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May 26, 2011
Fairness hearing in Cobell settlement scheduled for June 20
The fairness hearing for the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit will take place in Washington, D.C., on June 20. According to a court filing by the...

RCR Wireless: Hopi Tribe works to improve telecom service
"Native American tribes are spread across the state of Arizona, and Mark Goldstein, president of the International Research Center in Tempe, Ariz., consults with some of the independent nations to...

Column: Ojibwe man speaks out on fetal alcohol syndrome
"As a freshman at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Hunter Sargent wanted to play football. The coach, worried that Sargent was too small and insufficiently focused, said no. So the...

Native Sun News: 8th Circuit rules against Oglala Sioux man
The following story was written and reported by Evelyn Red Lodge. All content © Native Sun News. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – The case of Wesley “Chuck” Jacobs, former treasurer of the...

Tribes awarded over $7M for wildlife conservation projects
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded more than $7 million in grants to 37 tribes in 16 states. The money will be used for a wide range of conservation...

Cheyenne-Arapaho family lost home in Oklahoma tornado
A family from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma lost its home and most of its belongings in a tornado. Susan Sleeper and her three children took shelter in...

Construction company offers settlement to Navajo Nation
A construction firm that's been embroiled in a dispute with the Navajo Nation is offering a settlement to the tribe. RJN Construction wants to release its contract to the Shiprock...

APRN: Hearings start on Alaska Native corporation land bill
"he Sealaska Native Corporation was in Washington Wednesday making its case to select lands in the Tongass National Forest. It’s a fight that’s been going on for years, and one...

Conference looks at preserving Native language and culture
About 200 people are attending a conference on Native language and culture in Cornwall, Ontario. "Raising Our Voices" is hosted by the Sweetgrass First Nation Language Council, the St. Regis...

WUWM: First Lady launches Let's Move! in Indian Country
"The office of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative and four federal agencies launched Let’s Move! in Indian Country (LMIC) in Wisconsin Wednesday. The initiative is described as a...

United Keetoowah Band hails BIA action on land-into-trust
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma welcomed a long-awaited decision on its land-into-trust application amid threats of litigation from a rival tribe. The UKB submitted the application...

Sault Tribe won't hold special election to replace chairman
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan won't be holding a special election to choose a new chairman. Tribal leaders previously indicated they would ask voters to...

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community installs fence
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community recently installed a fence after discovering that a popular trail was encroaching on the reservation. The tribe informed the city of Scottsdale about the...

Crow Tribe starts assessing damage after massive flooding
The Crow Tribe of Montana is starting to assess the damage from the worst flooding to hit the reservation since 1978. The tribe said flooding has damaged at least 75...

Shelly Crow, former second chief of Muscogee Nation, dies at 63
Shelly Crow, the first woman to serve as second chief of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, died on Monday. She was 63. Crow served the tribe as second chief...

Seminole Tribe asking public to help name two baby otters
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is asking the public to help name two baby otters. The Asian small-clawed otters just moved into the Okalee Village at the Seminole Hard Rock...

Deaths of Spirit Lake Dakotah children treated as homicide
Federal authorities are treating the deaths of two children from the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota as homicides. The children, ages 9 and 6, were found dead in...

Eight from Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation charged for stealing
Eight members of the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation of North Dakota have been indicted on embezzlement charges. Federal prosecutors say the eight people stole money from the tribe's vocational rehabilitation...

Energy company withdraws federal case against Crow Tribe
An energy company has withdrawn its lawsuit against the Crow Tribe of Montana. Australian-American Energy Co. accused the tribe of trying to terminate an agreement for a $7 billion coal-to-liquids...

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