Navajo Nation president disqualified from seeking third term (May 27, 2010)

The Navajo Election Administration says President Joe Shirley Jr. can't run for a third term in a dispute likely to end up in tribal court....

Three sentenced for cocaine trafficking on Red Lake Nation (May 27, 2010)

Three people were sentenced for their roles in a cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking ring on the Red Lake Nation of Minnesota. Vanessa Marie Sagataw,...

Crow Reservation man pleads in fatal drunk driving accident (May 27, 2010)

A 19-year-old man from the Crow Reservation in Montana pleaded guilty in connection with a drunk-driving accident that left one person dead and another permanently...

USDA funds 27 rural development projects in Indian Country (May 27, 2010)

The Department of Agriculture announced funding for 27 rural development projects in Indian Country. The grants will help fund help fund rural businesses, start new...

Red Lake Nation settles case over unused detention facility (May 27, 2010)

The Red Lake Nation of Minnesota has reached a settlement over a juvenile detention facility on the reservation. The tribe used $2 million in federal...

Company blocks Keweenaw Bay protesters from sacred site (May 27, 2010)

Kennecott Eagle Minerals has erected a perimeter around a site that is sacred to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of Michigan. Kennecott, a subsidiary of...

Oglala Sioux women reach settlement for voting rights case (May 27, 2010)

Two members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe reached a settlement with the state of South Dakota in a voting rights case. Eileen Janis and Kim...

Tulalip Tribes report 70 percent participation in 2010 Census (May 27, 2010)

As of last month, 70 percent of households on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington participated in the 2010 Census. That's a big improvement from the...

Former Indian center director solicits funds to pay for theft (May 27, 2010)

Edward Smiley, the former director of the Farmington Indian Center in Farmington, New Mexico, is trying to raise money to repay the city for...

Officer cites discrimination after Indian colleague promoted (May 27, 2010)

A police officer in Farmington, New Mexico, who filed an age and race discrimination lawsuit after an Indian colleague was promoted has reportedly reached a...

Third person charged for rape and murder of Navajo woman (May 27, 2010)

    Authorities arrested a third man in connection with the rape and murder of a Navajo Nation woman in Farmington, New Mexico. Elmer...

Nisqually Tribe drops plan to acquire surplus Navy property (May 27, 2010)

The Nisqually Tribe of Washington won't try to acquire a former U.S. Navy site. The tribe asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs to acquire a...

Yurok Tribe reaches child welfare agreement with California (May 27, 2010)

The Yurok Tribe reached a child welfare agreement with the California Department of Social Services, the second agreement of its kind in the state. The...

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe wins approval to open credit union (May 27, 2010)

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan is set to open a credit union this fall. The Chippewa Eagle Federal Credit Union won approval from the...

Interior to cancel off-shore drilling projects in Arctic Ocean (May 27, 2010)

The Obama administration is canceling leases for five off-shore drilling projects in the Arctic Ocean and is announcing a six-month moratorium on new deepwater oil...

10th Circuit ends Northern Arapaho man's jurisdiction case (May 27, 2010)

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to consider whether a crime committed by Andrew Yellowbear Jr., a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, occurred...

Native Sun: Deputy reached for gun, not taser, in fatal shooting (May 27, 2010)

This story was written by Randall Howell and is copyright Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA -- The sheriff’s department deputy who fatally shot...