March 22, 2012
BIA regional office goes without director for over two years
The Bureau of Indian Affairs regional office in Eastern Oklahoma has gone without a director for more than two years. Jeanette Hanna, a member of the Seminole Nation, retains the...
Editorial: Set aside politics for Violence Against Women Act
"Prevention of domestic violence isn’t just a women’s issue. Women are most often the victims and men are most often the perpetrators. However, men can be victims and women can...
Judge's ruling puts hold on move of bison from Yellowstone
A judge in Montana has blocked the state from moving around bison from Yellowstone National Park. The Fort Peck Tribes accepted over 60 bison on Monday. Some of those animals...
Authorities look into disappearance of Osage Nation woman
Authorities in Oklahoma are searching for a woman from the Osage Nation who went missing over a week ago. Walkeen Wahwassuck, 36, went to an appointment at the Indian...
Canada's parole board criticized for lack of Native members
The Parole Board of Canada lacks adequate Native representation, a former member said. John Dorion, the chief of the John Cochrane First Nation, was a part-time member of the board...
Navajo Nation teen succumbs to rare form of muscle cancer
Jarrad Keeswood, a young member of the Navajo Nation who suffered from a rare form of muscle cancer, died on Sunday. He was 18. Keeswood was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma when...
Coeur d'Alene Tribe names Cody SiJohn to lead police force
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho named Cody SiJohn as chief of police. SiJohn, a tribal member, started his law enforcement career on the reservation. He served in the U.S....
Native Sun News: Official returns to position at IHS hospital
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Fred Koebrick of the Indian Health Service. RAPID CITY,...
Opinion: Code Talkers started with Cherokee in World War I
"A phone call last November from Alice Hall, vice regent of the local group, invited me to talk about the Navaho code talkers in WW II. I knew of the...
Column: Landmarks honor legacy of Spokane Tribe's leader
"There are a number of landmarks around town honoring the legacy of Spokane Garry, the storied leader in the Spokane Tribe of Indians who is also considered the region’s first...
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes press Obama to resolve land fight
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma want President Barack Obama to resolve a long-running dispute over Fort Reno. The tribe was forced off the land in the late 1800s....
Indian activists to protest Keystone XL during Obama's visit
The Indigenous Environmental Network and other Indian activists will protest the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline as President Barack Obama visits Oklahoma today. But the protesters will be forced to hold...
Scholar's work on Native language in Brazil stirs complaints
Linguist Dan Everett is again stirring controversy for his work on the language of the Pirahã people in northwest Brazil. Everett first met the tribe as a Christian missionary....
Indian activists charged for anti-mining protests in Ecuador
At least 205 indigenous activists have been prosecuted for taking part in anti-mining protests against Ecuador President Rafael Correa. Correa was elected in 2007 with the support of many indigenous...
Kevin Allis: Unfair attack against Alaska Native corporations
"Throughout the course of history, Indian country has been the victim of unwarranted and harmful attacks from the outside. That is why it is so troubling when our own communities...
Josephine Jackson, ex-Saginaw Chippewa treasurer, passes
Josephine Jackson, a former treasurer for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, died on Monday. She was 76. Jackson is credited with helping bring economic development to the reservation. She...
Lac du Flambeau Band and state work on treaty fishing deal
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced an ongoing agreement affecting the the tribe's treaty fishing rights. For the...
IRS accuses trio of bilking Auburn Community out of millions
The Internal Revenue Service says three people, including a tribal administrator, bilked the United Auburn Indian Community of California out of more than $18 million, although no criminal charges have...
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