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September 23, 2008
9th Circuit decision in Alaska subsistence case
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a ruling in an Alaska Native subsistence rights case. In a unanimous ruling, the court refused to overturn a decision of the Federal Subsistence Board to recognize a subsistence moose hunt. The...

Judge blocks construction at sacred Comanche site
A federal judge today sided with the Comanche Nation and ordered the U.S. Army to stop construction near a sacred site in Oklahoma. In a 34-page decision, Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti said the tribe demonstrated that it will be harmed...

Senate committee to take up four recognition bills
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will take up four tribal recognition bills at a hearing on Thursday. The hearing focuses on S. 1058, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act; S. 724, the Little Shell Tribe...

Sioux Falls Argus Leader series on youth suicide
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader concludes its three-part series on suicide among Indian youth in South Dakota. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, whose leaders declared a state of emergency over the extremely high rate of suicide on the reservation, recently...

Tlingit set to rebury 10,300-year-old ancestor
The remains of a 10,300-year-old man are being reburied this week by Tlingit tribes in southeast Alaska. The tribe refer to the ancestor as Shuka Kaa, or "Man Ahead of Us." He is also known as On Your Knees Cave...

Jodi Rave: American Indian Institute tackles issues
"The world can learn from indigenous people, particularly in these times when the global economy falters and the Earth rumbles under the stress of climate change, Oren Lyons said here Saturday. The indigenous message begins with educating the dominant...

Blackfeet woman claims death of son an accident
A woman from the Blackfeet Nation of Montana claims the death of her two-year-old son was an accident. Summer Many White Horses, 31, said James fell out of his high chair on May 28 at her trailer home in Great...

Conviction in Southern Ute Reservation murder
A federal jury convicted the last of four defendants in a murder on the Southern Ute Reservation in Colorado. Isaac Headman, 27, was found guilty of first-degree murder, felony murder and kidnapping. He took part in the brutal killing...

Editorial: Park road tied up federal, tribal red tape
"The Chaco Culture National Historical Park draws about 60,000 visitors to the unique ruins each year. Much of Chaco's uniqueness is derived from the fact that it is hard to access the road leading to this hidden gem. While this...

One dead in Navajo police shooting in New Mexico
One man is dead and another has been injured in a shooting involving Navajo Nation police officers in New Mexico. San Juan County Sheriff's deputies began chasing the suspects for a drunk-driving incident on Saturday. But they ended their pursuit...

Teen Native sisters reported missing in Manitoba
Two teenage Native sisters have been reported missing in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Belina Benn, 13, was reported missing on August 21. She has contacted her family but her whereabouts are unknown. Her older sister, 16-year-old Nancy Benn, was reported missing...

Potawatomi descendants retrace Trail of Death
Potawatomi descendants are retracing the route their ancestors were forced to make 170 years ago. In September 1838, more than 850 Potawatomi in Indiana were marched out of the state at gunpoint. They were forced to walk 660 miles to...

House passes Trail of Tears Documentation Act
The House passed H.R.5335, the Trail of Tears Documentation Act, by a voice vote on Monday. The bill adds segments to the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. It covers routes that Cherokee ancestors used in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and...

Blog: Looking back on Puyallup land claim settlement
"As a consumer specialist, I open everything that comes in mail. I'm looking to see if a small financial detail may be revealed or if I'll find a story idea. When I opened the invitation-looking type envelope, I was...

Alaska Natives on witness list for Sen. Stevens trial
Alaska Native leaders are on the witness list for the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the powerful Republican who is accused of failing to report gifts from an oil company. Cook Inlet Region Inc. chairman Margie Brown, former...

Book Review: Abramoff and conservative GOP rule
"Last I checked, conventional wisdom held that conservatives see the world in black and white while the more nuanced vision of liberals allows for shades of gray. Thomas Frank must have missed that memo. In his world, there are...

Opinion: McCain-Palin 'old school' on Indians
"I recently had two conversations with fellow Natives about the 2008 presidential election that I thought were noteworthy. First, while on a trip to Washington, D.C. I connected with Yup’ik and Haida friends and we discussed Alaska Governor Sarah Palin....

Charles Trimble: Tribes are players in marketplace
In a recent column, Indian columnist Tim Giago brings up an interesting point about Indian tribes as vulnerable players, willingly or not, in the stock market and money markets in today’s volatile economy. I’m not sure, as he indicates, that...

Hopi chairman disputes suspension as illegal
Ben Nuvamsa, the chairman of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, won't abide by a vote to suspend him from his post. Nuvamsa accused tribal council members of a "power grab" after they unanimously voted against him. He plans to go...

Opinion: Mascots perpetuate incorrect stereotypes
"As a Native American, a member of the Navajo tribe, I have been especially intrigued by the Indian mascot controversies. Sports teams like the National Football Leagues' Washington Redskins and the Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians, along with other colleges...

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