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February 28, 2012
Editorial: Keep pressing for answers in Native abuse case
"Sen. Lisa Murkowski told the Alaska Legislature last week that she'll keep asking why the Justice Department dropped a teen sex crime case against former Veco chief Bill Allen, convicted...

County official's Native accent is deemed 'inappropriate'
An elected official in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, says he doesn't mean any harm when he speaks in a "Native accent" to a Native American employee. “We go back and...

Diocese apologizes to Menominee girl who spoke language
The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay has apologized to a member of the Menominee Nation who was reprimanded for speaking her language in class. Miranda Washinawatok, a seventh-grader, translated some...

KUOW: Totem pole dedicated to slain Native woodcarver
"Raising the John T. Williams memorial totem pole was part celebration and part hard work. Volunteers carried the pole from Pier 57 on the waterfront, where it was carved, to...

Yurok Tribe outraged at theft of nearly $1M from program
Authorities in California made two arrests and are looking for a third person in connection with the theft of nearly $1 million from the Yurok Tribe. Roland Raymond, the former...

Blackfeet Nation investigating reports of starving horses
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana is continuing to investigate reports of starving horses on the reservation. Tribal officials responded to a complaint of about 20 to 30 starving horses. It...

Fort Peck Tribes reach $75M trust management settlement
Another tribe has reached a trust management settlement with the Obama administration. The Fort Peck Tribes of Montana agreed to accept $75 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2002....

Hualapai Tribe offers $11M to buy Grand Canyon Skywalk
The Hualapai Tribe of Arizona says it will pay a non-Indian operator $11 million for the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The $11 million is based on an appraisal from a company...

Larry McAdams: A slanted report on Wind River Reservation
"After reading The New York Times‘s article, “Brutal Crimes Grip an Indian Reservation,” by Timothy Williams, published February 2, 2012 and the comment section where responses were provided by many...

Mohawk man won't recognize jurisdiction of state's court
A Mohawk man appeared in New York state court on Monday to face charges for removing soil from a Superfund site near the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. Wearing a traditional...

Developments in Muscogee Nation tobacco bribery cases
One person pleaded guilty and charges were dismissed against another in the Muscogee Nation tobacco bribery case. Michael P. Wisner, the former CEO of the tribe's Department of Trade and...

Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe baffled by missing bison
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy, Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, SOUTH DAKOTA –– In a case eerily...

KVNO: Book shares struggle of Ponca Chief Standing Bear
"This year’s selection for One Book One Nebraska is a story of one of the earliest victories in the struggle for civil rights: a universal story of humanity and...

Onondaga Nation asks 2nd Circuit to reinstate land claim
The Onondaga Nation is taking its land claim to the the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2005, the tribe laid claim to about 4,000 square miles, including the entire...

Judge issues amended ruling in tribal payday loan lawsuit
A judge in Colorado has reportedly issued an amended opinion in a tribal payday loan case Judge Morris B. Hoffman acknowledged that 99 percent of the profits from payday loan...

Blog: Anchor speaks out against racism in Redskins name
"The video of “Vance’s View” is above, but I went ahead and did the transcription, below. “A few days ago, a couple guys at ESPN got in a boatload...

Opinion: Nepotism rampant at BIA office in Washington DC
"A few weeks ago, I received a series of emails from an employee at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which came in response to my recent article on that agency....

Chukchansi faction occupies tribal headquarters in dispute
Members of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California are occupying the tribal headquarters as part of an ongoing leadership dispute. A group led by Morris Reid stormed...

Obama signs bill to move Quileute Tribe to safer grounds
President Barack Obama on Monday signed H.R.1162 into law, allowing the Quileute Tribe of Washington to move out of a tsunami zone. The bill transfers 785 acres within Olympic National...

Column: Indian artifacts serve as portal to America's past
"I didn't have any problem accepting the idea that Native Americans long ago camped on Kinderhook Farm, a couple of miles to the east of us upstate. That information came...

TransCanada to resubmit proposal for Keystone XL Pipeline
TransCanada said it will resubmit plans to build the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline in the U.S. President Barack Obama rejected a permit for the 1,700-mile pipeline after he said...

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