July 27, 2011
Nearly 600 from Lake St. First Nation in Manitoba can't go home
Nearly 600 people from the Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba were evacuated from their reserve nearly three months ago and it appears they won't be able to go...
10th Circuit allows use of tribal court conviction in federal court
Another appeals court has allowed tribal court convictions to be used against defendants in federal court. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals joins the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in...
10th Circuit rules for state in Ute Mountain Ute Tribe tax dispute
The state of New Mexico can impose taxes on oil and gas development on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today. The Ute Mountain...
Tribal prosecutors named to Indian Country crime in four states
Federal prosecutors in New Mexico and three other states are participating in a program that assigns a tribal prosecutor for Indian Country crime. David Adams will take a three year...
Over 600 residents of Deer Lake First Nation evacuate from fire
Some 615 residents of the remote Deer Lake First Nation in Ontario have been evacuated due to threats from a major wildfire. The residents are staying in the Smith Falls,...
Morongo Band confirms waste oil spill did not reach reservation
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians of California says a waste oil spill did not reach the reservation. About 100 gallons of potentially hazardous waste spilled into a storm drain...
Report Card: A to Eastern Cherokees for improving dropout rate
"A to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians for cutting the high school drop-out rate in half during the last two years. A UNC study based on statistics from...
S.E. Ruckman: Disastrous oil spill uncovers some tribal artifacts
'In my way of thinking, commerce and culture don’t usually caught my attention. It was a headline with the word, “Indian” that nabbed me. Whether it’s our eastern Indian brethren...
MPR: Investigation into black market fishing on two reservations
"Suspected black market fishing operations on two Indian reservations in northern Minnesota are under federal investigation. Enforcement agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service led the so-called 'takedown' of...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee business meeting on Thursday
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will host a business meeting tomorrow to consider five bills. The meeting will take place at 2:15pm. It will be followed immediately by an oversight...
Cherokee Nation election commission delays action on new vote
The election commission of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma won't set a new date for the principal chief election until the tribe's attorney general rules on three issues. The commission...
Opinion: States lose out in battle for tribal tobacco tax revenues
"Last month I wrote an article in the Native American Times where I argued that, from an economic standpoint, New York State’s recent legal attack on tribal sovereignty made absolutely...
Native Sun News: Criminal probe into oil spill on Blackfeet Nation
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman. All content © Native Sun News. BROWNING, MONTANA -- The Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigation Division is reviewing oil company...
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