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November 21, 2011
White House to honor 11 Native youth 'Champions of Change'
The White House will honor 11 American Indian and Alaska Native youth as "Champions of Change" at a ceremony next week. The youth were selected for their efforts to improve...

Study shows big disparity in home loan rates in border town
American Indians are more likely to be denied home loans in Farmington, New Mexico, than any other racial or ethnic group, according to a new study. Based on 2009 data,...

Gabe Galanda: Buy Indian, buy local on Black Friday this year
"Indian Country, especially its new middle class, wields formidable purchasing power, spending millions upon millions of dollars annually on goods and services. Yet “[o]n most reservations, there are few retail...

Law Article: Supreme Court signals end for tribal land claims
"Since the early 1970s, the Oneida tribes of Wisconsin, Ontario and New York, together with the Stockbridge Munsee Tribe, have pursued land claims seeking relief for the loss of approximately...

Santa Clara Pueblo man killed after being hit by several cars
A man from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico was killed after he was struck by several vehicles, including one driven by Secretary of State Dianna Duran. Eric Broncho, 46,...

Sam Winder, Southern Ute, sworn into New Mexico judgeship
Sam Winder, a member of the Southern Ute Tribe, was sworn into the New Mexico District Court last week. Winder will serve on the 2nd Judicial District Court. He...

Opinion: Uncovering the real history for Thanksgiving holiday
"American Thanksgiving traces its roots to many things: an imitation of a religious festival, a failed attempt at socialism, the massacre of innocent Native Americans. Yet we rarely stop to...

Column: Nez Perce Tribe pushes for settlement in salmon suit
"When Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo turned down the call by Nez Perce Chairman Brooklyn Baptiste for setting a “solution table” for Columbia-Snake salmon-dam talks, it was clear nothing was going...

Tim Giago: 'The outside of a horse is good for inside of a man'
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2011 Unity South Dakota Our daughter Susan’s mare Lacey got her rear left foot tangled in barbed wire. After making...

Editorial: Taking a step toward reconciliation for Kansas tribes
"As a U.S. senator, Sam Brownback led efforts at the federal level to officially apologize to Native Americans for the U.S. government’s “ill-conceived policies” and acts of violence against them....

Tulalip Tribes use grant to fund Indian employment programs
The Tulalip Tribes of Washington are using a $493,000 grant from the Department of Education to help Indian people find jobs. The grant comes from the Native American Career and...

Stephanie Woodard: Annual march set to honor 'lost' children
"In the days before Thanksgiving, mourners and protesters will participate in the Ninth Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children. The pilgrimage takes walkers from South Sioux City, Nebraska,...

Westword: Ute tribes back ouster of Navajo woman from post
"The e-mails were flying before last Wednesday's Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs meeting, which had one agenda item: the dismissal of executive secretary Carol Harvey, who'd been on the job...

Native Sun News: Few tribal members in city and county jobs
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy and Karin Eagle. All content © Native Sun News. Selma Johnson, who is of Oglala Lakota and Dine heritage, gathers...

Margaret Knight: More tribal members needed in medical field
"As Native Heritage Month is celebrated in Oklahoma and across the nation, an alarming fact should be highlighted: Indian Country has a shortage of tribal members becoming doctors or healers....

NPR: Jack Abramoff wants book to lead to reforms in lobbying
"MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. But first, to many people the career of our next guest symbolizes everything that's...

Marc Simmons: Insider gave knowledge about Pueblo Revolt
"In the summer of 1680, a seismic upheaval among the Pueblo Indians brought down Spain's colony of New Mexico. A general revolt of the Native people spread throughout the land,...

Peter d'Errico: No basis in the Constitution for plenary power
"Mark Savage published his groundbreaking research on federal Indian law in 1991, “Native Americans and the Constitution: The Original Understanding” (NYU Rev. of Law & Social Change). He proved that...

Rep. Grijalva: Mining company doesn't care about tribal rights
"Let’s start at the beginning. Resolution Copper has proposed to exchange 4,500 acres of land in northern Arizona for the 3,000 federally owned acres it wants to mine. The land...

Picayune Rancheria removes dozens of people from the rolls
The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California is removing as many as 55 people from the rolls, The Sierra Star reports. At least 35 people were already disenrolled....

United Auburn Indian Community takes action against critics
The United Auburn Indian Community of California has banished seven people who criticized the tribal council. Former chairwoman Jessica Tavares and former council member Dolly Suehead are among the seven...

Opinion: Community depends on Chumash Tribe's successes
"The Santa Ynez Chumash tribe has been in the news recently over plans to build homes for tribal families. This is positive news, and headlines should celebrate the tribe’s move...

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