies that must be conducted there are threatened.

Terese Mailhot: Becoming a better ally after the Orlando shooting (June 24, 2016)

So many LGBTQ Indigenous people are born with gifts that communities fail to see and nurture.
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