February 24, 2012
KUOW: Tribes turning to technology to preserve language
"Usually it is good news when the Northwest appears on a top five list. But this one is not. Our region ranks near the top of a list of global...
Survival: Guard post set to 'protect' isolated tribe in Peru
"Residents living close to the uncontacted Mashco-Piro tribe – whose photos went viral last month – will build a guard post to protect both the Indians and locals from violent...
Opinion: Significant implications for payday loan decision
"The U.S. District Court in Colorado recently held that Miami Nations' tribal sovereign immunity applied to both governmental and commercial activities (Colorado v. Cash Advance). Consequently, business subdivisions of federally...
Editorial: Don't stir racial animosity against Coquille Tribe
"Talk of a public vote on forest lands management is certainly premature and probably counterproductive. It threatens to stir up racial animosity and destroy an economic opportunity for Coos County....
Editorial: Quileute Tribe can finally move to safer grounds
"For decades, the tribe has lobbied Congress, asking the federal government to return to the tribe some of the higher ground adjacent to the village, which is within the boundaries...
Fronteras: Environment and economy in tribal coal battle
"Environmentalists have filed an appeal challenging Peabody Coal’s mining permit in northern Arizona. At the same time, a new economic impact study shows Arizona, as well as the Navajo and...
Native Sun News: Sioux Nation takes stand on Keystone XL
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. During a meeting Feb. 17-18 at the...
Charmaine White Face: Rights of indigenous nations at risk
Since 1984, the Sioux Nation Treaty Council has been sending delegates to the various committees of the United Nations seeking the upholding of lawful and viable treaties made between the...
Chelsea Vowel: Celebrate, don't appropriate, tribal culture
"I see you are confused about what constitutes cultural appropriation. I would like to provide you with resources and information on the subject so that you can better understand what...
Delvin Cree: Treaties and the debate over 'Fighting Sioux'
Some of the historical history surrounding North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" controversy has been pushed aside during a time when discussions are in place to keep the name and logo. Soon...
Huichol Tribe makes pilgrimage to fight mine at sacred site
More than 600 members of the Huichol Tribe in Mexico made 150-mile pilgrimage to a sacred site that's being threatened by a mining project. The group offered prayers and made...
Opinion: Quit being sovereign and just become Americans
"I have become concerned because of recent developments where our Sovereign Nation neighbors are taking profits from their gaming business and going into competition with non-sovereign nation businesses. If we...
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