Indianz.Com > News

ph: 202 630 8439 fax: 202 318 2182

March 8, 2012
Column: Johnny Depp, 'vague' Indian, plays Tonto on screen
Photo from Jerry Bruckheimer on Twitter "The Lone Ranger” – the tale of the masked outlaw fighter of the Old West and his trusty Indian companion, Tonto – started...

Reputed Native gang member convicted of murder in Alberta
A suspected Native gang member was found guilty for the May 2010 death of Heather Rae Thurier, a Native woman who lived in Edmonton, Alberta. Colton Ferguson, 21, was charged...

Blackfeet Nation weighs $19M trust management settlement
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana is considering a settlement to its trust management lawsuit. The settlement isn't final but the Obama administration has reportedly offered $19 million. The lawsuit was...

Opinion: Tribes in Oklahoma struggle to deal with Freedmen
"There has been an ongoing controversy carried in various of the media outlets - it seems most particularly in the daily newspaper - about the quest of the tribal “freedmen,”...

NCPR: Mohawk veterans seeking recognition for Code Talkers
"A Mohawk veterans group wants the federal government to recognize the contributions of "code talkers" during the D-Day invasion of Europe during World War Two. The Navajo "code talkers" were...

Rep. Betty McCollum co-sponsors SAVE Native Women Act
H.R.4154, the Stand Against Violence and Empower (SAVE) Native Women Act, was introduced on Wednesday. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) is one of four co-sponsors of the bill. Among other provisions,...

Remarks by SBA Administrator Mills at NCAI winter session
Karen Mills, the head of the Small Business Administration, addressed the National Congress of American Indians on Wednesday. The SBA oversees the 8(a) program, which provides opportunities for minority-owned businesses...

Opinion: Ethnic mascots are never an honor to Indian people
"Is a mascot a clown that denigrates its subject? Or is a mascot a memorial that honors a heritage? How you answer this question likely reflects how you view the...

DHS Secretary Napolitano supports tribal disaster requests
Tribes should be treated like state governments in requesting disaster declarations, Secretary Janet Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday. Under the Stafford Act, only states can...

Echo Hawk points to big increase in land-into-trust approval
The Obama administration has put the land-into-trust process back on track, Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk told the National Congress of American Indians on Wednesday. The process ground to a...

Native Sun News: Bill for new South Dakota flag stirs debate
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy. Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. The South Dakota State flag The proposed South Dakota flag...

Navajo Nation Council considers legislation to raise sales tax
The Navajo Nation Council is considering a bill to raise the sales tax on the reservation. The current sales tax rate is 4 percent. Delegate Dwight Witherspoon wants to raise...

Penobscot Nation court still going strong after three decades
The Penobscot Nation of Maine has been operating its tribal court since December 13, 1979. The court has jurisdiction over misdemeanors, juvenile offenses, civil actions between tribal members, Indian child...

Chairwoman of Hualapai Tribe seeks to resolve Skywalk fight
The leader Hualapai Tribe of Arizona wants to resolve a dispute with the non-Indian developer who used to operate the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The tribe exercised its eminent domain law...

Fronteras: Apache boarding school on national landmark list
"The federal government has designated the Theodore Roosevelt School in Fort Apache, Arizona, as a national historic landmark. The school represents a shady chapter of American history between the U.S....

Fueled by anti-Obama sentiments, hate groups on rise in US
The number of hate groups in the U.S. has increased dramatically over the past three years, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, with opposition to President Barack Obama fueling...

Members of Picayune Rancheria to vote in disputed election
Members of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California head to the polls on Saturday. The tribe held an election in December in which Morris Reid, Dora Jones,...

Steve Russell: Voters lack experience with sane Republicans
"The news of the day after the Michigan Republican primary is not so much how Rick Santorum blew his chance to slow down Willard Romney by insulting working class people...

Local Links:

Federal Register | Indian Gaming | Jobs & Notices | In The Hoop | Message Board