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Slate Editor: No longer using name of Washington football team (08/09)
Slate Editor David Plotz explains why the publication will no longer use the name of the Washington professional football team.

Blog: Former player calls Washington football mascot offensive (08/08)
A former player and current NFL team executive doesn't like the name of the Washington Redskins either.

Native Sun News: Tahnee Robinson hosts Rez Ball Camp for girls (08/07)
Before the Schimmel sisters captivated the country by bringing rez ball to the national stage, there was a sole extraordinaire who helped carve the path: Tahnee Robinson a Northern Cheyenne tribal member who recently hosted a camp at Lame Deer High School.

Makah Nation works on golf course in plan to grow economy (08/06)
The Makah Nation of Washington is planning to build a nine-hole golf course.

Native Sun News: Roller Derby gains steam in Indian Country (08/06)
Not everyone would consider rolling around in roller skates and knocking people over a good time, but then again not everyone is cut out for roller derby.

Native Sun News: Skateboard competition arose from tragedy (08/01)
Throughout the history of the Oglala Lakota nation two traits have become well engrained in its people: a love for family and perseverance.

Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe kicks off its annual rodeo (07/31)
Every year talent comes from all around the country to compete in the Oglala Lakota Nation Rodeo, and this year should be no different.

Rep. Faleomavaega: It's time to change racist 'Redskins' name (07/31)
Rep. Eni Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa) calls for an end to the Washington Redskins professional football mascot.

Oneida Nation thanks ex-players for comments on 'Redskins' (07/25)
The Oneida Nation of New York welcomed statements by two former Washington Redskins players who said the team should consider whether its continued use of the name is appropriate.

Native Sun News: Rez Rumblerz from Pine Ridge make return (07/24)
After several years without competing in the Rapid City Mixed Martial Arts scene the Rez Rumblerz, from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, are set to reclaim the city.

Fort Mojave Tribe in discussions to purchase city golf course (07/17)
The Fort Mojave Tribe might be acquiring yet another golf course. The tribe operates the Mojave Resort Golf Club near its casino and recently opened the Huukan Golf Club. A...

Blog: New York Mets follow tradition by shafting Native people (07/12)
The New York Mets mishandle a Native American Heritage Day event.

Letter: No justification for endured use of ugly 'Redskins' name (07/11)
Writer discusses hateful origins of the Washington Redskins name.

New York Mets watered down Native American heritage event (07/10)
The American Indian Community House pulled out of a Native American Heritage Day event after the New York Mets refused to allow the group to make public service announcements or perform pre-game activities.

Native Sun News: Assiniboine Sioux man stars in 'Fight Master' (07/10)
While he may be a star of the inaugural season of the Bellator MMA reality show Fight Master, Tim Welch will never forget where he comes from.

Opinion: It's hard to defend a name like Washington 'Redskins' (07/04)
Sports lover discusses the Washington Redskins and Indian mascots

Native Sun News: Dan Henderson - The Walla Walla giant killer (07/03)
There may be no man in MMA history that could say they have had a career as successful as Dan 'Hendo' Henderson.

Kickapoo Tribe dedicates running park in honor of Billy Mills (07/02)
The Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas welcomed Olympian Billy Mills to the reservation on Monday to dedicate a cross country park in his honor.

Vice: A fight over fighting and sovereignty in Indian Country (07/01)
Legal issues surrounding mixed-martial arts events in Indian Country.

Blog: 'Redskins' defender probably isn't a full blooded chief (06/28)
Deadspin debunks the myth of the "full-blooded American Inuit chief" who supports the Washington Redskins.

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