April 22, 2011
Tanya Fiddler: Payday loans and traditional tribal values
"It is important to arm our people with the knowledge to combat predatory lenders. It is common for predatory lenders, those with outrageous fees and extraordinarily high interest rates, to...
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais: No consultation on wind project
"How profoundly disappointing it is to find out that the Department of the Interior has approved Cape Wind’s Construction and Operation Plan (COP); that the decision is not only being...
Kevin Abourezk: Civil War and tribal conflicts in Nebraska
"Like Sherman marching to the sea, settlers and miners flowing into Nebraska Territory angered the region's original inhabitants. Add to that the removal of most federal troops in the territory...
David Gipp: United Tribes survives budget battle with help
The budget battle in Washington, DC was resolved in mid April and United Tribes Technical College came through OK with the help of friends. As you know, we were closely...
Indian man in Minnesota charged for minor sex solicitation
An Indian man in Minnesota who goes by the name Tatanka Ohitika has been charged with one felony count of soliciting a child for sex online. Thomas F. LaBlanc, 64,...
Judge who sent Taos Pueblo members to jail told to resign
The New Mexico Supreme Court has told a judge to resign or face removal for sending 32 people from Taos Pueblo to jail for contempt of court. The court determined...
Native candidate comes under fire for 'Holocaust' remark
Lawrence Joseph, a former chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, is facing criticism for comparing the residential school experience to the Jewish Holocaust. Joseph is the NDP...
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes announce plan for wind farm
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma plan to open a wind farm in early 2012. Plans call for 22 100-kilowatt turbines to be placed on tribal land. Two turbines...
Village uses meeting to slam Oneida Nation land-into-trust
The annual village meeting in Hobart, Wisconsin, turned into a forum on tribal issues, prompting an Oneida Nation representative to call for more open dialogue. The village's director of community...
Tribes oppose oil field development near sacred Bear Butte
The South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment is considering an application for an oil field near sacred Bear Butte. The board previously approved a permit for Nakota Energy to...
Native Sun News: Law firm ordered to provide documents
The following story was written and reported by Evelyn Red Lodge. All content © Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA — A federal court has ordered the Gonzalez Law...
Navajo Nation won't recognize removal of chapter leaders
The Navajo Nation won't recognize the removal of the three top leaders of the Shiprock Chapter. Residents voted 77-0 to put President William Lee, Vice President Donald Benally and Secretary...
Editorial: Secretary Salazar plays politics with gray wolves
"As part of its budget bill, Congress approved a brief rider, 11 lines long, that removes gray wolves in Idaho and Montana from the protections of the Endangered Species Act....
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