March 30, 2011
Column: Alaska Native triplets start line of skin care products
"Cosmetics makers with roots in Finland, Iceland and Russia are already producing a host of items that use antioxidant-rich northern plants and berries. One Alaska company, Arxotica, is looking to...
Southern Ute Tribe loses water rights battle in Colorado court
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled against the Southern Ute Tribe in a water rights dispute. The tribe sought to intervene when several irrigation companies went to water court to clear...
Jeffrey Whalen: Oglala Sioux council makes another bad move
The following opinion by Jeffrey Whalen, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, appears in this week's issue of the Native Sun News. All content © Native Sun News. The...
Turtle Talk: New tactic for Indian law cases in Supreme Court
"Earlier this year, the Oneida Indian Nation successfully persuaded the Supreme Court to GVR a case that most observers would agree the Nation would have a difficult time winning —...
San Manuel Band announces $150K for relief efforts in Japan
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in California announced a total of $150,00 in donations for relief efforts in Japan. The tribe is donating $100,000 to the American Red...
Members of Chippewa Cree Tribe frustrated with their leaders
Some members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana are upset with the way their leaders are running things. Some say the tribal council salaries should be put to a...
Superintendent for BIA pleads not guilty over Fort Peck thefts
Florence White Eagle, the Bureau of Indian Affairs superintendent on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana, plead not guilty in connection with theft of money from a tribal loan program....
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe ready to break ground on water park
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan will break ground on a water park and hotel on Monday. The Soaring Eagle Water Park & Hotel will feature a 45,000-square-foot water park...
Opinion: Lumbee Tribe does better without federal assistance
"Now here comes John Stossel, fellow WND columnist, over the weekend of March 26 with one of the best pieces in television history: "Freeloaders," a Fox News special delivering stomp-down...
John Stossel: Freeloading doesn't help the freeloader Indians
"No group has been more "helped" by the American government than American Indians. Yet no group in America does worse. Almost a quarter of Native Americans live in poverty. 66...
Editorial: Tribal free press could help tackle problems at IHS
"Year after year, decade after decade, the reservations lag in positive indicators (such as high-school graduation rates and the like) and lead in the negative ones — poverty, unemployment, youth...
Cherokee Nation wants to keep state parks in Oklahoma open
The Cherokee Nation is looking for ways to help the state of Oklahoma keep three parks open. The state plans to close three parks within Cherokee territory. To avoid that,...
Sen. Conrad presses IHS director about care in North Dakota
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) said he has put Yvette Roubideaux, the director of the Indian Health Service, "on notice" due to concerns about the quality of care being provided...
Coeur d'Alene Tribe asks Fox News to apologize for segment
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho is asking Fox News to apologize for a segment in which reporter John Stossel questioned the existence of the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
DOI report says more than half of oil and gas leases not used
The Interior Department released a report that said more than two-thirds of offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico and more than half of onshore leases on federal lands sit...
Washington governor requests assistance for Yakama Nation
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) is asking the federal government to declare a disaster for the Yakama Nation. The tribe lost 100 homes to a fire on February 12. More...
10th Circuit allows charges in non-Indian eagle feather case
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated criminal charges against a non-Indian man for possessing eagle feathers. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act bars the possession of eagle feathers...
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