Tanana Chiefs Conference kicks off annual convention (March 16, 2010)

Tribal leaders from 42 Alaska Native villages are in Fairbanks for the annual Tanana Chiefs Conference. The meeting began on Monday and runs through...

Poll finds Native people face discrimination in Canada (March 16, 2010)

A poll commissioned by CBC News found that 33 percent of Canadians believe Native people are frequent targets of discrimination. Environics Research Group surveyed 2,000...

Native gangs said to be on the rise throughout Canada (March 16, 2010)

Native gangs, long a problem in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, are spreading throughout Canada, according to law enforcement officials and experts. The gangs are exploiting poverty,...

Chitimacha Tribe to use Rosetta Stone language course (March 16, 2010)

The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana is using the popular Rosetta Stone software to preserve its language. The tribe was accepted into the company's Endangered Language...

County delays development near Cherokee sacred site (March 16, 2010)

Commissioners in Swain County, North Carolina, approved a 90-day ban on development near Kituwah, the ancestral Cherokee home. The county wants to develop regulations that...

White House weighs stance on cigarette trafficking bill (March 16, 2010)

President Barack Obama is weighing his position on the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, a White House spokesperson said. The bill prohibits the U.S. Postal...

Tribal member named to University of Wisconsin board (March 16, 2010)

Attorney Ed Manydeeds, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, has been nominated to serve on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. If...

9th Circuit hears Medicine Lake sacred site case again (March 16, 2010)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the Medicine Lake sacred site case on March 10. A coalition led by the Pit...

Witness list for House hearing on Alaska Native land bill (March 16, 2010)

The House Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing tomorrow on H.R. 2099, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act. The bill authorizes the transfer...

Ed Claplanhoo, ex-Makah Nation chair, passes on at 81 (March 16, 2010)

Edward Eugene Claplanhoo, a former chairman of the Makah Nation of Washington, died on Sunday. He was 81. Claplanhoo served as chairman in the 1970s....

NPS finalizes NAGPRA rule on 'unidentifiable' ancestors (March 16, 2010)

The National Park Service on Monday published a final rule to establish a process for addressing "unidentifiable" Native ancestors held by museums, educational institutions and...

San Manuel Band re-elects chairman, three incumbents (March 16, 2010)

Members of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians of California re-elected their chairman and three incumbents to the tribal council. Chairman James Ramos was...

Crow Tribe in discussions over unused detention facility (March 16, 2010)

The Crow Tribe of Montana might take over an unused detention facility located near the reservation. The tribe doesn't plan on buying the facility in...

Soo Tribe charges three for violating fishing regulations (March 16, 2010)

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan charged three of its members for violating fishing regulations. The three tribal members are accused...

Kimberly Craven: Cobell deal wrong for Indian Country (March 16, 2010)

In spite of the almost 14 years of litigation, more than $100 million spent by the government, the unresolved nature of the relief sought by...

Elouise Cobell responds to questions about settlement (March 16, 2010)

Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, will be answering questions about the proposed settlement to the case. Cobell is a...

Editorial: Congress must act soon on Cobell settlement (March 16, 2010)

"Last December, after 13 years of lawsuits and painful negotiations, the federal government and representatives of hundreds of thousands of American Indians finally reached a...

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