March 14, 2011
Yakama Nation raising $2.8M to rebuild homes destroyed in fire
The Yakama Nation of Washington has raised about half of the $2.8 million needed to rebuild 20 homes that were destroyed by fire last month. The tribe is relying on...
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes start sex offender registration system
Starting next week, sex offenders who live or work on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho will have to register with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. The tribe developed its sex offender...
Kevin Abourezk: Nebraska returns seized tobacco to Ponca Tribe
"The Nebraska Department of Revenue will return nearly $14,000 worth of cigarettes seized last week from the Ponca Tribe, a tribal official said Monday. "I'm pretty stoked," said Ponca Chairwoman...
Commentary: Man thought it was 'cool' to deface Native rock art
"Hidden deep in the winding valleys of the Grand Canyon are thousands of painted and pecked images. These were made by countless generations of Native Americans who used the canyon...
Santa Fe Indian School wins second girls basketball tournament
The Lady Braves at Santa Fe Indian School won their second consecutive title at the New Mexico Class AAA State Basketball Tournament on Friday. The Lady Braves easily defeated...
Cherokee Nation estimates 1700 might benefit from Cobell deal
About 1,700 citizens of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma could benefit from the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit, Secretary of State Melanie Knight said. Cherokees who...
Letter: Another broken promise with effort to save Fighting Sioux
"Several years ago, the NCAA and the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education concluded a legal parley with a treaty. By November 2010, according to the treaty’s terms, both...
Salazar and Gillette to visit Riverside Indian School in Oklahoma
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will visit the Riverside Indian School in Oklahoma tomorrow. Salazar will be joined by Jodi Gillette, the deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
Yurok man dies after being swept away by tsunami in California
Dustin Weber, a member of the Yurok Tribe of California, died on Friday after being swept away by a post-earthquake tsunami. He was 25. Weber and some friends were talking...
David Gipp: United Tribes Technical College earns federal money
David M. Gipp, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, is the president of United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota. United Tribes Technical College is closely watching...
Mark Trahant: Tragedy in Japan puts Yucca Mountain in scrutiny
Like most people I watched the events in Japan unfold on cable and through Facebook throughout the weekend. It’s great to see posts from friends and friends-of-friends who are OK....
Column: Redding Rancheria putting own stamp on new golf resort
"Nearly four months after getting into the golf business, Redding Rancheria is putting its stamp on River Bend Golf Club. The transition has not been without its bumps. The course,...
Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs Committee budget hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold its first oversight hearing of the 112th Congress tomorrow. The hearing focuses on the Obama administration's fiscal year 2012 budget request for Indian...
Column: Paatuwasqatsi means running for water, running for life
"Next fall, skip Imogene. I know many in the Flagstaff running community eagerly await Colorado's annual Imogene Pass Trail Race, but it's not without reason I suggest passing by such...
Review: Our shameful history in 'Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek'
"Last summer, in the midst of a roiling thunderstorm, my children and I visited the site of Custer’s Last Stand in Montana. The dying ground there signifies one of...
Review: Jim Northrup regales readers with 'A View From The Rez'
"In these selections from his syndicated, award-winning column, "Fond du Lac Follies," Native American journalist Jim Northrup not only gives readers a rich, three-dimensional look at how Minnesota's Anishinaabe live,...
Wambli Sina Win: Lakota outraged by theft of sacred ceremonies
The Red Road or “Chanku Luta,” as it is known by the Lakota, has been traveled by our ancestors long before us. Today, some may call it the road less...
Vi Waln: Tribes should trade daylight saving time for Indian Time
On my rez, daylight saving time is most commonly known as “time change.” Many people use the phrase “spring forward, fall back” to remember which way to turn the hands...
Charles Trimble: Sovereignty for rent with payday loan business
I don’t recall what Nevada tribe it was in the early 1970s that had submitted a proposal to the BIA for financial assistance to buy a bordello. The prospective business...
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