April 10, 2012
Blackfeet Nation mourning for soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana is the mourning the loss of a tribal member who was killed in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Spc. Antonio C. Burnside was killed on April...
Editorial: Move of Yellowstone bison to tribes a good thing
"After years of pointed debates and legal maneuvers, dozens of Yellowstone National Park bison were recently loaded and transported in trailers from their quarantine pens near Gardiner just outside the...
Transgender Native woman opens doors to Miss Universe
Jenna Talackova, a member of the Lake Babine First Nation of British Columbia, has paved the way for transgendered women to compete for Miss Universe. The organization initially told Talackova,...
Indian men arrested for indecent incident in South Dakota
Two Indian men were charged with indecent exposure for an incident in South Dakota. Jesse Bald Eagle, 29, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and Gary Shot With Two...
Native woman who went missing found dead in Manitoba
A Native woman who went missing on December 13, 2011, was found dead in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Carolyn Sinclair, 25, who was from the Roseau River First Nation, told family she...
CDC reports 12 percent drop in Indian teenage birth rates
Birth rates among American Indian and Alaska Native teenagers fell 12 percent from 2009 to 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The drop reflected an overall decline...
White Mountain Apache woman sentenced over DUI death
A woman from the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona was sentenced in connection with a drunken driving incident. Adrienne Lee Shipp, 19, was sentenced to 108 months for involuntary...
NYT Blog: Montana tribe aims to protect sacred mountain
"The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana are seeking to have a mountain peak listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the hope of calling attention to...
House hearings on tribal energy and Pascua Yaqui land bill
The House Natural Resources Committee has two hearings of interest on its upcoming agenda. On Tuesday, April 17, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold a...
Los Coyotes Band gives business more time to move out
The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians has given a non-Indian business more time to move off the reservation. The Eagle Rock Training Center began operating on the...
Man who claims to be Seminole wins decision in NAC case
A man who claims Seminole descent and who runs a "Native American Church" will be allowed to pursue his religious rights claims thanks to a decision from the 9th Circuit...
Oliver Semans: Another encroachment on our sovereignty
"As the Executive Director of Four Directions, I like to pay attention to the legislation coming out of Congress that affects Indian country—both good and bad. Unfortunately I have seen...
Duane Champagne: Scientific community attacks NAGPRA
"Who owns the past? That’s the headline of an editorial in the April copy of Scientific American. The question is occasioned by regulations that the U.S. Department of the Interior...
Bill John Baker: Tribes in Oklahoma showing a united front
"As you all may have heard, while in Washington, I met with my counterparts from the Muscogee (Creek), Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole nations to discuss resuming the Inter-Tribal Council of...
Suspects in Oklahoma killings reportedly confess to crime
The two suspects in the Oklahoma Good Friday killings have confessed, according to news reports. Jacob C. England, 19, who is said to be Cherokee, allegedly shot and killed one...
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