Appeals court reopens Wyoming border town murder case (March 26, 2008)

A federal appeals court is giving a Wyoming man another chance to challenge his conviction for the murder of his infant daughter. Andrew John Yellowbear Jr., a member of the...

Fort Peck Tribes sign oil and gas tax agreement (March 26, 2008)

The Fort Peck Tribes and the state of Montana signed an agreement to share revenues from oil and gas development on the reservation. Currently, the tribe and the state...

Northwest colleges sign education treaty (March 26, 2008)

Five colleges and universities in Idaho and Washington signed a memorandum of understanding to recruit and retain more Indian students. The University of Idaho, Washington State University, Lewis-Clark State College,...

Stillaguamish Tribe to receive eight buffalo (March 26, 2008)

The Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington will be starting its first bison herd. The tribe is receiving eight bison from the Intertribal Bison Cooperative. In the coming years, the tribe...

Opinion: Being Cherokee more than the blood (March 26, 2008)

"Being an Indian is certainly about blood ties, but it is more than that. It is culture, it is tradition, it is language. To me the Freedmen suffered alongside the...

Editorial: Put an end to Makah Nation whale hunts (March 26, 2008)

"Let last September's botched, illegal whale hunt by five members of the Makah Tribe in the Strait of Juan de Fuca be the last for a long, long time. The...

Column: Respect Makah Nation's hunting rights (March 26, 2008)

"Imagine if the government said nobody could fire a gun while it spent untold years studying the social and environmental effects of gun use. Even if you think that's a...

Bush pardons man from Rosebud Reservation (March 26, 2008)

President Bush pardoned a man from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota for a crime committed more than 30 years ago. Lonnie Edward Two Eagle Sr. had been sentenced...

Discussion: An apology for Native people? (March 26, 2008)

The Sioux Falls Argus Leader asked readers to comment on a resolution to apologize to Native people for their treatment by the United States. The apology passed the Senate as...

Interview with Linda Warner, Haskell president (March 26, 2008)

Diverse Issues in Higher Education interviews Dr. Linda Warner, a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma who serves as president of Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas. "DI:...

Letter: Rename peak for Lori Piestewa again (March 26, 2008)

"Five years ago, Lori Piestewa gave her life in service to her country. Piestewa Peak was renamed in her honor as the first Native American woman to die in combat...

Yellow Bird: Excitement in North Dakota's weather (March 26, 2008)

"When I awoke Tuesday morning, I could see the trees dancing to yet another winter tune. “Where’s spring?” I whispered loudly enough so the trees could hear. I like...

Man sentenced to 70 months for death of daughter (March 26, 2008)

Joseph Moses Begs-His-Own, a Sioux/Tonkawa man from Oklahoma, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for the death of his four-month-old daughter. Begs-His-Own, 29, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter...

Indian museum in Oklahoma seeks $45M from state (March 26, 2008)

The American Indian Cultural Center in Oklahoma City is asking state lawmakers for $45 million to move construction forward. Overall, the facility needs $150 million. The 300-acre site will feature...

Tribes receive conservation grants from Interior (March 26, 2008)

The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, the Cowlita Tribe of Washington and the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island are among the recipients of conservation grants from the Interior Department. The...

Wife of late Nathan Hale to serve rest of term (March 26, 2008)

The widow of the late Nathan Hale, who died on March 17, will serve the remainder of his term as vice chair of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of...

Narragansett attorney, police chief testify about raid (March 26, 2008)

The lawyer and police chief for the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island testified on the 15th day of a trial into the state's raid of the reservation. Attorney John...