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Editorial: No reason to remove Cherokee Freedmen (June 18, 2007)

"The Freedmen are the descendants of African slaves who were recognized as Cherokee citizens in an 1866 treaty. Earlier this year, a Cherokee vote stripped them of that citizenship, and...

Sitting Bull descendant opposes monument (June 18, 2007)

Ernie LaPointe, the great-grandson of Lakota Chief Sitting Bull, opposes plans for a monument at his ancestor's burial site in South Dakota. LaPointe doesn't want the grave site on...

Column: Racism rampant in South Dakota schools (June 18, 2007)

"Too often, we discipline American Indian kids differently than white kids. Some of them will overcome the discrimination, but some percentage of them will carry the scars of our society’s...

Oklahoma Indians defend Griles before sentencing (June 18, 2007)

Two prominent citizens of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma are urging leniency for J. Steven Griles, a former Bush administration official who pleaded guilty to lying to the Senate Indian...

Griles due for sentencing in Jack Abramoff scandal (June 18, 2007)

J. Steven Griles, the former deputy secretary of the Interior Department, deserves prison time for lying to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee about his relationship with Jack Abramoff, federal prosecutors...

BIA to hold hearings on Navajo Nation power plant (June 18, 2007)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to hold 10 public hearings next month on the Navajo Nation's proposed power plant in New Mexico. The BIA is taking comments on the...

Yakama Nation seeks to expand power company (June 18, 2007)

The Yakama Nation of Washington plans to expand its power company to serve the entire reservation. Yakama Power currently provides service to several buildings on the reservation. General manager...

Bill would cut funding to Cherokee Nation (June 18, 2007)

Rep. Diane Watson (D-California) plans to introduce legislation to cut federal funding to the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Watson is upset that tribal voters changed their constitution to deny citizenship...

Sen. Obama meets Eastern Cherokee leaders (June 18, 2007)

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois), a 2008 Democratic presidential hopeful, met with leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina last week. Obama held a private, hourlong meeting...

Hearing on Cobell historical accounting trial (June 18, 2007)

The second status conference for the Cobell historical accounting trial takes place this afternoon. Judge James Robertson is trying to sort out some issues before the October trial. The Cobell...

Senate Indian Affairs hearing on law enforcement (June 18, 2007)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding an oversight hearing this Thursday on law enforcement. The hearing is the committee's second on the issue in the 110th Congress. The first...

Editorial: Reject Cayuga land claim settlement (June 18, 2007)

"Judging from what residents at public hearings, officials in affected towns and villages, and even a few county legislators have been saying, it seems clear that Cayuga and Seneca county...

Mark Trahant: Society is being numbed by dumb (June 18, 2007)

"It's easy to think of media as a base proposition, fancy gossip framed as "news." This is even more so in an era where inane sells; "American Idol" is more...

Jodi Rave: Native women continue the challenge (June 18, 2007)

"A friend recently sent me an e-mail about her walk down the West Coast, one that started in Alaska. “I am in Eugene, Oregon. Yes!!!” wrote Missoula's Linda Juneau,...

Yellow Bird: The case of the $54 million pants (June 18, 2007)

"Just how much is a pair of pants worth? Roy Pearson, an administrative law judge in Washington, says he knows: He filed a lawsuit asking $54 million. His case...

Tim Giago: The great horse of the Pawnee Nation (June 18, 2007)

There is a well-kept graveyard in the rolling, green hills on the outskirts of Pawnee, Oklahoma. There lie the graves of the fallen warriors and women of the Pawnee Nation....
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