September 8, 2009
Skull Valley Band resolves drinking water case
The Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah has settled a Safe Drinking Water Act case. The tribe will pay a fine of $1,250 and make about $3,750 in...
Native activists protest 2010 Winter Olympics
A Native-led group called the Olympic Resistance Network is protesting the 2010 Winter Games in Canada. Activists plan to disrupt the torch relay and the games, which take place in...
Judge won't dismiss Aquash murder indictment
A federal judge won't dismiss charges against a man accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash. Richard Marshall, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of...
Navajo community's library declared a success
A library on the Navajo Nation is attracting more and more patrons and is running out of space to hold books. The Diné Bi Rural Library is located in...
Letter: Follow tribal wishes on 'Fighting Sioux'
"So, the Herald’s editorial board is saying that it’s not fair to cut this debate off prematurely, that voices should be heard and that for the board to decide...
Indian farmers wait for settlement with Obama
The plaintiffs in a landmark discrimination lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture still hope they can reach a settlement with President Barack Obama. The Keepseagle case represents thousands of Indian...
Mankiller named fellow at Oklahoma university
Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, has been named a fellow at Northeastern State University. Mankiller is the first Sequoyah...
Yakama Nation linguist honored for life's work
Virginia Beavert, a member of the Yakama Nation of Washington, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Washington. Beavert, 87, has spent her life preserving the Yakama...
Pawnee-Arikara powwow reunion set for 2010
The Pawnee and Arikara tribes will reunite at a powwow next year in Nebraska. The Pawnee and Arikara were once part of the same tribe. The Arikaras split off...
Jury selection begins in Abramoff scandal case
Jury selection begins this morning in the case of Kevin Ring, one of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff's former associates. Ring has been indicted on 10 felony counts of fraud,...
Indian Affairs Committee meeting and hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a business meeting and hearing this Thursday. The business meeting will focus on pending legislative business. An agenda hasn't been posted online. The meeting...
Harold Monteau: Home for Rocky Boy Pow Wow
Driving north on Highway 87 in north-central Montana you come over the big hill just south of Big Sandy (Testerville) and the Bear Paw Mountains suddenly come into full view....
Charles Trimble: Take action to address despair
The first person I ever heard identify dependency as a root cause of much of the problems of Indian Country was a man we knew as Robert "Mad Dog" McLaughlin....
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