September 13, 2011
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs sets hearing
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a hearing next Thursday, September 22. Five bills are on the agenda. They are: H.R. 443, to provide for...
Judge allows discovery in Yakama Nation lawsuit over FBI raid
The Obama administration must provide information about a February 16 raid on the Yakama Nation in Washington, a federal judge ruled on Monday. The tribe sued Attorney General Eric Holder...
Researchers report unusual artifacts at Alaska Native village
Researchers from the University of Alaska Museum of the North have uncovered some unusual artifacts at an old Alaska Native village. The four items are small, round disks that...
Larry Jones, artist from Onondaga Nation, passes away at 66
Larry Jones, a member of the Onondaga Nation of New York, died last week. He was 66. Jones was an artist who was well known for his walking sticks,...
Wyoming man pleads not guilty for murder of Arapaho infant
A Wyoming man pleaded not guilty of murder in connection with the death of a seven-month-old infant, the Associated Press reports. Authorities say Jonathan David Marshall, 22, is responsible for...
Berkeley NewsCenter: Learning from Ishi over a century later
"They came both to bury Ishi — at least the outdated notion of Ishi prevalent in pop culture — and to praise him. They came to learn from him, to...
Robert Redford: Keystone XL pipeline threatens US heartland
"Few landscapes anywhere evoke the majesty of our country and the can-do spirit of our people like the sweeping great plains that form the nation's broad girth. Watered by...
Navajo leader criticizes appeals over $3.4B Cobell settlement
The leader of an allottee group on the Navajo Nation is questioning why one Indian beneficiary has appealed the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit. Ervin Chavez,...
Border town in New Mexico builds world's largest Navajo taco
The city of Gallup, New Mexico, now holds the Guinness World Record for the largest Navajo taco. The taco was more than 10 feet in diameter. It was created...
Witness list for SCIA oversight hearing on tribal transportation
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing this Thursday on tribal transportation issues. The hearing takes place at 2:15pm in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office...
Navajo school board president appears on intoxication count
The president of a public school board on the Navajo Nation appeared in tribal court on a charge of public intoxication. Tribal police found Central Consolidated School District Board President...
Blog: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's hatchery threatens salmon
'Busting down the dams on Washington’s Elwha River was always about restoring the wild salmon. So why are hatchery fish being raised to stock the river when the dams come...
Robinson Rancheria chair accused of theft from another tribe
Tracey Isabelle Avila, the chairwoman of the Robinson Rancheria Pomo Indians of California, has been charged with theft. Avila, 50, is accused of stealing from the Elem Pomo Tribe. She...
Santee Sioux man punished for fatal crash on the reservation
A member of the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska was sentenced to 37 months in prison in connection with a fatal accident on the reservation. Mark Henry, 21, was intoxicated...
Chumash Tribe to hold public meeting on land-into-trust plan
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians in California will hold a public meeting on Friday to discuss its land-into-trust plans. The tribe has not yet submitted an application for...
BIA warns Cherokee Nation about disenrollment of Freedmen
The Obama administration is warning the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma that excluding the Freedmen violates an 1866 treaty. Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk said the Bureau of Indian Affairs never...
Letter: Selfish appeal delays $3.4B settlement in Cobell case
"On June 20 of this year, the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. approved a settlement for the historic class action lawsuit Cobell v. Salazar. This approval ended a lawsuit...
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