July 6, 2011
Gordon Tootoosis, renowned actor from Canada, passes on at 69
Gordon Tootoosis, an actor and politician from the Poundmaker Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan, died on Tuesday. He was 69. Tootoosis was a former chief of his tribe and former...
PressTV: March draws attention to violence against women, girls
"Over a thousand people marched to the Canadian parliament on Tuesday in solidarity with missing and murdered aboriginal women and to bring attention on the alarmingly high rates of violence...
Cherokee Nation election chairman resigns amid dispute on vote
The chairman of the Cherokee Nation election commission resigned on Tuesday amid growing controversy over the Oklahoma tribe's principal chief election. Roger Johnson said his reputation has been sullied in...
Tribes in Oklahoma eagerly accept leftover FEMA mobile homes
Three tribes in Oklahoma were eager to accept leftover mobile homes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and some will take more if they become available. The Absentee Shawnee Tribe,...
TheStreet: Payday lenders a growing business in Indian Country
"The unique nature of Native American reservations, as lands that operate as "tribal enterprises" with sovereign rights, has led to a rise in so-called payday loan businesses chartered there. Proponents...
Outside: Interview with Santa Clara Pueblo Lieutenant Governor
Outside Magazine interviews Santa Clara Pueblo Lt. Governor Joseph B. Tafoya about the impact of the Las Conchas Fire on the northern New Mexico tribe. "Outside: Where do things stand...
Prince William experiences First Nations culture for Canada trip
Prince William and his new wife, Catherine, experienced Dene and Inuit culture in a visit to the Northwest Territories on Tuesday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watched Inuit...
Umatilla Tribes opposed to request for land from Hanford facility
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are objecting to a request to transfer land from the Hanford Site in Washington. The tribe has treaty rights to hunt, fish...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee upcoming hearings and events
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will be hosting a briefing, a hearing and a roundtable in the coming weeks. This Thursday, the committee is offering other Congressional staff a "primer"...
Appeals court rules man is Indian enough for federal jurisdiction
A Montana man who benefited from the Indian Health Service since birth and was convicted in tribal court more than once is an "Indian person" under federal law, the 9th...
Native Sun News: Court finds no racial bias in 'go Native' phrase
The following story was written and reported by Evelyn Red Lodge. All content © Native Sun News. PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA — Appellant, Ivan Good Plume, sought resentencing for an assault...
County passes bill to support return of land to Onondaga Nation
The Onondaga County Legislature voted 11-8 on a non-binding resolution to transfer land to the Onondaga Nation in New York. The tribe wants to reclaim the 36-acre Murphy's Island, on...
Hoopa Valley chairman pushes tribal paper to address concerns
The Hoopa Valley Tribe of California discussed the fate of The Two Rivers Tribune at a council meeting on Tuesday night. Chairman Leonard Masten ordered the closure of the paper,...
Opinion: Hoopa Valley Tribe threatens freedom of speech rights
"This morning, I received a call from Kaci Poor of The Eureka (Calif.) Times-Standard for an interview. Apparently, the leaders on the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council has shut down the...
Editorial: Work with Coquille Tribe on timber management plans
"Leadership sometimes requires making an unpopular decision. Coos County commissioners did the right thing last week, resisting pressure to torpedo a tribal logging project. The Coquille Indian Tribe has spent...
MSU News: Muslim students reach out to Crow Tribe after floods
"Faisal AlSaad has been in the United States for less than a year, but he was profoundly moved when he saw news clips about the victims of the recent American...
Mississippi Choctaws elect Phyliss Anderson as first woman chief
Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians made history and elected Phyliss J. Anderson as chief on Tuesday. According to unofficial results, Anderson defeated incumbent Beasley Denson by 1,741...
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