July 7, 2009
Partnership seeks to boost tribal energy projects
California Indian Manpower Consortium Inc. and U.S. Science and Technology announced a partnership to promote renewable energy projects on tribal lands. CIMC will use USST's expertise to consider energy projects...
Seneca Nation forms $28M investment company
The Seneca Nation of New York announced the creation of a $28 million holding company that will invest and buy new businesses. The tribe wants to diversify beyond gaming, tobacco...
Tiger Woods to play at Notah Begay charity event
Golf superstar Tiger Woods will play at the second annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge, which takes place on the Oneida Nation of New York in August. Woods and Notah...
Quileute Nation opens doors to 'Twilight' fans
The Quileute Nation of Washington is welcoming fans of the hugely popular "Twilight" franchise to the reservation. The tribe hired a public relations company to answer questions related to the...
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe combats substance abuse
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Colorado is turning to its traditions to combat alcohol and drug abuse on the reservation. The tribe's Drug and Alcohol Services built a sweat...
Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe objects to wind plan
The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts says the state's plans for commercial wind farms do not take into account the tribe's views. The state's draft ocean management plan calls for...
9th Circuit affirms sentences for Blackfeet men
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the sentences of two men who were convicted of an assault on the Blackfeet Nation of Montana. Maynard Old Chief, 43,...
Mother, daughter plead guilty to artifact theft
A mother and her daughter pleaded guilty in connection with the theft of Indian artifacts from public and Indian lands in Utah. Jeanne Redd, 59, was one of 24 people...
Three Navajo cross-dressers killed in four years
Three Navajo cross-dressers have been killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, over the past four years but authorities don't know whether the crimes are related. All three victims were beaten to...
Four plead not guilty for Swinomish smoke shop
Four people pleaded not guilty in connection with the sale of tobacco products on the Swinomish Reservation in Washington. Four members of the Wilbur family are accused of selling cigarettes...
County sheriff reaches out to California tribes
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is seeking to improve its relationship with the 12 tribes in the southern California county. Alex Tortes, a member of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla...
David Swallow: The Black Hills are everything
"The white man calls me David Swallow, Jr. but my real name is Wowitan Yuha Mani. I am a Tetoh Lakota of the Wa Naweg’a Band and I live...
Mark Trahant: IHS could be a model for reform
Note: Follow Mark Trahant on Twitter. He is attending the Indian Health Service consultation in Denver, Colorado. "The federal government accepts a double standard: Any discussion about rationing – or...
Public Radio: Young Umatilla family buys home
"Toddler Dakota McLaughlin is getting one of her first riding lessons on her gentle Quarterhorse, Dose. It's a warm spring day. Her father Ryan keeps one hand on the...
Child's remains returned to Kanosh Paiute Band
The state of Utah repatriated the remains of a child to the Kanosh Band of Paiute Indians. The remains were uncovered in 1999. They were found on private land so...
Bad River Band wins treatment as state status
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has won treatment as state status from the Environmental Protection Agency. The tribe will set its own water quality standards under...
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