June 19, 2012
Council from Hopi Tribe votes against water rights settlement
Leaders of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona voted against a water rights settlement. The council voted 11-4 to oppose S.2109, the Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act. The...
Osage Nation picks two for board of economic development arm
The Osage Nation of Oklahoma named two people to the board of its economic development corporation. David Stewart will join the board of Osage LLC. Stewart recently served as CEO...
Leech Lake Band starts recount for very close chairman's vote
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota will begin a recount this afternoon to confirm the results of the race for chairman. Carri Jones, 32, was certified as the...
Outdoors: Pictographs share the tribal perspective of Sasquatch
"Not far from the Tule River in Central California is a rock shelter used by tribal villagers long before the Sierra foothills began filling up with white settlers and gold...
Blackfeet Nation removes Jay St. Goddard from council position
Leaders of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana voted to remove Jesse "Jay" St. Goddard from his position on the tribal council. Chairman T.J. Show said St. Goddard was removed for...
Wyoming Legislature on the Wind River Reservation for hearing
Lawmakers in Wyoming are on the Wind River Reservation this week to discuss law enforcement and other issues. The reservation is home to the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern...
Simon Moya-Smith: Catholic nuns take on Doctrine of Discovery
"Well, folks, Mitt the Mormon has locked the GOP presidential candidacy, and for the first time in 10 years I’m giving serious consideration to spending the morning of Nov. 6...
Alaska Native corporation land bill included in omnibus package
H.R.1408, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act, has been added to H.R. 2578, the Conservation and Economic Growth Act. Sealaska, an Alaska Native regional corporation,...
Rep. Boren to work for Chickasaw Nation after leaving Congress
Rep. Dan Boren (D-Oklahoma) will work for the Chickasaw Nation when he leaves Congress at the end of its 112th session. Boren will serve as president of corporate development, a...
House backs bill for economic development on Pueblo trust land
By a voice vote, the House on Monday passed H.R.1556, a bill that will allow the 19 Pueblo tribes of New Mexico to use the Santa Fe Indian School for...
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs sets hearing
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs will hold an oversight hearing next week on federal recognition. The hearing will focus on "Authorization, standards, and procedures for whether,...
House approves bill to authorize land swap for Ute Tribe of Utah
By a voice vote, the House approved H.R.4027, a bill to authorize a land swap for the Ute Tribe of Utah, on Monday. The bill allows the tribe to protect...
House approves bill to distribute Minnesota Chippewa trust fund
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R.1272, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act, on Monday. The bill distributes a $28 million trust fund that stems from the...
Pala Band finalizes decision to remove 154 people from the rolls
The Pala Band of Mission Indians in California said its decision to remove 152 people from the rolls is final. The tribe says it disenrolled a group of people who...
Ho-Chunk Inc. executive addresses tribal leaders at NCAI meet
Lance Morgan, the head of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, spoke at the National Congress of American Indians midyear conference on Monday. Morgan...
Supreme Court decision kills California land-into-trust measure
A bill in California that would have barred state agencies from opposing certain land-into-trust applications was killed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Salazar v. Patchak. Senate...
Mark Trahant: Turning out the Native vote for the 2012 elections
American Indians and Alaska Natives have the lowest voter participation rate by race and ethnicity, according to a new study by Tova Wang, a senior democracy fellow at Demos....
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