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Appeals court reinstates charges in eagle taking case (05/09)
Tribal religious ceremonies are not exempt from the reach of the law, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday. In a case being watched closely across Indian Country, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated misdemeanor charges against a member...
Nez Perce Tribe investigates alleged assault of child (05/09)
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho is investigating an alleged sexual assault of a child on the reservation. The tribe wouldn't comment in detail about the alleged crime. But tribal police are on the lookout for a felon who has...
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe honors fallen officer (05/09)
The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe and hundreds of law enforcement personnel paid tribute on Thursday to the first tribal officer to die in the line of duty. Adam Menuez, 27, was responding to a call on the reservation when he lost...
Tulalip Tribes to collect child support payments (05/09)
The Tulalip Tribes of Washington will start collecting child support payments next year. Collections will be enforced against tribal and non-tribal parents. The tribe and the state will work together to ensure the payments are made. Catherine Bryan of the...
Jury awards $1.3M to non-Indian couple (05/09)
A federal jury has awarded $1.3 million to a non-Indian couple that said they were the victims of discrimination at Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico. Bob and Sue Burrell sued the tribe and several tribal officials after they were...
Judge refuses to close Frank's Landing smoke shop (05/09)
A federal judge on Thursday refused to order the Frank's Landing Indian Community of Washington to stop selling tobacco at its smoke shop. The Nisqually Tribe sought a preliminary injunction to shut down the smoke shop. The tribe says Frank's...
Soboba man killed in gunfight on reservation (05/09)
A 26-year-old member of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians was killed on Thursday in a gunfight with Riverside County, California sheriff's deputies. The Riverside Press-Enterprise said the deputies were patrolling the reservation when they came under fire. Eli...
Northern Cheyenne man sentenced for assault (05/08)
A man from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana was sentenced to five years in prison for a serious assault on the mother of his child. Kevin Whiteman, 37, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. He admitted...
Judge clears Oglala Sioux police in death lawsuit (05/08)
A federal judge has cleared police officers for the Oglala Sioux Tribe for causing the death of a man on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Judge Andrew Bogue said the officers were not guilty of negligence for Nathan...
Kickapoo Tribe dedicates $400K judicial center (05/08)
The Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas dedicated its $400,000 judicial and law enforcement center on Wednesday. The facility will house the tribe's criminal and civil courts, police, and social services. Other programs, including methamphetamine prevention and child support enforcement, also...
Brother of Cheyenne River fire victims indicted (05/08)
The 18-year-old brother of two children who were killed in a fire on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota has been indicted in connection with their deaths. Akeem Rooks was charged in federal court with intentionally setting the...
10th Circuit rejects Native man's appeal (05/07)
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the drunken-driving conviction of a Native man in New Mexico. Gordon House, who is Navajo and Oneida, was convicted in state court for a Christmas Eve 1992 crash that killed a...
Hog farm operator challenges tribal jurisdiction (05/07)
The operators of a proposed hog farm in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, are headed to federal court to challenge the jurisdiction of the Yankton Sioux Tribe. Long View Farm of Iowa says the tribe lacks authority over the operation....
Appeals court hears Cherokee Freedmen dispute (05/07)
A federal appeals court on Tuesday pressed the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to explain why the tribe hasn't lost the right to determine its own membership. In March 2007, tribal voters amended their constitution to deny citizenship to the Freedmen,...
Ex-Oglala Sioux official pleads guilty to drug charge (05/07)
Don Garnier, a former council member for the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, has pleaded guilty to a drug charge in New Mexico. Garnier, 38, admitted to possession with intent to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana. He...
Third defendant guilty for attack on Native man (05/07)
A jury in Farmington, New Mexico, found a 22-year-old man guilty of attacking a Native man. Scott Thompson was found guilty of kidnapping and aggravated battery but was cleared of hate crimes charges. Prosecutors said Thompson and two other men...
Arrest made in connection with Cheyenne River fire (05/07)
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a house fire on the reservation. The fire killed two children in the remote community of Cherry Creek. The victims were Keya Rooks, 4,...
Sen. McCain vows to appoint conservative judges (05/07)
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) said on Tuesday he will appoint more conservative judges if he is elected president. McCain cited Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. as the "model" for his nominees. To...
Appeals court to hear Cherokee Freedmen case (05/06)
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is holding oral arguments this morning in Vann v. Kempthorne, the Cherokee Freedmen case The Freedmen are the descendants of former African slaves. They are suing the Interior Department to force the federal government...
Judge axes Native housing discrimination suit (05/06)
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit that accused the Nebraska Health and Human Services System and the owners of mobile home park of discriminating against Native tenants. Judge Laurie Smith Camp said High Plains Community Development failed...
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