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Home > News > More Headlines April 21, 2011 Editorial: NCAA not kidding with 'Fighting Sioux' nickname "It might be that the myopic North Dakotans who insist on defending the discredited University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux logo are a lot like the stubborn mule that’s not... Review: Couple's Indian art collection retains spirituality "Collectors and philanthropists Eugene and Clare Thaw are not cultural anthropologists, historians, or natural history museum benefactors. They are art collectors. Eugene Thaw was dealing art by the age... Editorial: Indian journalists needed in nation's newsrooms "Today, about 40 Native American high school juniors and seniors from across the country are finishing a weeklong workshop in the Black Hills, one that exposes many of them to... Comanche man wraps up three-month Trail of Tears walk Ron Cooper, a member of the Comanche Nation, spent three months retracing the Trail of Tears, the forced walk made by ancestors of the Cherokee Nation. Cooper took the... One person dead in house fire on Saskatchewan reserve One person is dead following a house fire on the Whitebear First Nation in Saskatchewan. Fire fighters responded and found the home completely engulfed. A body was found inside after... Mohawks in Quebec will sit out election season yet again Tribes in the United Sates actively encourage their members to vote in state and federal elections but don't look for a similar effort among Mohawks in Quebec. Most members of... Lummi Nation cites 'progress' for ferry dock negotiations "Substantial progress has been made" in negotiations for the Lummi Island ferry, Lummi Nation Chairman Cliff Cultee said. Whatcom County Council Chairman Sam Crawford also said progress has been made... Another candidate enters Mississippi Choctaw chief race A third candidate has filed for chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Phyliss Anderson wants to be the first woman to lead the tribe. She will face incumbent... Abramoff figure told to pay $17.7M restitution to law firm Michael Scanlon, one of the major figures in the Jack Abramoff scandal, must pay $17.7 million in restitution to the law firm that represented tribes, a federal judge ruled on... Connecticut GOP apologizes for 'too many chiefs' remark Republican lawmakers in Connecticut apologized for putting an insensitive comment in its budget plan. In calling for the elimination of more than 1,300 state managerial jobs, GOP lawmaker said some... Steven Newcomb: Don't downplay boarding school abuse "Some years ago, I came across the book Massacre: A Survey of Today’s American Indian published in 1931. Written by Robert Gessner, the book is an exposé. It provides what... Opinion: Fact and fiction in fight over sacred burial ground "There have been many recent news reports regarding the waterfront land at Glen Cove, which contains a natural, historic treasure of 15 unspoiled acres along the Carquinez shoreline. This land... No suspects into homicide of three-year-old Puyallup boy Authorities in Washington haven't identified any suspects in connection with the death of Zebidiah Izaya Ronald Pluff, who was a member of the member of the Puyallup Tribe. Pluff,... Ute Tribe in Utah plans more oil drilling on the reservation The Ute Tribe announces plans for more oil development on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah. The tribe's Ute Energy company entered into a development agreement with Newfield Production... Lee Sprague: Mercury pollution from coal a threat to tribe "I see the TES Filer coal-fired power plant in Manistee every day. My children and community live in its shadow and breathe its air pollution. Piles of coal are on... Supreme Court hears Jicarilla case without Justice Kagan The U.S. Supreme Court heard US v. Jicarilla Apache Nation, a fiduciary trust case, on Wednesday. Justice Elena Kagan, the newest member of the court, did not participate. She served... Cobell critic files objection to $3.4B trust fund settlement Kimberly Craven, a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota, has filed an objection to the $3.4 billion Indian trust fund settlement. Craven says the attorneys who handled... Native Sun News: Something rotten in oil field regulations The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman. All content © Native Sun News. The stink of rotten eggs from gas and oil operations is due to a... Editorial: Bill helps Quileute Tribe move to safer homeland "Sen. Maria Cantwell has brokered a sensible land swap that protects the Quileute Indian Tribe from potential tsunamis and floods. For decades, tribal headquarters, a school, senior center and several...

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