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June 23, 2011
New chairman for Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Gerald Lewis, a member of the Yakama Nation, has been elected chairman of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Lewis will serve one year. He was chosen for the position...

Oklahoma lawmaker loses Indian voters as district is redrawn
An Oklahoma lawmaker says he will file a lawsuit to prevent from losing 5,000 Indian voters in his district. Sen. Jim Wilson (D) says the new boundaries of the Senate...

Residents of evacuated reserve may not be able to go home
Residents of the Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba may not be able to return home due to flooding of their reserve. Everyone from the reserve was evacuated nearly...

Nakia Zavalla: Chumash Tribe keeping Samala language alive
"This week representatives from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians attended the annual National Native Language Revitalization Summit on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., a program organized for the...

Let's Move! promotes breast feeding among Indian mothers
A new initiative aims to increase breast feeding among mothers on the Navajo Nation. Only about 38 percent of new mothers on the reservation are breast feeding, The Farmington Daily...

Human remains uncovered at construction site in Washington
The remains of at least three ancestors have been uncovered at a construction site in Oak Harbor, Washington. The city began work on a road project and knew it was...

Jim Gray headed to Native American Contractors Association
Jim Gray, the former chief of the Osage Nation, has been selected as executive director of the Native American Contractors Association. Gray led his tribe for eight years. He also...

Supreme Court favors Indian man in his DWI conviction case
An Indian man's constitutional rights were violated when he was convicted of DWI in New Mexico, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today. Donald Bullcoming was never given an opportunity to...

Pechanga Band continues fight against proposed quarry mine
The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians continued to voice opposition to a controversial quarry mine in Riverside County, California. Representatives of the tribe testified at a third hearing held by...

Coeur d'Alene Tribe offers testimony for redistricting meeting
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe wants to stay in its current district in Idaho, legislative director Helo Hancock said at a public hearing on Tuesday. The reservation sits in District 2,...

New Mexico holding meetings on Navajo Nation water project
The New Mexico Office of the State Engineer is holding a series of public meeting to discuss a component of the Navajo Nation water rights settlement. The settlement includes two...

North Dakota's US Attorney releases Indian Country strategy
Tim Purdon, the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota, released an Anti-Violence Strategy for Tribal Communities on Wednesday. The plan was developed in consultation with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe,...

Steve Russell: Selling magic, delivering death in sweat lodge
"James Ray’s Arizona trial for manslaughter played like a bad movie; Harry Potter meets John Wayne. And now he’s been found guilty of negligent homicide. For $9,695, Ray promised that...

Two tribes criticize ongoing protest at burial site in California
The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation and the Cortina Band of Wintun Indians are voicing objections to an ongoing protest at a burial site in northern California. The tribes wrote a...

Turtle Talk: Indian law decisions in Oklahoma Supreme Court
"And now to a big target, Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s highest court for civil cases is the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and for criminal cases is the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. In...

Oglala Sioux man extradited to Maine to face a murder charge
Kenneth John Bruning, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was extradited from South Dakota to face a murder charge in Maine. Bruning, 25, pleaded not guilty to intentional or...

Residents worried about Nisqually Tribe public safety complex
The Nisqually Tribe of Washington has started work on a $20 million public safety complex but nearby residents say they weren't told about the project. The Nisqually Safety Complex includes...

Florida court tells Seminole Tribe to pay state gasoline taxes
The Seminole Tribe must pay taxes for gasoline that it purchases off the reservation, the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday. The tribe filed a lawsuit against...

Leaders of Snoqualmie Tribe won't recognize council meeting
The sitting leaders of the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington are disputing a meeting in which they were removed from office. Traditional chief Jerry Enick called the June 18 meeting after...

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