August 5, 2011
Navajo Nation announces settlement for Peabody lease dispute
The Navajo Nation reached a settlement in a long-running dispute over a coal lease with Peabody Energy. During the Reagan administration, the tribe sought to renew its lease with Peabody...
BIA took large administrative fee for Quapaw land consolidation
In 2003, Congress earmarked $1 million to help the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma consolidate its land base, which sits on the largest Superfund site in the U.S. Consolidation has helped...
Opinion: Stop Chumash Tribe from placing new property in trust
"Does your vision of the Santa Ynez Valley include a 30-story casino, perhaps large box stores, an outlet mall or even a new city at highways 154/246 at the gateway...
California Watch: Tribes protecting members from child support
"Mothers around the state are finding it almost impossible to collect child support from some Native American fathers because tribal governments and businesses are shielding them from court-ordered payments, records...
Harold Monteau: Sharing a Sundance experience with the public
"It’s difficult to write about “spirituality;” it’s an individual experience. In this era of instantaneous electronic communication young Indian men and women utilize daily, it is essential to bite the...
Pechanga Band pushes bill to stop quarry mine near sacred site
The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians is pushing legislation to block a controversial quarry mine in Riverside County, California. The tribe says the Liberty Quarry mine will hollow out a...
Rock formation in California to get new name from Pomo legend
The California State Historical Resource Commission is expected to give a new name to a rock formation in Mendocino County. The rock will be known as Frog Woman Rock. It...
Family stages protest after Pit River man fatally shot by officers
Members of the Pit River Tribe kept vigil after one of their own was fatally shot by police officers in Redding, California. Kenny Wilson, who was in his 40s, reportedly...
Native Sun News: Rosebud Sioux Tribe not told about mining bid
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman. All content © Native Sun News. ROSEBUD, SOUTH DAKOTA –– A Canadian company failed to notify the Rosebud Sioux tribal...
Former chairman of Crow Creek Sioux Tribe convicted of bribery
Duane Big Eagle, the chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, was convicted on bribery and conspiracy charges on Thursday. Big Eagle, 61, was convicted of accepting bribes from contractors...
Young Los Coyotes man charged for starting fire on reservation
A young member of the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians of California, has been charged with arson for starting a fire that burned more than 14,000 acres...
Matthew Fletcher: DOJ takes on violence against Indian women
"The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has, for the first time, proposed a dramatic expansion of American Indian tribal criminal jurisdiction in its recommendations to Congress on the reauthorization...
KCAW: Sitka Tribe meets NPS to discuss future of cultural center
"National Park officials were in Sitka this week to meet with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. The two governments are attempting to forge a partnership that would keep a cultural...
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