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November 3, 2011
Katherine Siva Saubel, Los Coyotes scholar, passes on at 91
Katherine Siva Saubel, a respected elder and former chairwoman of the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians of California, died on Tuesday. She was 91. Saubel was...

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes rally for stronger child abuse law
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma held a rally at the State Capitol on Wednesday to call for tougher child abuse laws. Tribal members were spurred into action...

White Mountain Apache chairman blesses Army helicopter
Ronnie Lupe, the chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona, offered a blessing for the U.S. Army's newest helicopter. Lupe, who served in the Korean War, gave a...

Robinson Rancheria chairwoman due to enter plea in theft
Tracey Isabelle Avila, the chairwoman of the Robinson Rancheria Pomo Indians of California, is due to enter a plea on theft charges. Avila has been charged in state court with...

Crow Tribe brings in homes for families displaced by floods
The Crow Tribe of Montana handed out the keys for 17 trailers to individuals and families that lost their homes to major flooding on the reservation. The tribe was already...

Jefferson Keel, Chickasaw, re-elected as president of NCAI
Jefferson Keel, the lieutenant governor of the Chickasaw Nation, has been re-elected president of the National Congress of American Indians. Keel ran unopposed. He will serve a second two-year...

Blog: Oklahoma City Museum of Art showcases Indian film
"The Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s American Indian Cinema Showcase, co-presented with the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum, is tonight-Saturday at the museum’s Noble Theater, 415 Couch Drive....

Opinion: 'Fighting Sioux' is racist even with tribe's support
"Here's a first. A Native American tribe is fighting with the NCAA to allow the use of their name by a college athletic program at the University of North Dakota....

Mary Pember: Making peace with my late mother, Bernice
"My mother, Bernice, walked on last month. Although it was not unexpected -- she was 86 and in declining health -- her death continues to amplify the poignancy of her...

House rejects bid to protect Apache sacred sites from swap
The House passed H.R.1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, last month after rejecting an amendment that would have protected Apache sacred sites. Rep. Ben Lujan (D-New Mexico)...

Fronteras: Navajo Nation set to offer $120M bond package
"The Navajo Nation plans to issue its first bonds to raise funds for local infrastructure projects. Unlike their state and municipal government counterparts, tribes typically face more challenges borrowing money....

Native Sun News: South Dakota man challenges abuse law
The following story was written and reported by Evelyn Red Lodge. All content © Native Sun News. Robert Brancato and Rep. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota). RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA --...

Non-Indian business hit hard by New York tobacco tax laws
Non-Indian businesses appear to be hurting the most now that the state of New York has imposed its tobacco tax in Indian Country. Wholesalers that supply tobacco to tribal smokeshops...

Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation racked $80M recognition debt
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut racked up $80 million in debt in its pursuit of federal recognition, Chairman James Cunha told The New London Day. The tribe, which...

California tribes report over $1.2M in political contributions
Three tribes in southern California reported more than $1.2 million in political contributions from July through September. The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians spent $703,000, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported. That...

Beverly Cook: The toxic effect of stress on American Indians
"We know that acts of genocide were perpetrated on our people because we refused to be separated from our lands. Tremendous harm was done by those who would prevent us...

Tekatsitsiakwa Katsi Cook: Cesarean birth in Indian Country
"Among the privileged few early “outsider” observers of Native American birth is anthropologist Matilda Coxe Stevenson who published on Pueblo cosmogony and “Sia Pueblo Rites With Childbirth” for the Bureau...

Cheryl Crazy Bull: Education is a way for Natives to prosper
"Many people after watching the ABC 20/20 special, “Hidden America: Children of the Plains” may be asking, “What can be done to help?” The special depicted the daily lives of...

Gabe Galanda: The attack on Indian Country's middle class
"Throughout most of the last two centuries, the United States sought to eliminate the political existence of American Indian tribes. The federal anti-tribal agenda appeared through laws, policies and programs...

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