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May 20, 2011
Wired: Scientists fight university to study ancestral remains
"Two ancient skeletons uncovered in 1976 on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, during construction at the home of a University of California chancellor, may be among the most valuable...

Outdoors: Minnesota Dakota seek to enforce treaty rights
"Advance notification to the media that a group of Dakota would net Cedar Lake in Minneapolis on the day before the state's fishing season yielded a predictable throng of reporters...

Tom Vilsack: Making the Agriculture Department open to all
"Before I was sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture, recent folks who had the job—both Republican and Democratic—suggested that it was important that I set a new, proactive course to...

Oneida Nation and Obama administration appeal land claim
The Oneida Nation and the Obama administration are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the tribe's land claim. The tribe sued the state of New York for 250,000 acres...

Jeffrey Whalen: Oglala Sioux Tribe operating as a slum lord
The following opinion by Jeffrey Whalen, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, appears in the current issue of the Native Sun News. All content © Native Sun News. When...

Stacy Leeds, Cherokee, named dean at Arkansas law school
Stacy Leeds, a member of the Cherokee Nation, has been named dean at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Leeds is the first American Indian woman to serve as...

Judge to meet with Meskwaki Tribe after being suspended
A judge in Iowa who was suspended for a week has been ordered to meet with the Meskwaki Tribe to discuss protocol. Tama County magistrate Richard Vander Mey was suspended...

Riders finish 9th annual Navajo-Hopi Honor Run for veterans
About 100 motorcyclists took part in the ninth annual Navajo-Hopi Honor Run to raise awareness of veterans' issues. The journey started on Tuesday. The bikers rode about 300 miles a...

Dozens charged for Tohono O'odham Nation drug trafficking
Federal authorities have indicted 46 people in connection with a drug smuggling ring on the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona. Authorities say Mexican drug cartels used the reservation to bring...

Opinion: State's history shows tribes were treated unfairly
"Can you picture this area just a little over 150 to 175 years ago? The Indians that lived here hunted, fished, raised crops and lived a leisurely life. They married,...

Opinion: Winnemem Wintu Tribe outraged by federal fishkill
"For the second day in a row, the state and federal water project pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta have taken over 500,000 Sacramento splittail, a native minnow species...

Opinion: Mining company ignores tribal rights in Wisconsin
"Ever since a grass-roots Indian and environmental alliance defeated a proposal to build a metallic sulfide mine at Crandon, the international mining industry has considered the state among the least...

Column: Hearing looks at jobs and energy in Indian Country
"Which do you sacrifice, Big Green, with its billionaire clout, or the struggling Navajo, Hopi, and an indispensable coal-fired generator that keeps Arizona's central water supply flowing? The Democrats face...

Volunteers work to remove graffiti from sacred Paiute site
Volunteers are working to remove graffiti from the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada. Vandals spray-painted on petroglyphs at a sacred Paiute site. One teen has been arrested...

History: 'Indian Kate' survived the Blackhawk War of 1832
"As you enter East Dubuque cemetery, quite near the entrance you will find the gravesite of "Indian Kate" Eberle. That had often been the name that she was known by...

Mescalero Apache Nation discusses renewable energy plan
The Mescalero Apache Nation of New Mexico is looking into renewable energy. The tribe wants to cut down on consumption and increase economic development opportunities. "Renewable energy gives us an...

Census cites dip in Indian population on Martha's Vineyard
The American Indian population on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts fell 28.5 percent over the last decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but there's reason to believe...

Four indicted in Oklahoma over illegal sale of eagle feathers
Four people -- including three tribal members -- have been indicted in Oklahoma for the possession, transport and sale of a bald eagle feathers and parts. William Creepingbear, a member...

Energy company sues Crow Tribe on coal-to-liquids project
An energy company has sued the Crow Tribe of Montana in federal court. Australian-American Energy Co. says the tribe is trying to terminate an agreement for a $7 billion coal-to-liquids...

Yakama Nation to meet with state over gasoline tax issues
The Yakama Nation and the Washington Department of Licensing will meet June 13 to discuss gasoline tax issues. The tribe operates eight gas stations on the reservation. Under a consent...

Editorial: Genuine concern and admiration for Elouise Cobell
"Blackfeet Tribal member and crusader of the rights of Indian-landowners, past and present, we imagine Elouise Cobell wasn't real thrilled when the news of her recent cancer surgery splashed across...

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