March 29, 2011
Lac du Flambeau Band sets limits for off-reservation fishing
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has declared its limits for off-reservation fishing in Wisconsin. By treaty, tribe retains off-reservation fishing rights in the Wisconsin Ceded...
Editorial: Response plan needs to address Indian youth suicide
"Montanans may never know exactly what caused the spike in suicides among the youth of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation - but we have a good idea of how to...
April 20 deadline approaching for $3.4B trust fund settlement
A key deadline is approaching to participate in the $3.4 billion settlement in the Indian trust fund lawsuit. Beneficiaries have until April 20 submit comments or objections to the settlement,...
Census shows population rise on most Montana reservations
Most reservations in Montana saw a growth in their population in the last decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Rocky Boy's Reservation, home to the Chippewa Cree Tribe,...
NPS urged to take Alaska Native corporations off NAGPRA list
Alaska Native corporations "must not" be included in the list of federally recognized tribes kept by the National NAGPRA Program, according to the Interior Department's Office of the Solicitor....
Haskell University without a president after more than a year
Haskell Indian Nations University is still without a president after more than a year. Linda Sue Warner, a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, resigned in November 2010. But...
BIA to start selling horses rounded up from Crow Reservation
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will start selling horses that were rounded up with the help of the Crow Tribe of Montana. The BIA paid the tribe $45,000 to round...
Opinion: Name Los Angeles baseball team for Yang-na Tribe
"The new baseball season is almost upon us. And, as a fan and a history buff, what continues to disturb me is that Los Angeles' team is nonsensically called the...
Dispute ties up $38M in funds for Stoney Nakoda First Nation
The Stoney Nakoda First Nation in Alberta could lose out on $38 million in federal funds amid a dispute among tribal leaders. The Stoney Nation is made up of three...
Research examines status of dogs among tribes in California
Paul Langenwalter, a professor of archaeology and anthropology at Biola University, is presenting the results of his research into the relationships between dogs and tribes in California. Based on archaeological...
County social service director on leave after Cherokee death
The director of the Swain County Department of Social Services has been placed on leave amid an investigation into the death of a young member of the Eastern Band of...
Chairman of Lumbee Tribe wants HUD to audit housing funds
Chairman Purnell Swett of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has asked the Department of Housing and Urban Development for an immediate audit of the the tribe's housing program. HUD...
Al Jazeera: North Dakota's black gold rush a concern for tribe
"Far away from city lights, blackness easily moves across the sky as the sun sets over the plains of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. But across this wide...
Sen. McCaskill failed to remit property taxes on private plane
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), a leading critic of tribal and Alaska Native corporation contracting, failed to pay nearly $300,000 in property taxes on a plane she owns with her...
Louise Erdrich a part of First Lady's women's mentoring events
Award-winning Ojibwe author Louise Erdrich will take part in First Lady Michelle Obama's mentoring events on Wednesday. Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, will speak...
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