February 23, 2012
Agreement approved as part of Soboba water settlement
An agreement was approved to fulfill a water rights settlement for the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians in southern California. The tribe will receive $17 million from local governments as...
Stanford News: Exhibit showcases work of Pueblo painters
"In the first decades of the 20th century, a local movement in Santa Fe helped launch the modern school of Native American painting and paved the way toward its recognition...
Opinion: Anti-indigenous violence keeps rising in Colombia
"[M]uch like Guatemala in the 1980’s, the violence in Colombia falls disproportionately on the indigenous population – another fact acknowledged by the U.S. Embassy in cables released by Wikileaks. Moreover,...
Bill in Utah allows sharing of health information with tribes
A bill that allows the state of Utah to share health information with tribes is on the fast track. SB267 defines "public health authority" to include "an Indian tribe." Current,...
Alaska Natives challenge permit for offshore development
An Alaska Native organization and environmental groups are fighting a permit that was issued to Shell Oil for off-shore development. REDOIL, or Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands, says the...
Indian voters in Wyoming win decision from appeals court
Members of two tribes in Wyoming won another round in their voting rights lawsuit on Wednesday. Members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe said Fremont County's...
Ruth Hopkins: Republicans declare war on women's rights
"A few weeks ago, Susan G. Komen for the Cure defunded Planned Parenthood. Komen is a leading charity for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Planned Parenthood health centers...
Delaware Nation seeks to bring green energy to Oklahoma
The Delaware Nation of Oklahoma is building a home for green energy businesses. The tribe paid $3 million for a 250,000 square-foot building in Anadarko. After $1 million in renovations,...
Tribes in New York start rolling their own tobacco products
Tribes in New York are producing their own tobacco products on the reservation in a move to escape the state's taxation efforts. The state has imposed a tax on wholesalers...
Opinion: Tribal governments not accountable to the public
"According to Vincent Armenta, Chumash tribal chairman, "Fee-to-trust returns lost land to the tribe and returns it to the local control of the lone local government that's been in place...
Jeffrey Whalen: Oglala Sioux vice president was arrested
The following story was written and reported by Jeffrey Whalen and appears in the latest issue of The Native Sun News. All content © Native Sun News. Tom Poor Bear...
Kevin Abourezk: Oglala Sioux Tribe seeks liquor sale limits
"The Oglala Sioux Tribe is asking a federal court to limit alcohol sales in a small Nebraska town that sells nearly 5 million cans of beer a year. The tribe's...
Charlie Galbraith: Improving education for Indian Country
"On December 2, 2011, at the third White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Obama announced his Executive Order on Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal...
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