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October 20, 2011
2nd Circuit rules against Oneida Nation in foreclosure suit
The Oneida Nation must pay property taxes on land that hasn't been taken into trust, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in a lengthy and somewhat confusing ruling....

Brother of carver shot by officer makes most influential list
Rick Williams, the older brother of John T. Williams, a traditional woodcarver who was shot to death by a police officer, has been named one of the most influential...

AlertNet: Awa Tribe in Colombia in danger of disappearing
"Standing along the main highway that snakes through the southwestern province of Narino, Awa indigenous leader, Carlos Ortiz, points to the surrounding misty mountain peaks. “We should be up there...

EPA approves Dry Creek Rancheria for treatment as state
The Environmental Protection Agency announced approval of treatment as state status for the Dry Creek Rancheria of California. The designation under the Clean Water Act allows the tribe to set...

Letter: Unfair allegation about San Manuel Band chairman
"Re: Oct. 7 letter, "Third party for 3rd District?" I do not personally know Mr. Derry, Mr. Ramos or Mr. Cook. I am not involved in any of their campaigns....

Potawatomi man gets Native News Network off the ground
Levi Rickert, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, keeps busy as the editor-in-chief of Native News Network. Rickert, who lives in Michigan, produces most of the content for...

Pueblo pottery shards found on road dating back to 1600s
The New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies uncovered Pueblo and Mexican pottery shards while excavating a Spanish-era road that dates to the 1600s. The pottery came from Galisteo Pueblo and...

Northern Arapaho men indicted for arson over church fire
Two members of the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming were indicted on arson charges. Norman Ybarra and Lamar Duran are accused of starting a fire that heavily damaged the Arapahoe...

Takeaway: Freedmen fight for Cherokee Nation citizenship
"White Americans were not the only ones who kept black slaves in the pre-Civil War era. Until an 1886 treaty that freed their slaves, black slavery was also a part...

Native Sun News: Historic buffalo jump added to NPS site
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman. All content © Native Sun News. “The object was to stampede the herd, or a part of it, and to...

BBC: Hopi Tribe battles reclaimed sewage at sacred peaks
"A ski area in the US state of Arizona hopes to become the latest in a small number of resorts using "recycled" sewer water to make snow. But the Hopi...

Bill John Baker sworn in as new leader of Cherokee Nation
Bill John Baker was sworn in as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma on Wednesday evening. Baker scheduled the impromptu ceremony after the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court...

Fishermen worried about virus found in salmon in Canada
Fishermen in the U.S. are worried about the possible spread of a deadly virus that was found in wild salmon in British Columbia. Salmon anemia has typically been found in...

Tribes in Bolivia complete 63-day march against highway
Indigenous activists in Bolivia marched into the capital on Wednesday, completing a 63-day protest march against a proposed highway. The Associated Press said more than 1,000 people took part in...

Navajo Nation hails action by Urban Outfitters on products
The Navajo Nation said it was pleased that Urban Outfitters has removed the word "Navajo" from a series of controversial products. The tribe holds at least 10 trademarks to the...

Opinion: Montana aims to move bison to two reservations
"It was like a scene straight from an epic western: 94 wild Yellowstone bison, their instincts in full throttle despite five years behind government fences, thundering through an open gate...

Editorial: Poarch Creeks funnel money thru shady system
'New records showing discreetly given political contributions from Indian casinos fighting the expansion of non-Indian gambling in Alabama underscore how deceived the public has been with Alabama's historically lax campaign...

Salon: Secretary Clinton and Keystone XL Pipeline scandal
"Hillary Clinton is one of those people who never really got a fair shake — she had to endure her husband’s philandering and the right-wing’s endless hatred, down to the...

Opinion: Chumash Tribe money and influence everywhere
"We woke up and there it was, the Chumash Highway. A representative of the tribe said about the clandestine renaming of Highway 154, “The Chumash Highway represents the respect and...

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