October 14, 2011
ABC News: Few healthy food options at Pine Ridge Reservation
"When entering the vast 2.2 million acre expanse of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, it's hard to miss the picturesque surroundings of windswept plains and sharply eroded foothills. But go...
Spirit Lake group warns of consequences over 'Fighting Sioux'
Members of the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation are warning the University of North Dakota of "severe" consequences for dropping the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. UND is getting rid of...
NPS restores Indian art collection at Grand Teton National Park
The National Park Service has packed up the Indian art collection at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and has sent all 1,500 items away for refurbishment. About half of...
Supreme Court declines to hear Indian man's jury bias appeal
For the second time, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear Benally v. US, a jury bias case involving a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Kerry Dean...
Native Sun News: He Sapa Wacipi na Oskate held in Rapid City
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle Baca. All content © Native Sun News. Native American veterans carry flag that was at ground zero on 9/11.. Photo...
Tribes lobby lawmakers on high-priority issues in Washington
Dozens of tribal leaders were in Washington, D.C., this week to lobby lawmakers on three major issues: the budget, land-into-trust and violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women. The...
Turtle Talk: Sherman Alexie and Louise Erdrich deserve Nobel
"Sherman Alexie and Louise Erdrich have been writing about race for decades. They confront the question of race head on. They’re honest about it, especially Alexie. Americans are racists. So...
Arrest made for massacres of Indians during Guatemala's war
A former army general who is alleged to have participated in dozens of massacres of indigenous people in Guatemala was arrested. Mauricio Rodriguez is alleged to have participated in as...
Litefoot: Indigenous people are still regaining our self-esteem
"Much in the same way that all parts of a journey are important and that all pieces of a puzzle are important to create the finished picture—I believe we as...
Eastern Cherokee council targets fraudulent Cherokee groups
Leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina have established the Cherokee Identity Protection Committee. The tribe is concerned about fraudulent groups that claim Cherokee ancestry. Most...
George Skibine joins Washington DC firm after long BIA career
After a long career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, George Skibine has joined SNR Denton, a Washington, D.C., law and lobbying firm. Skibine, a member of the Osage Nation...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee addresses land-into-trust fix
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on Thursday to discuss the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. The committee already passed S.676, a...
Richard Gomez: Enough fear-mongering about Chumash Tribe
"First, we’d like to thank the hundreds of residents who attended our September public meeting about our tribe’s purchase of the Camp Four property in the valley. Our goal is...
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