July 28, 2011
Henry Mack: Alaska Native corporation land swap will save lives
"My name is Henry Mack and I am the mayor of King Cove. While most folks in Alaska came from somewhere else, my family has always lived and fished on...
Remarks by Attorney General Holder at Pine Ridge Reservation
"It is a privilege to be here in Pine Ridge, to stand with so many extraordinary leaders, and to visit some of your sacred places – grounds that have been...
First Nation claims $4M for missed $5 payments under Treaty 6
The Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation of Saskatchewan says its members are owed $4 million because the government withheld treaty payments. The band signed Treaty 6 in 1876. It promised...
Navajo Nation communities getting phone and Internet service
Some 1,500 residents of two Navajo Nation communities in New Mexico will be getting phone and Internet service. Sacred Wind Communications is connecting wireless towers to the chapter houses in...
Crews still working at cleanup of oil spill on the Blackfeet Nation
The Blackfeet Nation wants all oil and gas producers in Montana to be informed of their responsibilities in case of spills. A reported 840 gallons of oil spilled on the...
Interview with Nora Sadek on being Alaska Native and a Muslim
'My name is Nora Sadek. We are in Duluth, Minnesota. So, the Muslim community in Duluth. we’re a really small group; they’re mostly young families and some people who are...
Yurok Tribe tries to help stranded gray whale get back to ocean
The Yurok Tribe of California is trying to help a 45-foot-long gray whale that has been stuck in the Klamath River for four weeks back to the ocean. But the...
Deadline passes for tribes to implement sex offender registries
Nine tribes have "substantially" implemented the sex offender registration system, the Department of Justice said today, but the total could rise as more submissions were received before the July 27...
Three Arizona tribes face loss of post offices under closure plan
Three Arizona tribes will lose their local post offices under the the U.S. Postal Service closure plan. The Havasupai Tribe will lose the post office in Supai Village, at the...
Column: ICWA helps bad Cherokee parents hold onto their son
"Brian and Charity Miller, the Dexter parents who chained their 5-year-old son to a bed, will keep their parental rights. What! Yes, as sad as it was to read, Judge...
Group seeks field hearing on Chumash Tribe land-into-trust bid
A group called the Santa Ynez Valley Alliance wants the House Indian and Native Alaskan Affairs Subcommittee to hold a field hearing on land-into-trust issues. The group is concerned about...
Graton Rancheria seeks cooperative agreement for county park
The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, also known as the Coast Miwok Tribe, is seeking a cooperative agreement with Sonoma County to develop a regional park. The county already spent...
Native Sun News: Rosebud Sioux court declines to halt election
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. ROSEBUD, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Council members from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe are trying...
Vi Waln: Rosebud Sioux Tribe needs more educated leadership
July 28 is the primary election for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (RST). There are ten positions on tribal council up for election. The election will include the tribal secretary and...
Kim Teehee: Celebrating a year of the Tribal Law and Order Act
"This week marks the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA), a comprehensive law that is improving the federal government’s ability to work with...
Sault Tribe board moves to appoint a new chairman next month
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan could have a new chairman in about a month. The board of directors plans to appoint a new chairman at...
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation donates $300K to new 'unity' center
The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation of California has donated $300,000 to the planned Capital Unity Center, The Sacramento Bee reports. The center will be located in Sacramento. It will promote...
Wildfire that burned Los Coyotes Reservation blamed on arson
A wildfire in southern California that's burned 14,100 acres in and around the Los Coyotes Reservation was caused by arson, investigators said. The fire was 65 percent contained as of...
Gyasi Ross: A modest proposal for those hippies and new agers
"It seems that lots of Indians are very upset about James Arthur Ray and the actions that led to the manslaughter charges against him. They don’t like his “Spiritual Warrior”...
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