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July 21, 2009
Adam Beach to join cast of HBO's 'Big Love'
Adam Beach will join the cast of HBO's "Big Love" for the show's upcoming season. Beach is set to play the role of Tommy Flute, the son of Indian gaming...

Court dismisses Yankton Sioux hog farm lawsuit
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on July 10 dismissed a lawsuit that sought to stop a hog farm near the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. The Yankton Sioux...

Group seeks information about Wind River deaths
The Wyoming Coalition for Open Government is asking a federal judge for information about a juvenile case that is reportedly related to the deaths of three girls on the Wind...

Oglala Sioux man charged for assault on officer
A member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has been charged in federal court with assaulting a tribal police officer. Robert Little, 25, allegedly hit officer DaDrea Rabeler...

Muscogee paramedic scuffle probe completed
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has wrapped up an investigation into a scuffle between one of its troopers and a Muscogee (Creek) Nation paramedics. The results of the investigation are...

Program targets diabetes about young Indians
A new program called Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools seeks to reduce diabetes among young American Indians. The program encourages youth to make healthy choices about eating and exercise. It's...

Navajo group plans lawsuit over tribal spending
A grassroots organization on the Navajo Nation plans to sue the tribe for what it calls excess spending. Hada'a Sidi says the Navajo Nation Council approved a resolution that allows...

Assembly of First Nations to vote for new chief
The Assembly of First Nations will vote for a new chief on Wednesday. Five candidates are in the running. They are: Shawn Atleo (British Columbia), John Beaucage (Ontario), Perry Bellegarde...

US Attorney opposes parole for Leonard Peltier
Drew Wrigley, the outgoing U.S. Attorney for North Dakota, says the federal government opposes parole for imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier. Wrigley has written a 17-page letter outlining...

Southern California Indian powwow canceled
The Southern California Indian Center has canceled its annual powwow due to lack of funds. The powwow has been held for 40 years. But executive director Paula Starr said the...

Public Radio: Coeur d'Alene Tribe welcomes all
"If you drive through Plummer, Idaho too fast, you can blink and miss it. The biggest thing here is the Benewah Medical Center. Executive Director Ginger Carpenter's office there is...

Bois Forte tribal headquarters destroyed by fire
The tribal headquarters of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. No one was inside the building at the time of...

Delay for Blackfeet Nation law enforcement deal
A law enforcement agreement between the Blackfeet Nation and Glacier County, Montana, is being delayed but officials are still working together on a temporary basis. The county needs more time...

Shakopee Community details $40M in donations
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community of Minnesota donated more than $40 million to tribes, Indian organizations, educational institutions and charities last year. The tribe's annual report detailed $16.8 million in...

Editorial: Waiting 137 years for mining reform
"It’s hard to believe that the 1872 mining law is still with us. Signed by Ulysses S. Grant four years before the invention of the telephone, the law sets the...

Curly Bear Wagner, Blackfeet leader, dies at 64
Clarence "Curly Bear" Wagner, a cultural leader and historian from the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, died last Thursday. He was 64. Wagner, a Vietnam veteran, served as cultural director...

Sacred mound being destroyed for Sam's Club
A sacred mound where artifacts have been located is being destroyed for a Sam's Club in Oxford, Alabama. The city paid the University of Alabama $60,000 for a report...

Gyasi Ross: Skin relationships with white folks
"Skins tend to have interesting and complex relationships with white folks. Generally, we hate them or love them – we’re rarely indifferent. And the relationships with white folks are not...

Mark Trahant: First Americans are last in health
"More than three decades ago another health care debate focused on Indian Country. At the time, there were too many dilapidated medical facilities, an inability to recruit and retain health...

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