March 30, 2012
IPR: Sault Tribe responds to another burial ground discovery
"More bones have been found at another construction site on Mackinac Island. Last fall, hundreds of human bones were unearthed during the excavation of the former McNally Cottage. Now just...
Audio: Ben Sherman shares Lakota culture in Australian visit
"Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and Red Cloud are just a few of the very well known, feared and admired leaders of American Indian history. Those three are ancestors of my...
Editorial: Cabazon Band seeks to meet air quality standards
"After all the suffering the people of Mecca have gone through with hazardous waste being processed in the small east valley town, it's good to see the Cabazon Band of...
Column: Seminole Tribe takes on disputed mobile home park
"The Seminole Tribe has retaken control of a disputed mobile home park on its Hollywood reservation, but this time the tribe did it through peaceful negotiations, not armed muscle. The...
Cetan Wanbli Williams: Navajos going after Urban Outfitters
"I find it ironic the Navajo Nation is suing Urban Outfitters for copyright infringement on a pair of underwear. First off, I pledge total support toward the Navajo effort and...
Colville Tribes debate uses for $193M trust fund settlement
Leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington are debating what to do with a $193 million trust fund settlement. The tribe reached the settlement with the...
Auburn Community fires administrator over $18.6M scheme
After first expressing ambivalence, the United Auburn Indian Community of California has fired its administrator, who has been accused of participating in a scam to steal $18.6 million from the...
Native Sun News: Racial tensions are still high in Rapid City
Correction: Due to an error by Indianz.Com, the photos of Steve Allender and Sam Kooiker were misidentified. The captions are now correct. The following story was written and reported by...
San Manuel Band prepares to seat Carla Rodriguez as leader
Carla Rodriguez will be sworn in as the new chair of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in California on April 16. Rodriguez, 58, is the tribe's first new...
North Dakota tribe asks Congress to block fracking proposal
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation is asking Congress to prevent the Obama administration from issuing new rules that affect hydraulic fracturing, a controversial energy-processing technique that's commonly known as...
Trio who won Chukchansi council seats told they can't serve
Three people who won election to the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California have been told they can't join the tribal council. Morris Reid, Dora Jones and Dixie...
NPS still working on management plan for Oglala Sioux Tribe
The National Park Service is still working on a plan to create the first tribally-managed park. The plan calls for the Oglala Sioux Tribe to manage the South Unit of...
Navajos in Utah file another lawsuit over trust management
Members of the Navajo Nation who live in Utah have filed a new trust management lawsuit. In 1933, Congress delegated Utah as the trustee for oil and gas revenues generated...
Editorial: Secure funding to finish Oklahoma Indian museum
"The American Indian Cultural Center and Museum got a push toward completion Tuesday, this one from the Oklahoma City Council. What's needed now is backing from a Republican-controlled Legislature that...
Julia Keefe: Recognizing the legacy of Mildred Rinker Bailey
"My name is Julia Keefe, and I am a student at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, studying vocal jazz performance. I...
Harold Monteau: Unity should benefit all of Indian Country
"Almost every column I have written for ICTMN has either explicitly or implicitly spoken for unity among American Indian Tribes and Native Alaskans (collectively, Native Americans). My message has been...
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