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Class III gaming efforts in doubt after court decision (September 24, 2007)

The Bush administration is debating whether to appeal a gaming case that could hurt tribes in several states. On August 17, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a Texas...

Audit finds Indian trust management problems (September 24, 2007)

A new audit finds problems with the management of Indian trust land in Palm Springs, California. The Bureau of Indian Affairs didn't track lease payments and did not enforce leases...

More than 18,000 Natives sent to Iraq, Afghanistan (September 24, 2007)

Native Americans are only 0.8 percent of the U.S. population but they make up 1.6 percent of the military's ranks. According to McClatchy-Tribune News, that means there are nearly...

School district combats Indian absenteeism (September 24, 2007)

About 25 percent of Indian students in the Tempe Elementary School District in Arizona have chronic attendance problems, The Arizona Republic reports. In hopes of boosting attendance rates, the district...

Onondaga Nation awaits word on land claim (September 24, 2007)

The Onondaga Nation heads to the courtroom on October 11 to defend its land claim against the state of New York. The tribe says the state illegally took possession of...

Exhibit showcases Yu'pik life, past and present (September 24, 2007)

A traveling exhibit of Yup'ik culture opened in Bethel, Alaska, this month. "Yuungnaqpiallerput -- The Way We Genuinely Live: Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival" features 80 artifacts depicting...

Navajo Nation seeks to upgrade airstrips (September 24, 2007)

The Navajo Nation is working on plans to upgrade the airstrips on its vast reservation. The tribe's Department of Transportation will hold the first Navajo Nation Airport in Window...

Hollow Water First Nation erects blockade (September 24, 2007)

The Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba is blocking a road to a housing subdivision that was built on traditional land. The blockade began on September 14. Band members are...

Editorial: Lumbee recognition long overdue (September 24, 2007)

"Congress appears closer than ever to righting a 50-year-old wrong and at last granting formal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. The federal government has let this injustice...

Cherokee Nation hurt by Freedmen dispute (September 24, 2007)

The Cherokee Nation's public image has been hurt by the Freedmen citizenship dispute, Chief Chad Smith says. Smith has been meeting with lawmakers in hopes of preventing legislative action against...

Plains tribes skeptical of BIA modernization talks (September 24, 2007)

Tribal leaders in North and South Dakota are skeptical of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' modernization initiative. Ron His Horse Is Thunder, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe,...

Native American $1 Coin Act signed into law (September 24, 2007)

The Native American $1 Coin Act was signed into law by President Bush last Thursday. The bill authorizes a new back for the Sacagawea dollar coin to honor Native Americans...

Mother questioned for putting fry bread in lunchbox (September 24, 2007)

A Native mother in Alaska is upset after school officials questioned her for feeding frybread to her daughter Amy Lotcher said she was lectured about the "doughnut" in her...

Tim Giago: Growing up in Kyle, Pine Ridge Reservation (September 24, 2007)

While researching on the Internet today I ran across the announcement that a 75-year-old man from Kyle, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, had passed away. His name...

Review: Alexie's 'Diary' of a nerdy Indian (September 24, 2007)

"If you've seen the film "Smoke Signals," if you've read some of Sherman Alexie's short stories, and especially if you've dipped into anything about Alexie's life, you'll recognize Junior...

Column: Meskwaki Code Talkers deserve honor (September 24, 2007)

"Frank Sanache was 83 years old when a bill was first introduced in the United States Congress honoring him and dozens of other American Indian veterans of World War...

Opinion: Pit River government in shambles (September 24, 2007)

"Nepotism, lack of policy development, lack of internal controls, conflicts of interest, lack of limits on Tribal Council consecutive office terms, strategic disenrollments of entire family voting blocks and mismanagement...

Yellow Bird: Exploring the Dahlen esker (September 24, 2007)

"On a recent journey into the Plains area near Dahlen, N.D., I was introduced to the "Dahlen esker." It's a glacial hill that must be at least 100 feet...

Jodi Rave: Protecting indigenous rights (September 24, 2007)

"Beverly Jacobs arrived at the United Nations to see standards put in place to protect the human rights of the world's indigenous peoples. I met Jacobs Sept. 13 in...
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