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May 30, 2012
Governor of Alaska signs bill for Alaska Native language council
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) signed into law a bill aimed at preserving Native languages. Senate Bill 130 establishes the Alaska Native Language and Advisory Council. The council will assess...

Democrats seek hearing on domestic violence in Indian Country
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Dan Boren (D-Oklahoma) are asking the House Natural Resources Committee to hold a hearing on domestic violence in Indian Country. Markey is the ranking...

Column: Boys and Girls Club remembers SuAnne Big Big Crow
"SuAnne Big Crow’s mother has had one mission for the past 20 years: To keep the Boys and Girls Club that bears her name up and running. Big Crow, an...

Pueblo artist not charged in connection with shooting incident
A well-known Cochiti Pueblo artist was involved in a shooting incident in New Mexico last week but may not face charges. Mateo Romero, 45, discharged a firearm at a gas...

OPB: Hoopa Valley Tribe seeking removal of four Klamath dams
"A California American Indian tribe asked federal regulators Tuesday to order the removal of four dams on the Klamath River. The tribe says a restoration plan for the river is...

Dan Bacher: Winnemem Wintu Tribe closes river for war dance
"Winnemem Wintu Tribe members joined with members of other Indian Tribes and environmental activists in multi-colored kayaks and rafts to place a banner over the McCloud River on Lake Shasta...

BIA hosting consultation sessions for Indian Reservation Roads
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is hosting consultation sessions on the Indian Reservation Roads program. The sessions begin June 5 in Anchorage, Alaska, and continue throughout the month of June....

Louis F. Burns, historian from Osage Nation, passes away at 92
Louis F. Burns, a member of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma who documented the tribe's history and culture, died last week. He was 92. Burns wrote more than a dozen...

Muscogee Nation dedicates statue in honor of prisoners of war
The Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma dedicated a Prisoner of War statue on Tuesday. The statue is located outside the tribe's veteran's center. It honors tribal members who were held as...

Investigation ongoing in suspicious death of Coeur d'Alene man
An investigation continues into the suspicious death of Thomas Schoolcraft, a member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Idaho. Schoolcraft was found dead on the reservation on May 18. His...

Editorial: Hopeful signs for Chinook Nation's federal recognition
"Epic tragedies surrounding the fall of the old Chinook Nation in the face of successive waves of European plagues were the prologue to two centuries of struggle for basic acknowledgement...

Texas Trails: The history of the weeping warriors of Caddo Tribe
"The first successful farmers in Texas were the Caddo, a tribe that occupied large parts of East Texas, with some spillover into Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Southernmost of the great...

Study finds a link between Indian families and Jewish ancestor
Researchers at Sheba Medical Center in Israel have found a genetic link between a group of Indian families in Colorado and a Jewish ancestor who once lived in Spain, the...

Native Sun News: Lakota woman seeks to represent North Rapid
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Theresa Spry. Photo courtesy/Rapid City Journal RAPID CITY, SOUTH...

Native Sun News: Tribes call attention to funding discrepancies
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Economic development and independence...

Judge OKs adoption of Alaska Native boy by non-Native couple
A judge in New York said a non-Native couple can adopt an Alaska Native boy. Magen M., an Alaska Native woman, voluntarily agreed to the adoption. A non-Native couple from...

Director of urban Indian center in Minnesota a target of protest
The executive director of the American Indian Family Center is facing calls to resign over his management style. Kevin Martineau is a member of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community, a...

Police chief apologizes to Native former employee over racism
The police chief in Edmonton, Alberta, apologized to a Native woman who quit after she faced racism on the job. Kathleen Sawdo worked as a civilian employee in the victims...

Governor of Oklahoma signs modified Indian liaison bill into law
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) signed House Bill 2563 into law on Tuesday. The bill modifies the requirements for the state's new American Indian liaison position. The liaison has to...

Payments from $3.4B Cobell trust settlement could go out soon
Barring further appeals, payments from the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement could go out soon. The settlement puts $1.412 billion in the hands of Indian beneficiaries. Most will receive...

Steven Newcomb: California tribes still not treated with respect
"On October 5, 1942, the U.S. Court of Claims issued its opinion in the case California Indians K-344, which involved “Various Tribes of Indians located in California.” The case was...

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