April 26, 2012
Opinion: Republican VAWA amendment dangerous for tribes
"Senate amendments to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (“VAWA”) should be completed today. According to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), “Republicans are working with Democrats on an agreement...
Ute Tribe threatens lawsuit for pollution from power plant
The Ute Tribe of Utah is threatening a lawsuit over pollution from a coal-fired power plant on the reservation. Chairwoman Irene Cuch said the Bonanza Power Plant threatens the "health,...
Mathew Tomaskin of Yakama Nation running for state seat
Mathew Tomaskin, a member of the Yakama Nation, is running for the 14th Legislative District in Washington. Tomaskin, a Democrat, is challenging incumbent Charles Ross, a Republican. He says Ross...
Obama administration proposes the first tribal national park
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will operate the first tribal national park under a proposal released by the Obama administration today. The 133,300-acre South Unit of the Badlands...
DOJ: Transcript of remarks at tribal consultation conference
"It is an honor to join all of you today to discuss our shared goal of ensuring tribal justice and public safety, which are top priorities for the Department of...
Richard Gomez: Chumash Tribe to produce own label of wine
"Our tribe two years ago purchased a small portion of our ancestral land in the valley for homes for tribal families. You may have read in the news about these...
BSPR: Tribes defend law to kill sea lions to protect salmon
"A coalition of tribal groups says sea lions are eating far more salmon along the Columbia River than previously thought. The claim comes in a legal fight over whether wildlife...
Tribes celebrate completion of Columbia River fishing sites
Leaders of tribes with treaty rights on the Columbia River celebrated the completion of the last of 31 fishing sites. Federal law authorized the construction of fishing sites to replace...
Tulalip Tribes vice chair pushes for reauthorization of VAWA
Deborah Parker, the vice chairwoman of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, discussed her experience with domestic violence in Indian Country on Wednesday. Parker spoke at a press conference in...
UCR News: Symposium focuses on boarding school history
"When the Sherman Institute opened in Riverside in 1902, its mission was straightforward—to assimilate Native American children of all ages by eradicating their culture and training them to become laborers...
Native Sun News: Native activists oppose Canada's land grab
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy, Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Richard Peters, left, and Greg King display their painted version...
Evelyn Red Lodge: Lakota man accuses hospital of mutilation
"A member and resident of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota came home from a 14-day stay in the hospital to find he had been horribly mutilated. Three...
Ruth Hopkins: UFO sightings common across Indian Country
"Ancient Indigenous Peoples around the globe have reported unidentified lights in the sky, and even contact with star beings, for millennia. Corroborations of these interactions are found in petroglyphs and...
Sen. Tom Udall floor statement on tribes and VAWA measure
The following is the text of a floor statement by Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) on the tribal provisions of S.1925, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act....
APRN: Alaska Natives angry about exclusion from VAWA bill
"Alaska tribal advocates are upset by a section in the federal reauthorization of the 2000 Violence Against Women Act. Section 905 of the act would expand tribal court jurisdiction by...
Obama administration against Alaska tribal VAWA exclusion
The Obama administration opposes the exclusion of Alaska Natives from the tribal authority provisions of S.1925, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. In July 2011, the Department...
More changes in Obama's Indian team as Echo Hawk exits
After three years of relative stability, the Obama administration's Indian team is due for change as the 2012 election approaches. Larry Echo Hawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation of...
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