June 12, 2012
Opinion: Elizabeth Warren sticks to Indian background claims
"I can really empathize with Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate who may owe her connection with Harvard to the school’s belief that she was Native American because I...
Cherokee Nation council confirms new justice for highest court
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has a new justice for its highest court. The Cherokee Nation Council voted 11-6 on Monday to confirm John C. Garrett to the court. He...
Grand Ronde Tribes: Oregon mascot policy won't address racism
"The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, along with representatives from some of the other nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon, does not support the recent Oregon Board of Education decision...
Report shows economic impact of Alaska Native organizations
Alaska Native corporations and organizations contributed $300 million to the economy in interior Alaska in 2010, according to a new report. The report looked at for-profit and non-profit Alaska Native...
Judge schedules hearing in Alaska Native voting rights lawsuit
A federal judge will hear arguments this Thursday in an Alaska Native voting rights lawsuit. Alaska Natives are suing to block the state from implementing a redistricting plan. They say...
Onondaga Nation reclaims historic wampum belt in ceremony
The Onondaga Nation of New York reclaimed a historic wampum belt from the Onondaga Historical Association in a ceremony today. Tribal leaders praised the group for repatriating the belt, which...
Montana sacred site placed on National Historic Landmark list
A sacred site that played a role in the June 25, 1876, Battle of the Little Bighorn is now a National Historic Landmark. Sitting Bull came to the Deer Medicine...
Sovereignty Symposium opens 25th annual meet in Oklahoma
The 25th annual Sovereignty Symposium began today in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The session brings together tribal leaders, Indian law practitioners and state and federal officials to discuss hot topics in...
Navajo Nation leader supports Arizona water rights settlement
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly issued a statement in support of a water rights settlement in Arizona. The settlement resolves the tribe's claims to the Little Colorado River. Shelly said...
Decision day for voters on future of 'Fighting Sioux' nickname
Voters are going to the polls to decide the fate of the University of North Dakota "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. A "Yes" vote on Measure 4 allows UND to...
History: Cowlitz Tribe opposed relocation to reservation in 1912
"On June 12, 1912, The Centralia Weekly Chronicle reported the Cowlitz Tribe did not want to move onto a reservation far from their homeland. “The Cowlitz Indians are opposed to...
Judge hears dispute on Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes bank account
A judge in Oklahoma heard a dispute over a bank account containing funds owned by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. The First Bank and Trust Co. placed an administrative freeze...
Dan Jones: Attacks on Indians persist through Oklahoma history
"The history of Oklahoma—a Choctaw word meaning “Red People”—has done everything it could to finish the job the U.S. started in destroying American Indian government, politics, jurisdictions and economics, while...
Native Sun News: Former mine is now center of global attention
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Scientists Tom Shutt, background center left, with...
Penobscot Nation welcomes start to $62M dam removal project
The Penobscot Nation of Maine welcomed the start of a $62 million dam removal project that will help restore fish runs to the Penobscot River. Butch Phillips, an elder, led...
Obama nominates pair to serve on DC Circuit Court of Appeals
President Barack Obama nominated two people to sit on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears a significant number of Indian law cases. Obama nominated Caitlin J. Halligan, the...
Commerce Secretary John Bryson takes leave after hit-and-run
John Bryson, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, is taking an indefinite medical leave after suffering a seizure while being involved in a series of hit-and-run accidents in California....
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