September 28, 2011
Indian abuse victims file case against Catholic nuns in Montana
Indian victims who went to a boarding school on the Flathead Reservation in Montana filed a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena. The 45 plaintiffs, some of whom...
Mississippi Choctaw business provides 60-day notice of closure
A business owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has given notice that it will close operations within 60 days, WTOK reports. Applied Geo Technologies employs 115 people. All...
Editorial: Change school liquor policy to follow Navajo Nation law
"Central Consolidated School District continues to be a daily headline with its administrative chaos, including a revolving door of administrators giving orders of radical change, the state having to step...
Eastern Cherokees to hold inauguration ceremony on October 3
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina will hold an inauguration ceremony and an inaugural ball on October 3. Michell Hicks won re-election to a third term as...
Spirit Lake group sends letter in support of 'Fighting Sioux' name
Members of the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation continue to express their support for the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota. Tribal members voted to support...
Quechan Nation employee arrested for making threats at office
An employee of the Quechan Nation has been arrested and jailed after he made threats at a tribal office. Andrew Lawrence Paddock, 58, allegedly had a confrontation with someone at...
Warm Springs gang member sentenced over attempted murder
A member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon who is said to be a gang member was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison. Aldo Inez...
Spiritual Herald: Tribes taking greater interest in their traditions
"The feathers, the jewelry and the mighty buffalo began to disappear many sunsets ago, but the spirituality of Native peoples is so strong that it remains intact. Chiefs, medicine priests,...
Letter: Oneida Nation should seek alternatives to biomass plant
"It sounds good — waste to energy biomass gasification. That's a facility through a corporation of the Oneida tribe, where they supposedly look ahead seven generations to protect the land....
Straight Goods: First Nations participate in Keystone XL protest
"Nearly a thousand people gathered Monday on Parliament Hill in front of the Centennial Flame to protest the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport tar sands crude oil to Texas....
Chase Iron Eyes: President Obama set to approve Keystone XL
"The Department of State is reviewing the details of a Presidential permit which will be required to build the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, through the U.S., to the Gulf...
9th Circuit issues decision in Yakama Nation tobacco tax lawsuit
Smoke shops on the Yakama Nation of Washington must continue to collect taxes on sale of tobacco to non-Indians, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday. The tribe...
Mary Pember: Signs of racial reconciliation in Ojibwe border town
"When we ran into other Ojibwe in the border towns of my youth, we would point our lips at each other and say, “Boozhoo, Aaniin,” which roughly translated means, “Hi,...
Photos of 1939 royal visit with First Nations chiefs up for auction
An auction house in England is selling photos of a 1939 meeting between the royal family and First Nations chiefs in Alberta, Canada. One image shows King George VI...
Thomas W. Fredericks wins alumni award for career in Indian law
Thomas W. Fredericks, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota, received the Minot State University Alumni Association’s Golden Award for his dedication to Indian law....
Cherokee Nation extends balloting in ongoing Freedmen dispute
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will extend balloting for the principal chief election in order to resolve an ongoing dispute with Freedmen descendants. The tribe missed two court-ordered deadlines to...
County official opposes Sycuan Band land-into-trust application
The Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Indians is seeing opposition to its land-into-trust application. The tribe wants 1,357 acres in trust for an equestrian center, RV park, powwow grounds and a...
Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe sounds alarm on Keystone XL
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman. All content © Native Sun News. Concerns about drinking water pollution from TransCanada Corp.’s planned Keystone XL Pipeline prompted Oglala...
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