October 25, 2011
House backs Alaska Native corporation land swap, project
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R.441, the Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act, on Monday. The bill allows Doyon Ltd., an Alaska Native regional corporation, to build a 50-kilowatt...
Judge in Colorado won't give ICWA case to Navajo Nation
A judge in Colorado has refused to transfer an Indian Child Welfare Act case to the Navajo Nation. Judge Pattie Swift said it was too late in the proceedings to...
Politician apologizes for remarks about Native 'handouts'
Native leaders in Saskatchewan say a candidate for office should bow out of the race for making offensive comments about Native people. At a candidates' forum last week, Greg Ottenbreit...
Politician removes video that mentioned 'talking Eskimo'
A member of Canada's Parliament has removed an animated video in which a character is chastised for "talking Eskimo." Saskatchewan MP David Anderson, who is the secretary for the Canadian...
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe ready to open a new hospital
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is getting ready to open a $109 million hospital and health center. The 138,500-square-foot facility replaces an outdated facility on the reservation....
Nevada Indian Commission honors four for achievements
The Nevada Indian Commission will honor four tribal members at the 2011 American Indian Achievement Awards Banquet and Silent Auction next week. The honorees were selected for working to improve...
Cherokee Nation chief allows employees to talk to council
The new leader of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma signed an executive order that he said will create a more open tribal government. The order allows tribal employees to talk...
Only nine complaints unresolved against tribal loan firms
Payday lending companies owned by tribes have been making headlines but regulators in Oklahoma say they have been able to informally resolve consumer complaints. Due to sovereign immunity, the Oklahoma...
Crow Reservation murder defendant enters not guilty plea
A man accused of murdering three people on the Crow Reservation in Montana entered a not guilty plea on Monday. Sheldon Bernard Chase, 22, is a member of the Crow...
Turtle Talk ranks among top 20 visited law professor sites
Turtle Talk, the blog for the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University College of Law, is among the top 20 sites edited by law professors. Based on...
Rep. Rahall statement on Elouise Cobell in Congressional Record
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia) is submitting the following remarks to the Congressional Record today. EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF THE HONORABLE NICK J. RAHALL, III OF WEST VIRGINIA IN THE...
Southern Ute Tribe headed to polls to choose new leaders
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado will hold two elections next week. The first election takes place on Tuesday, November 1. Tribal members will vote for a new vice chairman...
Native Hawaiian provision added to Interior appropriations
A provision in the draft fiscal year 2012 Interior appropriations bill would put Native Hawaiians in the same category as federally recognized tribes. The draft was released on October 14....
IACHR takes up violence against indigenous women in US
AUDIO OF HEARING • Opening Remarks: Jana Walker / Indian Law Resource Center • Dorma Sahneyah / Indigenous Women's Resource Center, Hopi Tewa Women's Coalition To End Abuse • Lisa...
Former leader of Tonkawa Tribe pleads not guilty for theft
Anthony E. Street, the former president of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma, pleaded not guilty to charges that he and other tribal leaders stole more than $500,000 from the tribe....
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