April 18, 2012
Supreme Court transcript from self-determination case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, a self-determination case, this morning The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act authorizes tribes and Alaska Native entities...
United Keetoowah Band restricts public at council meet
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma barred people who attended a council meeting from using their cell phones and from taking notes, The Tahlequah Daily Press reported....
Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee hearing
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs holds a hearing tomorrow on an issue that affects tribal energy development. The Bureau of Land Management is considering rules to...
Blackfeet Nation soldier killed in Afghanistan laid to rest
U.S. Army Spc. Antonio C. Burnside, a member of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana who was killed in Afghanistan, is being laid to rest today. Burnside, 31, was motivated...
Speech by Attorney General Eric Holder at VAWA event
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke about tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians at an event at the White House today. Department of Justice studies show that American Indian and Alaska Native women...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on energy bill
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on S.1684, the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2011. According to the committee, the bill will...
Tribes in Arizona get mixed decision in voting law case
The state of Arizona can't require people to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections, a divided 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. The...
Stockbridge-Munsee land-into-trust deal stirs debates
A land-into-trust agreement with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community in Wisconsin is stirring controversy. The tribe has agreed to pay $140,000 annually for the next 10 years to Shawano County to address...
NAM: Havasupai Tribe takes control of genetic material
"For Native Americans in need of good research on their persistent health issues, the troubling case of Arizona’s tiny Havasupai Indian tribe “put genetic research on the front burner,” stated...
Opinion: Oglala Sioux Tribe demands justice for crimes
"Violence on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is far too familiar; grievance for lost loved ones hangs heavy in the air. At times, the commonality of murder and violence has...
Poarch Band battles county on status of trust property
The Poarch Creek Band of Indians says a county in Alabama can't tax its trust lands. The tribe gained federal recognition through the Bureau of Indian Affairs process in 1984....
Cherokee Nation Council approves journalist shield law
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will soon have a journalist shield law on the books. The Cherokee Nation Council passed a bill that protects journalists from revealing confidential sources in...
Native Sun News: Event assists aspiring Native models
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Workshop and fashion show offer opportunities for Natives living...
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