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May 22, 2012
Navajo Nation suspends Matthew Tso from education position
The Navajo Nation suspended Matthew Tso from his job within the Department of Dine Education, The Farmington Daily Times reported. Tso was suspended for a week as a legislative analyst....

Rosebud Sioux woman charged in connection to murder case
A woman from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota has been charged in connection with a murder case. Allisa Kendra Hawkman, 21, is charged with misprision of a felony....

Census Bureau reports 4.9 percent undercount on reservations
The U.S. Census Bureau missed 4.9 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives who live on reservations, the agency said today. The rate was similar to the 4.74 net undercount...

David Treuer: America focusing on extremes in Indian Country
"During the election cycle we tend to ask: What does America mean; where are we going? And then someone decides to check on the Indians to find out the answer,...

Canada again objects to death penalty for Blackfeet murders
The Canadian government is once again objecting to the death penalty for a man who was convicted of murdering two young Blackfeet Nation cousins. Ronald A. Smith, a Canadian citizen,...

Eastern Cherokee chief wants apology for treatment of mound
The leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians says the tribe deserves an apology for the use of weed killer on the historic Nikwasi Indian Mound. Chief Michell Hicks...

Newspaper told to leave Shoshone-Bannock candidate forum
The Idaho State Journal wasn't told to leave a candidates' forum for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. The paper was allowed to hear opening statements from the candidates who attended the "public"...

Dwanna Robertson: Tribes only asking US to live up to promises
"Contrary to popular belief, especially among non-Natives, American Indians did not simply relinquish their rights to lands, waters, and other natural resources. Indeed, as a result of historic negotiations and...

Navajo Nation starts offering identification cards to members
The Navajo Nation has started selling identification cards to its members. The cost for the card is $17. It's available to the tribe's 300,000-plus citizens. “It is a priority that...

MPBN: Maliseet man launches campaign for Maine Legislature
"Many of the 800 members of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians had long argued that they should have a voice in the Maine Legislature right alongside the tribal representatives...

Witness List: Senate Indian Affairs Committee veterans hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on Thursday on Native veterans. The hearing takes place at 2:15pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. It...

Gila River landowners seek another election on highway route
Landowners from the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona are seeking another vote on a controversial highway project. The tribe held a referendum in February in which members said they...

Eastern Shoshone Tribe to submit brief in eagle permit lawsuit
A federal judge says the Eastern Shoshone Tribe can submit a friend of the court brief in a lawsuit filed by the Northern Arapaho Tribe. The two tribes share the...

Store on Crow Reservation concerned about rise in shoplifting
Members of the Crow Tribe of Montana met on Wednesday to discuss issues affecting a grocery store on the reservation. The Little Horn IGA in Lodge Grass closed temporarily last...

Comanche Nation family welcomes Johnny Depp into the tribe
Actor Johnny Depp, who is reprising the role of Tonto in the film version of The Lone Ranger, has been adopted into a family from the Comanche Nation. At a...

Rincon Band joins local group to boost economic development
The Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians in California has joined a local economic development group. The tribe donated $40,000 to Properity on Purpose. The group will promote business, tourism and...

Native Sun News: Indians be dammed -- Missouri River revisited
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Author and historian Michael Lawson PART 1...

DC Circuit affirms fairness of $3.4B Cobell trust fund settlement
The D.C Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the $3.4 billion settlement to the Cobell Indian trust fund lawsuit. Kimberly Craven, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota,...

Hundreds march in support of blind Cheyenne River Sioux man
Hundreds of people marched in support of Vern Traversie, a blind member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe who may have been the victim of a hate crime at a...

Ex-leader faces genocide charge for massacre at Indian village
Efrain Rios Montt, a former president and dictator of Guatemala, will face a charge of genocide for ordering the massacre of an Indian village. A judge said Rios Montt could...

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