Wyoming county submits plans in Indian voting rights lawsuit (June 25, 2010)

Officials in Fremont County in Wyoming submitted two proposals in response to an Indian voting rights lawsuit. The first plan calls for creating one district...

Jim Kent: Native people still fight to protect their sacred places (June 25, 2010)

"The whole country was outraged when New York, Pennsylvania and the nation's capital were attacked on 9/11. How would you feel if they'd just kept...

Cherokee Nation group back home after Trail of Tears journey (June 25, 2010)

Ten members of the Cherokee Nation completed the Remember the Removal 2010, a 950-mile bicycle ride that retraces a part of the Trail of Tears,...

Crow Tribe uses local materials for new housing development (June 25, 2010)

The Crow Tribe of Montana celebrated the launch of a new housing program that will utilize materials produced on the reservation. The Good Earth Lodges...

Lumbee Tribe maintains Senate support despite lobbying flap (June 25, 2010)

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina) and Sen. Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) still support a bill to recognize the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. The tribe...

Lummi Nation receives $11.5M loan to upgrade water system (June 25, 2010)

The Lummi Nation of Washington has received an $11.5 million loan from the Department of Agriculture. The money will be used to upgrade the water...

Jim Thorpe's son sues to have remains returned to Oklahoma (June 25, 2010)

The son of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe filed a lawsuit to have his father's remains reburied in Oklahoma. Jack Thorpe, 72, a past chief...

Supporters expect House passage of Tribal Law and Order Act (June 25, 2010)

The Senate passed the Tribal Law and Order Act as part of another bill on Wednesday and supporters said they expected passage in the House....

Cherokee Nation judge calls for a redrawing of council districts (June 25, 2010)

A judge with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma says the tribe must redraw its council districts. Judge Bart Fite said the tribe's nine districts should...

Chippewa Cree Tribe waits for FEMA flood damage assessment (June 25, 2010)

The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana is awaiting a preliminary flood damage assessment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The tribe hopes to secure federal...

BIA investigates death of bicyclist on New Mexico reservation (June 25, 2010)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is investigating an accident that led to the death of a young man who was cycling across the country to...

Series: Bad River Band suffers from very high rate of diabetes (June 25, 2010)

"Helen “Frannie” Shinaway carefully spritzes hair gel into her tidy black mullet. She'd already squeezed on her jeans, tucked in a salmon pink T-shirt and...

Eugene Culbertson, longtime Fort Peck leader, passes on at 71 (June 25, 2010)

Eugene Culbertson, a longtime leader of the Fort Peck Tribes of Montana, died on Thursday. He was 71. Culbertson served on the tribal council...

Museum puts US flag found at Little Bighorn site up for auction (June 25, 2010)

A museum in Michigan will auction a U.S. flag that was found at the Battle of the Little Bighorn site in Montana. The flag...

Mary Pember: Havasupai blood case raises concerns for tribes (June 25, 2010)

"The much-publicized settlement between Arizona State University (ASU) and the Havasupai tribe over alleged misuse of DNA samples collected from tribal members sheds light on...

Senate Republicans block passage of bill with trust settlement (June 25, 2010)

Republicans in the Senate voted together to block passage of a bill that includes the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit. H.R.4213,...

APR: Navajo Nation families maintain connections to park land (June 25, 2010)

"Every spring and summer, after the winter thaw allows, about a dozen Navajo families still return to their old homesteads at the bottom of Arizona's...