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February 14, 2012 Cherokee Nation study shows major impact on the economy The Cherokee Nation has a $1.06 billion impact on the economy in northeast Oklahoma, according to a report commissioned by the tribe. The Tulsa World said the tribe provides $401... Grand Ronde Tribes produces dictionary for Chinuk language The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde in Oregon have created the first Chinuk Waka dictionary. The 496-page dictionary is based on decades of work between the tribe and Henry... Sen. Kyl will introduce bill to settle Hopi, Navajo water rights Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) will introduce legislation to settle the water rights of the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation, the Associated Press reports. The bill will resolve tribal claims... Peter MacDonald to lead up Navajo Code Talkers Association Peter MacDonald has been elected as president of the Navajo Code Talkers Association and the Navajo Code Talkers Foundation. MacDonald, 83, served as a Code Talker during World War II.... Takeaway: Kateri Tekakwitha to be first Native woman saint "Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk Indian who was born in upstate New York in 1656, has been approved for sainthood by the Catholic church. She embraced Catholicism after smallpox left her... Column: Oglala Sioux lawsuit about more than alcohol sales "Whiteclay, Neb., has a population of 14 people. It is in northwest Nebraska, bordering the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, only two miles from the city of Pine Ridge. Whiteclay has... Q&A with Frank LaMere, Winnebago, on Indian Child Welfare "We went to Frank LaMere, member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and executive director of the Four Directions Community Center, in Sioux City, Iowa, for a reading on how... Colorado judge backs immunity for tribes' payday loan firms Payday loan businesses owned and operated by the Miami Nation and the Santee Sioux Tribe enjoy sovereign immunity, a judge in Colorado ruled on Monday in a long-running case. In... First Nations in Saskatchewan see an increase in population The population on reserves in Saskatchewan grew 16 percent over the last five years, according to the 2011 Census of Canada. The on-reserve population in 2101 was 55,692, CBC News... Lawmakers consider alcohol zone bill amid Whiteclay lawsuit The Nebraska Legislature's General Affairs Committee held a hearing on Monday on LB829. The bill authorizes the creation of "alcohol impact zones." The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission would be able... Arizona tribes continue fight against copper mine land swap The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona testified against H.R.1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing last week. The bill... UND student leader seeks end to battle over 'Fighting Sioux' The student body president of the University of North Dakota said the never-ending debate over the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo is hurting the community. Kylie Michelle Oversen, a senior,... Province seeking dismissal of lawsuit over Native man's death The Manitoba government is seeking to dismiss most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by the family of the late Brian Sinclair. Sinclair, 45, was from the Sagkeeng... Senate approves bill to move Quileute Tribe to safer grounds The Senate on Monday passed S.636, a bill that allows the Quileute Tribe of Washington to move out of a tsunami zone. The bill transfers 785 acres within Olympic National... Secretary Salazar to testify about budget at House hearing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will testify about the Department of the Interior Fiscal Year 2013 Budget tomorrow. The budget requests $11.5 billion for the Interior Department. That's about the same... Witness list for House hearing on tribal energy development The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs is holding a hearing tomorrow on H.R.3973, the Native American Energy Act. The hearing takes place at 2pm in Room 1324... Witness list for SCIA hearing on Indian energy development The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing this Thursday on energy development in Indian Country. The hearing takes place at 2:15pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen... Kim Teehee: Budget helps build an Indian Country economy "In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a blueprint for an economy that’s built to last – an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills... Mining project threatens sacred Huichol mountains in Mexico Members of the Huichol Tribe in Mexico say a $100 million silver mine threatens their way of life. Tribal members make a 150-mile pilgrimage from their villages in western Mexico... No major damages after quake on Hoopa Valley Reservation A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Hoopa Valley Reservation in northern California on Monday but no major damages were reported. The epicenter was near Weitchpec, a community on the reservation.... |
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