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January 24, 2012 Blog: 'Why Treaties Matter' exhibit goes around Minnesota "The state, federal and Indian Affairs Council exhibit, "Why Treaties Matter" is making a stop in the Minnesota State Capitol this week, coinciding with the start of the 2012 legislative... Bill removes blood quantum requirement from state post Oklahoma Rep. Paul Wesselhoft (R) introduced a bill to eliminate a blood quantum requirement for the state's Native American liaison job. Wesselhoft, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, called... Indian inmate reaches settlement over use of sweat lodge An Indian inmate reached another agreement with corrections officials in New Mexico over his access to a sweat lodge. Jimmy Neal Kinslow, who is reported to be Potawatomi, reached his... Editorial: Cabazon Band must enforce clean air agreement "Clean-air regulations should apply to businesses on tribal land as well as those elsewhere. So a Coachella Valley tribe made a promising step in agreeing to impose air quality rules... Tigua Tribe seeing some restitution from Abramoff, partner Years after being defrauded out of $4.2 million, the Tigua Tribe is finally seeing some restitution from Jack Abramoff and his partner in crime, Michael Scanlon. But it isn't much.... Former Sen. Abourezk clarifies comment about ICWA case Former U.S. Sen. Jim Abourezk appears to have changed his tune about an Indian Child Welfare Act case. A couple of weeks ago, Abourezk told a South Carolina paper that... White House Indian education initiative meets in Oklahoma The second Tribal Leader Education Roundtables was held in Norman, Oklahoma, on Monday. William Mendoza, the director of the new White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education,... Navajo Nation president thanks Rep. Giffords for her service Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly thanked Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona), who is resigning from Congress, for her service to the Navajo Nation. “The Navajo People wish to express their appreciation... Witness list for House subcommittee hearing on Indian bills The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs is holding hearing tomorrow on two bills. The bills are H.R.2467, the Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development... Indian attorney making history with election in Minnesota Susan Allen, a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, is making history in Minnesota Allen, a Democrat, is the first Indian woman in the state House. She is also one... Rosebud Sioux Tribe's letter to Sen. Thune on Keystone XL "In response to Sen. John Thune’s (R-S.D.) recent press release characterizing President Barack Obama’s decision to deny the controversial Keystone XL a permit as pandering to anti-pipeline extremists, Rosebud Sioux... Lloyd Hatch, elder from Tulalip Tribes, passes away at 63 Correction: The Peninsula Daily News reported that Lloyd Hatch was a member of the Tulalip Tribes. He was not a member of the Quileute Tribe. Lloyd Hatch, an elder from... Charles Trimble: Firebomb incident at Pine Ridge still a mystery The recent Native Sun News story, posted on January 19 on Indianz.com, gives much favorable space to retired FBI agent Joseph Trimbach, and much publicity to his 2008 book, Native... Suzan Harjo: 'Rethinking Columbus' taken out of classrooms "I learned about the banning of Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years from Dr. Debbie Reese (Nambe Pueblo), who blogs at American Indians in Children’s Literature. She wrote on January... Mary Pember: Mine in Wisconsin threatens sacred traditions "Opinakii, the place where the wild potatoes grow, lies just south of the Bad River Reservation on land ceded to the United States by the Ojibwe in 1842. Remote and... Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds hearings in February The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has scheduled two hearings in February. On Thursday, February 9, the committee will hold an oversight hearing to discuss a recent Department of Justice opinion... Kim Teehee of White House to host 'office hours' on Twitter Kimberly Teehee, the White House Senior Policy Adviser for Native American Affairs, will hold "office hours" on Twitter this Thursday at 3pm EST. Participants can ask questions using the #WHchat... California tribes donate $303K for governor's tax initiative California tribes donated have donated $303,100 to help Gov. Jerry Brown (D) put a tax proposal on the November ballot. The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians and the Lytton Band... White House Blog: DOJ grants help tribes with public safety "Last week, the Justice Department announced the posting of the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), a comprehensive grant solicitation to support improvements to public safety, victim services and crime prevention... Supreme Court blocks use of GPS tracker without a warrant Law enforcement officials violated the Constitutional rights of a defendant by installing a GPS tracking device on his vehicle without a search warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a... |
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