March 26, 2012
WH Blog: Dee Alexander, senior Native adviser at Commerce
"On December 19, 2011 Secretary of Commerce John Bryson appointed Dee Alexander as his Senior Adviser on Native American Affairs. As the Department’s Tribal Consultation Official, Alexander’s principal responsibility is...
BIA issues final decision against Central Band of Cherokees
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has issued a final determination against federal recognition for the Central Band of Cherokee, a group in Tennessee. The BIA said the group did not...
Steve Russell: Pondering our environment while on the water
"“Coffee more…you want?” A young man, brown but of indeterminate nationality, is walking by with a carafe. My mind replies “Si, por favor,” but I quickly realize I have not...
Gyasi Ross: Murder of Trayvon Martin about more than race
"This goes beyond skin color or politics. This is about the joys of life, and the notion that all of us should have unfettered access to those joys as long...
Superfund site still poses a theat for St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. of New York continues to deal with pollution from a Superfund site along the St. Lawrence River. A study 20 years ago found high levels...
Sean Parnell: Offering hope for domestic violence survivors
"When learning of an incident of domestic violence or sexual assault, how often have we asked ourselves, "Why doesn't she just leave?"or "Why didn't she call the police?" For victims,...
Blog: Indian Country outraged at Keystone XL Pipeline push
"After President Obama endorsed a southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline on Mar. 22 (which would carry oil from Cushing to Port Arthur, Texas), Native American activists in Okalahoma...
NPR: A truly heartbreaking story of Jim Thorpe and his burial
"MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Now it's time to open up the pages of the Washington Post Magazine. That's something...
Review: Mark Anthony Rolo's memoir in 'My Mother is Earth'
"There's a wince-worthy moment -- one of many in "My Mother Is Now Earth," Mark Anthony Rolo's beautiful, sorrow-laced memoir -- in which a cat that he and his...
Terry Anderson: BIA policies restrict tribal economic growth
"When Supreme Court Justice John Marshall described the relationship between Indians and the federal government in 1831 as that of "a ward to his guardian," he sent Native Americans on...
Walt Lamar: More funds needed for Tribal Law and Order Act
"The budget battles of 2012 struck a blow to key provisions of the Tribal Law and Order Act and although the proposed budget contains increases for some important programs, funding...
Santee Ross: Blood quantum not connected to tribal identity
"Remember when you were a little terror running around? You knew who you were and there was no such thing as an identity crisis. You were native because you just...
Native Sun News: Cheyenne River elder recalls dam flooding
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Marvel and Raymond Handboy Part II |...
Tim Giago: Turtle Mountain Times marks its 20th anniversary
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2012 Unity South Dakota The man on the phone said simply, “We want you to help our tribe start...
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