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May 5, 2011
Audio: Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on stereotypes
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing this afternoon on racist stereotypes and their impact on indigenous people. The hearing lasted about 1.5 hours. Nearly every witness addressed the...

Blue Lake Rancheria challenges California over business liens
The Blue Lake Rancheria is suing the California Employment Development Department in federal court over liens against a tribal business. The tribe shut down Mainstay Business Solutions, a temporary staffing...

Trial begins over branding of swastika on Navajo Nation man
Opening arguments were made in a trial of a man accused of branding a Navajo Nation man with a swastika in Farmington, New Mexico. Jury selection took six hours, The...

Solar Energy: Helping bring basic services to Navajo elders
"Nearly 20,000 rural Navajo homes in the US do not have electricity or basic human services, and many of these homes are occupied by elders with health issues or disabilities....

Letter: North Dakota should address Indian unemployment
"At Spirit Lake Reservation, one of the problems that people face is the high unemployment rate, and I’m sure that all of the reservations in the state face the same...

Tina Marie Osceola: Apology due for US treatment of Natives
Let’s make no mistake about it. May 1, 2011, was a proud day for America. It was a proud day for our Navy Seals, the men and women of our...

Seneca Nation sanctioned council member for incident at bar
Just hours before leaders of the Seneca Nation attended the announcement of a new committee to foster tribal-state relations, a council member was involved in an altercation involving a...

NMAI statement on military use of 'Geronimo' as codename
"As our mission statement directs, "The National Museum of the American Indian is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere — past, present,...

Terry Rambler: Saying goodbye to our young Apache leader
"I want to say farewell to a dear friend to all of us, the late Justin Hooke, who was the president of the San Carlos Apache Youth Council and...

Rep. Albert Hale letter to President Obama about 'Geronimo'
"It is with heavy heart and shock that I send this letter. To use the name Geronimo and attach it to the world’s most notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden is...

'Manoominike: Gathering the Good Seed' takes up wild rice
Ojibwe wild rice and treaty rights are the subject of "Manoominike: Gathering the Good Seed," a one-hour radio documentary. Nick Vander Puy produced the documentary. It features interviews with Fred...

Native Sun News: Officer's beating of Navajo man spawns suit
The following story was written and reported by Kate Saltzetein. All content © Native Sun News. On the night of March 17, a Navajo man named Donovan Tanner, age 22,...

Geronimo's great-grandson says codename 'slap in the face'
A great-grandson of Apache warrior Geronimo is upset by the use of his ancestor's name in the U.S. military mission against terrorist Osama bin Laden. Joseph Geronimo grew up hearing...

Oneida Nation statement on use of 'Geronimo' as codename
Ray Halbritter issued the following statement on behalf of the Oneida Nation of New York. The Oneida Indian Nation joins all Americans in celebrating the bravery that led to finally...

Rep. Cole says military didn't have to use 'Geronimo' name
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), the only Native American in Congress, doesn't think the use of "Geronimo" as a codename for the military mission against Osama bin Laden was "appropriate." "I'm...

Defense Department says 'Geronimo' was chosen randomly
The Department of Defense says the use of "Geronimo" as a codename for the military mission against Osama bin Laden was not meant to be offensive. The department said the...

L.M. VanEvery: Use of 'Geronimo' codename was 'offensive'
"What brought relief to some, brought insult to others. With release of the information that the message sent to the White House was "Geronimo" was killed, memories of racial discrimination...

IPR: Indian Country bristles at use of 'Geronimo' codename
"American Indians across the U.S. are voicing frustration with the codename used for the mission to capture and kill Osama bin Laden. The radio call that came shortly after bin...

'Idaho's Forgotten War' documents Kootenai Tribe's battle
"Idaho's Forgotten War," a documentary about the Kootenai Tribe, will be shown on the Flathead Reservation in Montana on Sunday. The film documents the war that former chairwoman Amy Cutsack...

Tulalip chairman delivers annual State of the Tribes address
Mel Sheldon, the chairman of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, delivered the annual State of the Tribes address. on April 29. Sheldon cited the tribe's economic impact, including the 4,528...

Lummi Nation working to help bikers who were sold bad fuel
The Lummi Nation of Washington is working with its insurance company to help bikers who were sold bad fuel at a tribal gasoline station. The tribe discovered that the fuel...

Former Aquinnah Wampanaog leader running for town seat
Beverly Wright, a former chairwoman of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, is running for office in the town of Aquinnah, Massachusetts. Wright is challenging incumbent Camille Rose for a seat on...

Judge denies treaty-based claim against former tribal officer
A member of the Navajo Nation can't invoke the Fort Sumner Treaty of 1868 for an incident involving a tribal police officer on another reservation, a judge from the U.S....

Quechan Nation welcomes community to $1.2M nature park
The Quechan Nation celebrated the opening of Sunrise Point Park, a nature park on the Arizona portion of the reservation. The park is called Anya-Nitz-Pak in the Quechan language. The...

MSU News: Wasewi Shawl finishes journey to college degree
"Wasewi Shawl was a champion runner, so she knows that races are won by putting one foot in front of the other. But when the Browning native started college,...

Lise Balk King: The Indian Wars still alive and well in the US
"There is a saying out West that “The Indian Wars are alive and well.” Historic conflicts have moved from grassy slopes and crested buttes to cafes and courtrooms, schools and...

Joe Jackson, Gila River soldier, laid to rest on Yakama Nation
Joe M. Jackson, a member of the Gila River Indian Community who was killed in Afghanistan, was buried on the Yakama Nation in Washington on Wednesday. Jackson, 22, was...

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