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March 14, 2012
Navajo Nation man and son killed in shooting in New Mexico
A man from the Navajo Nation and his son were killed in a shooting in Gallup, New Mexico, on Monday night. Clifton Harper, 39, and Roman Harper, 15, were involved...

Las Vegas Paiute Tribe maintains a low-profile police force
The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe of Nevada is proud of its low-key police force. Officers patrol the tribe's 18-acre reservation in downtown Las Vegas and the much alrger 3,800-acre reservation...

Blog: Indian women denied Plan B despite high assault rate
"After weeks of debate over personhood, Planned Parenthood funding, transvaginal ultrasounds, fetal pain, Fluke-fest, aspirin-between-the-knees, and the little matter of 130,000 economically disadvantaged Texas women losing access to basic health...

Opinion: Biologists trade their opinions for the highest price
"The recent arrest of Mad River biologists Ronald LeValley and Sean McAllister on charges of using phony spotted owl surveys to embezzle funds from the Yurok Tribe should lead to...

Isleta Pueblo suspends two council members amid turmoil
Leaders of Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico continue to bicker with one another, resulting in the suspensions of two council members. After being accused of acting hostile during council meetings,...

Freedmen attorney claims Abramoff influenced BIA position
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff influenced the Bush administration to reverse its stance on a Cherokee Nation election in which the Freedmen weren't allowed to vote, an attorney for the Freedmen...

IPR: Humanitarian award goes to Grand Traverse employee
"This year's Sara Hardy Humanitarian Award in Traverse City will go to a woman who has advocated for better foster care placements for American Indian children, Helen Cook. Indian nations...

Opinion: Land swap for Agua Caliente Band not a good idea
"[W]hen news got out in 2010 that the BLM and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians were exploring the possibility of a land exchange in the hills around Palm...

Bill elevates Indian affairs position to Cabinet in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma House passed a bill to elevate the state's American Indian liaison position to the Cabinet. Last year, the Legislature enacted HB2172, which abolished the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission....

Navajo woman back home to serve as tribe's top physician
Dr. Gayle Diné Chacon has returned home to the reservation to serve as Surgeon General of the Navajo Nation. Diné Chacon grew up in Chinle, Arizona. She is the...

BIA approves land-into-trust application for Mohegan Tribe
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a land-into-trust application for the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut. The application covers about 35 acres. That would bring the tribe's total trust land...

Opinion: Ishi play opens up wounds among California tribes
"The current production of John Fisher’s play “Ishi: The Last of the Yahi” in the department of theater, dance and performance studies at UC Berkeley has sparked a number of...

'Fighting Sioux' petitions approved for referendum in June
Supporters of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo at the University of North Dakota gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the June 12 ballot. The Committee for Understanding...

Matthew Wesaw, Pokagon Band leader, wins NAFOA award
Matthew Wesaw, the chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan, will receive the Tribal Leader of the Year Award from the Native American Financial Officers Association. “Out...

Mother Jones: Indian women lack access to contraceptives
"Compared to the rest of the United States, the rates of sexual violence among Native American women are nearly twice as high; one in three Native women will be raped...

Harold Monteau: Tribes should do more for Indian business
"The Reservation Economic Summit, RES 2012, conference and trade show I recently attended experienced record attendance according to NCAIED (National Center for Indian Enterprise Development). It’s satisfying to see the...

Northern Arapaho Tribe receives permit to take bald eagles
The Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming has received a federal permit to kill two bald eagles, the Associated Press reports. The tribe filed an application for a permit with the...

Native Sun News: Staged white buffalo hunts draw outrage
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy, Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. A proud non-Native hunter poses with his not-so-hard-to-kill “trophy” –...

Rick Santorum racks up two more Republican primary wins
Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum won Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday. Santorum narrowly defeated Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, and former House speaker Newt Gingrich....

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