Navajo cousins make bold decisions for Santa Fe Indian Market (August 18, 2010)

"A wolf crossing a stream and Boba Fett, the legendary bounty hunter from Star Wars. What do these two images have in common? Nothing...

Sprint accuses Crow Creek Sioux telecom firm of phone scheme (August 18, 2010)

Sprint is accusing a telecommunications company created by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota of overbilling in a lawsuit filed in federal court....

HUD Secretary testifies at South Dakota field hearing on housing (August 18, 2010)

Shaun Donovan, the Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will testify at a field hearing on Indian housing next week in...

Supreme Court approves extension in Jicarilla Apache trust case (August 18, 2010)

The U.S. Supreme Court has given the Obama administration even more time to consider an appeal in a trust law case. The Department of...

Blog: Lawyer told to pay restitution to Saginaw Chippewa Tribe (August 18, 2010)

"A former Madison lawyer whose efforts to represent an Indian tribe from Michigan a decade ago led to professional misconduct complaints, got a public reprimand...

McCaleb accuses some states of 'still fighting Plains Indian wars' (August 18, 2010)

Neal McCaleb, the former head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, says tribes and states should find ways to work together. McCaleb, a member of...

Chippewa Cree Tribe signs agreement with FEMA for full funding (August 18, 2010)

The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana signed an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to receive disaster recovery funds. The tribe will receive the...

Tony Reyna, Taos Pueblo elder, to receive Spirit of Heard Award (August 18, 2010)

Tony Reyna, an elder from Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, will be presented with the 7th Annual Spirit of the Heard Award. Reyna, a World...

Family of Navajo Nation victim grateful for arrest in murder case (August 18, 2010)

The sister of Delando King, a member of the Navajo Nation who was killed in Washington, D.C., said the family is grateful someone has been...

Cherokee Nation joins tribes in opposing Arizona immigrant law (August 18, 2010)

The tribal council of the Cherokee Nation voted unanimously to oppose SB1070, Arizona's anti-immigration law. Council members say the law will lead to racial profiling...

Federal judge urges Congress to authorize trust fund settlement (August 18, 2010)

The new federal judge assigned to the Indian trust fund lawsuit says Congress should approve the $3.4 billion settlement to the case. Judge Thomas Hogan...

Editorial: Reward Chinook Nation good deeds with federal status (August 18, 2010)

"The Chinook Nation, represented in the replica plankhouse on the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, wants to permanently preserve its culture by receiving federal recognition as...

Editorial: Tribal Law and Order Act is essential for Indian Country (August 18, 2010)

"Tools for addressing crime on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation are being put into place. A new federal law recently enacted will provide more...

Seneca Nation sues to halt state taxation of reservation tobacco (August 18, 2010)

The Seneca Nation filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the state of New York from imposing its tobacco tax on the reservation. The...

Harold Monteau: Tribes should live up to their 'Buy Indian' policy (August 18, 2010)

"In a recent conversation with a struggling Native American entrepreneur who was refused a contract by a large Puget Sound Area Indian Casino because her...

San Manuel Band to pay $3M to city for law enforcement services (August 18, 2010)

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians reached a law enforcement agreement with the city of San Bernardino, California. The tribe will pay the city...

Opinion: Senate maneuvering on Native Hawaiian recognition bill (August 18, 2010)

"The flight path of the Akaka bill now in the Senate has an eerie resemblance to what happened in previous years. “Those who cannot remember...

Washoe elder calls for government to return Lake Tahoe to tribe (August 18, 2010)

An elder of the Washoe Tribe says the federal government should return Lake Washoe to the tribe. The lake lies in California and in Nevada...