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June 25, 2012
Man charged with murders of 3 Native women from same reserve
A 52-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of three women from the Roseau River First Nation. Carolyn Sinclair, 25; Tanya Jane Nepinak, 31;...

Dave Baldridge: Republican budget plan hurts our elderly Indians
"At Boston's original tea party in 1773, American patriots -- symbolically dressed as Mohawk Indians -- dumped three shiploads of His Majesty's chamomile into Boston Harbor. They couldn't have known...

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe calls case of missing boy, 4, 'suspicious'
The search continues for a four-year-old boy who went missing from the reservation of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan. Jaimee Chamberlain, 21, returned home from her job at...

Review: A touching portrayal of Chickasaw storyteller in 'Te Ata'
"It's a little hard to describe “Te Ata (Bearer of the Dawn),” a play about the world-famous Chickasaw storyteller who was born in 1895 and died in 1995. But whether...

Oglala Sioux man suing county over prescribed burn at Whiteclay
A member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota who was suffered burns over 25 percent of his body is suing authorities in Nebraska for setting a prescribed...

Editorial: NCAA takes the battle and the war on 'Indian' mascots
"On Aug. 5, 2005, when the NCAA banned the postseason use of American Indian team names and mascots, all bets were off. What would happen? Would an outraged public force...

Supreme Court orders new ruling for contract support cost case
The U.S. Supreme Court today ordered new proceedings in Arctic Slope Native Association v. Sebelius, another self-determination case. In December 2010, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the...

Still awaiting Supreme Court decision on health care reform law
The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue a decision affecting the landmark Affordable Care Act. The law includes a permanent reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. If...

Chase Iron Eyes: Battle of the Little Big Horn still relevant today
"Today is the day that we celebrate victory at the Greasy Grass, aka “Battle of the Little Big Horn.” It seems long ago but 136 years ago is only 24...

Turtle Talk: Ideology matters in Supreme Court's major decisions
"This week, the Supreme Court likely will strike down the individual mandate of the health care law, and perhaps go so far as to strike the whole thing down. It...

Supreme Court rules on Arizona's controversial immigration law
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its decision on SB1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law. The court ruled that most provisions of the law are pre-empted by federal law. That means...

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes wait on trust settlement
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana are still waiting to receive a $150 million trust fund settlement. The tribe reached a settlement with the Obama administration to resolve...

Travel: Retracing an 1872 journey to Pawnee Nation in Nebraska
"One of the most adrenaline-fueled vacations in American history took place in August 1872, when a young New Yorker named George Bird Grinnell boarded a train at Grand Central Depot...

Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe at NMAI wins a top restaurant honor
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., won a top restaurant award. Mitsitam received the Casual Restaurant of the Year from the...

Editorial: Garden in good hands with Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
"Just weeks after opening its renovated The Point Casino, the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe made another splash on the north end of the county by announcing it will purchase Heronswood...

Editorial: Wiyot Tribe close to reclamation of sacred Indian Island
"While no cleanup can remove the shameful, bloody stain of history from Indian Island, 12 years of effort by the Wiyot Tribe to reclaim their sacred land from decade after...

OPB: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community fights big mining project
"The Eagle Project mine is just inland from Lake Superior in the central part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Credit: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Head in any direction on Michigan’s...

Editorial: Tribes keep traditions alive with annual Canoe Journey
"The arrival on July 29 of about 13,000 American Indians, representing some 130 West Coast tribal communities, dressed in regalia and landing in beautifully carved cedar canoes, sounds a lot...

Jerry Isaac/Aaron Schutt: Alaska Natives contribute to economy
"There are more than 70 Alaska Native organizations, including Doyon, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks Native Association and Interior Regional Housing Authority, based out of Interior Alaska’s vast landscape. The organizations...

Walt Lamar: Tribes must do due diligence with business partners
"Who are you going to dance with? This question is easy to answer in high school, but in business, the answer can be surprisingly tricky. As tribes generate more revenue...

Native Sun News: South Dakota group needs some helping hands
The following story was written and reported by David Arredondo, Native Sun News Summer Journalism Intern. All content © Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Helping Hands for...

Tim Giago: The 136th anniversary of the Battle at Little Big Horn
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2012 Unitysodak1@knology.net The bumper stickers were born before the holiday. They could be seen on cars coming and going from...

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