April 5, 2012
Agua Caliente Band releases results of tribal council election
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of California announced the results of its tribal council election. The election was held March 15, four days after the passing of the...
Cherokee Nation sells plane that was criticized in campaign
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has sold its corporate plane for $1.58 million. When he was running for principal chief, Bill John Baker criticized the plane as a waste of...
Appeals court backs Oglala Sioux Tribe in immunity dispute
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota doesn't have to answer to a subpoena due to sovereign immunity, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. Alltel Communications, a...
Native Sun News: Sacred sites in Black Hills face desecration
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy, Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. A sweeping vista of Pe Sla, as seen from Flag...
NYT Blog: Cattle near old Navajo uranium mine sold as food
"As I reported last weekend in The Times, a cattle rancher stumbled upon an abandoned uranium mine in the summer of 2010 on his grazing land, about 60 miles east...
Fond du Lac chair wins primary amid harasment accusation
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians held a primary on Tuesday, with incumbent Chairwoman Karen Diver taking the most votes in her bid for re-election. Diver...
MSU News: Lakota Sioux Indian Dance Theatre performance
"Lakota Sioux Indian Dance Theatre has been performing and educating audiences for over three decades. The company communicates the powerful messages and resonance of dance and songs in Plains Indian...
Travel: Cultural and outdoor activities a plus for reservations
"There aren’t too many places left in the United States that remain a mystery, but Montana (located in the Rocky Mountains) is a place that has seemed to withstand the...
Economist: Tribal governments working to build sovereignty
"Meeting Ronnie Lupe, the chairman of the White Mountain Apache tribe, is rather like an audience with the chieftain he would once have been. At 82 he has a sage’s...
Jon Kyl: Setting the record straight on tribal water rights bill
"In recent weeks, a great deal of misinformation has surfaced regarding efforts to provide clean drinking water to impoverished areas of the Navajo and Hopi reservations ... Despite the importance...
Northern Arapaho Tribe labels federal eagle permit a 'sham'
The Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming says a federal permit to kill two bald eagles is a "sham" because it isn't valid in Indian Country. The permit, issued by the...
OPB: Spokane Tribe aims to boost reservation infrastructure
"Brush covers a small cement trough, as a creek trickles nearby. The Spokane Tribe of Indians used to drink and bathe in this water during the powwow season. But now,...
Vi Waln: Lakota children make a sacrifice with hunger strike
Our children look forward to a visit from the Easter Bunny. Many people have observed the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday by abstaining from certain foods, behaviors or...
Outdoors: Yakama Nation scaffolds off-limits to non-Indians
"It’s hard to get an precise count on the number of tribal scaffolds at Drano Lake. At least one is on its side and the functionality of a couple of...
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