June 14, 2011
Witnesses: Senate Indian Affairs Committee NAGPRA hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing this Thursday on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The hearing takes place at 2:15pm in Room 628...
Chris McNeil: Bill fulfills promise to Alaska Native corporation
"Today the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people share the Tongass National Forest with everyone. But only a few generations ago our people owned and governed this vast rainforest according to...
Editorial: UND faces sanctions for use of 'Fighting Sioux' nick
"There is one chance left. It’s a long shot at this point, with somewhat worse odds than are offered by pulling the goalie in the last minutes of a hockey...
Osage Nation raising objections about proposed wind farms
The Osage Nation of Oklahoma is opposing wind farm developments in Osage County. Chief John D. Red Eagle said the tribe is worried about the impact on oil and gas...
Authorities conduct big drug raid on Kanesatake First Nation
Authorities in Canada have launched a major drug raid on the Kanesatake First Nation in Quebec. Upwards of 500 officers raided the reserve and a community near the reserve, according...
Turtle Talk: Indian law success rate in Kansas Supreme Court
"And now we turn to another state with an intermediate appellate court, Kansas. In Kansas, tribal interests have a 42 percent win rate." Get the Story: State Supreme Court Outcomes:...
Native Americans comprise 1.8 percent of federal workforce
American Indians and Alaska Natives make up 1.8 percent of the federal government workforce, according to the Office of Personnel Management. In a new report, the OPM said the percentage...
Robert Voakes, Keweenaw Bay soldier, killed in Afghanistan
Robert Voakes Jr., a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Michigan, was laid to rest on Monday. Voakes, 21, was killed during an insurgent attack in Afghanistan...
Gasoline tax on Yakama Nation generates more controversy
Gasoline taxes on the Yakama Nation in Washington appear to be generating more controversy. The tribe signed a 1994 agreement to pay the state tax on about 25 percent of...
BIA investigating cause of fire on Shivwits Band Reservation
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management are investigating a fire that burned nearly 1,400 acres on the Shivwits Band of Paiutes Reservation in Utah. The...
Snoqualmie Tribe hires genealogist to audit membership roll
The Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington has hired a genealogist to review its membership records. The audit is supposed to be complete in July, The Snoqualmie Valley Star reported. The ongoing...
Tonya Carroll: An update on activities of Miss Cherokee 2010
"Siyo, since you last heard from me I have been very busy fulfilling my duties as your Miss Cherokee 2010. On Tuesday April 12, I had the opportunity to visit...
Ex-Seneca Nation legislative specialist calls leader 'dictator'
Susan P. Abrams was fired from her job as legislative specialist for the Seneca Nation of New York, The Buffalo News reports. Abrams was terminated last week. She says she...
NCAI president inducted into Military Museum's Hall of Honor
National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel was inducted into the Military Memorial Museum Hall of Fame in Oklahoma on Monday. Keel, the Lt. Gov. of the Chickasaw Nation,...
DOI consultation meetings on land consolidation start in July
The Interior Department will hold the first consultation meeting for the land consolidation portion of the Indian trust fund settlement in Billings, Montana, on July 15. The meeting takes place...
Wambli Sina Win: Tribes should protect their Indian bloodline
Since the beginning of time, many species of the Great Mystery’s creation, the two legged and four legged, naturally and aggressively protected their bloodline to ensure that their species would...
Mark Trahant: More than 10 million US jobs lost in last decade
How bad is this economy? Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers wrote in The Financial Times this week that the United States is now halfway to a lost economic decade (similar...
Opinion: Supreme Court tells tribes they can't verify the trust
"The United States Supreme Court Monday once again stuck it to Native American litigants. In a 7-1 opinion (Justice Elena Kagan recused), the Court sided with the U.S. government and...
Turtle Talk: Report card on Indian law and the Supreme Court
"Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito continue their “perfect” 0% streak, having not found in favor of tribal interests once during their time on the bench - 7 and 6...
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