September 16, 2011
Blog: Rush Limbaugh offers take on Cherokee Freedmen dispute
Sometimes it seems like every Rush Limbaugh clip we post here runs the gamut from “Angry Rush” to “Really Angry Rush.”. Therefore, it’s nice every once in a while...
Letter: Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation land-into-trust a no win game
"Currently the Yocha DeHe Wintun Tribe is asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to convert 800-plus acres of fee land into trust status. Trust status confers a status upon the...
Column: Seminole Nation man still upset with 'Osceola' mascot
"When Chief Osceola first planted his spear in the turf at Florida State's Doak Campbell Stadium, Sept. 16, 1978, the opponent was the Oklahoma State Cowboys. You can look it...
Editorial: Chinook Tribe gets to present its story at national park
"The Chinook Tribe is the great unseen presence of the Columbia-Pacific region. Here for centuries prior to contact with Robert Gray or Lewis and Clark, the Chinooks had a trading...
Travel: Visiting Acoma Pueblo and Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
"Living in the clouds ranks as a highlight in the New Mexico desert-and has been for centuries. Just ask the residents of Sky City. Perched atop a 367-foot-high sandstone mesa...
Dennis Zotigh: Blood quantum and membership in tribal nations
"A colleague and I were discussing tribes that use blood quantum to determine their membership. She said, "Tribes that do this are setting themselves up for extinction. Eventually intermarriage will...
Native Sun News: Forum addresses policing issues in Rapid City
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy. All content © Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA -- In the wake of the explosive violence on August...
Cherokee Nation starts sending provisional ballots to Freedmen
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has started sending absentee ballots to Freedmen descendants for the September 24 election for principal chief. The tribe's election commission says about 350 ballots were...
Lifestyle: Squaxin Island Tribe operates world-class golf course
"At a time when almost no new golf courses are being built in the United States, any new opening would be newsworthy, whether the result is good or not. Fortunately...
Tribes in Wisconsin receive $2.4M in grants for housing projects
The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $2.4 million to four tribes in Wisconsin. The Oneida Nation received $600,000. The tribe will use the money for senior and low-income...
Video: Gyasi Ross stages an intervention for a turquoise addict
YouTube: Intervention: Don't Know Much About Indians #4 $p $rs Video: Gyasi Ross discusses 'Don't Know Much About Indians' book (08/16)...
NYT Blog: Quileute Tribe lobbies Congress over land transfer bill
"Twilight fans, take heart. Jacob Black’s cousins finally got their day before Congress on Thursday. The Quileute Tribal Council — to those out there who haven’t kept up with the...
BIA reviewing inventory for Indian Reservation Roads program
The Obama administration is reviewing most of the inventory for the Indian Reservation Roads program, a senior Bureau of Indian Affairs aide said on Thursday. The BIA has hired an...
NYT: Tribal rights vs. racial justice in Cherokee Freedmen battle
"When the Cherokee were relocated from the South to present-day Oklahoma in the 1830s, their black slaves were moved with them. Though an 1866 treaty gave the descendants of the...
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