June 17, 2011
Sauk-Suiattle Tribe fires 11 of its 64 governmental employees
The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe of Washington has fired 11 of its 64 employees, Chairwoman Janice Mabee confirmed to The Everett Herald. Mabee did not support the terminations. She tried to get...
Runners trek 800 miles to Pipestone Monument in Minnesota
A group of tribal members from South Dakota are wrapping up an 800-mile run to the Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota. The group started on the Yankton Sioux Reservation on...
Editorial: Welcomes tribes to Dancers of the Plains powwow
"Last year as they labored on the earth lodge at the Great Platte River Road Archway, Indians from North Dakota and Oklahoma re-established a kinship between their clans and spiritually...
Debora Iyall, Cowlitz, making return to stage as a solo artist
Debora Iyall, a member of the Cowlitz Tribe of Washington, made a name for herself as the lead singer of Romeo Void, a popular 1980s New Wave band. The band...
Yurok Tribe calling for protest to exercise gathering rights
The Yurok Tribe is calling on its members and other California Indians to exercise their traditional gathering rights at beaches across the northern coast. Gathering has been limited as the...
Picayune Rancheria to vote on DNA tests for new members
The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California is stirring controversy for a proposal to use DNA tests to help determine who does and who doesn't belong to the...
Non-Indians accuse tribes of ignoring their property rights
A group of non-Indians held a protest at the courthouse in RIverside County, California, to draw attention to their gripes with tribes. Lloyd Fields wants to develop 41 acres he...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds hearing on NAGPRA
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on Thursday to discuss federal agency compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. NAGPRA became law in 1990. More...
Judge to hold fairness hearing for Cobell trust fund settlement
The fairness hearing for the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit begins on Monday. Judge Thomas F. Hogan will determine whether the settlement is fair. It provides...
Delaware Tribe to close child care center due to budget cuts
The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma will close one of its early childhood centers due to budget cuts. The Caney Early Care and Education Center serves children up to age four....
Kay Olan: School keeping Mohawk language alive in New York
"Kanatsiohareke, a Mohawk community located in central New York State, is working hard to help revitalize Kanienkeha, the Mohawk language. The community has been offering Mohawk language immersion classes for...
Editorial: Osage Nation shouldn't oppose wind farm proposals
"The Osage Nation has come out against a plan to build wind farms in Osage County. The main concerns are possible harm to the ecosystem — particularly the Nature Conservancy’s...
Native Sun News: Bear Butte stirs passions at county meeting
James Swan, United Urban Warrior Society. Mark Norstegaard, a landowner. STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA – After citizens bid for keeping calm, Meade County commissioners abandoned the notion of suing over...
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