March 23, 2012
Editorial: Rare bipartisan effort for land swap with Ute Tribe
"It’s so seldom these days that Democratic and Republican members of Congress, environmentalists, and state and federal land managers agree on anything, so that when it happens the phenomenon demands...
OPB: Umatilla Tribes working to clean up contaminated site
"The Hanford cleanup has been hard on the area’s ecosystem, disturbing habitat and native vegetation that can be difficult to replant. The site covers 586-square-miles in southeastern Washington. But the...
The Atlantic: Making promises for Indian Country education
"On December 2, President Obama delivered the keynote address at the third annual White House Tribal Nations Conference. His adoption into the Crow Tribe on the 2008 campaign trail had...
Magazine: California tribes fight wind farm near sacred sites
"For months, Ocotillo residents and conservationists have been waging a David and Goliath battle seeking to stop Pattern Energy’s proposed Ocotillo Wind Express project. Now Kumeyaay, Cocopah,Quechan and other Native...
APTN Video: Residential school survivors share their stories
"Dean Linklater is a residential school survivor, one of many at a recent event in Winnipeg where survivors of the Holocaust and of the residential school system shared their stories...
MPR: White Earth Band seeks to restore federal jurisdiction
"Some Native American tribes in Minnesota are hoping a relatively new federal law will help reduce high reservation crime rates. The Tribal Law and Order Act would allow for more...
KUOW: Native students told to take English proficiency test
"Nick Barth is a freshman honors literature student at Chief Sealth High School. He loves to read. Right now he's in the middle of two 500–page books. One is "The...
Delvin Cree: Explore energy development in Indian Country
On a recent warm sunny day I watched as quite a few 18 wheelers, large tandem service trucks and 4x4 pick-up trucks (with big tires) drive by my brother's place...
Developer continues to oppose Hualapai Tribe's jurisdiction
The non-Indian developer of the Grand Canyon Skywalk will continue to fight the jurisdiction of the Hualapai Tribe of Arizona, an attorney said. David Jin entered into a relationship with...
Sheriff's deputy denies involvement in $18.6M Auburn scam
A sheriff's deputy in Sacramento County, California, said he wasn't involved in a scheme to steal $18.6 million from the United Auburn Indian Community. Kevin Mickelson, who also serves as...
Native Sun News: Yankton Sioux men still in search of justice
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. From top to bottom: Russell Hubbeling, Garfield Feather, Jesse...
Blog: Scientists learn more about indigenous views at panel
"In what may be a ‘clash of worldviews’ representatives from indigenous and local communities are holding a climate workshop with physicists, computer modellers and other climate scientists from the Intergovernmental...
Indian activists reach Ecuador's capital in protest of mining
After two weeks of marching, more than 1,000 activists reached Ecuador’s capital on Thursday to protest mining projects on their lands. The protest brought Quito to a standstill, according to...
Steven Newcomb: Indian nationhood a well-settled concept
"After reading Steve Russell’s column “Citizenship and Nations,” published March 20, I have to wonder why he would publicly challenge one of the strongest words we have in the English...
Obama calls southern part of Keystone XL Pipeline a priority
President Barack Obama on Thursday said he will make the southern portion of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline a "priority" despite opposition to the project from Indian Country, environmental groups...
Three plead guilty for racially motivated crime in Mississippi
Three young men pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes charges in connection with the death of an African-American man in Mississippi. Deryl Dedmon, 19; John A. Rice, 18; and Dylan...
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