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January 18, 2012
BIA puts hold on removal of dozens from San Pasqual Band
A year after taking action, Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk has put a hold on the removal of dozens of people from the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians of...

Opinion: Quileute Tribe separates fact from 'Twilight' fiction
"Finally, the little Indian tribe turned into werewolves by the blockbuster Twilight series is basking in a more positive spotlight, thanks to the Smithsonian. A new exhibition sorts out truth...

Letter: Indigenous groups deserve our nation's recognition
"It's fitting that onMartin Luther King Jr. Day, Maryland's Piscataway Indians were recognized as a legitimate Native American tribe by Gov.Martin O'Malley. If there is one group deserving support, it...

Ray Joseph, senior trust reform official, leaves Interior post
Ray Joseph, the senior-most trust reform official at the Interior Department, resigned unexpectedly, Indian Country Today reports. Joseph had been in charge of the Office of the Special Trustee for...

Obama expected to reject a permit for Keystone XL Pipeline
The Obama administration will reject a permit for the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, according to news reports. But the State Department will reportedly allow TransCanada to submit another request with...

Kawacatoose First Nation inks deal for potash development
The Kawacatoose First Nation of Saskatchewan signed a deal to develop potash resources on the reserve. The band will work with Native American Resource Partners to bring the potash to...

Reservation voters file lawsuit over lack of election services
Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe who live in Shannon County, South Dakota, have filed a lawsuit in federal court, contesting the lack of election services on the Pine Ridge...

South Carolina Supreme Court pushed to take up ICWA case
The South Carolina Supreme Court is being asked to hear an Indian Child Welfare Act case involving a member of the Cherokee Nation. Dusten Brown, who lives in Oklahoma, regained...

San Manuel Band fire chief honored as Champion of Change
Michael Smith, the fire chief for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in California, will be honored at the White House tomorrow as a "Champion of Change." Smith started...

Native Sun News: Critic targets Oglala Sioux Tribe treasurer
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy. All content © Native Sun News. PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, SOUTH DAKOTA –– In an apparent combined case of duplicity and...

Cabazon Band reaches agreement to cover air quality rules
The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians reached an agreement to abide by air quality rules in southern California. The tribe agreed to enforce 39 air quality rules issued by the...

University of Idaho looking for a boost in Indian enrollment
The University of Idaho is taking steps to increase Indian student enrollment and retention. American Indian and Alaska Native enrollment has been inconsistent in the last 10 years, The Argonaut...

Poarch Creeks start work on $24M hotel near Florida airport
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians broke ground on a $24 million hotel at the Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida. The 127-room Hyatt Place Hotel will be connected to...

Indian woman sentenced to probation in child neglect case
An Indian woman in North Dakota was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in a child abuse/neglect case. Virginia Mara Adams, 25, allegedly wanted to kill her three children by...

Review: Thought-provoking Native artists in 'Shapeshifting'
"The paradigm-shifting "Shapeshifting: Transformations in Native American Art," at the Peabody Essex Museum, begins with a rude surprise: The first wall text that visitors encounter is a parental warning—breaking the...

Opinion: A new 'Mormons' mascot for the University of Utah
"It’s been a privilege to be a member of the Mascot Nomenclature Working Group, a panel of distinguished alumni, prominent community leaders and randomly selected hot-dog vendors. (The working group...

Fronteras: Hopi Tribe sues BIA over cleanup of uranium site
"Lionel Puhuyesva walks across a sea of broken glass at the Tuba City Open Dump. Puhuyesva is director of the Hopi Tribe’s Water Resources Program. He has been working 12...

Counties trying to appeal Mishewal Wappo recognition case
Two California counties are seeking permission to appeal a decision in the Mishewal Wappo Tribe federal recognition lawsuit. Napa and Sonoma counties intervened in the lawsuit and tried to have...

Bill in Arizona to elevate Indian Affairs post to Cabinet level
Arizona Sen. Jack Jackson Jr. (D) plans to introduce a bill to elevate the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs to a Cabinet-level position. Jackson, a member of the Navajo Nation,...

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