April 8, 2011
Editorial: Don't let attorney fee dispute derail Cobell settlement
"Well, evidently the lawyers in the case have decided they need a little more fairness and opportunity, because they now have petitioned the federal court to more than double the...
Buffalo Post: Auntie's Fry Bread food truck runs in Los Angeles
"Auntie’s Fry Bread opened a food truck in the heart of Los Angeles in April, bringing the first Native cuisine to the area. The small business, whose owners and chefs...
Editorial: Great potential in Saginaw Chippewa Tribe water park
"By the summer of 2012, the Mt. Pleasant area will likely have a new attraction to entertain both local families and visitors from throughout the state. Work has begun to...
Audio from Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on 8(a)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on Thursday to discuss the 8(a) program at the Small Business Administration. The committee heard from SBA officials and tribal and Alaska...
Echo Hawk addresses concerns with Blackfeet Nation leaders
Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk met with leaders of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana on Wednesday. Echo Hawk discussed budget, law enforcement, land, energy and other concerns, The Great Falls...
Federal shutdown would have broad impact in Indian Country
The looming shutdown of the federal government will have a broad impact in Indian Country, affecting everything from social services to education. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is encouraging tribes...
Kialegee Tribal Town files land-into-trust application in Georgia
The Kialegee Tribal Town of Oklahoma has filed a land-into-trust application for 300 acres in Georgia. The tribe wants to build a Creek village on the coast of Georgia. Plans...
DOJ wants two counties out of Mishewal Wappo Tribe's lawsuit
The Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to remove two counties from the federal recognition lawsuit of the Mishewal Wappo Tribe. Napa County and Sonoma County were allowed...
Two Spirit Lake Dakotah council members listed in indictments
Two leaders of the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation of North Dakota have been named in indictments in connection with the theft of money from the tribe's low-income fuel assistance program....
Opinion: Evidence shows Chumash Tribe's legitimacy in doubt
"In an earlier essay published in the Santa Ynez Valley Journal, it was established on the basis of historical documentation that current Chumash Chairman Vincent Armenta – as well as...
Native Sun News: Longest Walk raises awareness of diabetes
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. Harold Dooley, Oglala Lakota, Gordon Plains Bull Jr., Ft. Peck Assiniboine Sioux, Manny...
Opinion: Winnemem Wintu woman denied federal eagle permit
"Marine Sisk-Franco has been a Winnemem Wintu Indian for all of her years, and the Northern California tribe’s way of life is all she knows. She’s the daughter of the...
More and more Alaska Natives moving to urban areas in state
More and more Alaska Natives are moving to urban areas in the state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Between 2000 and 2010, the Native population grew significantly in...
Kevin Abourezk: Bill authorizes tobacco compacts in Nebraska
"A bill that would create a process for the state of Nebraska to collect revenue from tribes for tobacco sales was forwarded out of the Revenue Committee Wednesday. A Winnebago...
Eight tribes with large reservations announce a new coalition
Eight tribes, representing some of the largest reservations in the United States, have formed a new organization to represent their concerns. The Coalition of Large Tribes will address land, economic,...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee approves Native Hawaiian bill
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee approved S.675, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, at a business meeting on Thursday. The bill extends the policy of self-determination to Native Hawaiians. Similar...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee approves land-into-trust fix
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee approved S.676, a bill to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, at a business meeting on Thursday. The bill amends the...
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