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June 9, 2011
Jeromy Sullivan: Housing boosts Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
"It was a cloudy day in early March that changed the lives of a handful of our S’Klallam families. On that morning, members and elders were gathered for the official...

Ex-police chief for Passamoquoddy Tribe sentenced for theft
Joseph Barnes, the former chief of police for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point in Maine, was sentenced to nine months for stealing more than $33,000 from the tribe. Barnes,...

Jury finds Eastern Cherokee man guilty for murder of woman
A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend. The jury convicted James Ernest Lespier, 32, for the death of...

Osage Nation awarded $500K grant to build apartment units
The Osage Nation has received a $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency. The tribe will use the money to build four rental apartment units in Pawhuska. The units...

South Dakota redistricting committee to head to reservations
Members of South Dakota Legislative Redistricting Committee will visit seven reservations as part of their duties this summer. The last time the state redrew its districts in 2001, Indian voters...

City planning to discuss Ho-Chunk Nation's land-into-trust bid
City officials in Baraboo, Wisconsin, are raising concerns about the Ho-Chunk Nation land-into-trust application. The tribe wants to place 600 acres in trust .The land will be used for an...

Media Co-op: First Nations under surveillance by government
"Internal documents from Indian Affairs and the RCMP show that shortly after forming government in January of 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper had the federal government tighten up on gathering...

David Wilkins: Indigenous nations in immature United States
"Recently, the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, visited Egypt. As part of her visit, a number of Egyptian youth were encouraged to submit written questions to Clinton for her...

Bizarre Crime: Man blamed wife's death on fallen totem pole
A Minnesota man who said his wife died after a totem pole fell on her has now been charged with murder. Carl Muggli, 49, said his wife, Linda, was crushed...

Navajo Nation official to discuss sacred sites at SCIA hearing
Duane "Chili" Yazzie, the chairman of the Navajo Human Rights Commission, will testify at today's Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...

Ex-Shinnecock Nation leader on Long Island Press Power List
Lance Gumbs, a former trustee for the Shinnecock Nation of New York, was named to the "Power List" by the Long Island Press. The paper says Gumbs, who recently lost...

Seneca Nation will appeal latest decision in tobacco tax battle
The Seneca Nation vowed to appeal after a judge in New York ruled that the state can move forward with its tobacco tax in Indian Country. The tribe wanted Judge...

Coushatta Tribe sends youth to Missouri to help relief efforts
Young members of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana are in Joplin, Missouri, this week to help with tornado relief efforts. Twenty high school and college students made the trek to...

County joins investigation in Hoopa Valley drive-by shooting
The Humboldt County, California, Sheriff's Office has joined the investigation into a drive-by shooting at the home of a council member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. No one was injured...

Turtle Talk: Indian law rulings in South Dakota Supreme Court
"After Montana, North Dakota, and Alaska, we turn to South Dakota, another state with no intermediate appellate court. Some observers would like to see more detail about the cases (a...

Opinion: Proposed iron mine poses a risk to Bad River Ojibwe
"According to our water hydrologist friend Jamie Dunn, who grew up hunting and fishing in the Penokees and was mentored by conservationist Martin Hanson, we can expect the mining “reform”...

Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe falls victim to 'UN' scam
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. Oglala Sioux Tribe President John Yellowbird Steele. PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA — Oglala...

Two Apache tribes in Arizona threatened by a growing wildfire
An uncontrolled wildfire has threatened two Apache tribes in Arizona. The Wallow Fire has crossed into the San Carlos Apache Reservation. It also poses a risk to the White Mountain...

Former chairman of Chitimacha Tribe told he can't run again
The former chairman of the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana is trying to get back on the ballot for Saturday's election. Lonnie Martin served as chairman from 2007 to 2009 and...

Witness list for SCIA hearing on indigenous rights declaration
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding an oversight hearing today to discuss the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The hearing takes place at 2:15pm in...

Trial of Crow Creek Sioux Tribe leader delayed until August
The trial against against Duane Big Eagle, the chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, has been delayed until August 1. Big Eagle is accused of accepting bribes from contractors...

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