October 14, 2009
House Resources hearing on Indian housing bil
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, October 21, on an Indian housing bill. H.R.2523, the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act (HEARTH) Act,...
Editorial: Protect Arctic from oil development
"Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s decision to freeze oil-and-gas development on 60 drilling sites in Utah is one more sign that the Obama administration will take a more sensible approach to...
Opinion: See history at Custer massacre site
"Time has dimmed their memories but never their history. There always is a story to be told. In western Oklahoma, amid the grassy hills that roll beneath the more prominent...
Tigua Tribe looks for economic development
The Tigua Tribe of Texas is looking for ways to boost economic development on the reservation. The tribe recently received a $124,044 grant from the Department of Health and Human...
San Manuel Band to hold ceremony for court
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians of California opens the doors to its tribal court on October 23. The tribe set up a trial court and an appellate court....
School official calls Crow man 'biggest drunk'
Members of the Crow Tribe are demanding the resignation of a school superintendent, who referred to the Indian sheriff as the "biggest drunk" in Big Horn County, Montana. At...
EchoHawk opens BIA building in Palm Springs
Assistant Secretary Larry EchoHawk opened a new Bureau of Indian Affairs building in Palm Springs, California, on Tuesday. EchoHawk said the 14,500-square-foot office represents a new era in federal-tribal...
Delaware Tribe back on track with recognition
The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma is working to restore its programs and services after regaining federal recognition. The Delawares lost all federal funding when they were taken off the list...
Jury still deliberating fate of Abramoff figure
Deliberations continue in the case against Kevin Ring, an associate of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The jury found Ring guilty on one count but appeared deadlocked on seven other charges,...
MyTribeTV to stream White House tribal meet
MyTribeTV, an Indian-owned business in Seattle, Washington, will provide online coverage of the first-ever White House Tribal Nations Conference on November 5. The event will be streamed at tribalsummit.mytribetv.com. MyTribeTV...
Towns in Connecticut fight land-into-trust fix
Three towns in Connecticut that have fought tribes on a number of issues are opposing a bill to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. Ledyard, North...
Supreme Court won't hear CPN chair's appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a tax case involving John "Rocky" Barrett, the chairman of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma. Barrett paid taxes and penalties...
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