Arizona governor opposes tribes in national AG group (January 22, 2010)

  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) doesn't think tribes should be a formal part of the National Association of Attorneys General, a campaign consultant...

Lawsuit for Saginaw Chippewa reservation continues (January 22, 2010)

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan is set to go to court later this year in a lawsuit over the boundaries of the Isabella Reservation....

Colorado lawmaker 'sorry' for taking on Native tuition (January 22, 2010)

A Colorado lawmaker says she's "sorry" for introducing a bill that would have affected the Native student tuition program at Fort Lewis College. Rep. Karen...

Sisseton-Wahpeton woman takes state education job (January 22, 2010)

LuAnn Werdel, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, is new the South Dakota Director of Indian Education. Werdel begins her job next week. She replaces...

Chumash Chair: Reflecting on ten years of leadership (January 22, 2010)

"Ten years ago last month, when I was first elected to the honorable position of tribal chairman of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians,...

Indian Country crime gets a second look in Oklahoma (January 22, 2010)

The Indian Country justice system in Oklahoma is undergoing some changes. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma is creating a...

House backs three Indian water settlement measures (January 22, 2010)

The House voted largely along party lines to pass three Indian water settlement bills on Thursday. H.R.3254, the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act,...

Groups tackle dog problem at reservation trailer park (January 22, 2010)

About 100 volunteers from five non-profits will head to the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Reservation in California in hopes of sterilizing dogs at a troubled trailer...

Southern California tribal group re-elects key officers (January 22, 2010)

The Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations, an organization that represents 11 tribes in southern California, re-elected three key officials at the group's recent meeting....

Leader of Maine's tribal-state commission leaves post (January 22, 2010)

Paul Bisulca, a member of the Penobscot Nation, will no longer be serving as chair of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission. Bisulca took the...

North Dakota tribes discuss Missouri River settlement (January 22, 2010)

Two North Dakota tribes met on Wednesday to discuss the settlement they each received for the loss of hundreds of thousands of acres of valuable...

Motive for Cabazon leader's 1981 murder an unknown (January 22, 2010)

Fred Alvarez and two friends were murdered in the summer of 1981 and a man has been charged with their murders. But no one really...

Video: Secretary Salazar reflects on a year at Interior (January 22, 2010)

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar reflected on his one-year anniversary as head of the Interior Department. Salazar, a former U.S. Senator from Colorado, said he is...

Editorial: Congress must act fast on Cobell settlement (January 22, 2010)

"After more than a century of obstruction and delays, still another deadline looms for a settlement that would compensate hundreds of thousands of American Indians...

NCAI President Keel to deliver State of Indian Nations (January 22, 2010)

National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel will deliver the 9th annual State of Indian Nations next Friday, January 29. This is the first...