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February 27, 2012
WRN: Bad River Band leading opposition to Wisconsin mine
"As the Wisconsin legislature rushes to complete mining legislation, a tribal leader remains opposed to any iron ore mine in the tribe’s ceded territory in northern Wisconsin. Gogebic Taconite wants...

Kevin Abourezk: Native women inspiring 'Native Daughters'
"Astrid Munn's life changed the day she met Danelle Smith, an attorney from the Winnebago Tribe who opened the Scottsbluff woman's eyes to the legal needs of Native women. Unsure...

Umatilla woman a contestant on America's Next Top Model
Mariah Watchman, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, is competing to be America's Next Top Model. Watchman, who grew up on the reservation,...

Charles Trimble: Obama needs Indian votes to win election
The price of gasoline at the pump is skyrocketing and is expected to flatten the upward trend on the stock market charts, thus maybe even stalling the economic recovery from...

Opinion: One youth's perspective on 'Dances with Wolves'
"This weekend I spent some down time re-watching a movie I watched last year. I watched the movie for my American History class with Dr. Stotts. The movie is called...

Review: Two-spirit experiences found in 'Sovereign Erotics'
"Edited by Qwo-Li Driskill, Deborah Miranda, Daniel Heath Justice and Lisa Tatonetti, Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature (University of Arizona Press, 2011)is a landmark book—the first Native gay,...

Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs hearings
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs has two hearings on its schedule. This Thursday, the subcommittee will take testimony on H.R.1272. The bill distributes a $28 million...

Erich Longie: 'Fighting Sioux' backers don't speak for tribe
"My mother, a fluent Dakota language speaker, said this about her beloved Dakota language: “It’s very descriptive; you say what you mean and you mean what you say.” This inherent...

Review: A story of tragedy in 'Northern Cheyenne Exodus'
"From classic Western movies and earlier books, the story is familiar. More than 350 Northern Cheyennes fled a reservation in present-day Oklahoma traveling north toward their homeland in Montana,...

Walter Lamar: Sharing stories of success in Indian Country
"In 2005, I founded Lamar Associates as an entirely Native-owned company that provides solutions for Indian Country professionals striving to address the critical law enforcement, health and safety issues troubling...

Travel: Canyon de Chelly holds history of the Navajo Nation
"The trouble started over a horse. An American colonel named John Washington had led his troops deep into Navajo country and summoned some chiefs to sign a treaty. As the...

Review: A triumphant journey in 'Rez Life' by David Treuer
"David Treuer is a novelist who teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California. Nothing about his outward appearance fits the stereotype of an American Indian....

Disenrollment affects Picayune Rancheria leadership fight
Two factions are fighting for control of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California. A faction led by Reggie Lewis has been responsible for removing over 100 people...

Opinion: Tribal payday loan firms are a new online menace
"There is now a new kind of payday lending menace terrorizing consumers. The lending laws set up by the government are such that they are not applicable to ‘tribal enterprises’....

Editorial: Consumers losing out in tribal payday loan battle
"A recent court ruling that sharply reined in Colorado's ability to regulate online payday lenders associated with Native American tribes has disturbing implications for the state's ability to protect consumers....

Colville Tribes reach $193M trust management settlement
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington announced a $193 million trust management settlement. The tribe filed suit in federal court in 2005, seeking an accounting of its...

Sen. Tester: Nominating Elouise Cobell for a national honor
The following is the opinion of Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana). Every year, only three Americans are honored with the Citizen Service Before Self award—one of the most prestigious honors awarded...

Native Sun News: HIV cases increase within Navajo Nation
The following story was written and reported by Kate Saltzstein, Native Sun News Correspondent. All content © Native Sun News. NAVAJO NATION –– While the rest of the country has...

Tim Giago: Inspiring a new generation of Native Americans
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2012 Unity South Dakota I received an email from a guy named Lee Carson who wrote, “I hope you die.”...

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