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May 10, 2012
MPR: Homelessness still common on Minnesota reservations
"Housing improvements over the last several years have not led to fewer homeless people on Minnesota's Indian reservations. Researchers with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation visited eight of the state's...

Samuel Tso, Navajo Nation Code Talker, passes on at age 89
Samuel Tso, a member of the Navajo Nation who served as a Code Talker during World War II, died on Wednesday. He was 89. Tso was one of more than...

Twyla Rayne: Sacred place in New Mexico worthy of protection
"I am an Apache Indian from the Mescalero reservation. Otero Mesa is more than just a place to me, it's a sanctuary. It is a place of peace, understanding and...

Native News Network: Tribal store was selling outdated meat
"Last Friday, May 4, Indian Health Service had the Sioux Nation Superstore close down its meat department after it discovered the grocer was selling outdated meat. A customer of the...

NPR: UN official examines issues affecting Native Americans
"I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE, from NPR News. But, first, we want to turn to a new report that turns an international spotlight on how America's...

Gila River Indian Community votes to oppose copper mining
The Gila River Indian Community of Arizona is opposing a proposed copper mine. The tribal council voted 15-0 to oppose the $500 million Florence Copper Project. A resolution cites the...

Little River Band to plant thousands of trees at industrial site
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Michigan will plant thousands of trees at an old industrial site. The tribe hopes the black willow trees will draw toxic chemicals...

Coalition of Large Tribes criticizes DOI regulation for fracking
A proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Indian lands is another sign of the Obama administration's failure to consult, the Coalition of Large Tribes said on Tuesday. COLT met in...

Evicted residents blame Robinson Rancheria for housing woes
Residents who were evicted by the Robinson Rancheria Pomo Indians of California say the tribe failed to provide services at a housing development on the reservation. Karen Ramos, Inez Sands,...

Nakia Zavalla: Chumash Tribe welcomes Indian basketweavers
"Up and down California, the art of weaving Native American baskets isn’t just alive and well. It’s thriving. Tribal elders and others are handing down the skills they learned from...

Oneida Nation to focus on local food products at new market
The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin is breaking ground on a new supermarket that will focus on locally-grown products. The Oneida Market and One Stop will sell products from the Oneida...

Column: Colville Tribes cited non-Indians for fishing violations
"Colville Confederated Tribes fish and wildlife officers recently cited several Lake Roosevelt anglers for fishing without a tribal fishing license on land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The...

SLC Weekly: Goshute Tribe battles to protect its water source
"In Spring Valley in eastern Nevada, the swamp cedar trees stand in somber silence. No more than a mile or so long, they are a narrow strip of sentries marking...

Passamaquoddy Tribe issues large number of fishing licenses
The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine issued 236 licenses for elver fishing this year, a record amid high prices for the juvenile eels. Elver fish are going for $2,000 a pound....

Stan Jones: Rename Washington place for a local tribal leader
"On April 16 there was letter from Marily Olin about place names, "'Slough' OK, but 'Ebey' must go." I would like to thank Ms. Olin for her letter and reminding...

Muscogee Nation on streak with purchase of another property
The Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma is buying a golf course, its second major purchase of a property in recent weeks. The tribe is announcing plans for the Okmulgee Golf Club...

Native Sun News: South Dakota School of Mines honors grads
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Harriet Brings addresses the three SDSMT Native American graduates....

Opinion: Elizabeth Warren was an 'official minority' at Harvard
"Elizabeth Warren has no connection to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, which is a good thing, because if she did she might stand to benefit from a proposed Wampanoag casino in...

Chris Stearns: Self-determination a right of indigenous people
"On a sunny September day in New York City in 2007, the United Nations General Assembly gathered to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP)....

Judge blocks transfers of Yellowstone bison to Montana tribes
A judge in Montana barred the state from transferring any more bison from Yellowstone National Park to tribes. The Fort Peck Tribes accepted more than 60 bison from the park....

Obama backs same-sex marriage while Romney still opposed
President Barack Obama backed same-sex marriage on Wednesday while Republican rival Mitt Romney said he remains opposed. Obama previously was against same-sex marriage. But he said his views have evolved...

Opinion: Pine Ridge Reservation is the poster child for poverty
"This sprawling Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is a Connecticut-sized zone of prairie and poverty, where the have-nots are defined less by the money they lack than by suffocating hopelessness. In...

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