February 17, 2011
Montana tribes urge lawmakers to keep human service funds
Tribal and urban Indian representatives urged Montana lawmakers not to cut the budget for human service programs. The Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services is considering the budget...
BIA schedules consultation meetings about leasing regulations
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold three consultation meetings this spring on draft regulations on leasing in Indian Country. The regulations add supbarts to 25 CFR Part 162 to...
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Amtrak on Blackfeet Nation
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana provided hospitality to passengers who were forced to evacuate an Amtrak train due to a bomb threat. Passengers were taken to the Browning Middle School...
Blog: 'Conspiracy of Silence' book details murder of Native girl
"Four white boys. One Cree girl. Four cowards. One warrior. Two white boys given immunity, one acquitted, one handed a life (?) sentence. A stolen and erased Aboriginal sister joins...
Column: Ghost Dance movement among the Cherokee people
"A recent column focused on a so-called Ghost Dance movement that took place among the Cherokees in 1811-13. That, of course, was almost 80 years before the infamous era in...
HUD Secretary addresses NAIHC conference in nation's capitol
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan addressed the National American Indian Housing Council at its 2011 legislative conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Donovan said the Obama administration has...
Native Sun News: Rep. Kristi Noem meets with tribal leadership
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. Oglala Sioux Tribal President John Yellow Bird Steele and U.S. House Rep. Kristi...
Navajo Nation Council backs lease extension for power plant
The Navajo Nation Council voted 18-2 to extend a lease for a coal-fired power plant on the New Mexico portion of the reservation. The lease will for the Four Corners...
Officer who fatally shot Native woodcarver resigns from force
The Seattle, Washington, police officer who fatally shot John T. Williams, a traditional woodcarver, resigned from the force on Wednesday. Ian Birk had been on paid leave since the August...
National Parks: Hopi Tribe opposes shooting range in Arizona
"Unless Arizona officials change their minds, a visit to Walnut Canyon National Monument soon could be against the backdrop of rapid-fire gunfire courtesy of a shooting range the state intends...
Richard Gomez: Chumash Tribe supports youth through sports
"Children need inspiration and physical motivation as they are growing up, and sports are a great way to provide both. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, participation in organized...
County supervisor says Torrez Martinez Tribe owes gas taxes
An official in Imperial County, California, says the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Tribe owes millions of dollars in gas taxes to the state. District 4 supervisor Gary Wyatt has urged...
Native American population in South Dakota grows 15 percent
The American Indian and Alaska Native population in South Dakota grew 15 percent over the past decade, according to U.S. Census Bureau. The 2010 Census reported 71,817 Native Americans in...
Sen. Akaka takes up gavel of Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) officially took up the chairmanship of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Akaka is the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the post. He will...
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