June 27, 2011
Navajo Nation police officer killed while responding to incident
A police officer for the Navajo Nation was killed in the line of duty on Saturday. Sergeant Darrell Curley responded to a domestic violence call in Kaibeto, Arizona. He was...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on Native CLASS Act
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing this Thursday on S.1262, the Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act, or the Native CLASS Act. Sen....
Non-Indians bragged about attack on Reno Sparks man online
Two non-Indian men who attacked a member of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony of Nevada bragged about the incident on Facebook. Johnny Bonta was threatened on May 24 by a group...
Turtle Talk: Indian law outcomes in Wisconsin Supreme Court
"In Wisconsin, tribal interests prevail in 23 percent of cases. Here are the cases: Ho-Chunk Nation v. Wisc. Dept. of Revenue (2009) — L Dairyland Greyhound Park, Inc. v. Doyle...
Column: Witness recalls the AIM occupation at Wounded Knee
"The image of two U.S. senators crossing a demilitarized zone with a white flag hanging out of the window of their car is not one you see every day. But...
Patti Jo King: Truth and myth about Apache warrior Geronimo
"The recent use of the name of Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo in the mission that killed terrorist Osama bin Laden has raised eyebrows and controversy. Critics complain that naming Osama...
WPR: Military officers forcing tribal soldiers to give up tobacco
"The Ho Chunk Nation says a sacred plant is being wrongly confiscated from its members serving in the military. For many Native Americans, ceremonial tobacco is for prayer, meditation, and...
Mark Trahant: Tribes and counties better off working together
Idaho’s Bannock County is considering an ordinance that would create an “overlay” zoning district on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. The idea is that the county would “serve” non-Indians...
Tribes press for fix to land-into-trust ruling at nation's capitol
The National Congress of American Indians and the United South and Eastern Tribes hosted a rally at the U.S. Capitol to lobby for a fix to the U.S. Supreme Court...
Wildfire poses threat to Cochiti Pueblo in northern New Mexico
A wildfire is burning close to Cochiti Pueblo in northern New Mexico, with nearby residents undergoing evacuations. The Las Conchas Fire started on private land on Sunday. It's now...
Supreme Court won't accept Osage Nation diminishment case
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a petition in Osage Nation v. Irby, a reservation diminishment case. Congress created a reservation for the Osage Nation of Oklahoma in 1872. The...
In These Times: Fractionation a big issue in Cobell settlement
"Joseph Reynolds knew that he owned land on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, but he didn’t know exactly where. Reynolds, who inherited the land from his grandparents, believed...
Marc Simmons: Military attempted attack on Navajos in 1948
"The first major expedition by United States military troops against hostile Navajos began May 1, 1848. Col. Edward W. Newby, commander of the 9th Military Department of New Mexico, departed...
Cherokee Nation elects new leader by slim margin of 11 votes
Members of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma elected Bill John Baker as principal chief, according to unofficial results. Baker defeated incumbent Chad Smith by just 11 votes. The tally was...
Wambli Sina Win: Pretendians -- the hostile takeover of tribes
I received an overwhelmingly response from my red brothers and sisters regarding my recent commentary, “Tribes Should Protect Their Bloodline.” At the request of the majority, I offer this follow...
Vi Waln: Helping our tribal elders prepare for their last journey
Many of us do not like to think of our own death, we would much rather focus on living. Still, as I ponder my life and future I have to...
Upwards of 30K in Arizona to share in $3.4B Cobell settlement
As many as 30,000 members of tribes in Arizona are expected to benefit from the $3.4 billion settlement to the Cobell trust fund lawsuit. Most will receive $1,800 from the...
WPR: Lac du Flambeau chair hopes BIA improves trust system
"A federal judge has finalized a $3.4 billion settlement in a case filed against the U.S. government nearly 16 years ago, which eventually grew to represent thousands of Native Americans...
Editorial: Victory with $3.4B settlement of Indian trust lawsuit
"An epic federal lawsuit challenging the incompetence and bureaucratic racism in the handling of Indian trust accounts by the U.S. government is finally over. Credit the tenacity of Elouise Cobell,...
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