April 29, 2011
Utilities say Leech Lake Band lacks authority on power line
Five utility companies in Minnesota say the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe lacks the authority to regulate a power line on the reservation. The companies say the tribe lacks authority...
Column: Non-Indian man still fighting Ojibwe fishing rights
"Wearing thick rubber gloves, Zach Grunst counted walleyes Thursday morning on the shores of this large lake. The fish had been caught in nets left in the chilled water overnight...
Native Sun News: Tribes asked to comment on quarry plan
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman. All content © Native Sun News. Computer modeling of original proposal, looking northwest from Rapid City: Visual impact would be...
Residents demand closure of plant at Cabazon Reservation
A soil-recycling plant on the Cabazon Reservation in southern California continues to draw angry from nearby residents. Chairman David Roosevelt said the tribe is taking steps to address odors that...
Editorial: Last-ditch attempt to block landfill by sacred site
"A last-ditch attempt to kill the Gregory Canyon landfill in North County is before the Legislature in the form of a poorly crafted bill being carried for moneyed special interests....
San Manuel Band welcomes new business to development
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will welcome a new business to its mixed-used development project. Mi Cocina Mexican will be the first restaurant to open at the San...
Opinion: Analysis of Tohono O'odham Nation trust decision
"The most striking feature of Tuesday’s opinion in United States v. Tohono O’odham Nation (No. 09-846) is the apparent disregard for judicial minimalism in Justice Kennedy’s opinion for the Court....
Board moves forward with landfill opposed by Moapa Band
The Southern Nevada Health District is moving forward with a permit to expand a landfill at a power plant next to the reservation of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians....
Opinion: Tribes argue for Indian Health Care Improvement
"A year after passage of national health care reform with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or “Act”), the entire Act, including the many Indian-specific provisions within, is...
Tribes from Maine participating in Mother Earth Water Walk
Members of the Abenaki, Penobscot, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Micmac tribes in Maine and in Canada will participate in this year's Mother Earth Water Walk. The delegation will walk from Maine...
Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation to elect new chairman on May 3
The Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation of North Dakota will elect a new chairman on May 3. Leander Russ McDonald, 48, and Roger Yankton Jr., 64, won the most votes...
Opinion: A new opportunity for Alaska Native corporations
"Now, from the rubble of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, a golden opportunity has offered itself to Alaska or Alaska Native corporations to buy the Japanese fish processing assets in...
Hopi man accused of embezzling $40K from tribal business
A member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona is being accused of stealing from one of the tribe's businesses. Gary Yoyokie was an employee of the Hopi Cultural Center. Federal...
Havasupai Tribe earns treatment as state status from EPA
The Havasupai Tribe of Arizona has received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to develop water quality standards. The tribe won treatment as state status under Section 303 of the...
Judge approves $760M settlement for Keepseagle lawsuit
A federal judge gave final approval to the $760 million settlement in the Keepseagle case. Indian farmers and ranchers filed the class action in 1999. They said they denied loans...
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