March 16, 2012
Five from Pine Ridge Reservation face bootlegging charges
Five people from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota pleaded not guilty to federal bootlegging charges. Marnie Water, Darrell Spotted Elk Sr., Florine Chipps, Merle Leighton Sr. and Julia...
9th Circuit reinstates lawsuit over Navajo court jurisdiction
Two non-Indian entities that do business on the Navajo Nation can challenge the tribe's jurisdiction, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. The Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement...
Tribute: Richard Milanovich was a powerful voice for tribe
"Our community and the country have lost a courageous lion-hearted leader. A powerful voice for an entire culture will continue to be heard through the mystical whispers of time. Once...
Native Sun News: Inquiry shines a spotlight on BIA school
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman Native Sun, News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Part 2 | Part 1 Complaints about...
WSJ: Unrecognized tribe's bankruptcy stirs legal questions
"The Western Mohegan Tribe & Nation of New York has filed for bankruptcy protection. Against the Native American community’s grip of sovereign rights, the request for protection from a federal...
Julianne Jennings: Hearing loss too common in Indian kids
"From the earliest documented times in American history, there were reports of deafness among indigenous people. In 1618, the Jesuits in America wrote to church officials inquiring whether a “deaf-mute...
Tex Hall: Take advantage of tax credits for Indian Country
"Late last month the U.S. Treasury announced $3.6 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations. Now the dust has settled and project sponsors—cities, counties, private developers, non-profits and others—are...
Column: Tracking down the 'real' Indians who played Tonto
Photo from Jerry Bruckheimer on Twitter "First, there was the photo released by the film’s producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, last Thursday morning. If you’ve been curious about how Johnny Depp...
Ray Cook: Don't take this Hollywood business too seriously
Photo from Jerry Bruckheimer on Twitter "Do you think Wes Studi would make a good Tonto? He made a good Apache. Hell, as Magua he made a good Huron/Mohawk,...
WaPo: Jim Thorpe's sons battle to rebury him in Oklahoma
"Funerals, like weddings, can be messy family affairs. Not everything goes according to plan. Emotions run high. Even pleasant people can be tense. Few people who met Patsy Thorpe —...
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