July 18, 2011
Attorney's Indian status an issue in federal criminal court case
A federal judge says a prominent Indian attorney can mention his Indian status and his prior work as a federal prosecutor during jury selection for an upcoming trial. Sam...
Interior Department holds first consultation on land consolidation
The Interior Department held the first consultation meeting for the land consolidation portion of the Indian trust fund settlement on Friday. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Deputy Secretary David Hayes...
Native American Contractors Association hosting leaders summit
The Native American Contractors Association is hosting its first Emerging Native Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., this week. The summit is aimed at interns and employees at Native-owned businesses. They...
House Natural Resources Committee hosts markup on Wednesday
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a markup this Wednesday on several bills. Three Indian bills are on the agenda. They are: • H.R.1158, the Montana Mineral Conveyance Act....
Senate Indian Affairs Committee roundtable and hearing this week
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will be hosting a roundtable and hearing this week. A roundtable on Tuesday will focus on taxation in Indian Country. People who wish to attend...
Mark Trahant: Some summer reading about federal Indian policies
The debt ceiling negotiations are deep underground. While there’s plenty of action on the surface, posturing, mostly, there are also quiet talks about both temporary and real solutions. Indeed, Treasury...
Ojibwe man discovers relative in England through online search
An Ojibwe man with roots in Wisconsin recently connected with a cousin he never knew in England. Stuart Whiteeagle Ackley is heading to the UK to meet Cris McDonald-Constable....
Editorial: AFN seeks change to disastrous Indian policy in Canada
"Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo has been saying it for a while, but said it again last week at the AFN's annual general assembly in Moncton, N.B.,...
Yakama Nation tobacco raid lawsuit includes many defendants
In addition to the federal government, the Yakama Nation is suing municipalities in Washington, Mississippi and Virginia for participating in a raid on the reservation. The lawsuit names the cities...
Ed Delgado wins election as chair of Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
Members of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin elected a new chairman and other leaders on Saturday. According to unofficial results, Ed Delgado, 65, defeated Ron "Tehassi" Hill for the chairman's...
NYT Blog: Oneida Nation aims to put stories on the silver screen
"“We used to have petroglyphs,” said Ray Halbritter, the nation representative of the Oneida Indian Nation and the chief executive of its Nation Enterprises. In a telephone interview on Friday,...
Recount gives Chad Smith the edge in Cherokee Nation election
The drama continues in the principal chief's race for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. After a recount that took two days, incumbent Chad Smith says he's up by 5 votes....
Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux community voices crime concerns
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. Last Thursday a public forum hosted by Cante Wanjila Offender Reentry and Support...
Marc Simmons: John Collier motivated to protect Pueblo people
"The long story of Indian-Anglo relations in New Mexico, as elsewhere, has followed an exceedingly bumpy road. One of those active along the way was John Collier, a strong believer...
Editorial: A bloody day of reckoning for Texas Cherokees in 1839
"Refusing to submit to peaceful eviction from the Lone Star Republic, the Cherokee warriors stood their ground on July 16, 1839, and guaranteed a bloody day of reckoning for the...
Karonienhawi Thomas: Saying no more to violence against women
"My mother told me about a presentation she saw that mentioned how one kind person can make all the difference to a victim of sexual assault. This stood out to...
Harold Monteau: Somewhere in Indian Country, domestic violence
"Somewhere in Indian country tonight there is a little boy huddled with his little sister in a bedroom closet hoping against hope that the man who just came into the...
Beverly Jensen: Shinnecock Nation celebrates federal recognition
"Now that we are federal tribe number 565 (as of October 1, 2010), our upcoming 65th Annual Powwow that takes place every Labor Day weekend is shaping up as a...
Editorial: Canada can't ignore Native inmate population anymore
"Now that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is an honourary chief of the Blood tribe, he could put another feather in his cap by finally appointing a deputy commissioner of corrections...
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