April 1, 2011
Jefferson Keel: John Stossel tries to pull an old April Fool's Joke
"A misinformed member of the media is once again playing a joke on Indian country: ignore the federal trust responsibility and tribal people will be better off. Don’t be fooled,...
A week of events for 41st annual Time Out and Wacipi at UND
The 41st annual Time Out and Wacipi takes place at the University of North Dakota next week. The UND Indian Association and the UND Indian Studies Association host the event....
More residents of Puerto Rico identifying as 'American Indian'
IFRAMES not supported Puerto Rico has seen a big jump in the number of residents identifying themselves as "American Indian" on the U.S. Census. Nearly 20,000 island residents claimed Indian...
Native Sun News: Keenie Word, Oglala Sioux, is star on the rise
The following story was written and reported by Evelyn Red Lodge . All content © Native Sun News. HERMOSA, SOUTH DAKOTA — She’s an up-and-coming star whose brand new extended-play...
Audio: House hearing on energy development in Indian Country
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs is holding a hearing today on energy development in Indian Country. The hearing started at 11am. The committee heard from the...
Native American Suicide Prevention Act in New Mexico signed
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) signed the Native American Suicide Prevention Act into law on Thursday. Martinez signed the law at a ceremony on the Navajo Nation. She...
Navajo man named as New Mexico Secretary of Indian Affairs
Arthur Allison, a member of the Navajo Nation, has been nominated as Secretary of Indian Affairs for New Mexico. Allison is a business owner that provides security services on...
DOJ investigates officer's fatal shooting of Native woodcarver
The Department of Justice has opened a criminal inquiry into the fatal shooting of John T. Williams, a traditional Native woodcarver, by a police officer in Seattle, Washington. Williams, who...
Arts: See Native American New Play Festival in Oklahoma City
"When it comes to penning tales that explore his American Indian heritage, Bret Jones is flush with good ideas. For the second year in a row, the Oklahoma-born and bred...
BIA's costs for horse roundup on Crow Reservation top $182K
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has spent $182,000 to round up and process 829 horses on the Crow Reservation in Montana, regional director Ed Parisian said. The BIA hopes to...
Poundmaker First Nation bars Native performance of Antigone
Leaders of the Poundmaker First Nation in Saskatchewan have barred the performance of a Native adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone. Deanne Kasokeo, who is from the First Nation, set...
Allison Binney rejoins law firm after Senate Indian Affairs work
After five years with the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Allison Binney has rejoined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Binney, a member of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians,...
Ousted Snoqualmie council members win ruling in tribal court
Two members of the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington are going to try to reclaim their seats on the tribal council. Kanium Ventura and his mother, Arlene Ventura, were ousted from...
Mashpee Wampanoag man sues town in fishing rights dispute
A member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts who won a fishing rights case in 1999 is back in court. In 1999, the state Supreme Court upheld a decision...
Squaxin Island Tribe wins decision in suit over new water wells
The Squaxin Island Tribe won its lawsuit against the Washington Department of Ecology. The tribe questioned whether it was appropriate to drill new water wells in the Johns Creek Basin....
Governor of Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes disputes impeachment
The leader of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes was impeached last but week but she apparently isn't going quietly. Former governor Janice Boswell won't leave tribal headquarters, according to current...
Steve Russell: Just how much has government helped Indians?
"Hell has officially frozen over when I rise to defend the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The occasion is a question raised by the right libertarian fringe in the person of...
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