ph: 202 630 8439   fax: 202 318 2182

Advertise on Indianz.Com

Home > News > More Headlines June 23, 2009 Witness: Turtle Mountain men killed over debt A father and son from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota were murdered over a debt, a witness in a double homicide trial said. Robert Belgarde,... Paiute tribes in Utah plant trees for future The Paiute Tribe of Utah and the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation have been busy planting trees. The Shivwitz Band of Paiute Indians planted 55 trees with the help of the... First Native veterans day observed in Maine The first Native American Veterans Day was observed in Maine on June 21. The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Penobscot Nation hosted events to mark the new holiday.... Teen charged with fire on Saskatchewan reserve A 15-year-old has been charged in connection with a fire on the Little Pine First Nation in Saskatchewan. The teen is accused of setting a fire that destroyed the building... High school students attend health care camp Twenty-five Indian high school students are attending the Na-ha-shnee Native American Health Science Institute in Spokane, Washington, this week. The program encourages students to complete their education and consider careers... Court hearing for Oneida Nation land-into-trust A federal judge in New York holds a hearing on Wednesday to discuss challenges to the Oneida Nation's land-into-trust application. The Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a final environmental impact... Rosebud council member pleads not guilty A suspended council member for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota pleaded not guilty to sex-related charges involving a minor. Michael J. Valandra, 49, is charged with three counts... Pueblo man charged with killing grandmother A man from Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico has been charged with murder for the death of his 93-year-old grandmother and he faces other charged in connection with another death.... Review: Houser comes to life in documentary "People who enter the Oklahoma state capital building from the southern entrance pass a large statue of a Native American woman that is titled “As Long as the Waters Flow.”... Chinook chair eyes recognition in three years Ray Gardner, the re-elected chairman of the Chinook Nation of Washington, hopes the tribe will gain recognition within three years. The tribe was denied recognition by the Bush administration. Supporters... Shakopee Tribe runs biomass energy plant The Shakopee Mdewkanton Sioux Community of Minnesota is the joint operator of a biomass energy plant. The Koda Energy Plant generates heat and electricity by exclusively burning natural products such... Blog: Apache family right to claim Geronimo "Imagine the scandal. A well known war leader’s body was taken from a cemetery on Federal land, and his skull used as an object of ridicule by the enemy.... Column: Put an end to Wampanoag land claim "I first met Amelia Bingham in the early 1970s when I was bringing my students to different historical sites around Cape Cod. The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum had just opened... Ute Tribe security guard charged with assault A security guard for the Ute Tribe of Utah has been charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse. Roger Uinta Reed, 31, works for the tribe's housing department. He... High school won't ban Sherman Alexie's book Students at a public high school in Illinois will be allowed to read "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," the award winning-book from Spokane/Coeur d'Alene author Sherman Alexie.... Obama signs tobacco regulation bill into law President Barack Obama signed H.R.1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, into law on Monday. The bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco. Supporters say... Supreme Court rules in Voting Rights Act case The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in the final Voting Rights Act case of the term. The justices sidestepped a major issue in the case. They declined to rule...

More headlines... Local Links: Federal Register | Indian Gaming | Jobs & Notices | In The Hoop | Message Board Latest News: Native Sun News: Alaska Native leaders blast VAWA measure (8/12) Kathleen Buerer: Tribes should use Black Hills settlement fund (8/12) Cedric Sunray: Haskell University must live up to commitment (8/12) Jay Daniels: Indian Country faces many threats to sovereignty (8/12) Column: Suicide rate still high among Manitoba's Native youth (8/12) Editorial: Address controversy affecting megaload shipments (8/12) Column: Early voting in South Dakota about 'racial geography' (8/12) Editorial: Oregon governor must veto Indian mascot measure (8/12) Native Sun News: First Nations Sculpture Garden wins approval (8/9) William Old Chief: Corruption ignored on Blackfeet Reservation (8/9) Sherman Alexie: 'Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight' at 20 years (8/9) Marty Two Bulls: Oglala Sioux Tribe faces dilemma on alcohol (8/9) Darren Bonaparte: Mohawk perspective on Two Row Wampum (8/9) Dalton Walker: NCAI and google start Indigenous Mapping Day (8/9) Gyasi Ross: Nez Perce Tribe shows true leadership with protest (8/9) Nez Perce Tribe aims to stop megaload shipment with litigation (8/9) 9th Circuit rejects case over Fort Belknap Tribes rent subsidies (8/9) Center: Indian Country payday lenders face increased scrutiny (8/9) Chumash Tribe submits land-into-trust application for property (8/9) Cheyenne-Arapaho elder shares tribal knowledge of tornadoes (8/9) Zuni Pueblo and Navajo Nation end dispute for surplus property (8/9) Moapa Band sues energy company over waste at power facility (8/9) Historic Narragansett Tribe village protected from development (8/9) Slate Editor: No longer using name of Washington football team (8/9) Judge requires bond of nearly $500K in horse slaughter lawsuit (8/9) Paper intent on proving Delaware Tribe's Kansas casino intent (8/9) Group gathers signatures for referendum on North Fork casino (8/9) Lakes Entertainment reports gains from Shingle Springs casino (8/9) Column: Graton Rancheria casino still the number one concern (8/9) Siletz Tribes share $3634K in casino revenues with community (8/9) Native Sun News: Wounded Knee landowner sets final deadline (8/8) Native Sun News: Tim Giago inducted into NAJA's Hall of Fame (8/8) Simon Moya-Smith: Indian family accused of marketing culture (8/8) Sharon Day: Walking the rivers to raise awareness of pollution (8/8) Judge orders immediate move of Baby Veronica to non-Indians (8/8) Nez Perce Tribe to sue over megaload shipment on reservation (8/8) NPR: EPA set to allow fracking waste on Wind River Reservation (8/8) Sex. Baucus cites large number of child victims on reservations (8/8) Six charged with stealing from Blackfeet Nation youth program (8/8) Chippewa Cree Tribe delays swearing-in of chair amid challenge (8/8) Lawsuit disputes school board district on Fort Peck Reservation (8/8) Narragansett Tribe seeks dismissal of lawsuit by former lawyer (8/8) Blog: Former player calls Washington football mascot offensive (8/8) Judge sets hearing in fight over United Keetoowah Band casino (8/8) more headlines...

Home | Arts & Entertainment | Business | Canada | Cobell Lawsuit | Education | Environment | Federal Recognition | Forum | Health | Humor | Indian Gaming | Indian Trust | Jack Abramoff Scandal | Jobs & Notices | Law | National | News | Opinion | Politics | Sports | Technology | World Indianz.Com Terms of Service | Indianz.Com Privacy Policy About Indianz.Com | Advertise on Indianz.Com Indianz.Com is a product of Noble Savage Media, LLC and Ho-Chunk, Inc.