September 3, 2009
Native soldier buried on reserve in Saskatchewan
Darby Morin, a soldier from the Big River First Nation in Saskatchewan, was buried on Tuesday. Morin, 25, served in the U.S. Army. He died in Afghanistan on August...
Pechanga Band donates $10K to fallen firefighters
The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians donated $10,000 the families of two firefighters who died in the line of duty. Los Angeles County firefighters Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall and Fire...
Time running out to keep 'Fighting Sioux' at UND
In less than a month, the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota could be history. The North Dakota Board of Higher Education set an...
Standing Rock Sioux judge won't order new vote
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will proceed with a general election on September 30 after a judge refused to call a special runoff between two of the candidates. Avis Little...
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe sues over dress code
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is part of a lawsuit against a public school district's new dress code. The tribe and some parents say the dress code...
Turtle Talk: Indian v. non-Indian religious freedom
"We’ve commented before on the irony that the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act sharply limits the religious freedom of American Indians as a practical matter (taking months or years...
FBI investigates attempted sale of Indian 'scalps'
The FBI is investigating the attempted sale of "Maine Indian scalps" on Craigslist, The Portland Press Herald reports. A person named "Whitely Bradford" offered to sell six scalps and other...
Osage Nation reduces college scholarship awards
The Osage Nation of Oklahoma has reduced the $3,500 scholarship awards that the tribe promised to college students. About 400 students were told they were getting the scholarship. But only...
Letter: Oklahoma plate promotes Apache religion
"As the American Civil Liberties Union ponders whether to sue the state for violating the constitutional prohibition against placing a Ten Commandments monument at the state Capitol, it may want...
EchoHawk recalls 'dark chapters' of Indian policy
Assistant secretary Larry EchoHawk recalled the "dark chapters" of federal-tribal relations in a speech at the Utah Native American Summit on Wednesday. EchoHawk, a former professor at Brigham Young...
Column: Action on missing Native women overdue
"Last week, the Manitoba government announced the creation of a joint RCMP and Winnipeg Police task force to investigate dozens of cases of missing and murdered women in the province....
City leader to release Creek Nation business plan
A city council member in Tulsa, Oklahoma, plans to release details of what he says is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation development plan. Councilor Bill Christiansen told The Tulsa World that...
Shakopee Tribe donates $320K for abuse victims
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announced a donation of $320,000 to the Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota. The money will help the center provide services to victims of child...
Tribes use $1.4M to fight violence against women
The Department of Justice announced another round of grants to help tribes combat violence against women. Tribes in California, Oklahoma and South Dakota have been awarded more than $1.4 million...
Harold Monteau: Killer rhetoric from the far right
Is the Far Right trying to get our President killed? This latest round of Right Wing attacks on President Obama appears designed to inspire violence against him, perhaps to inspire...
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