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September 26, 2011
Center: Tribes bankroll auto racer with payday loan business
"Scott Tucker used stealth to become a millionaire. Now the mysterious businessman from Kansas is spending his fortune to become a famous auto racer. Though Tucker has not won any...

OPB: Clark descendants return stolen canoe to Chinook Nation
"“We are here to right a wrong,” said Lotsie Holton. She was one of five of Capt. William Clark’s descendants who helped carry the 750-pound canoe through a passageway of...

Coeur d'Alene Tribe asserts right to hunt within reservation
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho says its members can hunt anywhere within the reservation despite claims of a county prosecutor. Tribal members can exercise their rights on trust land...

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium selects new executive
Roald Helgesen has been named chief executive officer of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Helgesen is a member of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes....

FBI seeks information in fatal hit and run on Blackfeet Nation
The FBI is looking for information about a fatal hit and run on the Blackfeet Nation of Montana. A man who was walking along a highway was struck and killed...

Mark Trahant: A journey through an era of budget contraction
I drove across the Northwest this past weekend. A 1,700-mile trip from Idaho to Seattle, returning via rural roads in Washington, and freeways in Idaho and Montana. Along the route...

Wambli Sina Win: An attack on Indian spirituality from the FWS
My Brothers and Sisters, environmentalists, nature lovers and those who support Native American culture and spirituality, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under the guise of its rule making and...

Fawn Sharp, Quinault, is first woman elected ATNI president
Fawn R. Sharp, the chairwoman of the Quinault Nation of Washington, has been elected president of the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians. Sharp is the first woman to lead...

Blog: Hospitality from tribal nation at sweat lodge ceremony
"Spending part of my honeymoon in a Sweat Lodge on an Indian reservation didn't strike me as odd. It was just another of the interesting things my late husband and...

Cherokee Nation sees increase in turnout for second election
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma saw an increase in turnout for its second principal chief election. A total of 8,787 votes were cast on Saturday, up from about 8,000 in...

National Parks: Webcam offers a view of historic dam removal
Webcam: Elwha River Restoration Project "The largest dam removal project in U. S. history is now underway in and near Olympic National Park, and six new webcams will allow...

Opinion: New pipelines would cross more than 40 First Nations
"There are countless little brooks and rivulets garlanding the islands and inlets of the Great Bear Rainforest in remote northern British Columbia, many without even a name. But the salmon...

Opinion: Trail of Tears biker rally not really an inconvenience
"Motorcyclists don't need much of a reason to ride in herds. They're kind of like grown up bicyclists, except they obey the rules of the road and rumble instead of...

Native Sun News: Complaint filed on new Oglala Sioux treasurer
The following story was written and reported by Jeffrey Whalen. All content © Native Sun News. Lloyd “Luff” Goings PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Lloyd “Luff” Goings was infuriated by...

Opinion: Cultures intersect at South Dakota Indian art market
"Resisting cajoling from artist peers and supporters of her work who urged her to come to Sioux Falls, Dyani White Hawk held off exhibiting at the Northern Plains Indian Art...

Jason Metrokin: Alaska Native corporation against Pebble Mine
"Bristol Bay Native Corp. is a billion-dollar economic engine with a 40-year history of responsible development. In 2007, more than two-thirds of BBNC shareholders opposed the proposed Pebble mine...

Opinion: Funeral blends Alaska Native traditional and modern
"A while back, I visited Fairbanks, my home town. The morning I left for the Golden Heart City, I was leafing through the Daily News when I saw an obituary...

Duane Champagne: Decolonization teachings missing the mark
"How long should a grievance be allowed to fester? When it comes to many Native American studies programs, the answer seems to be, “For too long.” Decolonization, resistance to assimilation,...

Bam's Blog: Work begins in Oklahoma for Wilma Mankiller film
"The Oklahoma Film & Music Office and the producers of “The Cherokee Word for Water,” a Mankiller Project LLC production, announced Friday evening that pre-production for the film has started...

Leaf Hillman: Karuk Tribe supports Klamath restoration efforts
"Last week a long-awaited suite of federal studies describing the economic, environmental and cultural impacts of the Klamath Restoration Agreements was unveiled. For the diverse coalition of stakeholders who worked...

Living: Asking Navajos about the 'neo-Navajo' trend in fashion
"And now, from the people who think they know everything about what we should be wearing, comes a new trend about which we Arizonans might know a bit more....

Tim Giago: The Indian mission kids only knew him as Rochester
My old friend and classmate, Patrick Red Elk, from the Catholic Indian mission boarding school we attended, died a couple of weeks ago and as I read his obit in...

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