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April 30, 2012
Indian youth make up largest segment of new diabetes cases
American Indian and Alaska Native youth made up 86 percent of new diabetes cases, the largest percentage of any racial or ethnic group, according to a new study. Type 2...

Navajo Nation reports increase in tourism industry spending
Tourists are spending more on their visits to the Navajo Nation, according to a new study. The Navajo Nation Tourism Department said about 600,000 people visited the reservation in 2011....

Kevin Abourezk: Disparity for Native youth in justice system
"Anne Hobbs, director of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Juvenile Justice Institute, said racial disparities exist at nearly every point at which youth are involved in the state's justice...

Tobacco products from St. Regis Mohawk Reservation seized
Authorities in St. Lawrence County have repeatedly seized tobacco products from the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation despite a state policy against doing so. Attorney Lorraine White, a former chief of...

Cherokee Nation to pay $2.7M to ousted business executive
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has agreed to pay nearly $2.7 million to David Stewart, the former CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses. Stewart was placed on leave in March. He...

Levi Rickert: Victory for Native women in VAWA Senate vote
"After a long struggle to include a provision into legislation that will serve to better protect Native women against violence, the United States Senate late Thursday afternoon passed the Reauthorization...

Native Sun News: Few answers in death of Oglala Sioux man
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Amidst speculation by family...

Jodi Gillette, Standing Rock Sioux, goes back to White House
Jodi Gillette, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, is heading back to the White House, where she got her start three years ago. Gillette is the Senior Policy...

Interview with Ojibwe author Louise Erdrich about short story
"Q: Your story in this week’s issue, “Nero,” is about a seven-year-old girl who visits her grandparents and gets to know their obsessive guard dog. You mentioned to me that...

Julia Good Fox: A continuing attempt to dehumanize Indians
"In Indian country, considering our high rate of enlistment, concern might arise regarding the culture of rape in the U.S. military. The recent comments of U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison,...

Lance Twitchell: Take control of our Alaska Native languages
"Linguists have been predicting the death of Alaska Native languages for decades now, and whether or not those predictions prove accurate comes down to the choices you and I make...

Column: Democratic candidate accused of being a fake Indian
"There’s an old saying in the Indian Nation: When accused of being a fake Indian, go on the warpath. And so we have Granny Warren, the carpetbagging Democrat candidate for...

Travel: Tourists line up for Hualapai Tribe's Skywalk attraction
"About 13 miles from here in a mid-April car trip from Las Vegas, I began to recite lines from the children's story "The Little Engine That Could." It was raining,...

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes accept $60M to settle trust lawsuit
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho settled a trust mismanagement lawsuit for $60 million. The tribe filed a lawsuit over trust funds and trust assets. Allegations of mismanagement dated to the...

Grande Ronde council member charged for meth and assault
A council member for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Oregon has been charged with domestic assault, harassment and possession of methamphetamine. Valorie C. Robertson, 49, who is on...

Opinion: Oklahoma Indian museum a worthwhile investment
"Oklahoma is in a position unlike any other time in its history. With the renaissance of downtown Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma River transformation into a premiere rowing and sporting...

Book Review: 'Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians'
"Ojibwe historian and award-winning author Anton Treuer offers a balanced, frank and enlightening look inside Indian culture, shattering stereotypes that swing between romanticism (embodied in fictions like "The Last of...

Kim Teehee: Solid record of achievements for Indian Country
"Some people may be surprised to learn that this blog is my last from the White House. Earlier this year, I decided to move on to new endeavors but I...

Tim Giago: Tatanka Iyotanka was a pure Lakota traditionalist
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unitysodak1@knology.net One cold winter day Tatanka Iyotanka (Sitting Bull), the great Lakota warrior, was sitting on a bench in front...

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