July 15, 2011
Phyliss Anderson: Mississippi Choctaws deserve new leadership
Statement from Phyliss J. Anderson, council member and candidate for chief of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Our tribal people clearly stated on both June 14th and July 5th, they...
Miko Denson: Mississippi Choctaw election corrupted by outsiders
"Voting irregularities and potential foul play in the June 14 Tribal Elections were brought to the attention of the Tribal Election Commission by unbiased petitioners. Because the Tribal Election Commission...
Column: Navajo Interactive Museum shows 'culture like no other'
"I've long been fascinated with the Navajo culture. This tribe inhabiting southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona is depicted by historians as a war-like nation, but they have also have an...
Catholic News: Church celebrates feast day for Kateri Tekakwitha
"On July 14, the Church celebrates the feast day of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be beatified. Known as the "Lily of the Mohawks," Kateri lived a...
Editorial: Respect traditional ceremony of Winnemem Wintu Tribe
"Would Christians stand for some bureaucrat telling them they don't belong to a government-recognized congregation and thus are not allowed to worship as they see fit? The situation facing the...
Column: Still no peace for Jim Thorpe, America's greatest athlete
"Born 123 years ago, rocketed to fame 99 years ago, died 58 years ago. But Jim Thorpe's story still resonates. Debate still rages. No rest in peace for America's greatest...
Editorial: New York governor finally taking action on tribal tobacco
"Gov. Cuomo may soon be able to check off another item on Albany's long-ig nored to-do list: cracking down on illegal sales of tax-free cigarettes on Indian reservations. In the...
Blog: Microsoft stealing Tulalip Tribes name for social networking
"Microsoft accidentally published a website called Tulalip online, suggesting that they may be planning a social search service. Fusible found out that Microsoft owned the domain socl.com which revealed an...
Jeffrey Whalen: Oglala Sioux in the dark about our tribal finances
The following opinion by Jeffrey Whalen, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, appears in the current issue of the Native Sun News. All content © Native Sun News. While...
Ray Cook: Taking a stand to put end to violence in Indian Country
"In recent weeks, Indian Country Today Media Network has reported on apparent random acts of violence on Natives and on the unfolding mess of sexual abuse at Catholic schools in...
WBEZ: Tribes play a role in protecting lakes from invasive species
"In Leelanau County in Northern Michigan, a small American Indian tribe has struggled for generations to survive economic and social hardships. The tribe has always been deeply connected to the...
In The Loop: Tribal leaders head to Maine for 'pricey' consultation
"You’d think from the increasingly testy debt-ceiling talks at the White House that budget negotiations have to be unpleasant or tedious affairs. Maybe that’s not necessarily so. There had been...
Blog: Hereditary chief of Snoqualmie Tribe apologizes for pot joke
"I, Chief Jerry J. Kanim Enick, Hereditary Head Chief of the Snoqualmie Indians, am extremely apologetic to all Native Americans everywhere, and to the public at large for the behavior...
Opinion: Cobell settlement closes an unsavory chapter in history
"When federal District Judge Thomas F. Hogan approved a $3.4 billion settlement with several hundred thousand Native American plaintiffs last month, it was the largest court-ordered payout in the history...
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