June 26, 2012
Shakopee Tribe looking into alleged odors from recycling facility
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota is taking steps to address odors from its recycling facility. The tribe hired an industrial hygienist and has set up odor monitoring devices....
Lumbee Tribe expected to receive $13M in federal housing funds
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is expected to receive $13 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development this year. The tribe must submit a plan on how...
Mishewal Wappo Tribe testifies at hearing on federal recognition
Potential federal recognition of the Mishewal Wappo Tribe of California will be discussed at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs on Thursday. The tribe...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee to consider seven bills at meeting
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a business meeting this Thursday. Seven bills are on the agenda. They are: 1. H.R. 443, To provide for the conveyance of certain...
Secretary Salazar won't testify for federal recognition hearing
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has declined an invitation to testify before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. The subcommittee is holding a hearing this Wednesday on federal...
NYT Food Stuff: Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation markets own olive oil
"A number of American Indian tribes produce food products, usually items like wild rice, pemmican and fry-bread mixes. The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, of the Capay Valley in Northern California,...
Antone Minthorn, former Umatilla chairman, runs for state office
Antone Minthorn, a former chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, is running for Oregon State Senate. Minthorn, 77, won the Democratic nomination for Senate District 29...
Native Sun News: Tribes facing deadline on fracking regulations
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Typically, hydraulic fracturing involves high-pressure pumping of...
Alaska Natives could be owed $2.7M for contract support costs
The Indian Health Service might end up owing at least $2.7 million as part of a self-determination case in Alaska. Arctic Slope Native Association manages the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital...
New Mexico tribes upset with consultation process for Medicaid
Tribes in New Mexico said state officials haven't done enough to consult them about proposed changes in the Medicaid program. The state's Human Services Department is seeking a waiver from...
Judge asserts control of Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes bank account
A state judge in Oklahoma has assumed control of a bank account holding $6.4 million owned by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. Judge Doug Haught said rival tribal factions will...
Voters of Quechan Nation go to polls to decide fate of president
Voters of the Quechan Nation go to the polls today to decide the fate of President Keeny Escalanti. Escalanti was elected last June. He was the first new president of...
Blog: Sexual assault at epidemic level among Native Americans
"Rape is at epidemic levels among Native Americans. Some mothers seek out Plan B for “when” their daughters get raped — not “if.” The numbers bear out their fears. In...
Supreme Court bars mandatory life sentences in juvenile crimes
Juvenile homicide offenders cannot be punished to mandatory life sentences, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday. By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled that mandatory life sentences violate the...
Steven Newcomb: Conspiracy in treatment of American Indians
"Having given the subject of conspiracy a great deal of thought, it recently occurred to me that the history of U.S. Indian policy provides a great deal of evidence about...
Gyasi Ross: Celebrating a modern-day warrior -- Albert Pooley
"This installment of the Modern-Day Indigenous Warriors Series is dedicated to a person that I don’t know. At all. Yet, I watch this person and pay close attention to his...
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