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October 19, 2011
Bitter rivals compete in Choctaw World Series of Stickball
The Choctaw World Series of Stickball took place on the reservation of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in July. Over nine days, 45 teams competed in tolih games. The...

Video: First Alaskans Elders & Youth Conference kicks off
Say hello to young Alaska from Kyle Hopkins@adn.com on Vimeo. Get the Story: Kids these days: Meet the teens of the Elders & Youth conference (The Anchorage Daily News 10/18)...

Lac du Flambeau youth issue call to march against abuse
A message from the youth of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in Wisconsin. October is Domestic Violence awareness Month. Domestic Violence is defined as “an act of violence or abuse...

Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council statement on Elouise Cobell
The following is a statement from Jay St. Goddard, the chairman of the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council. The council voted on October 18 to support a Congressional Gold Medal for...

Editorial: Vote against Pebble Mine won't settle the debate
"What we know from the vote on the Save Our Salmon initiative is that a modest majority of Lake and Peninsula Borough voters oppose the Pebble Partnership's plans for a...

Misty Thomas to be honored for domestic violence efforts
Misty Thomas, a member of the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, will be honored at the White House tomorrow for her efforts to end domestic violence in Indian Country. Thomas,...

Nathan Small: Shoshone-Bannock Tribes battle toxic giant
"A few years ago, USA Today did a two-page article about the problems faced by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in their battle to clean up a Superfund plant on the Fort...

Steven Newcomb: Model of liberty from the Indian nations
"In 1988, the United States Congress passed House Concurrent Resolution 331, expressly acknowledging that the Haudenosaunee had some degree of influence on the formation of the Constitution of the United...

ICT: Urban Outfitters erases 'Navajo' name from products
"Well… “vanish” isn’t the right word. But you won’t find them by searching. Urban Outfitters has been taking heat from the Native American community for offering various “Navajo” items...

Forrest Gerard: Elouise Cobell pursued justice for Indian Country
The Cobell Family, the Blackfeet Tribe and Indian Country has lost a tireless and intelligent leader whose perseverance contributed $3.4 billion in congressional settlement of Cobell v. Salazar. Her non-monetary...

Navajo Nation Council letter to Alvin Cobell and family of Elouise Cobell
October 18, 2011 Alvin Cobell & Family of Elouise C. Cobell 8747 Highway 89 Valvar, MT 59486-5264 Yaa'at'eeh Mr. Cobell: It is with sadness that the Navajo Nation has learned...

Native Sun News: Tribes excluded from employment data
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy. All content © Native Sun News. PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA -- Rates of unemployment on the state’s nine Indian reservations are,...

Manslaughter charge dropped in beating of Native woman
Authorities in Manitoba dropped a manslaughter charge against a storeowner who was accused of beating Geraldine Beardy, who was from the Garden Hill First Nation. Authorities say Beardy was...

Menominee Nation restores hunting rights to descendants
Members of the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin voted to restore hunting, fishing and gathering rights for descendants. In January, the tribal council passed an ordinance that limited hunting to enrolled...

Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs Committee's hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a hearing on four bills tomorrow. The bills are: S.134, the Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act; S.399, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act...

Turtle Talk: Tribal court jurisdiction and church abuse suits
"As we noted a few weeks ago, the Navajo Nation Supreme Court remanded a suit against the Gallup Diocese. The suit apparently alleges sexual abuse against Catholic priests and others...

Cherokee Nation Supreme Court weighs appeal in election
The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court has until Thursday to decide whether to accept an appeal from Chad Smith, who lost his re-election bid for principal chief. Smith lost to Bill...

Opinion: British Columbia treaty process needs a new look
"Chief commissioner Sophie Pierre is so right to castigate governments for a lack of progress in the B.C. treaty process. It is an absolute disgrace. After 20 years and negotiating...

Editorial: Finally, an end to Oneida Nation land claim saga
'It’s understandable that the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to let stand an earlier high court decision throwing out the Oneida Indian Nation’s claim to 250,000 acres of land in...

Opinion: Carter Center observes Cherokee Nation election
"The Cherokee Nation had difficulty electing its principal chief, so much so that members called in the Carter Center to observe the most recent vote and judge whether it was...

Osage Nation files lawsuit to block wind farm construction
The Osage Nation of Oklahoma filed a lawsuit in federal court in hopes of blocking a wind farm in Osage County. The tribe owns the mineral estate below the county....

Travel: Searching the Amazon for 'The Unconquered' tribes
"After receiving his first assignment for National Geographic Magazine, an article about the efforts of a Brazilian activist named Sydney Possuelo to protect and document the uncontacted tribes of the...

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