May 13, 2011
Truthout: Sioux Nation still fighting to protect treaty rights
"It is often said that the United States of America is a nation of laws. There is a group of Lakota who would disagree with that. The Black Hills Sioux...
Mary Pember: Tribal college students meet for conference
"Unofficially, the annual student conference of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium student conference offers a crash course in the latest youth trends in Indian Country. The hand games contests...
Controversy over $40M bond package for Indian museum
The Oklahoma House Appropriations and Budget Committee approved a $40 million bond package for the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum but not without some grumbling. The state has already...
Native Sun News: Billy Mills, Lakota Olympian, born to run
The following story was written and reported by Joseph Budd. All content © Native Sun News. Billy Mills, today is shown with the medal that was won in 1964. Photo...
Teen from First Nation plans to run 155 miles in six days
A 17-year-old from the Mistawasis First Nation in Saskatchewan is taking part in a long-distance run in Bolivia. Brandon Sand plans to run 155 miles over six days -- or...
Consultant for Lumbee Tribe was paid $30K for handbook
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina paid a consultant more than $30,000 to write a Boys and Girls Club handbook that's riddled with grammatical errors, typos and omitted words, The...
Steven Newcomb: Obama confirms 'Geronimo' codename
"Many people angrily responded to my previous column on this subject by claiming that the U.S. military had merely applied the Apache leader Geronimo’s name to the U.S. military operation...
Sacred Medicine Stone taken from Blackfoot site in Alberta
The sacred Medicine Stone has been stolen from the Fort Whoop-Up National Historic Site in Alberta. The stone weighs more than 2,800 pounds. It was last seen on Wednesday. "They...
Navajo Nation names new director for Washington office
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly appointed a new leader for the tribe's office in Washington, D.C. Clara Pratte will serve as executive director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office. She...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee hosts a listening session
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is hosting a listening session next Thursday, May 19. The committee wants to hear from tribal leaders about a draft version of the Indian Tribal...
Coushatta Tribe heads to polls to elect council members
Members of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana will vote in a council election on May 28. Vice chairman David Sickey is seeking re-election. Pratt Doucet isn't seeking re-election, leaving an...
MPR: Dakota activists stage fishing protest in Minnesota
"A small group of Dakota activists say it is exercising its legal rights by fishing in Minneapolis' Cedar Lake Friday -- one day before the walleye fishing opener. Chris Mato...
Editorial: Standing firm on tribal cigarette tax in New York
"Talk is cheap — especially when it comes to New York state’s ability to collect taxes on cigarette sales by Indian-owned businesses to non-Indians. Four governors failed to do so,...
Q&A: Winona LaDuke on Cobell case, 'Geronimo' and more
The Yakima Herald-Republic interviewed Winona LaDuke about various topics, including the Indian trust fund lawsuit, the controversy over the use of Geronimo as a codename for the military mission against...
Outdoors: Mount Konocti is an important Pomo sacred site
"Rising in the middle of Lake County is a mountain teeming with mystery and legend. Mount Konocti has been admired, respected, and feared for many centuries by both Native American...
HCN: BIA and Crow Tribe lost money on big horse roundup
"We seem to have a morbid fascination with news stories and photographs of dead, dying or distressed animals -- something Montana has provided plenty of in the past two years....
Opinion: Atoning for Sand Creek Massacre after 147 years
"When a serious wrong is committed, how long should atonement last? Here in Colorado, some religious leaders believe that atonement for at least one historic wrong may be appropriate for...
Doug Cuthand: Use of 'Geronimo' codename a poor choice
"The Navy Seals may have killed Osama bin Laden, but Native Americans have roundly condemned the use of Geronimo as the code name for the operation. Geronimo was an Apache...
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