August 10, 2011
Opinion: Indian youth share their concerns at Intertribal Summit
"Last week I had the privilege of traveling to Santa Fe, N.M., to join 170 American Indian and Alaska Native young men and women from across the country for the...
Police officer shooting reported at Little Earth housing complex
A Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer was involved in a shooting at the Little Earth of United Tribes public housing complex. Officer Terry Nutter shot Leroy Martinez, 23, on Monday night....
Cherokee Nation to inaugurate Joe Crittenden as deputy chief
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will swear in Joe Crittenden as deputy chief this Sunday, August 14. Crittenden won the position in the tribe's June 25 election. But since the...
Chief of First Nations group threatens lawsuit over suspension
Guy Lonechild, the chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, is giving tribal leaders a week to reinstate him or face a lawsuit. Lonechild was suspended without pay...
Steve Russell: Tribal traditions don't always make for good policy
"Many of us just vote for our relatives. While my living relatives are many, and one even holds high appointive office, I have not been faced with that prospect. Judging...
Record number of Pyramid Lake Paiute youth going to college
The Pyramid Lake Pyramid Tribe of Nevada is sending a record number of students from its reservation school to college. Of the 11 graduates of the Pyramid Lake Junior/Senior High...
Wampanoag youth take part in Native Tribal Scholars program
Young members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts are learning about sovereignty and other Indian issues as they catch up with their academic requirements. The 38 youth are a...
Books: Taos Pueblo's battle for Blue Lake celebrated in photos
"Early in the 20th century, a lake was taken away from a Native tribe by the federal government. It was hardly the first such example of manifest destiny –...
Jeffrey Whalen: Corruption running rampant in Oglala Sioux Tribe
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. White...
BIA changes mind on Shoshone Paiute Tribes land consolidation
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has changed its mind on a land consolidation for the Shoshone Paiute Tribes. Stan Speaks, the director for the BIA's Northwest Region, approved a transfer...
Native Sun News: Post offices on reservations slated to close
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk, with files from the Associated Press. All content © Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA – It is...
California court affirms injunction against Indian tobacco sales
Only members of federally recognized tribes can buy tax-free cigarettes at Indian smoke shops, the California Court of Appeals ruled. Frederick Allen McAllister, a member of the Sac and Fox...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee looks at Indian youth suicide
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee discussed Indian youth suicide at a field hearing in Montana on Tuesday. The hearing was held at the Poplar High School on the Fort Peck...
KCAW: Sitka Tribe backs land transfer to Sealaska Corporation
"he Sitka Tribe of Alaska has come out in favor of a proposal that would convey land around a popular fishing spot to the Sealaska regional Native corporation. The Tribe’s...
Drug traffickers suspected of pushing away small tribe in Brazil
The Brazilian government says it can't locate the members of a small tribe in the Amazon rainforest. The tribe has been documented in aerial photos in 2008 and 2011. Its...
Law schools urged to ask applicants to document Indian status
The American Bar Association wants law school applicants to show they are actually American Indian or Alaska Native. The ABA's House of Delegates passed a resolution that urges the Law...
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