November 18, 2009
Employment: Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Physician
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is advertising for a Family Practice Physician. Will provide Ambulatory health care to individuals and families of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Community. Must have good...
Tigua Tribe rejoins Pueblo council after 329 years
The Tigua Tribe of Texas has rejoined the All Indian Pueblo Council after an absence of 329 years. The Tiguas used to live in present-day New Mexico but moved to...
Opinion: A courageous proposal from the Gitxsan
""Native tribe will petition Ottawa to remove its Indian status" - Globe and Mail headline When I read this headline last Monday my jaw dropped. I was in complete shock....
PRI: Swine flu threatens Yanomami in Amazon
"H1N1 has now reached an indigenous group deep in the Amazon. A thousand members of the Yanomami tribe are believed to have caught the flu, seven have died. The government...
Opinion: Chamorro people need tribal recognition
"As our government plans to begin the education portion of our quest towards political self determination, there’s another avenue that appears to bear more fruit than determining our island’s political...
Opinion: Team should do right thing on 'Redskins'
"In July 1965, my father composed and mailed a letter (a letter was this thing you wrote longhand, or at a typewriter, which was this thing ... oh, never mind)...
Morongo Band to donate 9,000 holiday turkeys
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians will distribute 9,000 turkeys to charities and non-profits in southern California. The tribe received twice as many requests for turkeys this year. "We know...
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe to hold runoff for seat
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan will hold a runoff to decide the result of one council seat. Fred Cantu Jr., the incumbent chief, lost by one vote to Julius...
Canadian border agency will hire Native liaison
The Canadian Border Services Agency plans to hire a Native liaison but the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is worried the job will go to someone who doesn't know the tribal...
Opinion: Tribes in poverty after helping settlers
"History tells us that in 1620 a group of Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Mass. An unfamiliarity with the region, bitter cold weather conditions, inadequate clothing and little available food proved...
Northern Arapaho Tribe and city working on deal
The Northern Arapaho Tribe and the city of Riverton, Wyoming, have proposed an agreement to address common issues and resolve disputes. The agreement focuses on zoning, land-use planning and economic...
Lumbee Tribe chairman aims to boost credibility
Purnell Swett, the newly elected chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, plans to focus on restoring credibility when he takes office in January. Swett defeated two challengers for...
Witness list for Senate hearing on drugs and gangs
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds an oversight hearing on Thursday to discuss drug smuggling and gang activity in Indian Country. The hearing is the second this year on gangs...
Agenda for Senate Indian Affairs business meeting
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a business meeting on Thursday to consider two pieces of legislation. The first item on the agenda is S.1635, the 7th Generation Promise:...
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