February 17, 2012
Colville Tribes face opposition to land-into-trust application
The city of Moses Lake, Washington, is opposing a land-into-trust application filed by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The tribe recently purchased about seven acres for more than...
Opinion: Lesson in job creation from the Osoyoos First Nation
"Nestled in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, the 470-person Osoyoos Indian Band, led by Chief Clarence Louie, is providing a telling answer to the question of how best to...
Willow Pingree: Home on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation
"The smell of fry bread and burgers, the laughter of friends and family reminiscing about good old times, the sound of music and the sight of people dressed in...
Indian jeweler from New Mexico finds big audience in Japan
Michael Kirk, an Isleta Pueblo / Navajo Nation jeweler from New Mexico, has found fame in a far-away place: Japan. Kirk was featured in a Japanese travel magazine 14 years...
Hearings on Capitol Hill focus on Indian energy development
Energy development in Indian Country was the focus of two hearings on Capitol Hill this week. On Wednesday, the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing...
Inquiry into death of five-year-old Native girl moves forward
An inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair will move forward after a union representing child welfare and social workers in Manitoba lost a court appeal. Sinclair was under the...
APTN: Three women from same reserve go missing on street
"Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Winnipeg asking for help in finding three women who have vanished. All three women came from the same northern reserve and all went missing...
Native Sun News: Famous Dave reflects on career of success
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy, Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Business and financial wizard David “Famous Dave” Anderson, the exuberant...
Delvin Cree: Predatory lending a cash cow in Indian Country
The new cash cow for Indian tribes is predatory lending. Some do it - some don't; in a sense, I don't know why any tribe would want to this kind...
DC Circuit hears first of challenges to Cobell trust settlement
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the first appeal of the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement on Thursday. The appeal was filed by Kimberly Craven, an outspoken critic...
House passes bill to approve Keystone XL and ANWR drilling
The Republican-controlled House voted 237-187 to approve H.R.3408, the Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act, on Thursday. The bill forces approval...
Blog: NMAI is working on a 'whole new look' for exhibits in DC
"If you’re especially enamored of, say, the beaded wool Klukwan Chilkat octopus bag displayed at the National Museum of the American Indian, you may want to visit it again before...
Oregon tribe finds success with restorative justice program
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians in Oregon are seeing success with a restorative justice program. The Peacegiving Court requires offenders to admit their wrongdoing. Offenders...
Tigua Tribe to shut down costly Olympic-size swimming pool
The Tigua Tribe of Texas is closing its Olympic-sized swimming pool, The El Paso Times reports. The facility became too costly to maintain. An entertainment center for concerts and sports...
County rejects quarry mine near Pechanga Band sacred site
The board of supervisors in Riverside County, California, voted 3-2 against a controversial quarry mine that was opposed by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians. The Liberty Quarry mine would...
Opinion: Allegations against San Manuel chairman lack merit
"I served as chief deputy district attorney for the District Attorney's Office Central Division between October 2006 and June 2009. The city of San Bernardino and the San Manuel Indian...
Rick Cuevas: Disenrollments nothing short of tribal terrorism
"The Sierra Star has done an excellent job in bringing the shameful acts of dissenrollments of members of the Chukchansi Indians to the public. Congratulations to reporter Carmen George for...
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