March 9, 2011
Passamaquoddy basketmaker Jeremy Frey wins top Heard honor
A Passamaquoddy basketmaker who entered the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market for the first time ended up walking away with the Best of Show Award. Jeremy Frey,...
Native Sun News: South Dakota Legislature approves tribal ID bill
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA — The South Dakota State legislature considered a bill that...
Lawmakers question Obama's cut to BIA loan guarantee program
Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk defended the Obama administration's proposed cut to a loan guarantee program at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Testifying before the new House Subcommittee on...
Column: Documentary features Catawba potter Margaret Robbins
"There are billions of people in the world. Only a few thousand of those people are members of the Catawba Indian tribe. Of those, just a couple of handfuls...
North Dakota Senate committee votes against Fighting Sioux bill
A bill to protect the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo at the University of North Dakota could be headed toward defeat after a state Senate committee voted against it. The...
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe the largest employer in central Michigan
With over 3,500 full-time and part-time employees, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe is the largest employer in central Michigan. Most of the positions are based in Isabella County, which has one...
Columbia River treaty tribes back bill to lethally remove sea lions
Tribes with treaty rights on the Columbia River support a bill that will allow them to lethally remove California sea lions in order to protect endangered salmon runs. H.R.964, the...
Timothy Chavez: Tribes looking for energy development partners
In 2009, federally recognized tribes across the U.S. received a collective $54.8 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program to...
Dozens audition for Indian roles in Sheriff Walt Longmire mystery
Dozens auditioned in Billings, Montana, for six Indian roles in a pilot based on the Sheriff Walt Longmire mystery series by author Craig Johnson. The series follows a sheriff who...
Kevin Abourezk: Chuck Trimble discusses the ongoing Indian wars
"Chuck Trimble doesn't like Indian casinos -- not because he opposes them morally, but because he's not very lucky. He never witnessed abuse at the Native boarding school he attended....
Lawmakers worried about action on genetically modified salmon
Lawmakers from both parties are worried that the Food and Drug Administration will approve a request to market and sell genetically modified salmon in the U.S. One bill, H.R.521, bars...
Little Traverse Bay Bands to narrow field for four council positions
The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan will hold a primary election on May 9 to fill four council seats. Twenty-one candidates have filed to run. Two...
Cobell attorneys say fee request not a big issue in Indian Country
Attorneys who have worked on the Indian trust fund lawsuit for 14 years don't think their fee request isn't a big issue in Indian Country. Keith Harper, a member of...
Mohawks support lawsuit to block shipment of nuclear equipment
Mohawk First Nations in Canada are supporting a lawsuit that seeks to block the shipment of nuclear equipment along the St. Lawrence River. Mohawk communities in Kahnawake, Tyendinaga and Akwesasne...
New York tax collector 'prepared to enforce' tobacco tax on tribes
The new tax commissioner for the state of New York says he is "prepared to enforce" a tobacco tax on tribes. Thomas Mattox was confirmed to the head of the...
Editorial: Protect Havasupai Tribe from uranium mine exploration
"In July 2009, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar imposed a two-year halt to uranium exploration and mining on one million acres around the Grand Canyon. The moratorium was a much-needed timeout...
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians re-elects five to committee
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California re-elected all five incumbents to the tribal business committee. Chairman Vincent Armenta won re-election to a sixth term. He ran unopposed....
Navajo Nation president approves lease extension at power plant
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed a lease extension for a coal-fired power plant on the New Mexico portion of the reservation. Shelly said he wanted to protect jobs at...
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